Arizona republican., 1917-09-03
The Peoples Peace Council

We suppose there will be objection to the dele 5a-e of the Peoples Peace Council chartering a steamer and going out beyond the three-mile limit ru oganize, since they appear to find footing for org anization anywhere i the United States. The
 cifists would of course, be requested not to clog au t,e ocean lanes. They could not be permitted to call upon ghl Cnited States for convoy protect .hem against submarines which might be lurking the vicinity of pacific rendezvous blow them up.
 There seems to be no place on land for them. Everywhere their meeting has been forbidden by the authorities, so much, perhaps because of the character of the proposed meeting the aims of the council because their assemblage in place is likely be provocative of a disturbance.
 The American Alliance for Labor and Democracy which will begin convention at Minneapolis today takes broad, too broad and careless view of the activities of the Peoples council when it urges per mission for the meetings of it's delegates Admitting that the councils activities opposed the best interests of America the alliance maintains that the right of free speech and peaceful assembage rise superior to that
 That is an The best interest America may so vital that nothing can equal it and noth- ing may be permitted jeopardize it. times past the best interests of America have demanded and secured the suspension constitutional guaranties a contingency for which constitution itself provides
 The work of the Peoples Council may be of the damaging character It would force this nation into peace if necessary, by deprivng of means of prosecuting the We may well look things as they are and, for the moment dispense with the bunk we hear and see in print about popular patriot ism. pride, loyalty and national courage and deter mination These Fourth of July, spread eagle days.
 There is. and has been great deal of peace sent- ment in the country. We have the slightest doubt that if the proposition go to war had been submitted to of the people it have been overwhelmingly defeated. Many of the people who would have voted against it have since become, be- of their loyalty supporters of the war policy. but there is yet large number for peace and would if they could chuck" whole war even at this advanced stage.
 But these people not coherent, organized They do not know how many there of themselves and they are therefore not demonstrative They do not talk openly on the streets commit their views to print but they are none the less for peace at all times in any circumstances, any terms and at any price, Their sentiment is widespread but it is not crysaliged Disqualification would be the work of the Peoples Council.
 once crystalized the pacifists confident of their numbers and embodened by mutual support by the HSltlnlate use or their powers citizens and voters could raise obstacles that would greatly embarrass the government and force it into separate and ig- unanimous peace compel it still ignominiously to withdraw from the assistance of the allies-in short, to do in way what Russia is doing
 We think the president, his letter of yesterday the American Alliance Labor and Democracy had in mind it's broad attitude the activities of the Peoples Council when he said: We must oppose al nome the organized individual efforts of those oangerous elements who hide disoyalty behind screen of spacious and evasive phrases"