The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-08

MAN. " ''"fI' HItltIlfHh tNll
~H uu"mtuu the Judicr of our
N - entering the wnr with Ger
@6 IN mnny. unless he be ignor
SAsV mt Of why We did Ho We
w. have viewed for years the
preparations for war being made by
Germany. llttlc dreaming That they
might concern liz. though occasionally
there was apprehension na 10 the nm.
bltion Of the German rulers Ia hc I"
the modern world what the Roman
rulrra were Ia the world of their tlmr.
When the dny cnmc for which Ger.
many Ind been ~ long preparing she
suddenly hurled her tremendous mill
tnry forces nj the ndjuluing nations
Americans rcnd with MANAGEMENT 81
tho ruthless violation Of the rights OF
ncutrnls nnd the reckless disregard OF
treaty obligations on the part Of Ger
many, hut tho war In It's beginning
nccmrd rcmotc from our affairs and
not necessarily to affect American
rights. There were advocates az Cn'h
of the Cnutcuding nations among rs.
nud q strict neutrality was maintained.
The cruel treatment Of the conquered
aud cnala,rd liclstnns excited our
sympathy aud aroused our resent
mcnt. but there WnS ne certainty then
Tint those acts had the approval oi
tho German rulers. 81 the American
republic rcmaiurd neutral. aud III"
American people hoped against hope
that America might not become III.
volycd,
Az events followed events and the
frightfulnrsa W the German military
policy hrrnmc mnrr ana more evident
those among rs who SNmpnthtEed With
the German cause were ltttlo hy little
nllcnated There VAS sttll m under
current W hope that We might not be
drawn into the Terrible rNntlttt. Tres
tdcnt Wilson underworld IN every way
possible. consistent With the national
homer anu dignity, ~ avert tho dts
nstcr W war, I'm May -, niN h'
urged the wnrrlns nations ~ state
their peace terms, aud pledged that
the United States would become u
PARTNER III any srheme Of lasting peace,
Tho answer " Germany WAS cNaSivr
aud unsatisfactory, Then came the
sinktns " the luSitania ana the wan
ion murder ny drowning " hundreds
" nnuy,,nhataut American men ami
helpless wumcu anL children, THIS
act MAS 81 rNnSctrncclc>$ and tnhn-
man, 81 contrary ~ NIL the rules NJ
cly,llsed wartart that n Shnddcr "
hnrr,>s ran throughout the American
repuhlit, and The Jew rcnlatniuG sym
pathlacrS With the German cause SAW
they t<,ula nn lenkrr Continue theif
fgtena$htp for any natsm guilty NJ
such deliberate acts ~ brutality and
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~ the nation IL ds;lare war against
this monster which Was running smueS
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