The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-07-05

REV. DR.. NEWELL 80" WI '
DWIGHT uu1,s founded this re-
public, dedicated
to the principles OF Independence,
freedom and self government. Now
tho nations of the world are engaged
In war to determine whether or not
free institutions In America, France
and England can long or permanently
endure. Having prepared the most
powerful military equipment ever
known to war, Germany has attacked
those nations that represent self gov
ernment and with fury born Of de-
spair IS trying to impose autocrncy and
militarism upon them. During the
past century and half this republic
has wagcd four wars upon other coun-
tries. AS the fruitage Of these wars
our people have Won four forms OF NIB.
erty and democracy. Strangely enough.
"very one Of the four issues for which
our fathers battled In these four wars
is now denied by Germany in the sin
gle war that she Is forcing upon us.
In 1ItG our country was invaded by a
foreign army that. imposed every form
of unjust taxation, such as Belgium fs
now suffering. Our fathers then
fought their war to successful issue
and won their independence and free
dom. In the later war Great Britain
denied us the freedom Of the seas.
shut our ships within our harbors and
caused our cargoes to rot upon wharves
thnt soon were green with grass Now
Germany denies us the freedom Of the
seas. thus compelling us to fight once
more the war of 1872
Germany Is Attacking Four Forms of
Liberty.
In 1916 Mexican bandits made al
most daily invusions OF our southern
frontier, driving off our herds and
Hooks, burning our houses and killing
our citizens. Now, In 1917, Germany
has fomcntcd an insidious plot, seek
Ing to repeat that invasion, while she
has financed Mexican bandits and told
Mexico that as reward for her as
SiStance Germany will return 70 Mex
tco certain states that we bought md
paid for-Ncvada. Arizona, New Mex
leo, with Texas! In 1898 the republic
went to war with Spain not because OF
lust of territory, but because the spec
taCle of foreign power butchering
helpless CubunS was a spectacle so
bloody and cruel az to DO unendura BILE
TO II free people. Now Germany, hav-
ing invaded Belgium and butchcrcd
northern France, counting her trca les
mere scraps Of paper, Is fomcnting
wars In America. Japan and India and
spending millions of money in stirring
up revolution. arson and murder In
Mexico. Guatemala. Colombia and GER
tain other lesser lands. Every one Of
the principles for which our fathers
fought in these four great wars Is now
assailcd by Germany.
BY steady. harsh, subtle and persist
cnt pressure Germany has forced us to
the conflict. The hour is come when
our people must either become a vussal
state or help to win the war We must
defend our liberty, the four forms OF
democracy upon which the republic
WAS founded, or we must accept the
militariSm ana the autOcracy which
Germany now seeks to impose upon
2OO.OOOOD OF cOnqucrcA peoples.
How Germany Has Forced the Crisis.
AS Of old, so now, whenever IT be.
comes necessary for our people to
wage war upon another nation a do
cent regard for ,hc opinions of man
kind compcls each citizen to set in ar
ray the reasons for the momCntOus de-
cision. Has any nation In all history
ever been so arrogant, cruel and re-
lcntlcss In piling up causes for war as
Germany? And has any people and
government ever been more patient.
long suffering and magnanimous than
the United States during these two and
half years! Wcnccd not rehearsc the
story. More than two years ago Ger
many's ambassador, Won BernstorfY
turned his office In Washington into
the headquarters for organizing secret
plots against the people, the institu.
tiOns and property Of this country
German agents were paid out Of the
German secret service fund that was
deposited In New York bank to blow
up various manufacturing plants where
munitions were being made. 1t is now
generally understood that Boy-Ed was
entertained at dinner one night with n
number Of German friends prominent
In New York and Brooklyn, men who
arose and toasted the kaiser, after a
long distance telephone message came
saying that one Of the Du POnt works
had blown up, plot that next morn
ing was found to have killed many of
our citizens. Later bombs were placed
In American ships, and American car.
goes were destroyed. Spies stirred up
labor troubles and strikes In innumer.
able American factories. Germany's
consul, Bopp, in San Francisco, ma
tured plot to blow up a great factory.
and the United States court condemned
him to two years In the penitentiary.
but because he was carrying out the
plot Of Won Bernstorff and the German
government Bopp was kept for O. long
time in his Office as consul.
Abuse of Hospitality.
While dining at the White House
and living under the protection. OF the
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