The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-06
RED. WHITE. AND BLUE BOOK

The Red, White. and Blue Book.
How the War Came to America"
has been issued by the Committee
on Public Information at Wash
ington. 1t is OF special interest to
holders of liberty bonds, as they
are assisting In financing the war.
1t is y document all students OF
this cOuntry's affairs should read.
It's contents are % pages of intro
ductory historical matter, with the
address of President Wilson to
the Senate on January %, 1917, and
his address to the joint session of
the Houses of Con gress on April 2
announcing the severance of diplO-
matte relations with Germany and
asking that state of war between
the United States and Germany be
recognized.
The traditional policy of the
United States, always strictly ad-
hercd to, in abstaining from any
entangling alliances and participa-
ton in European controversies is
set out ably, with citations of Incl
dents and documents in proof.
The position Of the United States
in the summer of 1914 is summar-
lied as fOllws:
Il. The Monroe doctrine.-We
had pledged ourselves to defend
the New World from Europen ag-
gression, and we had by word and
deed made it clear that we would
not intervene in any European dis
pute.
"2. The freedom of the seas.-If
every naval conference our influence
had been given in support of the
principle that sea law to be just
and worthy OF general res spect must
be based on the consent of the gov
erned.
"3. ArbitratiOn.-As we had Sc
cured peace at home by referring
interstate disputes to a Federal tri-
bunal, we urged similar settle
ment of international controversies.
Our ideal was permanent world
court. We had alredy signed arbi-
TRACTION treaties not only with great
powers which might conceiveably
attack us, but even more freely
with weaker neighbors in order to
show our good faith in recognizing
thee equality of all nations both
gre at and small
!The attitude Of this country to-
w ard Germany and the other ma
tt ons at war is evidenced by the
2 residents proclamation of neu-
trality and its reception by the
People. Questions which arose be
t ween the entente allies and the
United States involved only prop
'ery and property rights and were
f.covered by arbitration treaties.
Questions that arose between the
1leutonic allies and this country in
y'Olved irreparable loss of life, and
t through their refusal to make arbi-
t ration treaties were not subject to
c Ompulsory arbitration.
The course of the Imperial Ger
man Government in this country
and in Mexico and other countries
of this hemisphere, It's deceit secret
Vaccinations, and overt acts of
hostility are reviewed and the pa
thence and the forbearance of the
President and the American Gov
ernment demonstrated.
The pamphlet summarizes the
events leading to the entrance of
the United States into the war with
Germany. The exact condition of
affairs at the time of the delivery
of the Pesidents's war message is
set out and the course of the Presi-
dent and the Nation justified by
the recital of facts now known to
all.
The revolution In Russia, it is
said, made the course of the United
States much palmer and converted
the whole conflict into real strug-
gle that the world must be made
safe for democracy"