The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-04-06


: erenee OF the people Of the nation
For the last sixty days q great PEG
pie. living happily in the proioundest
:. peace. have been aroused to war
spirit as sincere in its origin as it
is true IN its purpose.
For more than half century Amer
lean people have lived in tAe real
ideals OF peace: so happy and intent
have they been in this citadel whore
the war lord had no place or welcome,
that thew grew careless Of their own
safety and refused to believe that the
grim spectre OF war could ever again
succeed in penetrating this delight
full Eldorado OF peace in which a
people dwelied in s.np.e and yet III
sublime contentment
when on that fatcful day in june.
1914, an archduke was asaassinated
In Bosnia, former seryian territory
recently suatched from that little
kingdom by the dual monarchy Of
austria Hungary. the happy, busy
care-frec American Thought little OF
! the incident. II was not an uncom.
mos thing in that portion Of Europe
Tor members OF tho royal family 10
fall at the point Of the dagger or
the crack Of the rcyolycr<in the hands
Of the outraged citizen. Events dc.
yelopod with startling rapidlty and
before the world could catch its
breath a great diplomatic fight Tor
peace was lost and tho chancoliorics
OF europe, governed by the war lords
had won a victory for war;
But even with this situation fully
developed, our people did not dream
in their philosophy that any untoward
events could possibly drag this great
peaceful nation into the conflict
| Rules Of civilized warfare had always
obtained in the past; treaty obliga.
lions. Tie most sacred contracts that
can be entered into By tho nations
o. the world. had always been kept
myioiato aud thousands of mites
away from the scene of the conflict
| we felt that we were to be the great
neutral power. the aid Of al the
ZOOS ,the truest type OF the real frioad
! in time Of need,
lut then came the invasion Of Bel
gir IN. tho most unproyoBed the most
ne nous olfense Of great nation
against lesser one in all OF the
annals OF history. Here the German
chancellor pronounced the edict that
treaties are but scrapo Of paper"
aud here the world was shocked and
Mortified al This act OF a p0wor which
In the past had held its proper place
among tho civilized nations OF the
earth Immediately following this law.
less act Of Germany began a studied
system OF wrongs against the Amcri-
can government The Lusitania met
dent marked the epoch OF insult TO
thcAmorioan flag, and while this aci
was protested by the Washington
government and while assurances
came ttat this manner Of attack
would cease. the wrongs assumed a
different aspect Spies were sent 10
America. our munitions plants wero
destroyed. bridges we're blown up; a
system OF official intrigue was discov.
cred against the peace and the hap
piness OF the American people, which
is staggering. In this the two Tou.
tonic powers were equally eulpabie,
indeed, Il was necessary for rresi.
dent Wilson to hapd the Austrian am
hazsaeor his passports. as he was
forced TO send back to Germany the
military attaches OF the German en-.
harsy and others
Sporadic sinking Of American ships
We're reported in direct conflict with
the German assurances against such
act each was protested and sugar
+ coated notes from Berlin eondoned
them and made new pledsos only to
he broken again aud again For
months the relations between tho two