Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-11
We Can Afford to Pour Out
Our Blood and Treasure
to see that World Wrongs
Are Righted and Given
Safeguards Of Future.
The United states will not stand for

!, The United States Will not stand for
1 policy Of mo indemnity and no an
nexation" in the settlement of the
great world war. Not that the United
additional territory but that the pow
or Of the German intriguers must
forever be curbed and all peoples
shall be permitted to dwell under the
government most to their liking.
This is the substance Of the letter Of
President Wilson to the new Russian
government which 10 being borne by
the mission headed by Elihu Root and
which will reach Petrograd probably
within the next 4S hours.
Russia is urged to stand firm in
the ranks Of the world democracy and
to demonstrate her right to be recog-
nized as a new nation. reborn and
ready to 60 forward to the end that
crushed.
The day has come to conquer or
submit" wrote President Wilson.
America will not be content with a
peace that merely restores to the
status of Europe before the war.
In unmistakable terms, President
Wilson declared against Germany's
proposal to restore the Status quo"
before the war. "It was the status
AuO 0AlIO OuS VI WAlCH IIllS
war issued FORTH" he says. '"The pow
er Of the imperial German govern
ment within the empire and its wide
spread domination and influence out
side Of that empire.
THAT status must be altered in
such fashion as to prevent any such
hideous thing from ever happening
again."
"In view Of the approaching visit Of
the American delegation to Russia to
express the deep friendship Of the
Russia and to discuss the best and
most practical means of cooperation
between the two people in carrying
the present struggle for the freedom
OF all peoples to q successful consum-
nation, 1t seems opportune and ap-
propriate that should state again,
in the light of this new partnership,
the objects the United States has had
In mind in entering the war. These
objects have been very much becloud-
ed during the last few weeks by mis-
taken and misleading statements and
the issues at stake are too momen-
| tous, too tremendous, too significant
for the whole human race to permit
any misinterpretations or misunder-
standings, however slight. to remain
uncorrected for moment.
Germany and in their desperate desire
to escape the inevitable ultimate de-
feat those who are in authority in
Germany are using, every possible in.
strumentality, are making use even OF
the thfuenee Of groupss- Of parties
[among their own subjects TO whom
they have never been just or fair OF
even tolerant. to promote propagan.
da on both sides Of the sea which will
| Iv,rosAr1,o $Ioov,o }rAuAnoo of hnne
and their power abroad, to the undo.
ing Of the very men they are using.
1.-THE, position Of America in this waz
Is 50 clearly avowed that no man car
be excused for mistaking It. she
seeks no material profit or aERrandize.
ment Of any kind. She issf1ghting fol
no advantage or selfish object Of hel
own, but for the liberation OF peoples
everywhere from the aGgressions Of
aut0cratic force.
Intrigue Against Liberty of the World
The ruling classes in German,
have begun Of late to profess like
literally and justice Of purpose. bu,
only to preserve the power they have
set up in Germany and the selfish ad.
vantages which they have wrongly
gained for themselves and their pri.
vate projects Of power all the way
from Berlin to Bagdad and beyond.
Government after government has
by their influence. without open con.
quest of its territory, been linked to.
gether in a net of intrigue directed
against nothing less than the peace
and liberty of the world. The meshe,
of that intrigue must be broken. but
cannot be broken unless wrongs al.
ready done are undone; and adequate
measures must be taken to prevent
1t from ever again being rewoven OF
REPAIRED,