The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-03
srppREss TRAITORS PROMPTLY

+stesmen s living in this country today ;a in full sympathy with the views .b;cb the Manufacturers Record has Saor rersistently pressing upon pub go attention, to the effect that some 1sos+ic and far-reaching work must bo dome to suppress the traitors who .ro flooding this land with their work anoirst the nations life and to the oe,tain death of many an American s,ldior We are glad that a voice so penetrating to the nations life as that nf MT. Roots, just home from Russia, uboreehe went by appointment of prssident Wilson to represent this oonntrv. rings out clear call to the r,ople of America to see that the traitors in this land are shot before, through their power, they become re- .nonsjble for the death of the men whom the nation has called to the colOrs.
 We are at war. Sometimes it looks as though even Washington did not mite realize this, and the nation at large has not comprehended it. We are in a desperate war against the most diabolical power that earth ever lrow We are in a war which means that we are stalking the lives of mil lions of the flower of our land to fight barbarism, and yet we are permitting this country to be flooded by so-called pacifsts, by out-and-outspoken Ger man traitors. by men and women of German descent who are false to all that is true and holy, and who are working, in some cases quietly and in I some cases progressively, in behalf of the Hell-born machinationS of Ger many.
 Someone has suggested that some stronger name than pro-German is now necessary to designate such peo- ple Since Germany and Hell are now synonymous terms, perchance they might be called pro- Hellites, for they are working in cooperation with Satan himself to murder the civilization of the world, to murder innocent babies, to commit unspeakable outrages upon thousands and tens of thousands of women, and to the extent of their ability to more than surpass in this world the very activities of Hell itself.
 In speaking on this point Mr. Root. with muscles tense, with all the eager ness and power of his nature, stand Zmg before a great audience in New 1 York said.
 There are men walking about the streets of this city tonight that ought to be taken out at sunrise tomorrow Eand shot for treason.
 They are doing their work under laSe pretense; they are protesting to Oe for the country and they are lying every day and in every word.
 They are covering themselves with '% cloak of pretended Americanism, ana Ii We are competent and fit for EOur liberty we will find them out and seI at them. And every one of us can nelp' not by talking to each other aOOut what we hear, but by carrying '0 the authorities charged with the pursuit and detection of traitors all 'ue information we can gather.
 And understand, and I hope they
 "al understand, it is only question ume' We are only democracy, "e nave not the swift decision and
 Vuipe'ent action of military auto NIacN but We cannot be fooled or p'a'eu With too long. There are some
 s"Spapers published in this city
 'e'y oay the editors of which deserve
 n5 s''on and execution for treason. f+ "u sooner or later they will get it.
 oo :. A'oeriean people are not going to
 0it" young men led to death
 Y'Sh the machinations of these ill- country" o'S VI 0"-
 oo ,', Root has not stated the case ksn strongly The American people
 a,s m not continue quietly to see the @p ot their beloved sons called by
 g nation into this hoIv war aoainst EbIeM+ao made more certain by pro- beitors4 activities in this country. We HAat tIS ,s 'ne suggestion recently made Inor4 'asf' e should he created a depart
 oln,o '' safety, which would have ab-
 I|. I control of every do,on or