The Dolores star., 1917-11-09

utan 20 snare with an free people. -
snan. feel confident. conduct our cpee-
and ourselves observe with proud pune
THO the principles OF right and OF fair
play We profess 20 be lighting FOE.
nave said nothing Of the govern
ments allied with the Imperial gov
ernment of Germany because they have
not made war upon us or challeneed
us TO defend ouP right ana sus hsnsv.
Iee Aessr"-Hungaraaa Govesa0ent haa.
teeeee. avowed tss ua9aaliaeA inAssss-
Dees asd acceDtaoee of ahs RECKLESS
aee Awie.s sshnsrtse Warease. aaeDs-
- new witheus assgalse ~ shs lnpsr-
soD German g0vesnReae. n~A n -
tnefetore not beea poaslh1e fDe thnD
1oveenaeat te reeeave C0ona TnFnoW-
~. the anbassaasr reesnsly aeereaaseA
ee ehss Eovern0eat by the Inpeepal onA
neyal Eeversaeat 81 AussFia- n aagnsys
nes hent 1oveRn1e0t has net actually
engeEed 0. warfare agnlnse efsinsas oe
ehe United states - the seas, and .
take the liberty, Ter the prssent at
sress. of postpensng . aiseusssea eR o0P
reauoa. with the asshsritses NJ W.
casa. We eater this war oA1y WAeee
We are clearly forced lnte Il hseouse
seese are M other 0sans ef 1efeaaang
e0r rights.
IL will be all the easter Ter - %
eeossct ourselves - bell1Gereats IN Q
eegh spirit Of right and fairakss he-
eNsse We act without aainss. not with
eansey toward q people Or with the
9eesre to bring any inyary Or AssaA-
vantage upon them. bot saly in arueA
spDesstion to m irre.peaaible Gevern-
sa1erations OF hU@anaay and of ragAs
and IL running aaaek.
We are, let me my again, the SIN
eere friends 81 the GePman people, and
shall desire aething - nueh ~ the
Early re-establishaene OF intisaase rela.
nj -
heWerer hard u nay - fer then fer
the time being ts believe that thls b
spoken frO0 ear hearts. We have
eePne with their preseat GevePaseat
through all these hitter neaths be-
cause of that frtenAshlp, exescislaG .
patiene- and fsvhearasee which vvould
stherwise have been i3posstb1e.
We shall happily st1ll have N sp-
pertunlty To prove that frieadshlp b.
ouf daily attitude and actions toward
nann birth aad native sympathy whs
live among ua ana share our life. aaa
We shall be proud % prove u toward
al who are In fact loyal to their neiEh-
eors md to the government In the hour
81 test. They are most of them NJ true
and loynl Americans n n they had
never known any other fealty or al
teginnce. They Will be prompt to stand
with us In rebukiaG and restratninE
the few who may be Of . di6erent mind
aod purpose. IL there should be dis
loyalty. II will be dealt with with .
Arns hand of stern repressioat bUt if
II lifts Its head At all. u Will lift Il
on1y here nnd there and without coun.
tennnce except from . lawiess and
malignant few.
II In . distressing and oppressive auty,
gentlemen of the congress-, which
haSe performed In thus addressing you.
There are, Il may be, many months of
aery trial aad sacriAce ahead Of us.
II is a fearful thing to lead this great,
penceful people lnto wae, intO the most
terrible and dlsastroos of al wars, CIV
1lisatioa itself seeming to be In the
balance.
But the right b more pFeelous than
peace. and we shall AGhf for the thinga
which We have always carried nearest
our hearts-for democracy, for the
right Of those who submit to authority
to have q voice In their own govern-
ments, for the rixhts and liberties Of
small nations, for . universat desalaSen
Of right ~ sach . concert of free Dee-
pie ~ shall hFisg peace and safety to
all nations and make the world itself
NJ last free.
To such q task We car dedicate eur
lives and our fortunes, everything that
we are and everything that We have,
with the pride of those who know that
the day has come when America o.
pesvile9eA 10 spena her blood and her
might fer the principles that gave her
birth aad hapViness ana the Deaes
which she has treasured.
GeA helping her, she can % No ether.