Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-06-22
press that feeling.

government and laws which you are
about to create AS we have devel.
oped our institutions 10 serve the
needs of our national character and
life, 50 we assume that you will de.
velop your institutions to serve the
needs OF Russian character and life.
las we look across the sea, we dis
tipguish no party, no class. We see
great Russia as whole, as one
mighty, striving, aspiring democracy.
We know the self-control essential
kindness, strong common sense, cour.
age and noble idealsm of the Russian
character.
I'VE have faith in you all. We pray
for Gods blessing upon you all. We
believe you will solve your problems,
that you will maintain your liberty,
and that our two great nations will
march side by side in triumphant
progress Of democracy until the old
order everywhere has passed away
and the world is free.
One Fearful Danger.
One fearful danger threatens the
liberty of both nations. The armed
forces of military autocracy are at
the gates of Russia and the allies The
triumph Of German arms will mean
the death OF liberty in Russia. No
enemy Is at the gates or America, but
America has come TO realize that the
triumph Of German arms means the
death OF liberty in the world; that we
who love liberty and would keep II
must fight for 1t, and fight for II now
when the free democracies OF the
world may be strong In union, and
not delay until they may be beaten
down separately in succession.
See, America sends another mes.
sage to Russia that we are going to
fight, and have already begun to fight,
for your freedom equally with our
own, and we ask you to fight for our
freedom equally with yours. We would
make your cause ours and our cause
yours, and with a common purpose
and mutual helpfulness of a firm al.
lance make sure of victory over our
common foe.
You will recognize your own senti.
ments and purposes in the worlds of
President Wilson to the American
Congress, when on the second Of April
last, he addressed a declaration of
war against Germany. He said:
1--WE are accepting this challenge OF
hostile purpose because we know that
in such government (the German
government following such methods,
we can never have a friend; and that
in the presence of its organized power.
always lying in wait TO accomplish we
know not what purpose there can be
no assured security for the democratic
governments OF the world We are
now about to accept the gauge of bat
tie with this natural foe to liberty.
and shall, if necessary. spend the
whole force of the nation to check and
nullify its pretensions and its power.
"safe For Democracy"
The world must be made safe for
democracy. Its peace must be plant.
ed upon the tested foundations Of phi.
teal liberty We have no selfish ends
to serve We desire no conquest no
dominion We seek no indemnities
for ourselves, no moterial compensa.
ton for the sacrifices we shall freely
make We are but one OF the cham.
pions of thesrights Of mankind. We
shall be satisfied when those rights
have been made as secure as the faith
and the freedom OF nations can make
them IA
And you will see the feeling toward
Russia with which America has en-.
tered the great war in another clause
II the same address President Viii.
son further declared;
"Does not every American feel that
assurance has been added to our hope
or the future peace Of the world by
he wonderful and heartening things
hat have been happening within the
asst few weeks In Russia? Russia was
snown by those who knew her best TO
rave been always n fact democratic
It heart in all the vital habits Of her.
bought, in all the intimate relations.
hips of her people that spoke their
instinct, their habitual atti.
ude toward life.
1.-The autocracy that crowned the
ummit of her political structure, long
IS it had stood and terrible as was the
eality of its power, was not In fact
russian in origin, character or pur.
,ose, and now It has been shaken off
nd the great generous Russian people
ave been added, in all their native
majesty and might, to the forces that |
re fighting for freedom In the world,
or justice and for peace, Here is
I partner for league of honor. |
Partnership Of Honor.
THAT partnership of honor in the
reat struggle for human freedom the
ldest and greatest Of democracies
ow seeks in fraternal union with the
oungest. Practical and specific meth
DIS and the possibilities Of our allies
the members of the mis- =.
ion would be glad to discuss with the
lembers OF the government of Rus
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