The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-05


bonds Is not only an opportunity. but
a patriotic duty. We are involved In
! u great war. and q world crisis, n war
which was not of our choosing but was
forced upon US.
At the beginning of the nineteenth
century piracy was common and con
sidered more or less honorable, and
| America as well as the lsuropeaI
countries paid tribute to the RarhnrN
pirates and others who raided the seas
with the jolly Roger flying at the
masthead
Following the war Of 1879 u conn
try. with but q small fringe Of porui1-
ton along the Atlantic coast, declnrei
that the seas should be free highway
tu the and the travel ot the
whole world. WIZ was wagcd upon
the Barbary pirates, who We're quickly
brought 10 terms, and we had sup
posed that the question of freedom ~
the e had been settled for all time;
hut Germany came forth with a now
doctrine that the seas were no longer
free aud that VI and other neutral na-
tons might travel only In such zones
aud courses as were prescribed rs the
Il ' ] NNF AAiANAN'AN ' Nh"h 1h'A - y ~
OF humility and slavery. To- project us
, from the overlords Of PRUSSIA II was
commanded hat we. who had neve'
acknowledged a master. should paint
our ships in stripes, the badgc II a
common criminal, In order To Ne p"r-
mittcd to 20 upon the sea A. an
For centuries nations have made
treaties and have been supposed 10 Nc
n honor bound to keen faith with
those with whom they entered into sol
I cmn agreements. but Germany. al
though bound BY the most solemn
treaty obligations not only To recognize
the liberty Of Belgium hut 10 protect
her neutrality. without the %preteuse n
an excuse. invaded Belgium n laii
waste her rich country, with the con-
tcmptuous avowal that Der solemn
treaty obligations We're nothing more
than u scrap Of paper.
For centuries il has been n rule OF
war among civilized nations that non
~combatants ana their property. and
women and children, should be free
from disturbance and horrors of var.
But Germany. without compunction or
excuse. DESTROYED LoLvain and cth'r
cities OF Peigium. murdered the non
~combatants, even the women and chill
dren. and led many of the survivors
into q slavery worse than death itself;
conducted her Zeppelin raids upon de
fenseless and non-combatant cities nj
might. resulting chiefly in the slaugh-
ter OF women and children; Junk the
Lusitania ana numerous other ships ~
neutra's rightfuily upon the sea win
out help or pity for their human
freight or helpless women n chn-
dren.
II has been a rule ~ war for cen-
turtles that opportunity hould ne given
Tor the succor 81 the destitute aud tho
helpless victims created 10y war. lFut
Germany has ruthlcssly torpcd1e'! the
relief ships.
u has been "a rule of war for cen
turtles that hospital ships and other
means Of administering 90 tn" needs
OF the wounded aud afflicted sholld
bee free from me ra,aecs 81 wtr Bat
Germany has without c~ompuurtion or
excuse torpedocd the hospital ships.
An Of these things have heou upon
the declaration of Germany IIat th'
state can dp uu wrong. th..I here is
no crime however horrible tn.u d. not
justified. in behalf Of the state While
p~retcndiuE t1 be the nioud ni B'lgIuu
her spies had settled thruuFituUt ,nni
country ana had laid the cement tonn'
datinus f'r the great guns winch wer,
Co ne used I'M is destruction VINE
pretending To be a friend uf tn Unite,
States. the Herman spies Wcrf yNcrt
Yn,tc attempting 10 commi g. Coz IN
doctrine ot nou-rcsistauDs Nh|l'
agreeing 20 e modification Of her san
marine warfare against neutrtla Ger
many was preparing Tor more Nio.en
and extensive submarine Operations
while pretending to De a fritud Of IA
Tinted states. Germany was urgin.
g. Mexico and japan to declare war up
ID 10. ca. nation.
q do not agree with the statement "
zoe so often made. that the militur
lclste 90 GERMANY alone Is r1sppnsii ri
% tar thi. war. Tho people OF GERMAN
have stood solidly behind the militar
l caste. they believe In then doctrin
% OF "kultur. their superiority to IN
BE- rest of the human race, their right I
TO dominate the wr-ld and the doct, ~
that iu the end his world must b
fhIt murder ANA trighttulncss az
Justified In atta'ninr those obi" "a
- They have been taught m their school
~ ana through their newspapers an
Is their publications, Tor more tA1n
% quarter OF century. the doctrine q
Ihlie The PROPOSED war Was "uiln'
r ut fullest details Bernhard a.
q years before 10 was begun
IF In the fifteenth century Mjhamwc
conquered Donstantinople, tul as h
rode his horse into the chur'h ~ sart
-,frl1. BE raised high In his %stirrul