Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-22

oor, lighting France.
of England-England, who. in spite
of all its power and its wealth,
through all the past, has preserved
the individual liberty Of man; Eng
land, who has made her people the
freest, perhaps, of any country on
the earth, unless it is the United
States.
She has been the complete mistress
of the seas for seventy-five years. And
yet, commanding every port on earth,
if she would. she has left her own
ports free and open to every vessel
and every cargo from any nation on
tn earth. And in this war, not of her
making, but war against which she
protested, a war which she did all she
could to stop-in this great war she
has given her money, her children,
her blood, in the defensa Of human
freedom; and her mighty fleet. in
summer and in winter By day and
by night, has patrolled the lonely seas
to keep off the German invaders and
protected her liberties and ours while
we slept. He who attacks England
today, or any other ally-he who at
tscks any ally today, England with
the rests guilty Of a moral treason
Co the United States. And Z YOU
wanted more as TO the freedom Of
English Institutions, let U# point you
TO her colonies
Let me point TO little Canada
Canada, a nation Of 7.0N. 600 people
that small land. for BE- young
has raised 500, 600 sold rs equipped
them themselves. and has stained
every European BATTLEFIELD with their
blood. because Of their devotion TO
their mothCrland. Englar5 And Aus
tralia, sailing half way around the
world TO give their money and their
energy and their blood .0 defense Of
their common country. Vow. we are
proud OF England.
Never Forget Belgium.
But what Of Belgium 4 little ma
ti0n Of 5000. 600 people that boldly
met the greatest army ever gathered
under the sun, the greatest machine
Of force and violence an murder that
the earth ever saw Belgium. who
took their hayonets into her bleeding
heart and held then fast till the
French could rally To save the free
dom Of the earth. II Belgium ever
committed a crime in the past, it has
been washed away by the blood of
her devoted sons given to save the
civilization of the earth.
And what of France? Show me a
human being who can stand any
where between France and Germany.
There are no human beings who are
neutral. They are not humans France.
who saw her land invaded. peace
loving. devoted France, she gathered
together TO the last man-gathered
together. met that great army on the
battlefield of the Marine and turned
them back. France, who is giving the
life of her last man and through the
Il of kar Tnfs b.. hoG Hnr
soul. And who are We that we should
not sympathize with France? France,
who was present at our birth. who
brought us into the world, who gave
her money and her blood that Amer
lea should be free.
! should think little of my fellow
men If we were not glad to pay them
hack today a hundreifold. even if
there is no other issue excepting
France
And Italy. too. Italy with its ira
ditions, with its learning. the CON
Meeting link between the old world
asm, its energy, its ievotion-I am
proud that we are fighting beside the
new Italy. ruled by the heart rather
than the head. feeling those deep emo
tons that bind men together.
A Cause Unequaled.
We are today fighting the greatest
fight the world has ever known, for
the dearest cause the human mind
has ever known. for the cause which
has cost blood and treasure. but worth
all it has cost. the freedom of man, and
we have joined with US all the ideal
lists of the world.
What about our allies? Seventeen
or eighteen nations are Joined with
us in this war. besides many others
whose sympathies are with us, but
who are yet staying out.
On the other side are three, l
don't count Austria. Germany has
looked over the face Of the earth and
by brutality and friChtfulness, by
gold and by lies, has got two nations
to join them, not counting Austria.
l don't count Austria, for she is Ger
many. Ever since this war began she
has been in the hands of receiver,
and the kaiser is the receiver.
But she has got Bulgaria-Bul-
garia, whose king betrayed her Slavic
people into the hands of Germany.
And she has got Turkey. Germany
should be proud of Turkey. But Ger
many ought to be able to stand it if
Turkey can. And the whole world
is on the other side.
And now, with the whole world
drawn together in common fellow
ship of love and devotion fighting
these central powers. the pacifists
ask us to state the terms of peace.
When l hear man in congress, or
out. advising the American people to
state the terms of peace, l know he
is working for Germany. He may not
know it, but | know it. l think that
we Mt least should begin to fight be-
fore we tell when we will stop. There