Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-02


years English speaking freemcn resisted com.
pulsory service over the Aeas In the war
OF lsl2 part Of the statefmlltia stood upon
It's constitutional right not to be sent beyond
tho borders OF the republic. England raised
more than five million men during the present
war before resoriing TO the Imperative draft.
| voted against the draft because | was
afraid that resorting TO the draft before
trying the volunteer system would generate
an undesirable psychology In tho country
II there were no other reasons psychology is
an important resource Of war aud Il ought
not 10 be disregardcd
did oppose the food control bill because
AS 1t passed the house. without referring to
the oil provisions IL would have ensiaved
the farmer II is bad enough now. secured
the elimination Of several Of its most op.
pressiye provisions The farmer should not DO
subject TO confiscation You may confscato
the farmers product this year but you cannot
compel him TO produce surplus ncNt year.
Upon his surplus the consumer must depend
for existence. Dry up the fountains Of
production and you ingict the worst Of all
and defeat the ends which you seek to uc-
complish. You must not attach too much
cred"nce TO certain press dispatches. The
subsidized metropolitan press Of this country
Is today the kept mistress Of plutOrrncy.
The amendment which I offered last Sat
urday aud which provoked your telegram was
introduced upon the request u many con
stituenis But DO not hide behind that. lis
power Of the United States and to stimulate
the efficiency Of the allies The powers at
war against the central allies have an ng-
grcgate population of l.20O,O 600 The central
allies have population Of li0.O0O,OoO. Tho
powers at war with Germany have 100000
600 men between the ages Of 2l and 80 years
The central allies have IL 100000 men be
tween those ages Germany the only country
with which the United States is at war has
only 1000 600 men between the nges Of .
and 80 what the entente allies need most is
not men but money and munitions. They.
can furnish mon better than We. We can
furnish money and munitions better than they.
President Wilson says that the nation has
volunteered en- masse and that each man
should perform the part for which he Is best
equipped This should be true GO cations
Each nation should perform tho part for which
II Is best equipped. The United States is tho
leading workshop Of the world. China has
declared war against Germany China mas
32. 900 600 men between the ages OF and
80 Japan for some reason Is conserving her
man power. Japan has an alliance with Great
Britain both offensive and defensive. Japan
has sent no army to the front. Japan has done
little else than furnish military supplies. This
is significant We could send our regular
army, our navy and many volunteers as
possible to the field OF war And in addition
to this, by keeping our farms and factories
to the maximum efficiency, We could stimulate
the maximum efficiency ON the part OF those
countries which hsye man power In super.
abundance but which are in sore need Of the
indispensable sinews of war and Of victory
thOt this might be the best way to speed an
honorable conclusion TO this terrible, to this
fccking tragedy
AS TO this end we have no right to differ
As 10 the best means Of accomplishing it we
have n right To differ Canada and Grent
and inc0nsiderate legislation adopted during
the early days Of the war. We ought to profit
by their example. We ought not to repeat
their blunders
favor declaration, early and complete
as possible, as TO the terms OF peace which
would be acceptable in order that our boys
may know exactly what they are dying FOR.
DO not ovorvnlue all the cloth of. gold pea
democracy to people who would rather be dead
than democrats.
have stated the reasons for my course.
You have right to challenge their suffi-
cheney You have no right TO deny my
right to regard them as sufficient. Freedom
Of thot, freedom OF speech. is the breath OF
the life Of liberty. Freedom has never existed
whore those rights were denied Despotism
has never existed whcro those rights were
held sacred Our fathers died that their
descendants might inherit and enjoy these
priceless blessings. Five Of my own ancestors
fought for American liberty and independence
Freedom OF thot and freedom of speech are
ancient rs well as inalicunble rights Fox
Burke and the elder Pitt Numbered in tho
British parliament like intellectual Titans
against the Revolutionary war. John Bright
Clay and Licoln thundcred without apology
or impeachment against the Mexican war.
LLOYD George, today primo minister OF Great
Britain led in the British parliament the op-
position to the South African war | do not
emulate their example The Rubicon is
crossed and | am as anxious as any man to
carry this war 10 success We cannot afford
to fail. We must succeed Hut I'm carrying
democracy TO people who would rather die
than become democrats We ought not TO begin
by sacrificing ur-men. What doth II profit
a nation TO carry democracy to all the tongues
aud tribes and kndreds OF the earth II il lose
its own As chairman Of the Democratic com
mittee OF the great state OF Oklahoma you
ought 10 hc the last man to deny to the
humblcst citizen ot this republic the sacred
and inalienable right to the freedom Of thot
and TO the freedom Of speech. Otherwise your
protcstations OF democracy are vain, and
worse than vain win be our entry into this
holocaust Of blood and fire with no special
grievance Of our own.
beg the honor to remain, your most
obedient servant (Signed) Il. p. Gore