El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-04
THE PRESIDENT SAID SOMETHING
WHEN HE SAID RUNNING AMUCK"

RESIDENT WILSON really told the whole story in very
few words when he said were about to place our
selves in armed opposition to irresponsible govern
which has thrown aside all consideration of humanity
and Of right and is running amuck."
Running amuok"-that IS the underlying fact indeed
the only consideration which impels esistby make
against Germany Until could afford to with
hold might; until thought could afford to
postpone any action sole behalf until the Euro
pean conflagIaon could be extinguished until the
people of the United States would sanction entry
into the general European wr There was strong dlspo-
son in this country to let Europe fight her out and to
refrain for the time from resentng the unprecedented in
juries that heaped upon
with the passing of the months conditions changed,
and especially Prussan Official methods became and
more hostile to every thing we have 1ondy termed cvza-
tion-he word has become almost chastity joke The
United States could and did make generous allowances to
Prussia of the desperate situation which
country placed by the powerful alliance against her The
United States ready to waive for the time and did
tually waive many precious rights under well established
international usage rights which at any other time would
But evidence fast multiplied to indicate Prussias grow
ing contempt not merely the rights the people Of the
United States but for the elemental rules which the
human has imposed upon itself after terrible struggles
through meaSureleS ages merely IN the effort make the
earth habtable The civilization" of 100000 years
became has served make the world either
safe but at least had to August 1914 worked
out plan by which general slaughter barred from the
list Of lawful sports The average to August 1914,
found it possible to live several decades earth without
being murdered sandbagged.
The questions that up to this week continued TO claim
attention. Who started the war? Who keep
ing up9 Who has the least night on his side? What are
the just bases of lasting peace? Would compromise be
moral? and such general consideraon-a such questions
now for the time being, laid aside unruitful
academic bubbles while the Prusans running amuc
The people Of the United States slowly deliberately
surely and firmly have decided that they supreme
duty before them now, which crush the evil spirit of
Prussia before any talking proaby be done.
The din is great. No voice be heard No nteIi-
gence obtain moments consideration Prussia is
shooting the town, and the folk have decided to
round the outlaw the general principle that glass
money and babies have right to play their
step without having their heads shot off by crazy
Prussia is running amTck Prussia has declared by her
acts that she is the enemy Of the whole world with the
ceon Of her three partners She has outawed herself No
law apply such case, the self pTeserva
ton Prussia appeals TO the decision of Jungle court
The only rules that apply the rules giant shark
adopts for his guidance when he is right hungry
the fishing is good
The president limits his to the German
empire, and for the time exempts the three other
powers This for the record but
people, and perhaps in the presidents mind target
is limited; It is after primarily
and the rest Of the German states only incidentally
the leader Of the pack the Wild Thing that is
now determined to tame shacle In word Prussan
government must be brought under the control Of
able men-say Of STANDARD HUMANS-before the rest
Of the world mention the possibility Of peaceable
rearrangement
II viii be mighty Of Intelligence versus Cunning
The shark is match for the clever diver and his