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Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05

Much praise is due the corps Of
heroic firemen whose valiant services
Saturday morning prevented the spread
of IRE which threatened the Main
street business district and destroyed
the stationery rooms Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway,
Their splendid work was forcibly
emphasized by the utterly unfavorable
conditions in which they were forced
to operate. The thermometer regis
tered almost zero, making flrc-flghting
possibilities extremely difficult, while
the congested district in which the
flames were raging greatly hampered
the application OF relief measures.
But In the face of this situation
these men handled themselves in a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05
America Is Now Awake.


President Wilson gave yesterday the
only answer that could he given hon
orably to the German governments
last arrogant and brutal note. -
President Wilson has met Germany's
challenge fatty and squarely. What
ever faith he may still have in Ger
manys Discrimination to force war on
the United States-to leave unfulflied
her threat to resume tndiscriminate
submarine warfare on neutrals and
ncomhatants--he has now put il be-
yond the power OF the United states
TO debate Automatically any longer the
Il gality of Germanys acts With the
dismissal of Ambassador Won Bern
storn and the recall of Ambassador
Gerard the Issue between the United
States and Germany is finally made
up. The first overt act on Germany's
part in violation OF the pledges given
by her In the diplomatic settlement
reached after the Sussex incident viii
be the signal for war 80 II war
must come-not by out act but by
Germany's-we should welcome It. We
have righteous cause--a cause for
which we fought a century ago. and
against much greater odds. Its right
eousness Will exalt and unity the ma
ton. And no nation of the first rank
is more in need just now OF being ex-
allied and unified than is the United
States.-New York Tribune.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05

President Wilson has met the expecta-
lions of the nation. He has demon
strated to the world that the United
states is ready at any cost to vindiGate
the rights of it's people. The
presidents decision to refuse any fur
Their parleyings is proof to the Ameri-
can people that in this greatest Of
crises the honor and dignity of the
United States are safe in the presidents
hands. The whole country will stand
with him in maintaining a position that
is unassailable in justice and In equity,
If war shall engulf u.s. as II has
already overwhelmed half the world
the responsibility will rest not upon
the United States. but upon those, who.
after fair warning, shall persevere In
course which violates every principle
of international law. every dictate of
humanity .-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
We Are One Nation In Unity.
The American people stand solidlv
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05
LIQUOR BUSINESS Says EVERYWHERE

Surely the liquor business Is sag
ging everywhere. Better public SEN
timent is bearing fruit in the closing
u saloons and decreasing the sale
u ardent spirits. The American Is
Due. In It's current issue. gives some
striking figures bearing On this sub
Net II says;
Nearly 1000 retail liquor dealers
and more than 700 wholesale liquor
dealers went permanently out OF busi-
ness during the fiscal year OF l916.
while thirty distilleries. forty brew
cries and twenty-nine rectifera shut
up shop for keeps
The slump In the selling end ~ the
business continues According 10 the
repor. OF the commissioner Of inter
nal revenue. the special tax income
xrom retail dealers during tho arst
three months Of the fiscal year 1917
decreased more than 10 per cent from
the record OF the frst three months
Of the fiscal year 1915. the amount In
cash decrease being f1ss8s513.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05
In Defense of Our Rights.

