Iditarod pioneer., 1917-04-07
THE UNITED STATES AT WAR

this issue of The Pioneer reaches its readers 1t IS fully expected the United States will have formally declared state of war to the United States and the imperial government and to have authorized the "employ all its the war and to bring the conflict a successful conclusion.
 This of seeking There is probably not m all history another example of patience and obeaance such as has by the United States during the past two years and half toward which has elected to Ignore ac knowlecd rights break solemn promises and interfere Tn te do of friendly nation When the Lusltama was sunk and cry of up throughout the civilized world against the ruthless murder of innocent and children this country then the German government an opportunity to reparation When this reparaon withheld and the urgent communications of President Wilson treated with studied contempt the warke spirit in this country still held in by counse whether which tended to aNold open rupture long possible When later promises sol env given unarmed vessels would be sunk without the hope expressed that this nation would be able to keep conflict In spite of the fact that this repeatedly violated always however followed by some m tangible excuse that Gem2ny intention was to protests of the United States depending the pacs of this country to prevent declaration of and boered up by of acon among the large Teutonc population the United States generally conceded that at time Germany desired open warfare with the United States wh the ignoring her rights and duties under international
 The climax when after the soced peace proposals of the closing days of the 1916 reued by the entente
  warfare after boldly asserting her intention of breaking her ise United States government Even then might have been possible for Germany to have avoided hoses with the United States for time had she reraned from attacking United States vessels because of the pronounced opposition
 this country But with the bone that has characterized all operations American vessels among the first be sunk under the order With wonderful eronery the German chancellor still that Germany does not has she ever desired with the United States
 Now that of exists and the dne of this country merged the conflict against power which has made paper of all existing treaties and all international law that have any way nterfered with her plans possible and advisable discuss the situation with freedom than possible when this country occupying position of neutrality toward the various belgerents.
 Wise have recognized the inception of the conflict Europe that the of the United States identical with those France England and Russia There has been deep feeling that this country doing its share ward stamping mitasm which constituted whole world realized that the of Teutonc the Old World extension of that to the New World Only those who wuly closed their eyes to the situation failed this Germanys machine to bring world under subjecon German commerce German ideals German kuur. victorious Germany with the United States and Germany the New World loss humanity of all that the AngoSaxon has evolved the personal liberty sefgovernment and democratic institutions That President Wilson has graped this idea of the that conronts and only but the whole world is clear from his delivered last Tuesday government" he said "conoed only by its will and not by the will of the people, constitutes the peace and freedom of the world It will be noticed also that the declaration of congress recognizes of against the German people, against the imperial German government"
 It be denied these will by
 large element population There little doubt that the American institutions he of Germany will be with ncreduty But these find confirmation the German public prints Buoyed up by the of the drive through Roumania and the favorable position which induced hope for favorable peace Is learned that German thought already being directed toward he war And the pertinent inquiry What nation would naturally be involved with Germany the nex war;? The Literary