Evening star., 1917-04-03
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Russia has been muzzled.
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During the last twenty-four hours
events have assumed a galloping pace,
Ever we, citizens of this country by
birth or choice, must consider ours
selves bound by whatever decision yesA
terday's events will lead to. OF all senS
timents none must becloud our clear
duty as American citizens. whatever 10
includes
PHILADELPHIA RECORDs
The other day a socialist deputy toia\
the imperial Germany government thai
the clock stood at five minutes to IL
The President has now spoken The
CLOCK has struck. The United States
must Join other self-governfng peopla
for the overthrow of medievalism, mills
tarism and imperialism.
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUyD
That Congress will grant the Presk
dents requests in full there can be No
doubt The reasons for such action are
set out in words of great noderations
but with such unanswerable conclus
sfveness that the country will give ita
approval with unfaltering devotion to
duty As the greatest exponent Of
democracy we would be false to our
traditions IL we should falter in this
supreme hour of liberty's struggle with
despotism.
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE,
The President has resisted war untf1
he could resist no longer The AmerfS
can people will not lie down like
whipped ours and take their lashS
ing. If the German kaiser by
wantonly attacking US has brought on
a state of war we cannot help It. There
remains but one course for any loyal
American to take, and that is TO carve
out peace that will be lasting.
SALT LAKE CITY TRIBUNE,
The United States must go into the
war not only for the large hopes of
humanity, but it's own security happt-
ness and prosperity. German triumph.
coupled with the hatred engendered
by the autocratic government at Ber- ,
I'm, would mean the ultimate sub
servience of the United States and tho
downfall of government by the people.
ST. LOUIS WEsTLICHE POST:
The historic moment in which loosened
bonds of friendship between the United
states and Germany which have lasted
more than $50 years have finally been
torn apart arrived last night with the
seaolne OF the Presidents message be-
fore Congress.
There can exist no doubt over the
standing of the American citizens Of
German extraction. The German-Amer-
or loyalty. They have steadily shown
themselves to be true and dutifuI citi-
zens; with their blood they have helped
10 build and uphold the nation
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS,
PRESIDENT Wilson's message will ap-
peal not only to the people Of this ma
ton, but to all free peoples.
PHOENIZ (ARIZ.) REPUBLICAN,,
The Presidents voice today was tho
voice of the nation.
NEBRASKA STATE JOURNAL,
The message measures up to the deep
soiemnity of the occasion. There
can be no turning back from the
course SO plainly and courageously
made by the President Congress- will
support the President and the people
VIII support both IN the fight thew
must make for national honor and for
the preservation of democratic instItu.
tions throughout the world.
ST. LOUIS GLOBE DEMOCRAT,
There is no choice as to our course.
We are compelled by the force of cir
cufnstances guided by power that
mas aroused the chief nations of the
earth against it, to enter into the most
eoiossal contest in human history. We
nave moved to this decision slowly and
with great reluctance but having
reached 1t, there will be no turning
back.
SAN ANTONIO (TEX.) EXPRESS,
The President proclaims to the world.
that the line has been crossed Our
national rights have been invaded
makers and system-keepers of an
overall militarism. Our liberties
are under attack. We are at war with
me invader Not at war with a fear
iuiy purdened people. but at war with
their overlords, who alone have plunged
great people and a world into war.
ALBUQUERQUE IN. M JOURNAL,
The President could not do less and
MAINTAIN the honor of the United
states. Every member of Congress who
1aiis to stand by him will be branded
"copperhead''
BALTIMORE AMERICAN.
In an address that Will go down in
history as one of the most scathinr ar
ralgnments and one of the most Inn
presslve of human appeals ever de-
Hvered. the President has set forth ,
the wrongs of Germany to the world
and the provocations to the United
states that could not brook longer
tolerance.
The United States rallies to the call.
and when Congress has acted, 1t will
md the nation in solid phalanx The
first grave outrage of internal enemies
will be the cement for absolutely solidf-
Tying every unit OF the nation, every
pacifist idealist into a coherent whole.
And that unity and solidarity can never
be broken by the mailed fist Of the
kaiser-that pitiful fist that has be-
come palsied from welding the sword
of infinite wrong.
FARGO IN. d. COURIER NEWS,
If our entrance into this war is to end
all wars, if IL is to spread the cause of
democracy and free untold millions
from autocratic bondage. if it is to ad-
vance generally the progress of mil
lions then let US go in with the same
energy and spirit of Americanism which
has won for US every war in which we
have participated.