President Wilson refuses 10 believe
that Germany VIII pay no regard to
ancient friendship, to her own solemn
obligations, to the commands of law,
justice and humanity. But the warn
ing follows. II his confidence IN the
sobriety of Germany and her prudent
foresight of what she is bringing upon
herself should prove to be unfounded
he Will ask congress for authority Ito
use any means that may he necessary
Tor the protection OF our seamen and
cur people in the prosecution and their
peaceful and legitimate errar DIS on the
high seas" That will be war. the au-
thority he will ask for will be to make
war, war for the defense "of the I'M
doubted rights of our people" and the
tmmemorial principles our government
has always maintained. He takes 1t
for granted that ''all neutral govern
ments will lake the same course"
only actual overt acts" on the part
Of Germany. says the president. can
! make him believe that Germany would
20 to the length Of giving us that
fatal provocation. Already an overt
act ia reported, the sinking of the
American steamer Housatonic If II
shall appear. when the facts are fully
made known, that the vessel was the
+
without warning and without pro-
vision for the safety of her company
that act will remove the presidents
doubt It viii he conclusive a 6 TO Ger
many's purpose. il will add to an al
| ready perilous situation the last degree
Of gravity
( The res onse TO the presidents ad-
dress has been immediate It has been
made with one voice. He has the
support OF a united people he will
have II in whatever measures he may
/ 1rd it necessary TO take. With re-
spect to the conflict raging in Europe
there has been, as was natura some
division of opinion in this country. AS
/ Te ourselves come within the shadow
OF war. there can he no division of
0}1nion or of loyalty. Citizens of the
United States OF whatever race or
origin will be loya! to their govern
Tent, they will sustain It. They can
/ take no other course. for If we must
make war IL will be war in defense Of
our rights, our lawful rights, trampled
upon by Germany. She is the wrong
docr, she Is the aggressor, and no
American can falter in support of the
government when II rcsists assault
uaon American rights and American
liVcs--New York Times
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05

Should this proportionate decrease
run throughout the year (and there
is every indication that It will). the
report OF Commissioner Osborn for
1917 will be even a sadder document
for the vets than that just issued
The number of retail dealers who
paid the tax for dealers in spirits de-
creased last year 5,751. and those with
only malt liquor licenses decreased
1929 Wholesale dealers In spirits
decreased 17S, while beer wholesalers
lost SAB Of their number, total Of
72l.
The total number Of brewers pay
ing a special tax in 1915 was 1.345.
and IN 1916 1t was 1913, decrease
OF thirty-two Some of those brew
ers who went out OF business con-
trolled moro than one plant, which
accounts for the apparent dizcrep-
ancy between the showing of the ta-
Bile and the fortnight statement by
Commissioner Osborn, IN the intro
duction Of his report. that forty brew
cries had shut down during the year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05

~ 3,"' 7eS''t W.T.
~ nov nchleereht people We
'1lt.i N7ItIHe nor coVet"us- We
,t o"t'e tFe,ytnlng IN our power TO
f,p ~ ~ Wv Eu'ol,ean war. our
~ pg1i illce mas gone tar beyond the
tiad ~ oN''ee.'" IONS OF Germany
- no do,h, ~. 80 reNelset' mere
H. oo'pt lhaf Germany would have
,"i I" "aI on 'ne tnlted states
W.. "So. bul me last note or Ger
80, ~ ne p.eslaeHt iott us no alter
i,' ~ issue rom het many .effenees
t.,,,,,,,a i'''S,' dSl"e rom her threat To
'rah'Pie upon our rightr on the high
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05
ONLY DEFENSE OF RIGHTS OF PEOPLE,
WISH TO SERVE NO SELFISH END

/ feet public sentiment. and they stand
as the voice of one man in support of
Mr, Wilson. There is nc clamor by
the people for war on the contrary.
they want peace, but 1t must be an
honorable peace and seIf-respect
Germany must decide what the result
will be.
The New York Herald. discussing
the proba of war and what 1t
would mean, says;
should war come, the American
people will have the satisfaction of
knowing that whatever may be the
trend Of military events. their cause
is Joined with that OF nations fighting
as clearly on the side Of civilization
and humanity as ever nations fought
There has been a strong sentiment
in this land for league Of nations to
promote or enforce peace Such y
league is found ready made and 70
hand. Il is a league of great peoples
aghtins for freedom and for liberty;
lighting defensive fight for the great
principles for which this nation stands
fighting a fight against the hellish
militarism that seeks TO destroy lib
erty and freedom and TO fasten upon
the world the doctrine that might
makes right that the king with the
largest military force rules by virtue
OF a partnership with Cod and is
given thereby the power to enforce
his will upon the world, II war
comes, It will be through no wish or
desire of the American people. but
! by the act Of government repre-
senting autocraey and beat upon fast
ening the autocratic principle upon
the world at the cost Of all that men
have fought for of all that men hold
/ dear"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05

