The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-23
BY Herman HagedOrn
of the Vigilantes

the kaiser. The rest are all the slaves
and tools of England.
Only the Wilful Twelve and a handful
of pacifists meet with Mr. Viereck's ap.
proval. Senator LaFollette is the "Con.
the nations greatest pillar of democra.
cy. Ex-senator Works, who manfully
opposed war to the last" is quoted with
appreciation when he declares that 1--WE
dishonored ourselves by declaring war
without adequate reasonable cause"
and jeremiah OLeary, we are tole,
voices the convictions of the average
American" The only English language
newspapers quoted with approval are
the New York Evening Mail" the New
York American" the Call" the zap
peal TO Reason" and the Gaelic Amer
lean"
why are we at WARP" cries Mr.
Viereck. Nobody knows apparently
Everybody has a different hypothesis.
Perhaps Lord Northcliffe will enlighten
our ignorance in view of his arrival to
take personal charge of his newspa.
pers"
In discussing a certain speech Of
Secretary Lanes, Mr. Viereck contin.
ues:
"The secretary let's out the secret that
has puzzled so many. Why are we a.
war? The answer is simplicity itself
We are at war to fight Mahomet The
world Of Christians come again face 70
face with the world of Mahomet, who
willed to win by force.
I'VE are fighting the world Of
Mahomet Welcome tidings indeed for
the Mohammedan subjects of Great
Britain, Russia. France and the United
States. We are fighting for Christianity
Inspiring news indeed for the Jewish
subjects of the allied nationsl When
the Mikado reads the speech of our
secretary what grim smile will light
up his features OF course, the secretar1
marshals up other reasons. He resuscl-
tates the Lusitania, although the gov
ernment of the United States did no:
regard the sinking Of the British auxi,.
iary cruiser laden with ammunition u
as cause Of war. We are at war be
cause Of Belgium'-the Belgium conspi-
ing against Germany, in spite Of her
pledge Of neutrality. Because Of France
glorious golden France although Ger
many offered not to attack France, II
France remained neutral. Because Of
England from whom came the love OF
traditions, standards Of life, and inher
ent love OF civilization which we call
lAnglo-SaxOn civilization Here the Sc.
retary grows almost lyrical. We must
recall that the secretary of the interior
is one of the British.born members OF
the presidents cabinet. Otherwise, he
would remember that Germany Offered
safety 10 both Belgium and France, Il
England would agree not to draw the
sword. England even refused TO name
the conditions under which she would
remain neutral.
"We are at war Mr.. Lane contin
ues, because Of Russia'-New Russia
but Russia has declared unmistakably
that she wants peace. Because Of othe.
peoples with their rising hope that the
world may be freed from the govern
ment of soldiers What a pity that We
d must conscript ten million Americans
TO bring about the result. And who are
those peoples? Is the secretary refer
ring TO Ireland. to India, to South Afri
ca. to Quebec, TO Finland, to Ukrainih
TO Lithuania, to Poland. to EgypP j.
he referring 10 the attempt TO bend
the German provinces OF ElsassLoth
ringen under the Gallic yoke? Perhaps
his reference was 20 Greece? To China
you tink 'py tam and licks you again
for dot"
Cement Courier: a smile is a fine
instrument for melting the icy bar
riers that some time come between
good friends through misunderstand
ing. 4 sincere smile Is a language all
its own.
Mnburn News About the only diff
ference between the stone age and this
age is that finger nails are cleaner now
Man has not changed In nature. Hs
is stin brutal when stirred up and will
ing TO kill his brothers.
Wagner Record: II East 81. Loui.
could lust slip into the Mississippi
river and disappear from the face OF
the earth. the American people would
feel that they had been rid Of burn
ing disgrace.