Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-17
PRESIDENT GREETS
LOYAL NORTHWEST
Says Germany Will Rue the
Day She Made War on the
United States.
GIVEN PLEDGE OF SUPPORT
GIVEN PLEDGE OF SUPPORT

BY the Associated PRESS
ST. PAUL. Mimi. November 17.-As a
demonstration of the loyalty Of Min
nesota and the whole northwest. rep
resentatiyes from every county Of this
state and the other commemorative
gathered here last night and affirmed
their purpose to stand back of the gov
eminent in its prosecution Of the war
against Germany. The audience.
through adoption of a resolution,
pledged its support in deeds. sacri-
fees and service" as a message from
President Wilson, read at the meeting,
suggested.
The message from the President was
as follows:
Temple Of a New Faith.
than your gathering to express the
loyalty Of the great northwest. If
it were possible / should gladly be
with you. You have come together
as representative Of that western
empire in which the sons of all Sec
tions of America and of the stocks
of all the nations of Europe have
made the prairie and the forest the
home of new race and the temple
of a new faith.
home must be protected and that
faith affirmed in deeds. Sacrifice
and service must come from every
class. every profession, every party.
every race, every creed. every sec
ton. This is not bankers war.
or a farmers war. or a manufac-
turer's war, or laboring mans
war-it is war for every straight
out American. whether our flag be
his by birth or by adoption. We
are today nation in arms, and we
must fight. farm. mine and manu-
facture, conserve food and fuel. save
and spend to the one common pur-
pose.
Day Of Rue for Germany.
TT is to the great northwest that
the nation looks as once before in
critical days for that steadiness Of
purpose and firmness of determine
ton which shall see this struE-
gle through to a decision that shall
make the masters of Germany rue
the day they unmarked their pur-
pose and challenged our republic"
I. +. OConnor, Irish member of the
British parliament, taking as his tex,
an American flag which he held in his
forded emigrants to this country as the
basis for a loyalty that should be un.
furnished by divided allegiance.
Washington warned against entan.
81 d
unnecessary in his time Mr.. O'Connol
said. Divided allegiance is European
ENHANCEMENT in its worst FORM
Either America had no right to enter
the war, Mr.. OConnor said. or she mus
stay in the war until the things tina,
brought her into it are destroyed.
SANDER by o. s. Senator.
When a United States senator tell.
you that the United States went e
war to protect munition manufacturer
and the Morgan loans he ISLANDERS YOU
Senator Frank B. Kellogg said. "Thi.
is the time to give the lie to that state.
ment"
Senator Kellogg declared there wer,
only two parties in the nation in this
| time of war. zone is with the natior
and one against" he said. God ha.
written down the outcome Of the wal
| and it is our duty to carry out the de
cree"
| Germany began to brood over tn,
said
And Germany has been plottinf
against us since Admiral Dewey calle<
bay" he added.
The meeting voted to organize 9Th.
America First Association" with r. W
Murphy OF Wheaton as president.
Address by Otto Kahn.
Otto Kahn. New York banker ,ad
dressing the loyalty meeting, denie,
that the present war Is a erich man.
| war and poor mans fight"
THE insinuation that big business
in this country has any share in in
fluencing our governments decision I,
enter the war is an insult to the Presi
dent and Congress and libel on Ameri
can citizenship" Mr.. Kahn said.
Perhaps you will be more inclined t
believe in my disinterestedness when
say that l have madn up my mind tt
| keep no income for myself during tn.
war. and whatever there remains to m,
of income after paying my living ex
penses and taxes. will be devoted t
charity and war purposes as long Q.
| the war lasts"
Speaking of the events which led W
| to the war, Mr.. Kahn said:
Il know of my own knowledge tina
the stage was set for the war by tn,
Prussian war party ten years ago a
Agadir. Austria did not believe tha
the ultimatum to Serbia would bring or
| war;"