El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-28
We MUST NREST
BELGIUM FREE
Dr.. Hills Says It Is a Duty
of Mankind to the Vic
Tins Of War Lust.

What, with their goods to sell. their
ships to carry the goods and their de-
sire to buy what the Argentine repub-
lie produces, we cannot compete with
England and Germany For these
reasons this is the question for the
farmer, for the manufacturer. for the
banker, crisis in which every Amer
lean family is vitality interested
Stars and Stripes ut Battle Front
The great emancipation once said
that ne was not anxious as to whether
or not God was on our side. but that
he was deeply concerned whether We
We're on Gods side BY the action OF
congress our people are now where we
should have been two and half years
ago. on the side Of Gods little ones
for their protection, fighting for the
republic OF France for the free inStl-
tuIiOns of the other allies and for the
defence Of our own republic. How
thrilling the thought that from this
hour our own soldier boys will carry
the Stars and Stripes beyond the
trenches. risking their lives for the
great convictions of their fathers,
Never was nation under heavier
obligations. We owe our allies a
financial debt. Years ago they loaned
US the money with which our western
railways were builded and the great
north western states opened up to set
tiers. our farmers owe our allies a
debt. England and France bought
their wheat, meat and cotton and paid
prices high enough to enable the
farmer TO pay off his mortgage and
put money in the bank
Our Great Debt.
Our manufacturers and merchants
owe a debt to the allies They have
sent 10 this country billions Of dol
lars and purchased at the highest
prices our. tools, our locomotives, our
autos, our iron and steel. But these
material riches are the least OF our
obligations. France gave US the JAG
guard loom Italy gave US the mar
cOnigram, Belgium gave US the print
ing press. England gave US the besse-
mer steel Scotland gave US the stea m
engine. In the realm OF intellect Eng
and gave US Millions plea for the lib
erty OF the press, Darwin's theory Of
evolution; Scotland gave US Adam
Smiths Wealth of Nations France
save US authors as diverse as Victor
Hugo. the novelist and Calvin, the
theologian; Belgium and Holland gave
an asylum to the pilgrim fathers;
Italy gave US our fine arts with SaVo-
narOla and Dante.
War with Germany Inevitable
"Our natural friends are the allies,
who stand for the free institutions so
dear 10 US and 10 our fathers On the
other hand, German autOcracy and
militarism are opposed to and have
assaulted every free institution that
belongs 10 our native land. The war
ism. therefore, was Inevitable It IS
the war between light and darkness.
liberty and tyranny. eternal right and
wrong.
War cannot be fought gently. Bat
ties are lost and won often. like
Athens battle against the invading
Persians. upon p hours notice. The
man who goes I'D and down this coun-
try finds everywhere, on the train. in
the hotels, and in public meetings,
mutters OF disappointment, as to the
delay in congress
Delay Crime Against the Country.
ANY delay that disintegrates the
spirit Of unity and destroys the conf
dence Of the people in the heads OF our
departments, is a crime against the
country
Two years have passed since the
sinking OF the Lusitania, and nearly
"a months were allowed to pass and
nothing was done to strengthen our
navy, because men in power said that
their party was committed TO re-
trenchment- and nothing was done 10
prepare the army. for the same parti-
san reasons.
I'VE have West Point that trains
soldiers; why IS not an expert soldier
at the head OF our army2 Men are
asking today whether or not an editor
has any moral right to be head OF a
navy and control men like admiral
Fiske and admiral Fletcher: whether
or not II Is honorable for q layman
who has no skill nor training that fits
him to control a vast army. and set
aside expert soldiers II Annapolis and
West Point have failed to educate
admirals TO be secretary OF the navy,
and generals to be secretary of war,
then let US close these great institu-
tons.
The people Of this country do no;
ike the thought Of sending their sons