Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-04-07

plottings of inner circles who could
plan what they would and render ac-
count to no one would be a corruption
seated at its very heart. Only free
peoples can hold their purpose and
their honor steady to common end
prefer the interests OF mankind to
any narrow interest of their own.
Does not every American feel hat
hope for the future peace of the world
by the wonderful and heartening
things that have been happening in
Russia.
Russia was known by those who
knew it best to have been always in
fact democratic at heart in all the
vital habits. of her thought, in all the
intimate relationships of her people
that spoke their natural instinct, their
habitual attitude towards life
THE autocracy that crowned the
suIlit of her political structure, long
as it had stood and terrible as it was
the reality of its power was not in fact
Russian in origin, character or pur
pose, and now it has been shaken off
the great, generous Russian people
have been added in all their native
majesty and might to the forces that
are fighting or freedom in the world
for justice and for peace Here is .
fit partner for league of honor.
"One of the hings that has served
to convince us that the Prusian auto
'cracy was not and could never be oui
friend is that from the very outset
of the presen war it has filled our un'
suspecting communities, and even our
offices OF government with spies and
set criminal intrigues everywhere
afoot against our national unity OF
council, or peace within or without
our industries and our commerce.
Indeed it is now evident that its
spies were here even before the wal
began it is unhappily not a mat
ter fconjecture but a fact proved
in our courts of Justice that the in
trigues which have more than once
come perilously near disturbing the
peace and dislocatng he industries OF
the country have been carried on al
the instigation, with the support, ant
even under the personal direction O,
official agents OF the imperial govern
ment accredited to the government OF
the United States.
Even in chec.ling these things arc
trying to eXtirpate them we have
sought to put the most generaus in
depreciation possible upon them be
cause we knew that their source la,
not in any hostile feeling or purpose
of the German people towards us
(who were no doubt as ignorant OF
them as we ourscelves), but only il
the selfish designs of a government
that did what it pleased and told its
people nothing
But they have played their par
in serving to convince us at last tina
that government entertains no real
friendship for us, and means to act
against our peace and security at it
convenience, That it means to stii
up enemies against us at our yer.
doors, the Intercepted note to the Ger
man minister at Mexico City is elo-
quent evidence.
I'VE are accepting the challenge OF
hostile purpose because we know in
such a government, following such
methods we can never have friend
and that in the presence of its or
ganized power always lying in wait
to accomplish if not now, it purpose
there can be no assured security for
the democratic governments OF the
world.
"We are now about to accept the
gage Of battle with this natural foe
to liberty and SHALL if necessary
spend the whole force of the nation
to check and nullify its pretensions
and its power. We are glad now that
we see the facts with no veil of false
pretense about them to fight thus foi
the ultimate peace of the world and
for the liberation of its peoples the
German people included, for the righs
of nations great and small and the
privilege of men everywhere to choose
their way of life and of obedience.
The world must be made safe for de
mocracy Its peace must be planted
upon the trusted foundations of po-
litical liberty.
I'VE have no selfish ends to serve