The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-14
Resolutions
Adopted unanimously by q stand
ing vote of everyone present.

Resolutions
Adopted unanimously by stand
ing vote of everyone present.
WHEREAS, the President of the
United States has found it impossible
for this nation TO remain neutral in
the present great war struggle, and
at the same time be a leader of the
democracy of the world, and has
found it necessary to so state to the
world with a profound sense of the
solemn and even tragical character of
the step and grave responsibilities
which It involved.
And WHEREAS, he did not hest
tate in his obediance to what he
deemed his constitutional duty and
advised Congress to declare that the
recent course of the Imperial Ger
man Government was in fact nothing
less that state of war against the
people of the United States;
And WHEREAS, the United States
of America in pursuance to this re
quest of its President has formally ac-
cepted the status of belligerent which
was thrust upon it and is now taking
those steps which Congress and the
President deemed necessary to put
tae country into more thorough
state Of defence;
And WHEREAS, our President has
stated very clearly that the people of
the United States bear no i'll will to-
ward any people of the world, and
that this war is not a quarrel with
the German people toward whom we
have no feeling but one of sympathy
and but against the imperial
istic rulers of Germany, who in their
| disregard of international law in re-
! spect to the rights of neutral nations
and on fh0iT- r.x1-xo x4-:tl7
/ out previous knowledge Or approval
! of the people, have provoked and
waged this war;
| And WHEREAS, we have accepted
/ the status of belligerent which the
Congress and the President of the
United States of America, have thus
declared;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED
that the citizens of Hays and vicinity
pledge their support to vindicate the
principles of peace and of justice II
the life of the world;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLV
ED, that we pledge ourselves cOllec
lively and singly to perform whatevel
service our state and nation may cal
upon US to perform in this crisis;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLV
ED, that this mass meeting of the peo
pie of Hays and its vicinity repre-
senting every walk of life, all na
tionalities, all parties and all beliefs
unanimously pledge its unswervini
loyalty to President Woodrow Wilso1
and the Congress of the United State
and without respect to blood of na
! tionality stand before the world so
! idly as Americans;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLN
/ ED, that we pledge ourselves collec
lively and singly to all within oU
power to increase the production {
all food crops for man and beast
order to materially assist the govern
4 nent in carrying out its plans;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLN
4 ED, that we pledge ourselves cole
lively and singly to conserve the T
sources of our community and to elm
nate waste wherever possible IN pu
lie as well as IN private life IN ord.
that the best interests of the entn
4! United States may be thus serve,
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOL7
ED, that a copy OF these resolution
be telegraphed TO President Woodro
Wilson, Senator Charles Curtis, Sen
tor ". 81. Thompson, Congressma
J. R. Connolly, Governor Arthur Ca
per, and be printed In the Ellis COu
ty News and the Hays Free Press
prepared and signed by the cor
mittee appointed by the Mayor
Hays, George Philip, Jr.1
(Slgned) P. CaSpar Harvey ,Chairma
Rev. Chas. F. WieS
John S. Bir
Rev. julius Becker, o. N Ca
iii Albert Nichols, who had his shou