Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-27
PATRIOTISM AND
WAR DOMINANT
WITH PUBLISHERS
from putting forward their near
statesmen interviewed
Would Have Attacked Regardless.

from putting forward their near
statesmen interviewed
Would Have Attarked Regardless.
Referring 10 Germany military
ambitions before tho Var. Mr Ger
ard said Admiral Won Tirpitz had
openly advocated the seizure ~ the
coast of Flanders as a base Tor opera
lions against England and America
The Won Tirpitz party now Is In tho
,scoIdaucy he said Germans Of all
types. Mr. Gerard explained advo-
Gated bringing England 10 her knees
selling her navy end using British
WarshIps 20 operate against the
United States. thereby forcing this
country 10 pay all the expense OF the
conflict
ro placed emphasis ON tho Rus
sion situation and asserted that if
Russia withdraw from the war OF II
% acts iucffectIvely The United States
will he brought face 10 face with Ger
man autOcrncy
Major General Bridges declared
The soldiers OF England and France
would like 20 SEQ the stars and
Stripes lying besidetho rri-Color and
the Union Jack upon mo field OF bat
tlr
We came into the war in the
cause OF civilization 90 make 90 clear
90 the world that might was not
right" General Bridges said "Thc
chief reason that the allies so heart
ily welcome your great country into
the arena OF war 's that YOU SO"
things with our eyes and following
up the inestimable services YOU have
rendered us In tho past YOU are do
terminod 20 mobilize your vast re-
sources and 10 strike FOR the cause OF
liberty and 10 make the world de-
cent and m place 20 live in
ChnraCtcriles Juffrc.
~ spoke this morning With n great
soldier Field Marshal Joffre Ho Is a
man of whom it may be- said that he
saved the civilized world az the Bat
tic ~ the Marine I vas proud 20 think
that | had the honor az serving un
der him and that even in those early
dark days ~ the retreat from Mons
We felt confident that his genius
would stem the tide n invasion Now
II has turned. and French and Brit
ish soldiers. fighting shoulder 90
shoulder. are rolling back tho enemy
There rs fine old military
maxim which SAYS When IN doubt
march 20 the sound Of tho guns and
II Is there upon those fields OF battle
that We should like 10 see the man
hood OF our nation and 20 see tho
Stars and Stripes Fly beside tho Tri-
Color and the Union Jack
People over here expressed sur
prise that our friendship with the
French has stood the test ~ nearly
three wears Of war. but this Us not
surprising Tor tho war Is not % war
NJ roccs. but q war ~ ideals and We
arc lighting together against an arm
cd doctrine We love the French sol
diors and think the affection is mu-
tual widely different 1s We are ~
characteristics.
"a French ship will sink with the
band playing the Marselllalso. Will"
on o. British ship in a similar plight
the men will line upon deck and 90
to their death boy singing Upper
airy. say good bye Leicester Squar'.
But these mon understand each other
Won cannot beat such men OF 30 you
did they would mover know o.
Major General Leonard Wood. who
spoke briefly. said he hoped sooner
or later 20 be- serving with General
bridges on the French ,ron'
other speakers were y w Ro-
well. q member % the ontario legis-
hturr. Irwin s Cobb aud William
Hard