The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-04-12
WE FIGHT FOR LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE WITHOUT COUNT.
ING THE COST.

II Is just nineteen years ago TINS
month since our country was thrilled
nv a call to~ arms To make war upon
another European nation whose des-
potic rule almost within sight of our
shores had aroused the righteous
wrath OF the American people to
pitch that nothing could appease
short of the expulsion of Spanish
tyranny from the western hemisphere
forever, We had pacifists then, just
as we have them now, but the wave
Of patriotism that swept over the
country In support of the lamented
Mckinley drowned their seditious
voices and drove them into oblivion,
'1unwept unhonored and unsung.'
The same merited ana inglorlous fate
awaits those who today in congress
and out of it, refuse to support the
president, the chosen leader and
spokesman for the American people,
in his purpose to defend American
honor protect American citizens In
their rights, and to use the power OF
the great republic to demolsh the.
last stronghold of autocracy in Eu-
rope.
We are told in insulting terms by
the German press that gold is our
god. and this slanderous sentiment Is
voiced by the few opponents of the
government in congress who attempt
10 Justify their position by charging
that we have been driven into war
with Germany by munition manufact-
urers, Wall street and subsidized
press. The same base charges were
made when we declared war against
Spain; that we were driven into 1t by
the money changers" by the manu-
facturers of war supplies, and by
host Of other interests who hoped to
reap large profits by taking advantage
OF the nations unpreparedness.
What was the answer to these
charges made to conceal cowardice
and sedition?
Ii is found in the flag floating over
the republic of Cuba, placed there by
the unselfish valor of American sol
d.ers and sailors and protected for all
time by the government that gave
independence to the people of the is
land.
II is found in the far away Philip
pine islands, where the stars and
stripes inspired hope in the breasts |
Of an oppressed people, and which |
has since brought to them realza-
ton of that hope in home rule |
health and sanitation, education, re-
ligious freedom, and in few years will |
give them absolute political indeDend |
ence.
In these will be found the spirit of |
the answer to the reasonable charges
directed at the government by the |
opponents of war with Germany We
have entered the war to secure justice
and liberty for our own people, and
to use the limit of our resources. both
men and money. in cooperation with
the allies, to crush the menace of
militarism in order to prepare the /
way for the establishment in Europe
of representative government of the
people. for the people and by the peo-
pie" such as we enjoy.
The accomplishment of these pur-
poses win be our answer to the paci-
fist charge that greed for gold Is the
controlling influence back Of our
declaration of war against Germany. /,
Then will the flag return to our
peaceful shores with a new and
greater glory added to its spotless
folds.
When we declared war against
Spain there We're grave and well /,
grounded apprehensions that other
and more powerful nations of Europe
would Join issues with the enemy,