Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-08


sership 81 AeosesatSe astseos. Ne -.
tscsstie govesUoeoe eoooA - teoseea
% keep faith within % ~ Observe ees
revesssta. u must ~ Q beagoe 81
henss, . OaPesership 81 sDisisa. Ia
tsisus Wssl eat ias vttals eWays ~
pleatiags 81 Asaes circles WIFE esslA
plan what they WesIa. aD1 reader ar
couat e oo 0oe. woulo be Q e~errapesoo
seated sa its very heart. Ssiy free pes
hsses steady 70 . eaasa cad. asd
prefer the lsterest Of mankind 10 asy
saRr0W saeeese ef their own.
Does not every American feel that
assurance has been added to u hope
for the future peace OF h world by
the wonderful and hearteninE things
that have been happening within the
last few weeks In Russia? Russta was
ksewa ~ these whs knew her best
70 have e always II fact deosscraesc
1t heart u all vital habits 81 her
thought. II al the istimste reiaeIoe-
ships Of her people that spoke their
natural iastiact, their habitual attitude
toward life. The aut0cracy that crowa.
ed the summit Of her political strse-
ture, leng ~ It had stsod asd terrible
- was the reality Of 1ts power. wal
net IN fact Russian In origin, ehesac-
ter, Or aA2s~N II has bees
shakes Oh and the great generous Rus-
alan people have heen added. In all
their native majesty and miSht. to the
forces that are Aghting Tor freedom IN
the world, for Justice, and for peace.
Here Is q Mt partner Tor q league OF
honor.
One Of the things that have served
to convince ms hat the Prussinn auto
cracy WA mot mad could never he our
friend In that from the very outset OF
the present wa II has filled our un-
suapecting communities, and even our
Offices Of government, with spies
net criminal intrlGues everywhere aSoot
against our national unity OF COUNSEL
our peace within and without, our IN
dustries, and our commerce. Indeed II
In now evident TINT Its spie" were here
even before the war beSan n u IL
u~nhnppiIy not a matter OF coh'ectu'e'
hut a fact proven In our courts OF JUS
tice, TINT the intri9ues wnic" nav
more Than once rome peri'oos.S men. "
disturbing the peace ana o."'""si"e
the indu*trie" OF the country nave "e."
carried ON nj the nstiSntion' VII" s"e
ppo ana EVEN onder t"e peF"
directions OF offciai agents OF sne I'M
perial government nccredi'ed 10 s"e
government OF the united stateS'
Even In checking these things md
trying to extirpnte them we nave
sought to put the most generous inter-
probation possible upon them, because
we knew that their source lay not IN
any hostile feeling or purpose OF fhe
German people toward M twh" were'
no doubt. as ignorant Of them as we
ourselves wereJ, but only In the selfish
designs Of a government that did what
1t pleased and told Its people nothing.
I Hint thRN hnNp nunyeh their Dnrt In HeTNs
Ing to convince MS at last that that
government entertains no real friend
ship for us and means tn act against
our peace and security at its cOnVenl-
ence. Tint 1t mennS to stir up enemies
against NV Mt our very doors, the in-
t%erccpted note to the GermHn minister
at Mexico City II eloquent evidence
We are accepting this challenge oi
hostile purpose because we know that
In such 4 government, following such
methods, VIC can never hnv a friend
and that in the presence OF Its organ
ICED power. always lying in wait IL
accomplish we know not what pur'
pose, there can he no assured security
for the democratic governments Of the
world. We are now about to accept
the gage of battle with the natural fot
to liberty. II shall, IL necessary, spent
the whole force OF the nation to check
and nulltfy its pretens1ons ana It's pow
or. We ARE GLAD now that we see '"'
fncts with no veil 81 raise pre'ens'
nbOut them, 10 hRht mus i"r '"e "i.'
mate peace OF the "of'd ana nor '"'
liberation 81 its peop!es' .ne "es"
peoples incsuaea' tor tne r'*".H " =.
tions' great ana Sn,al'' nm" 'ne p,'s
lege OF men e~Ner!""e.. '" W. '"e
way OF life ana OF ooed'en'e
TIL world must be sa!e i"'
democracy. Its peace must he piante'
upon the tested foundations OF p"iitica
liberty. We have no seihsh ehas U
serve. We desire no conquests' M
dominion. W. seek no indein"'''es II"
ourselves, no material commensurate
for the sacrihres we snai' .'ee'! """~'
We are but II or the champions o
the rights or mankind. we shail u
satisfied when those rights nave pee
made as secure as the falth ana IN
freedom OF nations can make them'
Just because we fight without rance
and without selfish object. seekinl
nothing Tor ourselves put "ha' we sha'
wish to share with all free people W
shall. ! feel confident, our opef
atoms as belliGerents without passio
and ourselves observe with proud pune
tilio the principles OF right ana OF tai
play we profess to be hghting tor.
have said nothing Of the govern
ments allied with the Imperial gov
eminent OF Germany because they hay
not made war upon us or challenge
us to defend our right md our homo
The Austro-Hungarian Sovernmen ha'
indeed, nvOwed its unqunIihed indOrse
ment and acceptance Of inc reck'es
and lawless submarine warfare ndop'
ed now without disguise ny the imres
iaI German government n u ma
therefore NOT been possible Tor tn
government to receive y T"rnoS
aki, the ambassador recently accredite
to this government ny the Imperial an
Royal government OF Austrin-Hungnr!
= but that government M" mot ac'ua'l
engaged In warfare against citixeus Z