Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-09
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the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers, Oliver Wilson. grand master of the granges; Walter George Smith, president of the American Bar Asso- citation; Vance Mccormick and Will jam R. Wilcox, democratic and repub- lican national chairmen respectively {; Robert E. Speer, chairman of the fed eral council of churches war commits sion; P. H .Callahn, chairman of the Knights of Columbus war activities committed; Alfred E. Marling, chair man Y. M. C. A. international commit tee; Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of the Free Synagogue; Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the American Wo- man suffrage association; George w. | Pepper, president of the national com mittee of patriotic and defensive so- cities; and William H. Ingersoll of the national association of advertising clubs.
 The conference adopted the follow ing declaration of principles:
 Declaration of Principles.
 Tn an hour when our nation is fight ing for the principles upon which it was founded, in an hour when free in stitutions and the hopes of humanity are at stake, we hold it the duty of every American to take his place on the fireing line of public opinion.
 Tt is not time for old prejudices or academic discussion as to past diff ferences. Those who are not now for America, are against America.
 Cause Is Just.
 Our cause is just. We took up the sword only when international law and ancient rights were set at naught and when our forebearance had been exhausted by persistent deception and broken pledges.
 Our aims are explicit, our purposes unsettled by any selfishness. We de- mand the sancitities of life. the funda- mental decencies of civilization. We fight for a just and durable peace and that the rule of reason shall be restor- ed to the community of nations.
 'In this crisis the unity of the Amer ican people must not be impaired by the voices of dissension or sedition.
 Premature Peace Seditious.
 Agitation for a premature peace is seditious when its object is to weaken the determination of America to see the war to a conclusive vindication of the principles for which We have talk en arms. The war we are waging is a war against war and it's sacrifices must not be nulliied by any truce or armistice that means no more than a breathing spell for the enemy .... ... Allies Cause Ours. . While shis war lasts, the cause of the allies iuosr cause, their defeat our defeat and concert of action and unity in spirit between them and us is essential to final victory. We. therefore. deprecate the exaggera ion | of old national prejudices-often stim- ulated by German propaganda-an nothing is more important than the clear understanding that those who in | this crisis attack our present allies, attack America.
 Critical Hour. We believe that this is the critical and fateful hour for America and civili- | zation. To lose now is to lose for fu- ture generations. The peril is great | and requires our highest endeavors
 We not only accept but heartily ap- | prove the decision reached by the pres | ident and congress of the United | States to declare war against the com mon enemy of the tree nations and as loyal citizens of the United States we pledge to the president and the govv- ernment our undivided support to the very end"