The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-03
BRITANNIA HALLS
GREAT REPUBLIC
"GREATEST BATTLE FOR FREE.
DOM THE WORLD HAS EVER
SEEM"
LONDON COMMENT 7
Standard Says Germany May Be Seek
ing Surrender to World or Stalking
All on Chance OF Starving England
Into Submission.

London, April 3, 1890 p. M Under
the heading, Brothers in Arms" the
Pail Mall Gazette says today of Pres.
ident Wilson's speech;
THE president frames the issue in
a setting calculated to stir the deep.
est emotions of the American people.
The Russian revolution enables him
to commend It to them as conflict
between the virtues OF democracy and
the crimes of autocracy
America enters the war without
reservations. Her action will he wei.
coined both for the substantial aid
which she will bring and for the com.
munity of spirit which she will fur
ther among the free nations of the
world. 1t is a great satisfaction to be
joined thus with the nation carrying
so much of our blood in a crusade
worthy of its best traditions and
ours"
The Globe says:
German statesmen have scornfully
affected to regard the entrance of the
United States as negligible. We can
safely leave them to find out their
mistake. In the meantime we are
content to stand shoulder to shoulder
with the land Of the free in the great
est battle for freedom the world has
ever seen"
In long editorial the Evening
Standard says:
THE German governmeLrhas done
every mad thing in forcing az United
States into the ranks OF ~ enemies" F"
1t argues that until ye erday Ger.
many could have obtair = peace by
abandoning submarine warfare.
The Standard then SAYS that Ger.
many in bringing the crushing mate.
rial and moral force Of the great re.
public against her was acting on only
two possible theories. First that Ger.
many contemplates a surrender and
that her pride demands that she sur.
render only to the whole world: sec.
ond, that II means desperate stalk
ing OF all the chance Of starving En-.
gland by her submarine campaign.
The text of President Wilson's ad.
dress to congress, with long accounts
of the scenes attendant upon its de.
livery, were published in the evening
papers under big headlines, such as
Americas Weight Into the Scale. n
IAN Indictment of Hohenzollernism "
"The United States at War" Money
and Ammunition for the Allies"
All the comment is in the most flat
tering terms, and the Westminster
Gazette says:
"The stirring words with which the
presidents address closes should re
move all hope on the enemy's part and
all fear on the part Of the allies that
America, having made her choice, will
pursue 1t halfheartedly. II is no limit
ed liability warfare she Offers"
Declaring that Prussian militarisn
has taught the world In this war the
lesson that It was impossible to live
with such neighbor as Germany. the
Westminster Gazette says that Amer
lea "has come to this conclusion al
| the fortunate moment when the Rus
sian revolution had completed IN,
circle Of selfgoverning nations anC
made them one in form and system as
we'll as in the ordinary and ideal il
answer that We are sick of the fight
take the message that comes TO u,
from across the Atlantic as an i'm
menso addition of strength and encour
agoment.'