II ever a situation demanding A
oFeak IN friendly relations was forced
upon ono country by another, it is
that which Germany, with seeming
ueioefat eness, has forced upon the
nited States. Every honorable en-
deavor and every peaceful effort con-
Slstent with proper insistence upon
our legitimate entitlements has been
exhausted to secure from Germany
recognition of our rights as neu-
trail, respect for our interests as an
innocent bystander and some meas
ure of regard for international law
and the laws of humanity in the con-
duet of warfare on the seas. Pa
tlence under conditions constantly be-
coming more and more intolera BILE
mas long since been carried to q point
where 1t ceased to be a virtue Amer
ican citizens, many of them women
and children. have been done to death
in the most foul and dastardly man.
ner, in wanton disregard Of the es-
tablished laws of nations and the uni
versally recognized rules of civilized
warfare. Pledges to desist from the
practices at once unlawful and in
human, disregardful of neutral inter-
ests and contemptuous Of neutral
rights. have been given and then re-
pudlated as mere scraps OF paper"
And lastly comes the bald fiat dec
laration that from now on Germany.
in the prosecution of her submarine
activities, will recognize no law but
the law Of opportunity and necessity,
that the exigencies of the occasion
will alone determine and limit her ac-
tions. In such circumstances, longer
forhearance on the part of the United
states, amounting, as 1t would. to su-
pine submission to German arrogance
and German defiance. would be in
toit rahle and unthlnkable.
Whether the righteous resentment
shown by tho United States is sever
Ing. diplomatic relations will stop with.
mat or be. carried 10 the point Of ac-
tuat war, is squarely up to Germany.
We are not Il militarist nation We
nave not sought war. and We are not
seeking 1t now. ON the contrary. we
] ave done everything short OF sacri- !
icing the national honor to avoid Ii. |
FURTHER concessions we can not make |,
without FORGETTING our own self-re-
spect, justly mourning the sscorn and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05

deriston of the outside world and in
wiling trespasses upon our rights and
interests by any and every foreign
power inclined SO to attempt If the
only alternative to that l. war, then
let war come. cost what II may The
stand Of the United states IL a stand
not only for American rights. but for
International law and humanity II
should and Will be maintained at all
hazards.
America is New Awake.
The blood Of the citizen who is first
OF all things an American pulses moro
firmly and proudly this morning. Iiis
government has at last spoken the
voice of the nation. He can now hold
his head upright and thank God and
he president for tn" old-fash oned
American perpendicularitY Of IT =
Let the memory Of long continued
paltering with a plain duty be buried
As deep are our dead beneath thu.
seas; and let us join in thauksgivinE
this sunday morning that whatcEcr the
consequences of C;crmanY's mad enter
prize may be. whatever the future may
have in store Tor US as the custodlans
and champions Of neutral rights on tho
ocean highways. America is now awake
and ereet.-New York Sun
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05

the new project. and have endeavored
70 meet the peoples wishes in the
quickest and most reasonable man
ner A disagreement over the pro-
posed removal IF tracks from jackson
ward. In order TO divert the IIenrico
line 10 Barton Heights, was readily ad-
iusted ~ the company. removing the
last cause for contest and dispute.
Now the passage Of the ordinance,
which - promised tonight. remains
the only step to be takun before work
can be begun and relief brought 70
the rap dly growing and prorper9ux
Moth side section
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05
FIREMEN DUE MUCH PRAISE.

most creditabl manner. and deserve
much honor at the hands Of the cit-
zens of Richmond. With the water
freezing to their clothes and the spray
from the hose filing the street with
ice almost instantaneously, the fremen
went through with the task. demon
strating their splendid ability and the
excellent manner In which they can
conduct their work under most ad-
verse circumstances.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05

