The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-27
GtRAR0 ASKS
WILSON SUPPORT.
FORMER AMBASSADOR TO GER,
MANY URGES NATION TO
STAND BY WILSON.
GERMANS HATE !, 5,
Military Caste Hates the Very Name
Of America Diplomat Declared Last
Night at Annual Dinner Of Newspa-
per Publishers.

New York, April 27.-James w. Ge-
rard. formerly American ambassador
to Germany, appealed last night to the
entire country to stand by President
Wilson and to urge congress to pass
the administration bill for universal,
obligatory military service. He de-
clared that he knew that if Germany
had won either a draw or a victory in
the war she would have attacked the
United States, regardless of whether
America had entered the war. Mr..
Gerard was speaking at the annual
dinner of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association. He said
Let no man, be he rich or poor,
laborer, farmer, miner, manufacturer,
business man, or whatever his occupa-
tion, or in what interior part Of the
country he may live, believe that this
is not his war. The lives and safety
of himself and his family and the
preservation OF his property and the
right to enjoy the fruits of his labor
or industry depend upon its success
full outcome. There is no outrage that
would not be perpetrated upon us II
we lost; and no citizen or section
would be immune.
1--WE are at war with government
possessing the greatest military ma
chine the world has ever seen, and
which believes irrespective Of Am
erican opinion on the subject not on
" that the only effective way to wage
modern war is by universal obligatory
military service, but that force is the
only thing to be regarded.
For Universal Service.
"To adopt at the outset universal
obligatory military service would be
to deal the morals Of our enemies a
staggering blow and demonstrate at
the outset that we are in this war to
win.
And do not forget that to deal this
blow at once may save countless Am
erican lives.
"On the other hand, to hesitate, to
discuss, to dispute, or to reject uni
versal military service and adopt the
volunteer system is to give aid and
comfort to the enemy by convincing
him that we are not in earnest
The president made every effort
to keep the peace, but peace or any
thing else in this world is worth moth
ing if bought or kept at the price o.
honor.
"The German military caste hates
the very name OF America. know
that If we had remained out of this
war we would have been attacked by
Germany If the war had then endeC
in either a draw or German victory
Il have heard that people in the in
terror of our country, in our grea
middle west, are apathetic-do not be
lieye that war with a European pow
er would affect them | do believ
this The people of the middle ives
are too intelligent to believe that,
German submarines ruled the seas
their prosperity would not be touched
that il German army landed in Mex
co and armed and led force to tn
north that the middle west would sc
off scot free. An army which meet
no opposition can 20 far and a tribut
levied on a bloCkaded country mus
be paid by all.
knowing the mind and might
Germany as | have for the past Nv
and a half years. / appeal 10 the entil
country. not only as a patriotic dul
but as an absolute necessary measul
OF self.preseryation TO stand by II
president and urge the passage of II
administration bill for universal obli
atory military service