Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-09-05
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"Wednesday. Sept 5. 1917
A DUTY THAT coNFRoNTs US

Mayor Thompson of thiragn.
refused ie frrei distinguished
friends of The United SDips Mas
or Thompson. of thlta.o u open
defiance of Governor lowdgn ni
Illinois, permitted meeting of
the People, Council of Nmertu
Mayor Thompson ul Chicago
not in sympathy with thc Naioi
and is sourrr 81 embarrassment
Ia IL. By his nets Boz comfort
enemies and if hN .s uot IL tnuor
ia the technical eme Bee
traitor Ia spirit
The Peoples Council o Nmr
ica 81 revolutionary body " u
wears Sleeps skin u ha- the
VOLTS cunning and ihe appetite
that goes with the wolf Ii "a ruu
posed of malconicnis among
whom are men 81 distinguished
presence. heretofore pngagrd u
works OF beneficial character
It's objects. iu themselves are suDh
MS men haze u rlrh tu entertain
provided they do not .cek tu ra
iahlish propaganda dangerou go.
the political welfare of ibcu omu
try. It's platform. ns unanimously
adopted. calls for he gradual jl
armament ol nll nations thr ro
peal OF the Consumption Ac hl
Congress q concrete declaration
Of warams Che establishment uI
peace without muHNWtons u m
IDENTITIES.
Through its spokesman fhe so
lion has specifically declared thai
tins war b. NOT htug Wurcd mr
selfish gam that utthrr mur,
atious nor nOemuUD. ur lh
basis of H. IN, question ol wu
grcssive disarmament m one that
mus, hc Settled. uoi hy 0up mton
at u moment oi extreme Mrm.m
on by amy group ui mem within
ono nation, bat 10y all nations. ac
cordiug ia their ahilit, 80 secure
thc prospect of nn enduring poapp
and Japan, most of am mus be- a.
sworn participant 10 an, such
pact The President has nlsn. to
the hest OF his ahllily outlined thc
war.aIms OF thc tnimi States.
which are conferred solch upm
the creation OF democratic iorm.
OF government throughout thc
world and the solutr drcrniral
ization OF military power Within
the Central Empires but 81 those
objects have eithrr been met or
anticipated Ia gcucm way.
there is one plank la the platform
of the Peoples Council that ha,
not been met thar noNcr oan TO-
met, short OF periidy that hordcrs
on treason and pavcs the way for
disaster, in thu event u hccon,r,
set Ia the mind eff the people W.,
refer Ia the demand that the Com
seriptiun Act be repealed
Without CONSUMPTION. whore are
WEE To what purpose do we
wage war; Already selfish per
sons have crippled authority hv
their clamors for exemption. both
IN a financial and prrsoual
sense, and there is ma doubt AZ an
that capital has been at work n
Washington, tampcring with tho
proposcd rate IT taxation. 20 the
confusion Of the Government and
iiS SERIOUS embarrassment. With
ont consumption, as IL relates ia
the man, the war cannot he ear
rici 10 the point Of victory; lnN
ness of discipline viii sweep ths
country anarchists and soreheads
opposed to ali collective endcavor
will argue against the army. 1,
such fell purpose that we will
find ourselves nndope, a yer,
storehouse Of wealth for the cnc
my 20 loot in his own good time
We are no songer discussing mo
tisess talking principles, rcachin,
deeisiey we are engaged in hat
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