The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-09-18

In the agony OF luOJutl Diedh
ing heart as she gives her best be
loved to the nations call to save civ
ilization plead with you to maxi
certain that the spies and the pro
Germans in this country, whethe
holding allegiance to Germany o.
claiming to be Americans, shall no
be permitted by continuation of tn,
work which they have been doing
to lessen the chance for the life Of
my boy and the millions of other boys
who are answering your call and Of
! fering themselves on the altar of the
nations life
Mr.. President, those of us who are
giving sons and husbands or other
/ loved ones. are giving all that we
have in life. Bravely we are trying
| to bear the sorrows which have been
placed upon us. Brovely we are try
ing to look forward with some hope
of their return.
They are going out to fight the
most desperate. diabolical enemies
ever known to mankind, and they are
going because you have called them
to this holy task.
We would not hold them back, for
we know that they are going for our
honor and to save us and all woman
hood from the fearful fate which has
befallen Belgium and much of
France.
But, Mr.. President, we know that
their lives are being menaced be-
cause of pro-German activities. We
know that many a soldiers life will
be lost which might otherwise have
been saved had these pro-German ac-
tivities been suppressed with a ruth
less hand.
The men who in this country are
fighting the United States by work
ing for Germany are infinitely more
our enemies and the enemies of
these loved ones that we are sending
to battle than are the men in Ger
many, even than the Kaiser and his
These men at home are
seeking to stab our loved ones in the
back, and you, Mr.. President. know
It. These black-hearted traitors to
are walking our streets,
doing business with our people, and
yet are allied with He'll in an effort
10 make sure that many thousands
Of our sons, who might otherwise be
saved. shall be left on the battle
fields Of Europe.
In the name of the mothers, and
he wives, the sisters and the sweet
hearts of all these soldiers who are
being called. and of the other millions
who will be called, plead with you
20 suppress with an iron hand every
nan and woman in this country who
secretly or openly is endeavoring 10
bring about the murder of these be-
Owed sons and husbands and sweet
hearts-the very flower of the ma
tons life.
1t is within your power. Mr.. Presi-
dent, to suppress this German ele-
ment.
1t is in your power to shorten the
length of this war and to save to us
thousands and tens OF thousands o.
lives of our soldier boys by deciding
you will permit these I'M
bridled activities in behalf of Ger
many to run rampant in this coun-
Try, or whether you will suppress. be-
'ore the firing squad IL need be, every
man in this country who Is a traitor
TO God, to America and to Humanity.
II you falter, Mr.. President. and
do not suppress these prO-GerMan &C.
tivities, regardless of the number of
spies and other German agents who
may have to pay the just penalty OF
their crimes, you will be responsi-
bile before God and man for the
death of many times as many Ameri-
can soldiers.
l would not add one iota 70 the
burden you are bearing; would not
seek to lessen the appreciation OF
this country of the magnificent work
you have done; but for the boy who