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self What q noekery to the war
IS TINS must Be. Not even in the
days Of barharsm was there such a
record. What was the sin Of Belgi-
Tn? What treaty had she broken ?
Yet without an hours notice her
borders were invaded, her little army
driven TO the sea, her beautiful cities
RACED, her banks looted, her wells poi
soned, her women and children sent
into bondage to a foreign land, her
dikes opened, and, lately, her houses
Of worship, the very houses erected
for the worship of Him from whose
these autocrats claimed to receive
divine right to rule, these houses
Of worship were used as targets for
cannon. Holy fathers were impris-
oned and images of our Master were
shot to the ground.
Americans observed all this. but
hoped and prayed for a change. We
are a peace-loving people. We have
been content to develop our great nat
ural resources. We are mindful of
the Masters command that there
should be peace on earth, good will
toward men. Aye, his promise that
the meek should inherit the earth
We have been ~forbearing. We had in
mind the ancient friendship which cx-
listed between the German people and
our " people. The ties of friend
ship and sacred marriage bound the
people Of the two nations together,
but it became apparent that the mis-
guided rules Of Germany mistook our
patience for cowardice-our meekness
for fear. We were to receive the
same treatment other nations had re-
ceived at their hands. Our sacred
treaties were 70 be disregarded. Our
defenseless women and children were
to be murdered. Our i~ndissoluble and
inalienable rights TO traverse the seas
in peace were to be denied us. Our
commerce was to be restricted. Our
flag was to be insulted and treated
as a piece of calico.
"Then this great nation as one
end, regardless of race, coI1- or
creed, stood behind our leader, the
President, who spoke for us AMI cast
the die. God grant. ere our sword be
sheathed, a peace with profit may be
vouchsafed the naticns-not the r.of-
it that ean new territory, not in
demnity not that We may rule other
but the Ircfit that with give
freedom ard self-government
to all the sons Of mon.
Traitors Have Arisen
Some express surprise that a few
slackers and traitors have arisen 10
narass the President and the Govern
ment. History is merely repeating
Washington had the Loyal
lists to contend with, yet he is known
today as the Father of his Country
Lincoln had the Copperheads 10 op-
pose him, but today he is known. as
greatest ruler of men-the pre-
server of the Union. Wilson will
have the slackers and those who SYM
with the enemy, but history
point to him as the American
who made the world safe for DEM
ocracy.
Missouri is particularly free from
iiscord and dissension. As chief ex-
ecutive Of this great commonwealth
and spokesman for her citizens, / wish
10 say to the nation hat we are united
and ~inseperable. We believe the
is doing right and he has
our united and unrestrained support
regardless of political affiliations.
have found our German name and
descent in the forefront Of this loyal
and patriotic desire and purpose.
They realize that we are fighting for
that high ideal and love Of liberty
which drove such men as Daenzer.
Pulitzer, Schurz, Siegel, Preetorjus,
Rassieur and thousands of other lib
Germans to our shores.
"Our patriotic farmers have worked
lay and night to produce the most
oountiful crops in the history of the
State to supply food for the soldiers,
wool and cotton to clothe them; and
even now the delicious perfume from
he ripening harvest of millions of an
pie trees may be scented from the
-0zarks.
Our laboring men have worked
,o~ntentedly and in peace and have
ielved deep into the bowels of the
'arth to bring forth the cobalt, the
lickel, the lead and the zinc necessary
or shot and shell. The woodsmen
ave hewn from the Missouri forests
nc timbers necessary to build the
hips for which the President has j
Council of Defense Acts
Our Council Of Defense has raised ,
100000 from their own resources.
'hirty Of u most loyal citizens have d,
lyen unreservedly Of their time to !
ring about a thorough organization of
ne State, cooperating, co-ordinat- G
~ and modifying our vast resources S
the nations needs.
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