The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-29
A WHOLLY JUST CAUSE.

War, as the United States surrey
must, and will. her subjects as a
whole have entertained many mis-
givings and forehand regrets. How
ever, these are, and have for some
time, been daily disappearing in con-
templating the many brutalities of
the Germans as people, Their ever
recurring ferccity On all occasions t.
ward their antagonists, and the il
dignities continually heaped up
against this country. Men, women
and children murdered on the high
sea! Think of it! View it as you
VIII, that is only the truth, for what
nation has the right to fire upon and
sink neutral vessels bearing passcn-
GERS, without warning and without
visi. and search? None, of course.
And Germany presumes that privilege
only through her self-fancied right
of might.
But now a new power enters the
arena. We as a nation believe that
will bring the great war to a more
speedy close, and as we shorten the
struggle we will help in alternating
the suffering of hungry and bleed
ing nations. This should furnish a
source of palliation to the more
timid of heart, and it should be truly
more than source of satisfaction
that we join in arms with a brand
new republic-and in a cause that
will doubtless see the birth of yet
another republic. for autocracy in
Europe IS tcttering on its throne.
Our cause, as you will see, is not
lacking in worth. In fact, it is
wholly just.
And again. What of Germany's
ambition to Germanize the world?
What would that mean for the United
States and many other progressive
democratic nations? How pleased
would the trustful (?) old Kaiser be
could he exercise power over all the
nations that are now arrayed in bat
tie against his thone. Has not Ger
many terrorized those weaker nations
N her border? and at will despoiled
those that dared to show sympathy
for and exercise friendly relations to-
ward the Allies? Has she not sought
by all means fair and otherwise to
enlist other nations against the
United States? Certainly she has
And her final effort in this direction
sfter learning that China not only
looked upon her with distrust bu'
With animosity, was to seek to leae
, Japan to break with the Allies ant
ioin Mexico in war on the United
States. How would you like Ger
-oany as q neig!,bor to the South
. Yell, that's what it would have mean
had Japan Joined in this we'll lait
ROT, for Germany already has 9
, strcag hand in the affairs of Mexico
, rs recent developments have conclu
. sively shown.
The Central Powers will, of course
| go down in defeat, and now that tn
United States is preparing to TAX
cart in The gigantic struggle that de
feat will no doubt be fastened. Blu
the big thorn in the flesh with Ger
many and her allies to-day is tn
new republic of Russia. The Czarin
. shat was is Emperor Williams sists1
!. md the deposed Gar is himself o
7nven-eiohts German blood, ane
aside from these ties to their neigh
scr to the west, nearly the entir
bureaucracy of Russia was pro-Ge,
nan in sentiment. Does the reade
not remember that whole armies wer
surrendered to the Germans withou
the firing of a gun? And these ar
:; the things that have given rise to tn
overthrow of the Cars throne.
Just as Germany organized he
4 forces in Russia, just so has sh
p Striven to organize her forces here
v the United States, and against til
l. United States. What of her counties
6. spies here in America? What of tt
70 blowing up of our munition factorie
a loaded freight vessels, wharves an
IN the like? What of the sacrificing {
Il the lives Of over 200 Americans
A. torpedoing merchant ships witho1
t. warning? Is our cause not just?
d The Navy will be our first line I
J. defense. Recognizing this, the Pre-
Is dent has signed an executive ord
directing that the authorised e
listed strength of the Navy be i
creased to $1,000. Since Congre
:, recently authorized an increase
- the enlistment of the Navy there h
:. been added $500 men. More a
- needed to man the new ships al
$ ships in reserve that are daily bell
NC placed in commission. Secreta
al Daniels has issued his call for the
ry recruits, and the young men of fir
e, America will respond to it-for o
an cause is wholly just one, is f
he freedom and opposed to autocracy.