Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-01
Sunday Morning, April 1, 1917.
WAR OR PEACE?


 Meeting tomorrow in extraordinary session the congress of the United States brought together at the call of the President, will consider of the gravest questions ever presented to a deliberative body the history of this nation Today the prayer of the entire country is for peace. Today we are hoping against hope that something will come to pass which may avert the calamity of But the prayer of this country and the hope of citizens is buided upon right-and right must prevail-even though we are swept into the malestrom of the iict
 April, in the history of the United States, has started many momentous movements. The fourth month in calenadr year has been chosen through agency, as the period of the year in which con- gress has taken action in the declaration of war upon several occasions
 Congress proclaimed end to the of the Re voution in April; Washington became the first presi dent of the republic in April 17S9; the begin ming of the with Mexico April 14. 1S46; the civil war began, with the firing Fort Sumpter, April F, 1861, and the same conflict, with the render of Lee. ended April g, 1865. In 1898, April 22 the United States declared Spain.
 Congress has been called together ito receive communication concerning grave matters of national policy" Occurances since the adjournment of the body have been piling up to the point. though actual of exists, that the United States is practically forced to defend itself against ruthless nation, government which smiles and writes well and sends its submarines, in the dark, to ply upon the commerce and the lives of neutral nations.
 There are in the United States those who may tn ia han Of he dent of the country. Those people doubt. urging their propaganda in full faith that they right in their stand. They for peace at any price" Fortunately for our future. for very existence the great body of Americans is not of the mould. If it not for the fact that many of the self-styled pacifsts known to be and of courage charge of cowardice would not be wanting.
 At such time in such a period, when American ism is supposed to stand for right. the appearance of the pacifsts is extremely unfortunate. They cumber the government the very country, from curing either by might otherwise. the very objects for which we, as people stand In the past two years of war the pacsts may take full credit upon themselves for the attitude of Germany That try could well believe that nation divided against itself and split into opposing opinions regarding the rights of neutral lives and commerce. could tor would never stand for its belief and teachings
 Congress- in its wisdom, directed by a President who is American in the truest of the word. be depended upon to do what is right The time has passed for the playing of partisan politics. for the welding of the club between leaders of op posing parties. The United States is threatened with plague of autocratic feudalism. of brigand- age. of artful and fearful piracy. which be stopped.
 the succeeding days of the session. the nation must stand behind its chosen leader and congress- There will be backslidng, there will be no retrets from taken stand. The government must and will be supported.
 Though hanging the border of d foreign coun- try and cognizant of the situation efecting that ton Arizona stands ready shoulder its part of the responsibility. The splendid manhood and woman hood of this state coming down the best of all countries and imbued with the freedam and tlc pro- gress of modern America, is unit in realizing that the United States should have peace if possible but rather than national degradation or humiliation" The flags of Bsbee are flying Those people WI. haven't the "colors" can make needed investment IT country is not war crazy but it is determined