The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05

''Self-governed nations do not I'LL
their neighbor states with spies or SET
the course of intrigue to bring about
some critical posture of affairs which
will give them an opportunity to
strike and make conquest Such de-
signs can be successfully worked ONLY
under cover and where no one has the
right to ask questions.
"Cunningly contrived plans of de-
ception or aggression, carried, it may
be, from generation to generation, can
be worked out and kept from the light
only within the privacy of courts or
behind the carefully guarded conf
dences of a narrow and privileged
class. They are happily impossible
where public opinion commands and
insists upon full information concern
ing all the nations affairs.
League of Democracies.
"a steadfast concert for peace can
never be maintained except by part
nership of democratic nations. No
autocratic government could be trust
ed to keep faith within it or observe
it's covenants. 1t must be league of
honor, a partnership Of opinion. In
trigue would eat it's vita1s away; the
plottings of inner circles who could
plan what they would and render ac-
count to no one would be a corruption
seat at it's very heart. Only free peO-
pies can hold their purpose and their
honor steady to common end and
prefer the interests of mankind to any
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 heartrending things
that have been happening within the
last few weeks in Russia? Russia
was known by those who knew it
best to have been always in fact
democratic at heart, in all the vital
habits of her thought, in all the init
mate relationships of her people that
spoke their natural instinct, their hab-
itual towards life.
"The autOcracy that crowned the
summit of her political structure, long
as it had stood and terrible as was
the reality of its power, was not in
fact Russian in origin, character or pur-
and the great, generous Russian peo-
pie have been added in all their native
majesty and might to the forces that
are fighting for freedom in the world
for justice and for peace.
Here is a fit partner for a league
Of honor.
German Spy System.
Zone of the things that has served
to convince us that the Prussian au-
tocracy was not and could never be
our friend is that from the very out
set of the present war it has filled our
communities and even
our offices Of government with spies
and set criminal intrigues everywhere
afoot against our national unity of
our peace within and without
our industries and our commerce.
Indeed, it is now evident that it's
spies were here even before the war
began, and it is unhappily not a matter
Of conjecture, but a fact proved in
our courts of justice that the intrigues
which have more than once come
oerilously near to disturbing the peace
and dislocating the industries of the
country have been carried on at the
nstigation with the support and even
lnder the personal direction of Official
agents of the Imperial government
accredited to the Government of the
United States.
even in checking these things and
,rying to extirpate them, we have
sought to put the most generous inter-
'retation possible upon them because
We know that their source lay, not in
my hostile feeling or purpose of the
German people towards us. (who were,
10 doubt as ignorant of them as we
ourselves were), but only in the selfish
designs of a government that did whaS
t pleased and told it's people nothing
But they have played their part in
serving to convince us at last that |
hat government entertains no real
for us and means to acL
Lgainst our peace and security at its
convenience. That it means to stir
Up enemies against us at our very
loors that intercepted note to the |
German minister at Mexico City is
Eloquent evidence.
I'VE arc accepting this challenge of |
lostile purpose because we know that |
n such government, following such |
Methods. we can never have a friend; |
nd that in the presence of it's organ
zed power always lying in wait to |
accomplish, we know not what pur |
'ose, there can be no assured security |
or lthe democratic governments of |
he world.
The Gauge Of Battle.
I'VE are now about to accept gauge |
t battle with this natural foe to |
liberty and shall, If necessary, spend |
he Whole force of the nation to check |