Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-13
GIBBONS POINTS OUT DUTY
 OF AMERICANS
Urges All to Observe Law fully Constituted Author
 ity to Serve Country.

Washington. Oct 12.-Cardinal Gibbons wrote President Wilson in q letter made public here today that he is trying to persuade all Americans that they can dc the greatest good to themselves and their country by a cheerful and generous performance of their duty, as it is pointed out to them by lawfully constituted author ity" The letter was written on the occasion of the recent formation of the League for National Utility, oi which Cardinal Gibbons is honorary chairman.
 President Wilson, in reply. thanked the cardinal for accepting the chair manship of the league.
 "In these days of the gravest prob lems which ever have weighed upon our American government wrote the cardinal. ''our thoughts go out to the chief executive, warmed by heart felt sympathy for the heavy burdens of office which he must bear and freighted with the unwavering deter imitation of loyal citizens to stand by him in his every effort to bring suc- cess to our arms and to achieve those ideals of justice and humanity which compelled our entrance into the war.
 "Guided as we are by the Sublime teachings of Christianity. we have nc other course open to us tut that of obedience and devotion to our coun- try. Our Divine Lord tells us render to Caesar the things that are Caesars and to God the things that are Gods and St. Paul following the steps of His Master, says: Let every soul be subject to the higher powers, for there is no authority but from God and those that are, are ordained by God Therefore he who resisteth the pow CT. resisteth the ordinance of God, and they who resist, purchase to themselves condemnation
 Religion in Obedience.
 "Wc wish our people to see and we arc striving to help them realize that they owe unswerving loyalty to the rulers whom they have elected to office and that in doing so they are not acting in a slavish manner, for obedience is not an act of severity which they pay to man, but an act of homage we pay to God.
 we dlS NOi hlHG CO tHG eHu tull cur countrVmen may sec the folly and grave discbcdiancc e unjust and ill., tempered criticism of national poli- cies. We are bending our efforts to point out to our fellow men that they it, all babili:y sec the present situation from only ore angle where as the government sees it from every viewpoint and is therefore alone ill the po"i'ion Q judge of the eXpedi- encv of national affairs.
 "In wor'. we have been exertirg our every effort and will continue to do so to persuade all Americans that themselves and their country by a cheerful and generous performance of their duty as it is pointed out to 1hem by lawfully constituted author ity"
 President Wilson Replies. The nresident wrote to the cardinal in reply:
 May ] not express my very deep and sincere appreciation of your let ter of October 6? It has brought me cheer and reassur2ncc and I want you to know how much I appreciate your own action consenting to preside ever the important anC' influential group of men and women. who i have so generously undertaken i! to support the administration in it's efforts to make tho whole character and purpose of this war. and of the eovernN'eNt of the Tnitel States in the prosecution of it. clear to the whole people,"