The Arvada enterprise., 1917-11-08

cratic govern mests, backed by organ
ised force which u controlled wholly
by their will. net ~ the will Of their
people. We have seen the last Of nes-
traiity IN such Circumstances. We are
1t the heg1ssia1 sf a. age IN which II
will be lnslsteA that the same stand
ards Of conduct and Of responsibility
for wrong done shall be observed
anosG sations and their governments
that sre observed anong the indiviAaal
citisens Of civilised states.
We have no quarrel with the German
people. We have no feeling toward
them but one of sympathy and friend
ship 1t was not upon their impulse
that their government acted in enter
Ing the war. It was not with their
previous knowledge or approval. 1t
was q war determined upon as wars
used to be determined upon in the old
unhappy days. when peoples were mo-
where consulted by their rulers and
w"-s were provoked and waged in the
int est OF dynasties or of little groups
of ambitious men who were accustomed
to use their fellow men as pawns and
tools.
self-geverneA natisns Dc net An their
aeiGhbor states with spies Or set the
course Of intrigue to briag ab0ut some
critical postsre Of Affairs which will
give them N opportuaity t. strike aad
make coaquest. sueh Aesigas can be
cover aad where Ne enc has the right
to ask Suestions. Cssaisgly esntrived
plans of deception or aggressloa, car
sted. II may be from geseratlon to gsn-
erstioD. can he worked out and kept
FROM the Hight only within the privacy
Of cosrts or behisA the carefully guard
ed cOnadences Of . narrow and prive-
legged class. They are happily inspossi-
b1e where public opinion Commands and
issists upon full information concern-
lag all the nations aHairs.
A steadfsst concert for peace cas
never be maintained except by . part
nerrhip of democratic nations. No au-
to keep faith within II or observe Its
covenants. II must be 1esEus OF
honor. = partnership of opinios. Ia
trixue would est its vitals away, the
piottings Of Inner circles who could
plan what they would. aad render ac-
count to NO one, would be . cOrruptiOs
seated At Its very heart. Only free peO-
pie can hold their purpose aad their
honor steady to . common cad, and
prefer the isterest Of mankind. t. anS
narrow Interest of their own.
Does not every American feel that
assurance has been added to our hope
for the future peace of the world by
the wonderful and heartening things
that have been happening within the
last few weeks In Russia? Russla was
known by those who knew her hest
to have bees always In fact democratic
at henrt II all vital habits Of her
Thought. II all the Intimate relation
ships Of her people that sp~ke their
natural instiHct, their habltual attitude
toward life. The autocracy that erswn-
- the summlt sf her political strue-
ture. long as II had steed asa terrible
as was the reality Of Its pswer. was
net In fact Rsssiaa In origin, eharac-
shaken OF aad the great generous Rss-
s1an people have beea added. n all
their native najeaty asA might. to the
forces that are Sighting fer freedom 10
the world, fer jsstiee, aad fer peace.
Here 10 a At partner for league OF
honor.
Ons 81 the thisgs that have served
to reaviare us that the Prassian auto
eeacy was nst asA csulA sever he sse
friend 10 that srea the very sstset Of
the present war u has allied eus -.
suspert1ag eoanusitles, 00a even eu1
omees 81 government. with spses and
set ersalaal iatPigues everywhere afsst
sgsasst sas sstessal sssey 81 cese:eI'
oor Ueaee within a0A without. Wws -.
asstsses, asA e0s commerce. 1aaeeA u
is new eviaest that tie spaes wsre here
eveo before tie war began ana u u
aahsppaly set . matter 81 conjecture.
hst . 4aet proven h ssr Courts ss jss-
tSee, that the lstPagoes which have
moro thss sses eeos pssilsssiy sesr %
ateevvSeug the peace asd Asslseaais6
the Industries ss The eeuatry. have sees
carried - at tie issasEatses. with the
support. a11 ewes uaaer the peessaa1
Aireesssas 81 s0etal aGests 81 the In.
pessal gsvssaas1t accredited - The
gsSessnest 81 the Usited states.
Ewes h eAeekiss these things ssA
tryisg to ssslspate them We have
- Hae ahA Re0eR0aa lDtRR,
psetstss. psssibIe upss shsa. because
We knew thst their sssrce lay sos 10
any A0seSle See1tsG es purpose Of the
German pespls aswasA ss twhs wess.
ss Asubt. - lGsssaat ef then ~ Ne
ssrselvss weseD. bst ssly II The ssissa
aeslwus 81 Q government that did what
u pleased ssA asIA It's people soshiss.
Bst they have played their Part II sesv.
tag ss eoov1aee os ~ last that that
geSers meat estsstaiss ss real friesd.
ahSp for - aaa means 10 act sEaisst
ssr p~a~e saA security at It's rosSesl.
es~e. That Il neass 20 stir - esessies
axatass NJ ~ sup very dosrs, the 1n.
ser~epeeA note % the Germas ssisistsP
~ Me.s~s City u sIessess evidence.
We are s~rsptlsg this challenge ss
hossile pospess because We know that
II ss~h gsvessssest. following sseh
n,ethUAa. We cas- sever have . fPtesa.
asd that u ths preseare Os Its organ.
tse0 p~SSeSs ovWoyo ySe8 - WeN -
access ap1bsh We k0ew set what poe.
posS, there eao ~ se assured seeartty
Ter The Aeosesatse Gsvsrumests 81 tAs
wsslA. We are now about TO accept
the gage Of battle with the natural foe
to liberty. and shall, II necessary. spend
tho whole force Of the nation to check
and nuliify its prctcnsions and Its pow
er. We are glsA sew that Ne SO The
facts With - veil et false prsaesss
sAsoe sheu, as 1Ghs shss fer The sisS.
mate pesrs 81 the wovid aad fer tie
lssevstiss 81 tts peeVIes. the Gssaaa
pesples IselsAsA, sos the stskts ss -.
SSses. great ssa smsll. ssA the peSvS.
Iegs ~ sses everywhere 90 ~Aoess their
way 81 IIse as1 81 sheAieare.
rte vsssla asst be Made safe Ses
Aesss~ssey. Its pese~ msss he planted
upss shs sssseA foundations ~ psSsssrsI
liberty. We hav" no selfish ends to
serve. We desire no conquests, no
dominion. We sesk ~ isae msstses esv
~uss<tses. - material ~smpeasaejsp
Ssv sAe sarvtA~es Ne shall freely make.
W. are but one Of the champions Of
the rights Of mankind We shall he
satisfied when those rights have been
made M secure as the faith and the
freedom of nations can max. them