Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-23
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New York, March 22.-Led by
more than forty patriotic and civic
organizations and college clubs.
crowd that filled Madison Square
garden tonight enthusiastically
plr'god itself to support President
a IN, and urged that there be no
".u. delay upon the part of the
tates in entering the war
az '.. fermany
..N.", the speakers were Elihu
Roc. who presided; DR.. John Grier
Hlhuen, president of Princeton uni
versity, Charles s Fairchild, who
was secretary of the treasury under
President Cleveland, and Mayor
Mitchell. United States Senator Ollie
James of Kentucky, Joseph II. Choate
and many others of prominence were
present.
Root Romdly Chccred.
When Mr. Root, opening the meet
Ing, declared the time had come for
the country to act, irrespective of par
ties or partisanship, the great crowd
arose, cheering and waving small
! American flags. This demonstration
lyps repeated many times and it was
with difficulty that the speakers
made themselves heard.
Thousands of voices joined In sing
ing THE Star Spangled Banner" and
other patriotic airs, while the various
college clubs interrupted the meeting
at intervals by giving their yells.
Sons of Revolution Lead.
Tsere was frequent applause and
| delegations of patriotic societies
marched into the garden before the
meeting began. The Sons of the
| American Revolution were led by a
! fife and drum corps. They were fol-
lowed by bluejackets from the New
York navy yard, the white and blue
clad boys of the Junior Patriots of
America and the members of tho
Homo Defense league wearing their
new uniforms
| Mr.. Root said in part:
Roots Patriotic Words.
1--WE come not TO find fault or to
criticise. We come to turn our faces
toward the government OF our choice.
the government, the president and tho
congress on whom weigh the terrible
! burdens of decision and action in the
issue Of peace or war and in the ter
| rible pursuit of that freedom which
can he maintained it seems now only
/ by war. In this government by tho
!
selves who act through the president
and the congress
Law Doesn't Rule.
eve did think a few years ago that
the reign of law had come into the
world; we did think that the rules OF
| law that all civilized nations had
agreed to be bound ~ We're a protec-
tion to the peaceful, to the weak; we
did think that the faith of treaties
was a protection, but we have had a
sad awakening. Neither the rules of
| law nor the teachings of civilization,
nor the requirements of religion.
stand in the way of those powers that
are now seeking in the world with
| fire and sword, what they call liberty
Of national evolution, the liberty to
send their increasing population out
and seize the territory and subiugato
the inhabitants of other lands.
Must Fight Rule of Might.
'No more the protection of treaty
or of law girds the people Of America
round about The doctrines that n
state can do no wrong, the doctrine
that a state is entitled to take what
its interest requires with the strong
arm has been declared. and is sup
ported by one-half the military power
! OF lne WOIlu, ana II inc present wa
in Europe ends without victory over
the nations which are declaring and
acting upOn that hateful doctrine,
there will be no peace and safety for
FIRE" democracy in this world except
IGIi rec countries be turned into
rrE. : camps"
Disturbcr Put Out.
! Nl"r Mr.. Root asserted that r
.'a..pa1ia meeting such az the one to-
n.'' was possible only because this
co -ry was protected by the armies
I and navies Of the entente allies, n
young man in the audience shouted
! that the speakers utterance was an
untruth, Instantly there was an up.
roar ana the disturber was rushed out
of the r7rden. Several others who
tried to interrupt the meeting also
were put out,
Roosevclt's Appeal.
Col Theodore Roosevelt sent a let
ter which was read at the meet
ing urging instant and effective
action" against Germany. After
enumerating numerous overt acts OF
war against this country. the former
president said;
Unless, in the words of Abraham
Il Lincoln, we are degenerates whose
manhood has run out, we shall strike
hard and effectively in response TO
these brutal and unprovoked indigni-
ties. Unless we do so we shall show
ourselves unworthy to be the heirs Of