The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-04-12

Va HioiSA II
TRUE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
arc DAVIS when the flame of patriotism burns intensely
! in the heart every American-born citlzeh. @ ~
should be- The feeling of patriotism is one ina. sno ~
couraged rather repressed but yet we snouo no
;J - hv orr narotic zeal as forget the rights ana
feelings of Others -.
r. s easy for us of American birth to be patriotic IN the
present great crisis Our country calls us TO ~
eiples which have had nstiled into us since DILL ~
IN stand in the ranks brothers OF the blood against
of foreign calls to fight for and not agans. @
ship It calls strike naugh that is near AND GEAR " U.s.
It is easy for the editor of this to be patrlotc te
nrosen crisis He is Ameraborn His parents and his par
ens parents Amercan-born His lineage so Tar as
it. reaches no farther the American shores OF the
Atlantic present crisis brings to him no
those to humanity he knows all that ne loves
has ever loved the American side of the conflict HIS
the balance when weighed against
patriotism of the loyal citizen of German blrtn
We sympatze profoundly with those loyal men and women
who must and will now their hands to strike those TO
whom they by of blood And cannot feel that
rendering country full measure OF pat1otc ser
vice by needessy make heavier the hearts
lof our friends and neghbors birth and blood
In recent letter the Chicago Tribune. German named
expressed the spirit of true
believe his feelings the feelings OF practcay every
man man and woman community. In part he wrote
y emotions tell me one thing at awful time but my
reason tells things German by birth it is hor
re calamity that have to fight Germans That is natu
it not so? But American by preference can see
no other open.
years Germany has shown dislike for the United
Statehe Samoan affair." the Hongkong contretemps the Ma
bay incident unguarded words of the kaiser himself and
lastly the Haitian controversy in 1914.
whether it right not pleasant not the fact remains
interests of the two countries have Frequently conced
And been commercial diplomatic friction.
1t because their ideals of absolutely opposite
the other go down. It for which
shall be.
Because of my birth feelings beyond my control have
particular love for the French and less for the British But
for principles which hold DEAR against the wrong principles
people individually love.
cit is very unhappy paradox escape do
not want the allies triumph the land of my birth
But very much want the triumph of the ideas they
Iare fighting for
T sckens my think of this nation going forth to help
destroy people, many whom bound to by ties of blood
and friendship But it be It is like dreadful surgical
Operation The mitars undemocratc demon which rules Ger
many must be cast out It is for us to do it-NOW.
81 try to tell myself that it is not affair." that should
ourselves with of defense and armed neutrality
But I know that it is not
she mailed fist has been under before If
Prusanism rumphs this the fist will continue to shake
We shall peril and those ideas for which much of
best blood has been spilled thru the centuries will
be in danger of extinction.
sIet us make upon Germany not from revenge to
uphold hairspttng bubbles of international law But let
make war with whole heart and with all strength because
Germany orshps another and because the lion
lamb cannot lie down together One or the other must
perish.
Iet us make war upon Germany of the Junkerhum the
Germany of ghunes the Germany OF arrogance and selfish
ness And let us until the Imperial
man government is the imperial German PEOPLE"
WHAT CAN DO?
WHAT CAN DO help? This believe is the question
w which every this community should put
to himself herself may be that the present national
may be weathered harhps being melted
citizens in general. And again it may not.
The European war has taught lesson taught