The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-04
THE PRESIDENTS CALL.

Bear in mind Germany's monstrous at
tempt to form a racial alliance against us
bear in mind the conspiracies Matched in
this country, the factories blown up by her
Eagents, the millions spent in propaganda
Ito turn our people against the government
iof the United States-plots unearthed by
1.-THE secret service, so far reaching, so gil
gantic that not even yet is it deemed ex-
Epedient to make the full details public
land the significance of President Wilson's
declaration that Prussian autocracy was
mot and could not be a friend of America,
becomes evident.
Thus the present sinking of our ships,
1.-THE murder of our people, are the least of
the problems between this country and
5tGermany-there is no doubt in the world
Ebut that Germany intended-and intends
Ia war of loot against us, even as in Pres
lident Wilson'S words, the present war was
determined upon as war used to be de-
termined upon III the old, unhappy days
when peoples were nowhere consulted by
their rulers, and wars were provoked and
waged in, the interest of dynasties or of lit
tie groups of ambitious men who were &C
customed to use their fellowmen as pawns
and TOOLS
1t was mastery speech, President Will
sons address of Monday to congress ask
ing that steps be taken to prosecute the
war which little group of ambitious men
in Germany has already begun to wage on
lus. Conceived in sincerity, it rang with
truth and its fine appeal to patriotism and
humanity 1eaped to the vast concourse and
thence to the four corners of the country
limbuing the nation with the divine af-
Eflatus
There is one choice we cannot make
1--WE are incapable of making" the president
declared. 1--WE will not choose the path oil
submission and suffer the most sacred
lights of our nation and our people to be
IGNORED or violated. The wrongs against
which we now array ourselves are no com
mon wrongs, they cut to the very roots O.
human life"
Friendship has failed; diplomacy ha
lfai1ed; breaking relations has failed
Harmed neutrality has failed-remains only
lone way for us to vindicate our rights
harmed defense. No one questions our mo
Etives-even a hypocritical kaiserism knows
full we'll, while it is quilting splendid anc
la suffering people, that the United State
has no thought of conquest, territorial ex
pansion, or. indemnity. Because this nation
has been sincerely DESTROYS of peace, it ha
for months-yea, for years-enduret
greater humiliation than any country ha
yet suffered from an equal without resent
nent But if this was weakness from al
international point of view, it is a strength
from a moral standpoint, for when Amer
lea determines war it is because the who'll
peop1e-not a little group of ambition
men-see that it is unavoidable Righ
here lies the fundamental difference be
tween democracy and autocracy-tha
whereas the German people are fighting
for their kaiser, Americans are fighting 70
themselves.
Germany has already brought the wa
to u.s. We have seen our dead. We hav
looked into the future And with a gla,
shout the nation will rally to the presi
dents cal1sto Join forces with the allie
against the common enemy of mankind
for us as he said, in one of those happ,
flashlights that photograph the huma,
sou, ''the day has come when America
privileged to spend her blood and he
might for the principles which gave he
I birth and happiness, and the peace whic
/ IS, lee measured"