The Detroit times., 1917-01-29
T.R. HURLS
BIBLE CURSE
AT WILSON
Peace Stand Merits
Wrath of Heaven
Says Colonel
PRESIDENT CALLED
SPIRITUAL TORY

OYSTER BAY y. Y Jan 29--
In an unusually vitriolic statement,
Col. Roosevelt, last night declared
that President Wilson BY his recent
peace activities and announced op-
osition 20 compulsory military ser
vice had "merited the curse OF
Meroz"
The coloncls prepared statement
follows
President Wilson has announced
himself IN favor OF peace without
victory. and nov he hes declared
himself against universal service
that Is. against ati efficient prepar-
edncss hy the United states.
Peace without victory is the
natural ideal of man who - too
proud 20 eight In the event OF war
it is the only KIND of peace open 70
the nation whose governors and
leaders are too proud 20 HRht and
too foolish 10 prepare, II is spurn"d
hy ali men ~ lofty soul by all men
a. o. cal Themselves fellow citizens
OF va shinEton and Lincoln. or - "a p
war-w I'm fighters who follow
Grant ana lee.
The Tories OF 1875 demo ndcd peace
with ~ victory The Copperhea IS
OF 1851 q mardcd peace without vic
tory. These mou w re NJ wilson =
spiritual forhcars But neither Wash
ington nor Lincoln was am nong The
mon who draw tho sword lightly or
who. when once N has hccn dra wn.
sheath IL without victory II a
righteous war is concluded by a
peace without victory such a peace
can tn u nwph - wrorg ove-
rieht nd neutrality between right
ard HtunE rl ars the support -
wronr Wainst light
Mr Wilson asks tho world TO ac-
cepf Coppr rhe peace of dis-
honor pence without victory for
tho rhf pnare DESIGNED t. let
wr nB tflumph. peace ch' mDion-
ed In neutral countries by tho aprS-
tlca 90 cupldtty AMI greed. IN VI Xico
he has accepted and is accepting such
- peace and by hts N~Nics" ~N'"~
ne hns brought disaster To- Mexico
and ai9houor 90 the United states.
His policies throughout bis four
years have brought woe 20 human
ity nrd shame and bitterness Of
heart 60 AL Americans proud or the
honor OF their nag
President Wilson talks Of the free
dom ~ the seas. The basic form uf
freedom lis 10 be free from murder.
Yet President W iison has not dared
dom FOR our men, women ana child
rcn On tho seas Let him FIRST act
iu tho present 10 secure this clcmen-
'arv freedom from Germany before.
in the interest ~ Germany he asks
the abolition Of naval power.
Let him remember that TO work
far disarmament on land by the great
military powers Of Europe md Asia
~ TO pnt this non military power at
the mercy of every military monar-
chv or inaSmuch as We arc now de-
fenSeiess on land. our navy IL our
only safeguard against invasion
II would he we'll " Mr. Wilson
would ceas Sc 10 tread In the foot
steps OF the Tories Of tho revolution
and the Copperheads 81 the civil war.
- N men. of Valley
Forge, who In the last extremity Of
want and misery yct spurnet rcac~
without victory and scored TO he
ne NofV ~ ri~ht ard wrong
Let him think of the mon OF the
Civil war and OF Loweils trumpet
lines:
'Tnn '~ece' Not like mourner
For fer.r lost and dear oner
wasted.
nrt ~. % 20 meet rcop'c proud
With eyes that tell - triumph
wbcn fcer II the German sub
marine ne,t moves NJ Wilson 60
declare Tor peace without Victory
between the tortured Beiglans anf
their cruet oppressors and ~ X
-.~ets.e when 4ufH fear ncxf moves
him utter tha shameful truth that
each side is hghung FOR 80 sam
ihfn~s. and 20 declare tho nrufrHlit~
hcfw IN wrong and rght 'cf hi~'
think the prophcfnrr " Norah
who, wher Sis"ra nightly oppressed
thN Ch-i'rcn - Israel with his char
lots ~ iron and whom tho peonl
of Meroz stood neutral between the
@ and the opprcssor. sang
OF them
Curse ye. Meroz" said the angel
81 the Lord. course W bitterly the
inhabitants thereof. necnuse they
came not tp the hrlp on the Lord.
20 tho help of the Lord against tho
mighty
President Wilson has earned for
this nation the curse ~ Acrox. for
he has not dared tu stand on Tho
side ~ the Lord against the wrong
doing 81 the mighty.
prtntirg--tbe plain neat Lind--thst
q right--Times Job Dept.-Msin 1870