The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-28

against the civilized world which could
never he settled in any court
our Government. however inspired
Iyll by q desire TO preserve peace II
possible. used every resource OF diplo
macy To force The German Government
to abandon such attacks This diplo,
matte correspondence. which has al
Irrady been published, proves beyond
doubt that our Government sought By
Icycry honorable means 60 preserve
faith Ia that mutual sincerity between
nations which Is the only basis Of
sound diplomatic Interchange
| Rut evidence Of the bad faith Of the
Imperial German Government soon
piled up an rypry hand Honest efforts
un Our part To establish a firm basis Of
good uetghborlncss with the German
people were net by their Government
with qulhhIps, Interpretations and
Iemutrr accusations against their ent-
lmlos ahread And meanwhile la this
lcountrY official agents Of the Central
Powers protected from criminal pros
lgtutiau by diplomatic Immunity con.
| plrrd against car internal peace, placed
pics and agents provncalears through
cat The length and breadth of our land
land even in high positions of trust IN
departments of oar Government While
depressing a cordial friendship for The
people of the United States. the Gov.
lcrumont of Germany had lis agents At
work both Ia L1tin America and Japan.
tThel bought er subsidized papers and
supported speakers there to rouse feel
iiRge Of bitterness and dtstrusi against
Ils In those friendly nations. IN order
10 embfoH us IN war They we're melt
| inc ta instruction in Cuba, in Haiti,
land Tn Sante Domingo, their hostile
hand vas stretched ont 10 take the
danish Islands, and everywhere In
South America they were abroad SOW
ing the seeds II disscnsion trying to
stir up one nation against another and
Iaii against the United States tn their
sum these various operations amounted
10 direct assault upon ihe Monroe dos
frfne Aud even if We had given up our
right ia travel an the sea even II sc
had surrendered to German threats
land abandoned our legitimate trade IS
munitions. the German Offensive IN the
New World in our own land and among
oar neighhors vas becoming too scrI
ens to b. ignored
So Tong az II VAS possible the Gov
lernmcnt Of the United States TRIED 10
ibelteye that such activities. the eyt
dencc of which was already in a large
measure al hand. we're the work OF n.
Irresponsible and misguided individuals
II was ouly reluctantly, In the face Of
overwhelming proof, thai the recall Of
the Austro- Hungarian ambassador and
of tbs aermaa military and naval at
taehes was demanded Proof Of their
criminal violations Of our hospitality
was presented to their Governments
But these Governments Ia reply offered
no apologies nor did they issue repri
mands Il became clear that such
intrigue vas their settled policy
In the meantime the attacks of the
HERMAN submarines upon the lives and
Epfoperty Of American citizens had gone
OF, the protests Of our Government
we're now sharp aud omlnous aud this
Nation WAS rapidly being drawn into 4
state of var As the President said
In Topeka. un February 2 1915
We are not going to invade aug
nations right But suppose. my fellow
countrymeu. some nation should Ia.
wade Oft rights What them .
have come here TO tell You that the
difficulties Of our foreign policy
daily increase In number aud iutricacy
aud Ia danger and | would be derrliCt
TO my duty to yau II did not deal with
you Ia these matters with the utmost
eandor. and tell yen what II mas be
necessary 90 usp the force OF the
| United States to de- The next day al
st Louis. he repeated his warning
The danger IL not from within. gentle.
men. il Is from without and / am
bound TO tell you that that danger Ia
constant and immediate not because
Ianything new has happened, not be.
eauzr there has been any change Ia
our international relationships within
recent weeks ar months. but because
the danger comes with every turn OF
Ieecnts
| The break would have come sooner
III ouf Government had not been r..
strained by the hope that saner eoun.
sells might still prevail in Germany
For II was we'll known 20 US that the
German people had 10 very large