The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-12-06

eohN hih 'h't ultb AtAttihtVh uuu
Concord, 10000 minute men mobilized
Mt the gates Of BostoA within ~ hours,
an amazing fact, when one thinks Of
the limited population ut that time.
II wns the work OF the committees
Of correspondence. The committees
organized each locality. appealing to
the man Mt his home, and thus n pa
trlotic sentiment was developed which
made Of this country a great and In
dependent nation. And so powerfully
did this impress itself upon the mas
ter mind OF Thomas Jefferson that
when he was dying on the fiftleth nm
niversary of the Declaration OF hide
pcndcncc he seemed again to remcm-
Der those days Of stress and trial ut
was heard to cry In his dclirium ex.
cltedly, "Wnrn the committees; warn
the committees !"
People Must Know Issues.
We will not make full progress 10
this war until We can bring home to
the people to their very hearthstones,
that not only Is this us vital II contest
as any that America was ever en-.
gagged In, but that Is II that affects
the happiness. prosperity, and the hon.
or of the American people.
Remember the fine lines Of the no.
blest hymn eve written for any ma.
ton In the hour of battle-I mean
Julia Ward Howe's Battle Hymn OF
the Republic, and nothing In any liter.
allure has u more martial movement
than that most stirring Of all battle
hymns:
He has founded forth the trumpet that
shall never call retreat.
lie liz sitting out the hearts of men before
His judgment seat,
oh, be swift, my soul. to answer Him. be
jubilant. my feet.
Our God IL marching on.
Is our soul swift to answer our
country's call? Are our feet jubllant
To enter into this contest? If not,
then the nation Is In peril. This var
will not be Il matter of months, and
so"nc or later the mere patriotic sub
mission to a political action of n gov.
erninent will spend It's force. \ people
iliAgl nuNt u h'iiillN' u luNliSAl IL ~
Is to give the best blood of Its youth
to any cause. You will not find that
spirit until you reach the individual
American and teach him that he has
a vital and personal interest In this
particular war.
Rule Of Force Must Co.
Our people must be brought to real.
lie vitality and practically that this
war involves the sacred principle of
Righteousness In International affairs,
the rule of reason In the
wealth of nations, and that unless this
be indicated by u peace with victory,
all talk of the p~aciiCatlon Of humanity,
whether by The Hague tribunal or
paper treaties or leagues OF peace or
In any other way you please, Is oil
rainbow phuntasy and moonshine. I'm
less there can be first established the
great principle OF right and reason
the principle OF law dominating sovcr-
eign nations, II liberal civilization will
perish from the earth. When Ger
many and Austria attempted to crush
Serbia without rhyme or reason, with
out opportunity for discussion. Great
Britain, France, and Russia said, LET
us reuson about It," and Germany said
mol" "Thcn give us n little time"
mol" "Thcn let us have Il confer
encc." "No!' "Then let us have ar
bltration." "No!" Let us have me.
Glation." "No." LET us discuss II
In any way you please, by any expe-
dent you may select; you n have
Belgrade and occupy 1t as n hostage.
but for Gods sake do not spill the best
blood of the world ncedlessly. Ger
many and Austria said, mo! You
will do our will or you will have q
universal war;"
If that principle Of force as the
ultima ratio is to prevail, the world
will go back centuries, evea to the
cav dwellcrs; because, II you go back
ever twenty centuries, the law of Rome
had ut least something of justice and
Of the obligations Of law In its main.
tcnance Of the worlds peace; whereas
In this case you have n brutal and
primitive ncgatlon of any principle OF
right or wrong, you have simple the
assertion that might, and might alone,
shall govern the affairs Of men.
Most Sacred Cause.
There never was u more sacred
cause fought for since the world be.
gan than that for which France and
Great Britain aud their allies have
hitherto so freely given the best blood
Of their youth.
I do not want TO live In this world II
this world is 10 be dominated by bru.
tai force. Whatever optimism l might
have had three months ago l have not
In the same measure now. ] think
the issue of this titanic conflict Is very
doubtful. II Is II life-and-dcath Crap
pie between the two great powers OF
right and might but l want TO say ad.
ylsodly aud deliberately hat II l saw
clearly that the cause OF the allies was
going down to defeat, that we were
to be involved In that defeat, that we
were to suffer its g%rievons and burden
some penalties, l would yet thank God