We do not desire any hostile
conflict with the imperial Ger
man government We are the
sincere friends Of the German
people and earnestly desire 10
remain at peace with the gov
eminent which speaks for them.
We shall not believe that they
are hostile TO us unless and until
we are obliged to believe II, ard
we purpose nothing more than
the reasonable defense of the
nndoubted rights Of our peo1le.
We wish to serve no selfish ends.
These words, spoken In congress
~ President Wilson In announcing
the severance Of diplomats relations
with Germany. express the sentiment
II the people OF America. We do
not want war with Germany: we sim
ply mean, as the president trulz- says,
70 make reasonable defense Of the
rights OF our people Mr.. Wilson.
representing the whole people OF this
great country. has been patient and
has gone 10 the utmost lengths tc
avert war; but, If the clash must
come, the people will be found sup
porting the president heartily and
without division.
I'VE seek merely 10 stand true alike
IN thought ard In action to the i'm.
mortal principles OF our people, t.
vfndicate our right to liberty ant
Justice and an unmolested life" Is th'
lofty sentiment OF the presi dent wht
adds that these ARE the bases O
peace, not war" True and we'll said
The v'rginian devotes considerable
space this morning to extracts from
leading papers discussing the preei
dents course with respect to Ger
many. These, we think fairly re
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05

other quarters was most threat
ching There was a professed
intention 10 assert state rights
REGARDLESS of The national inter-
Csts and engagements.
Nor was tho motive behind the
anti-Japaneso land ownership bills
wholly honest any more than ~
was in California in 1918. when
a similar measure was aban-
doned. IT did not relate to land
alone. To a large extent It was
grounded in the resentment OF
white labor: in some degree ii
spranG from the political activi-
ties Of alien-hatinG demagogues,
and "a a certain extent II was due
to the greed of class which
hoped by dispossessing present
holders Of land TO acquire their
highly improved property at small
cost
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05

More than one of these pur-
poses being In direct violation of
our treaty with Japan. it IS nat
ural that that country should feel
almost as keenly on the subject
as we do with relation TO unre-
stricted submarine warfare. II
we are jealous of our own rights
we are under an obligation TO be
no less considerate of the rights
Of other nations. The local pre-
judices of the Pacific coast cam
not be permitted TO outweigh the
primary interests of the United
States or to cloud the honesty or
its policies. We have an open
question with Japan as to immi-
grafton, citizenship and property,
but 1t is not urgent, and the
proper way to adjust il is by nego-
tiation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05
War the NcSt Stcn.

me particular Significance OF this
statement by the president is that he
WIZ wait for Germany to break the
peace. He puts tho case souarelv on
me basis OF the pledge given in the
Sussex case and The present with
drawai of that pledge, excused hv
Germany on the ground of tustifvine-
change in the situation as between he
central powers and the entente allies
change that the United States cannot
recognize as warrant for any with
dra"al from an obligation formally
ackro" ledged and relied up9n nv This
government as binding.
United States Is greater and gravef
ihan the mere Withdrawal OF the
piedge given In shs> Sussex case s,.tf,
Withdrawal would only put her in
position TO renew her original plan Of
warfare which was solely against
enemy ships. with the warning sng
eeftion that neutral vessels p!vif,se Ger.
tam prescribed waters might risk in
jury or destruction through being mis-.
taken for beliigerents. Germany,s
new oHense consists in an unheard OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05
FOR BETTER CAR SERVICE.

Tonight the city council will re-
ceive the completed ordinance pre-
scrtbing a rerouting OF street cars T.
Barton Heights and Glnter Park,
whereby The schedule Will be made
quicker and better connections ef-
fccted- The matter has been under
hre for many months, and Il is with
much satisfaction that citizens Of the
ssections Interested receive assurance
that the measure viii he passed mir
out opposition
The virginia Railway and Power
COMPANY has made g number OF gen
erous concessions 70 Inc azttators Il
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05
AMERICA AND JAPAN.

