Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-20

ferred. The Boer war forced anew
upon the British people the realization
of these fine ideals for which at bot
tom they invariably feel sympathy.
And so the ending of the present
mighty war in a triumph for the
allies will not and must not mean
merely a military victory. All real
tories. 1t will and must result in the
establishment OF the moral, free choice
OF peoples n nations with regard to
their own fate. Thus only can the
infinite struggle produce an effect suf-
ficiently beneficial to the future to
justify. in any sense, it's mighty cost.
This war is not directed by the
Military imperialism is the foe the
allies fight, N within another 10
years, had the war not come. freedom,
which never properly has been organ
lied. would have fallen prey to her
great enemies. In such a space, short
though it seems to be, Germany we'll
might have grown so powerful that
she could have put humanity in bond
age for another century.
democracy was not prepared for
war; autocracy was ready; but democ-
racy fought bitterly for time and won
1T. Give democracy that one thing
|time-and always it will win. Always
eAAiS VIZ put upon Ile sue VI ITu0
democracy the vast battalions of the
imponderable, of the unmaterial but
powerful forces, spiritual, mental,
psychological.
ITO me the most impressive thing
about this war is not it's slaughter of
the guilty or the innocent, is not it's
cost i'll property destroyed and money
spent with maddened l%avishness upon
the instruments of death. 1t is the fact
that it has linked together for combat
the forces of democracy. the fact that
through it liberty at las. is organized.
"The coherent jointure of forces of
democracy has been a mighty task.
Two years were needed to induce Amer
lea, the greatest of free nations, to step
into the battle ranks. and the work IF
down what of the old and
wrong was left in Britain n other
democratic countries is not yet entire
ly accomplished.
The thing is epoch making. We can
not at this time conceive the vast inn
portance of these. great events. Man
KIND a century hence will only start
to learn the what's n why's of it all.
Message to United States.
without the entrance of America
the great thing could not have been
done; and the necessity for her cooper
alton was less material h a psychol-
logical. 1t is that which makes the fact
that she has Joined the fighting line SO
wonderfully, so epochally fine"
h great South African If he
had an especial message for America.
"A most important one," he replied.
1T is: Press on! Do not delay. Be
energetic, keen and wise.
There is intense need for hurry.
u time was required hy congress
to break away from it traditions: you
nave not been too early; but we hope
that now the start is made the move
ment will be rapid. And we have faith
that it Well be. We know. America.
In the last stagesyof the war America
must stand as the great protagonist OF
liberty. 1 hope that she will bend all
her vast energies toward quick partici-
patton in the fight, serving not merely
as q recruiting ground for us, but de-
veloplng as perhaps the greatest war
rior of us all for liberty.
You are fresh. Yours is the land of
individual initiative. Your separate
citizens can realize, perhaps better than
the single citizens OF Europe, the mag
nltude OF the great causes which are
jeopardized. You really have fought
for all these causes in your own two
great wars.
You have youth and you have vigor.
Your people have been educated. and
that a stroke for education it will be
when by their fighting they shall dem
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fighting man as well as the best work.
ing man is he who has been educated.
Germany but half understood the
secret of the best creation Of real citi-
zenship through education. Because of
your fine educational systems and their
preservation of the individual I am sure
that when your men come over we shall
find them h best soldiers in the world
Being educated. they will know the vast
Importance OF the cause for which we
fight. And there will be among them
no mere ~automatons. Their knowl-
edge and ~adaptability. I am sure, will
make them h finest soldiers that the
world has seen.
The fact that this is really a war for
peace will give 1t an immense appeal
among your people. The results. i am
quite confident. viii make the allies
glad and Germany regret that America
has e q pacii5st nation. Through
il not a struggle for military domino
ton.
Il am sure that tens Of thousands Of
your German bl0Oded citizens will feel
It to be really q fight against exactly
that and e that. being such q fight
against It, It actually IL q battle for the
soul OF Germany. I am sure that there
are those among them who will wish to
night with US because Of their convic-
ton that az true German patriots they
must help their nation toward real free
dom and democracy. Actually to fight
for the allies ID to night for what u best
In Germany herself.
Germany Will Benefit.
The American OF German descent can
participate in the struggle with a. good
. heart as any other mar among the
allies. He will be fighting for his
m~otherland as we'll az for the land OF his
adoption. Many Germans know that; /