The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-15

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established the law that man can
rule himself.
"In 1912 n great power jeopar-
died our freedom of the seas, but
American manhood winning victories
on land and sea made it safe. In
| 1916 neighboring country tried to
prevent people from naming their
ruler, but at Chapultepec and Buena
| ing the civil war million men died,
| and millions suffered for four years
that the stigma of human slavery
in 1898 our boys marched into the
typhoid swamps of Cuba that she
might be free.
Fight for Principles.
I'VE are again at war. If anyone
doubts our sincerity, let him look
back to last Tuesday when ten mil
lion men walked UP to the booths to
register, and tonight, ten million men
stand ready and willing to die in de-
tense of the principles of their coun-
try. One hundred million people
who live beneath that flag would
rather die in glory than live in
shame.
why are we at war? This nation
has endured insults and indignities
and outrages. There were just two
ways open-one the path Of the
craven; the other, the manly path
that our president has chosen. Gen
erations yet unborn would have
blushed for cowardice had we not
chosen as we have. Why are we
fighting. We are fighting that bar
barism and savagry may never again
be Haunted in the face of civiliza-
ton. We are fighting to establish
the principle that weak nation has
the right to say what flag it will
salute. We are fighting for the sane
titles of treaties; and for the silent
mass of humanity against the am
bilious intrigue Of dynasties.
viii Be Victorious.
when our boys go across the
water they will carry with them
picture of submarine captain firing
a torpedo into the side of the de-
fenseless Lusitania; they will carry
a picture of innocent women anu
children houndering in the water and
drowning like rats. Scared into their
souls will be the picture of innocent
victims of such frightfulness
When they come home beneath
the flag, hillsides may smile again
on the soldier dead, for their struggle
shall not have been in vain. They
will have indicated their claims TOR
justice and fair play; they will have
avenged the outrages against our
citizens and our flag. They will
have led the people Of the world to
the promised age when they can live
in peace and not strife, and then the
spirit Of the peaceful Nazarene will
be among men, and the earth saved
for democracy"
Plea for Red Cross.
At the conclusion of his address
which was eloquent and patriotic, Mr..
McManus made plea for the Req
Cross work here. He pointed out
that the money spent for Red Cross
work meant that the boys who are
wounded across the water will have
the best treatment possible. He
spoke of the Denver conference last
week, which he attended, and in
which Frank S. Peabody of Oregon,
made a plea for the Red Cross, say
engines of death and destruction
he wanted to know that they were
having the best Of care that money
and science could give them.
1Our army will be chosen by selec-
tive draft" Mr.. McManus said. "Only
part of US will go. But those who
stay at home have duty. That is
to see that the boys who are hight
ing for us, have the best of care and
attention. Mothers and fathers, what
a comfort it will be to you to know
that when your boy goes in battle,
that If he is wounded. he will be
given the care even better than what
you would give him. He will have
mothers tender care What a feel
ing of shame we would have if our
boys must lay down their lives be-
cause we in our selfishness, withheld
our support of this Red Cross. II
they are ready to die, then those OF