Oregon. in cropping the aati-aI!cn
land ownership bill dire ted especially
~ the japanese, aFain y7e,ded 20 The
49, counsel OF our STATE department.
Nhose wishes oouie not b lightly dis
Seo1rdeds The reznenstx~asce- u7eco bs
snasof Borah could hardy be g
SMOred. Idaho will pretty @ lpjy
'4al1cw the same course Us her ~ ator
- likewise beer appealed to y the
ktcnai government to tn and in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05

II was the only course 10 pursue Ths
entire nation is behind the president 70
the step he has seen fit to take. ard
the entire nation win he behind him
IN any further step that may grow oat
Of the decision. Breaking of re-
iations does not mean war. But 1t
means business. II means that Ger
many is again warned. In the most en-
phatic way short OF actual hoStilties,
that tho rights Of Z great neutral cou0-
try cannot he wantonly infrinsed, 800
Chicago Herald
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05
The Country With wilson.

What the future VIII bring forth no
one can say. Americans generally.
like the president. VIII cling to the
hope that Germany will yer abandon
her announced intentions to sink and
STAY like common pirate. Even 10
German minds overheatca Ky the
tragedy of this war. there must come
a reaction when confronted With the
evidence that the entire civilized world
is against them. that the entirc world
recolls with horror from Their present
proposal. Surely that must have sig
nitcance 20 them, even IN thctr pros
ont state of feeling. But II the worst
comes, If war is declared. this coun
try must enter upon that war with a
seriousness as deep as its purpose is
hlgh. We may hope that the folly
OF the German attempt viii be made
apparent within short time, but we
must prepare for all emergencies. Our
military and naval perpetrators must
take INTO consideration every con-
-hngencS. CHt home affairs must be
put in order WI should be unwlse 10
underrete The strength Of an antsro1-
list, beset AS he Is. who is apparentlv
ready to destroy himself IL no can III
the same time destroy tho rest of the
civilized world The more thoroughly
VIC prepare the more quickly the end
will come.
The whole country will sympathiza
with woodrow Wilson in the apparent
ending of the hopes that he ana the
American peopje have entertained that
he might act the part of mediator be-
tween the warning nations His recent
enorts to secure q consideration of
peace terms take on new significance
IN the lght OF present events They
constitute last attempt to avert the
present crisis But the eternal truths
which he submitted in his S, czech to
the senate viii not die with their ut
terance. Ihey may yet guide the world
TO durable peace And to President
"hsoh the American people can now
say as Ieorg" Washington wrote to
president Adams when a conflict with
france Threatened, Satisfied, there
tore, that You have sincerely wished
and endeavorcd 10 avert war, and ex-
hausted 10 the last drop the cup of
Recommendation, We can with pure hearts
appeal TO Heaven for the Justice of
our cause and may confidently trust
me hnai result TO that kind Providence
VINO has heretofore and so ften sig
naliy favored the people of these
1hlted states baltimore Sun.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05
NATION SOLIDLY WITH WILSON
IN THE BREAK WITH GERMANY

Now that the break has come and
German ruthlessness has made IT
necessary for this government, in sns-
tanning the honor and dignity of the
hited States, to sever diplomatic re-
latons with the German government.
we can stili say in the proud words
OF the presidents address = congress
Yesterday that we wish TO serve no
selfish ends. We seek merely to stand
true alike in thought ana action TO
the immemor!al principles Of our peo-
pic. And these. as he fgulv Said IRE
The bases OF peace. not war
If war now comes It Is not of our
making. We shall not provoke ii by
numbering helpless German noncom-
batants or by destroying German
property or by prociaiming maritime
anarchy. Even with diplomatic re-
lations severed as final protest
against barharism Germany eaa still
have peace with the United States by
recognizing the elementary rights OF
neutrals and returning to the rules
OF cruiser warfare. There need be no
war unless Germany commits an overt
act OF war, and II the German gov
eminent has not given itself over com
pteteiy TO military madness there Is
still time for it to withdraw from the
precipice.-New York World
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05

The Dalton Citizen puts the world
on notice that it's editor is going te
unload the contents of a shotgun on
the next man caught stealing from
its coal pile. We feel Hike giving the
our onion chard-ExchanRe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05

widening of the blockade and n threat
against neutral shipping Of intentional
destruction which has no possible war
rant IN international law ana which is
a lnonstrous violation Of the principles
~ nMm4nItN.-M Ashington S.ar