The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-03-31

The military power enthroned
in the German monarchy has de-
creed and is waging war on the
United States. No worded dec
laration of war has yet been made
by either country, but the actual
war is being made upon US.
The Unborn hatred of a mon
arch for a democracy makes plain
to the American people that the
principle of liberty is again at
stake. Immediate steps have
been taken by our government
for defense against lawless ag-
gression. The people receive
the situation calmly, and are pre-
pairing. There is no hysteria
about it. There is no expression
of animosity against the populace
of the German.speaking coun-
tries. There is no fear that the
German parentage can sway the
American principles of our nat
uralized citizens. America and
it's freedom of thought and action
are more to our people. regard
less of their nationality, than is
the principle of subservience to
European monarchs. And Amer
lea will defend her rights and
her liberty.
The frenzied few who always
want war, but who never an
nounce their intention of enlist
ing, must be watched just as
closely as the ignorant few who
still cling to the centuries-old
idea of fealty and allegiance to
God-picked monarchs. Either
class is a real menace to peace
and to liberty. In the eastern
states there are people of both
classes - and the east is said to
be eager for war. In the west
the population is largely composed
of workers, of producers, of men
who will not declare war unless
they are willing to go themselves
and the west not only supported
our peace-loving president for re-
election, but is still desirous of
remaining out of the war if pos,
sible.
But no genuine American is
opposed to defending principles
of democracy and the inviolabil-
ity of our national liberty. No
genuine American will permit
monarchy to mark our paths of
commerce on the high seas. And
no genuine American will stand
for a continued assault upon the
lives of our citizens. Property
rights can be adjusted. But lives
can not be brought back, nor can
the freedom of a nation be in the
least abridged by the mailed fist
of a mad monarch.
If men are needed to defend
this nation, men will come to the
rescue. They are coming into
the navy and into the army and
national guard. If more are
needed, more will come, but they
will not be loud -mouthed advo-
Gates of preparedness, of aggres-
sion, and of more work for the
munitions factories. They will
be the manhood of America, de-
string peace, but lovers OF liberty
to the extent that they offer their
lives in the effort to retain liber-
ty and a free government.
The howl that the anti-farmer
papers have put up against State
Master Kegley of the Grange,
and officers of the farmers union,
shows quite clearly their attitude
towards all efforts of the pro-
ducers to organize for their own
benefit. The Springdale Reformer
and the Statesman.Index both
have taken a whack at these
gentlemen because of the North
west Trading Co. steal, lending the
idea that these farmers leaders
were also in the swindle. The
fact is-and it is we'll known to
the farmers that not a share of
stock was sold in that company
after these gentlemen had en-