Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-07-07

lions from neutralS, and the nation
which had accumulated the largest
reserves OF war supplies In time OF
peace would be assured OF victory.
The militarist state that invested
its money in arsenals would be at q
fatal advantage over the free people
VINO invested their wealth in schools.
10 write into International law that
neutrals should not trade In mum
lions would be to hand over the
world TO the rule OF the nation with
the largest armament factories.
such a policy the United States Of
America could not accept.
But our principal controversy with
the German Government, and the one
which rendered the situation at once
acute, rose out OF their announce
ment Oh a sea zone where their sub
marines would operate in violation
OF all accepted principles OF inter-
national law. Our indignation at
such y threat was soon rendered
passionate by the sinking OF the
Lusitania. This attack upon our
rights was not only grossly illegal;
1t dehed the fundamental concepts
OF humanity. Aggravating re-
straints ON our trade were griev-
ances which could be settled by liti-
cation after the war. but the want0a
murder OF Deaceable men and OF in
nocent women and children, citizens
OF a nation with which Germany was
al peace, was a crime against the
civilized world which could never
De settled in any court.
Our Government. however, inspir-
cd still by q desire to preserve peace
II possible, used every resource OF
diplomacy to force the German Gov
eminent to abandon such attacks.
Ihis diplomatic correspondence,
which has already been published.
proves beyond doubt that our Gov
eminent sought by every honorable
means to preserve faith In that
mutual sincerity between nations
which is the only bisis OF sound Dip
Iomatlc interchange.
buI evidence OF the bad faith OF
A -
sooa plleu NY on every nand. Honest
eHorts on our part 10 establish firm
OASIS Oh good nelghDoriiness with the
German people were met by their
Government with bubbles, misrepre-
and counter accusations
against their enemies abroad. And
in this country official
agents OF the Central P0wers-pro-
tected from criminal prosecution by
diplomatic immunity --cinspired
against our internal peace. placed
spies and agents provOcateurs
the length and breadth
OF our land, and even In high posi-
lions OF trust in departments OF our
While expressing q
cordial friendship for the people OF
the United States, the Government of
Germany had its agents at work both
in Latin America and Japan. They
bought or subsidized papers and sup
ported speakers there to rouse feel
ngs OF bitterness and distrust against
vs. In those friendly nations to en-
Droil us in war. They were melting
70 instruction In Cuba, In Haiti, and
n Santo Domingo; their hostile hand
was stretched out to take the Danish
stands; and everywhere In South
they were abroad sowing the
seeds OF dissensi0n, trying to stir
lp one nation against another and all
against the United States. In their
um these various operations amount
'd 10 direct assault upon the Monroe
doctrine. And even II we had given
~ our right to travel on the sea,
wen II we had surrendered to Ger
nan threats and abandoned our
legitimate trade in munitions, the
ierman offensive in the New World,
n our own land and among our
was becoming too serious
q be ign0rad.
So long as it was possible, the
Government Of the United States
ried to believe that such activities,
he evidence of which was already in
large measure at hand, were the
york Of irresponsible and misguided
1t was only reluctantly,
q the face Of overwhelmingly proof.
hat the recall of the Austro-Hun-
arian ambassador and of the German
Military and naval attaches was de-
landed. Proof Of their criminal
iolations of our hospitality was pre-
ented to their Governments. But
hese Governments In reply offered
o apologies nor did they issue rep
1t became clear that such
Intrigue was their settled policy.
In the meantime the attacks of the