The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-18

ing line; American money that has
gone to feed and clothe the soldiers of
our allies and to furnish them with
munitions. Bonar Law said that witt
out Americas financial aid the allies
were lost We furnished that financial
assistance. At the time l left Wash
ington we had loaned the allies ST.
465,000,OO0. Even if we never got a
penny of that back, it, would be money
we'll invested, for the allies are fight
ing our battles for us. They have been
fighting our battles for the last three
years while we sat back and, harvest
ed the fruits of their efforts; while we
in the world, $3,30O,0O0,0O0 in gold. If
we hadn't gone in and helped the al
lies, Germany would have won; would
have taken the great navies of Eng.
land, France and Italy, and would
have said to the soldiers Of the allies,
fresh from the trenches, There, across
the seas, is the richest nation in the
world. She has grown fat from this
war. Come with us, and we will make
that country pay for the war And
we would have had about as much
chance of resisting Germany in orr
recent state Of unpreparedness as the
lamb has of resisting the butcher.
And our cities, New York, Balti.
more, Boston, Philadelphia, Wash
ington, all accessible from the sea,
would have been at their mercy. The
combined British, French and Ger.
man fleets would be knocking at our
gates, taking our cities, and Germany
would have levied tribute that would
have been SO. great that the cities
never would have rid themselves Of
the Germans. And Germany would
have possessed the means Of forcing
payment"
Hostile World Attitude.
The attitude of the world toward
America prior to the entrance OF
this nation into the war was treated
at some length, and the speaker; re-
lated all experience some months
ago, when a Winnipeg citizen told
him that america was selfish,
that the British and the French
were fighting her battles, while she
was profiting,' That, said the speak
er, Was the sentiment abroad, and if
Germany had won and taken the
fleets of the entente countries, thou
sands of the entente soldiers would
have joined the forces to come
against this country.
World Domination, German Hope.
There can be no question in the
light of exposures made by the sec
rotary of state of the United States,
of the German purpose to dominate
the world. The actions of Count Won
Eernstorff, plotting against the
United States while enjoying the
protection Of the Stars and Stripes.
were cited in proof Of the German
plot. The recent cry for war on
Mexico because of alleged atrocities
in Mexico against American citizens
was laid to Bernstorff, just as his
plots to involve the United States
and Japan had been barred. The de-
mand for war on Mexico ceased when
Bernstorff was driven out 9of the
United States. The plot to disunite
American people even as Russians
have been disunited, was also taken
up.
when we hear people making
plea. for the right of free speech
let us stop and ask the question. of
ourselves: is that original or no
ton from some German
'6ernstorffs German Propaganda.
"The propaganda Of stories of
atrocities in Mexico, with news
papers and lecturers insisting that
We 20 to war with Mexico, ceased
when Bernstorff left this country"
Americas WORK Of preparation in
eight months of war was likened by
the speaker to the strides made by
Kitchener in organizing the British
army, which work required two
years More progress has teen made
by the United States in the eight
months than has ever been made be-
fore by any nation in the history of
the world, in the matter or organiza-
ton