Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-06-15

neg lected but not rejected Christ
mas come again face to face with the
world of Mahomet, who willed to wir
by force. -
With this background of history
and in this sense, then, we fight Ger
many.
Because of Belgium-invaded. out
ragged, enslaved impoverished Bel.
GUM. We cannot forget Lieee
Louvaln and Cardinal MERCER.
translated into terms of American
history these names stand for Bunker
Hiil' Lexington and Patrick Henry.
Because Of France.
Because Of France-invaded, desc
Grated France, a million of whose
heroic sons have died to save the land
of Lafayette. Glorious, golden
France! The preserver Of the arts,
the land of noble spirit. The first
land to follow our lead into republican
liberty.
Because of England-From whom
came the laws, traditions, standards
of life and inherent love of liberty
which we call Anglo-Saxon civiliza-
ton. We defeated her once on the
land and once upon the sea. But
Australia, New Zealand, Africa anc
Canada are free because of what we
did. And they are with us in tbs
fight for the freedom of the seas.
Because of Russia-New Russia
She must not be overwhelmed now
Not now, surely, when she is jus,
born into freedom. Her peasant.
must have their chance; they must gt
to school to Washington, to Jefferson
and to Lincoln, until they know theil
way about in this new strange world
of government by the popular will
and
Because of other peoples, with thei,
rising hope that the world may b,
freed from government by the soldier
We are fighting Germany because
she sought to terrorize us and then t,
fool us. We could not believe tina
Germany would do what she said sh,
would do upon the seas.
Hear Wall Of Children.
We still hear the piteous cry OF
children coming up out of the Sc,
where the Lusitania went down. Anc
Germany has never ask forgiveness o.
the world.
We saw. the Sussex SUNK, crowded
with the sons and daughters of neu
trail nations.
We saw ship after ship sent to the
bottom Ships of mercy bound out o.
America for the Belgian starving
ships earring the red cross and bearing
the wounded of all nations-ships
earring food and clothing to friend
less, harmless, terrorized peoples
Ships flying the Stars and Stripes :,
sent to the bottom hundreds of miles
from shore, manned by American sea
men, murdered against all law, with
out warning.
We believed Germany's promis.
that she would respect the neutral
flag and the rights of neutrals, anc
we held our anger and outrage il
check. But now we see that she wa.
holding US off with fair promises unit
she could build her huge fleet of sub
marines. For when spring came she
blew her promise into the air, just as
at the beginning she had torn up that
"scI ap of paper.
Then We saw clearly that there was
but one law for Germany, her will to
rule.
We are fighting Germany because
she violated our confidence. Paic
German spies filled our cities.
Traitors in u S.
Officials of her government, re-
ceived as the guests of this nation,
lived with us to bride and terrorize,
defying our law and the law of nations.
We are fighting Germany because
while we were yet her friends the
only great power that still held hands
off-she sent the Zimmerman note,
calling to her aid Mexico, our southern
neighbor. and hoping to lure Japan,
our western neiehbor. into war
against this nation of peace.
10 ,
things proclaims the gospel that
government has no conscience. And