Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-20


scrbed humane practices of civilized nations lhls
of right the German has swept aside under
he plea of retaliation and necessity = thinking
of the loss of property involved that
but only wholesale destruction of the lives OF
noncombaants men, and children engaged in pursuits
which always in the darkest period OF modern history nave
innocent and legitimate Property can be PAID Tor
lives of the peaceful and innocent cannot be- Inc present
German submarine warfare warfare against mankind
And thus the march of events left us no choice and the mme
diate the direct to us personally But
none perceived then what has grown each Gay more
clear and vastly at stake than the rights OF
neutras navigate the No spoke with clearer
did President Wilson, when addressing Congress and
urging a declaration of war; when he said
'sNeuraty longer feasible desirable The peace OF
the world is involved and the freedom people the
to that peace and freedom lies autocac
backed by organized force which controlled wholly
by their will and not by the will of the people We nave seen m
last of neutrality such circumstances We at the beginning
of age which will be insisted that the same standards OF
of responsibility for wrong done shall be
among nations and their governments that are observed among the
individual citizens of civilized states
And again he said:
1--WE are accepting the challenge of hostile purpose because
that such government following sucn melnoos we
can never FRIEND and that in the of its organized
power lying in wait to accomplish we know moi wna d
be security for the democratic governments OF the ~o
And again:
be planted the tested foundations of political liberty we are
but one of the champions of rights of mankind We shall be
satisfied when rights shall have been made as secure as the
faith and freedom of>the nations make them
Friends and citizens, along these lines the issue
drawn and while hudder the fearful sacrifices we must make
we have no in the words of the greatest cham
MONS of religious liberty Here take stand cannot 90
othewse God helping Liberty maintained must
grove beneath despom Let those choose the latter VINO may
nv life awaits the call of liberty if she needs it. -
Our position stated few words by David Jayne Hill
former United States ambassador Germany when he said III
the Entente Allies are this they prepared make
an end of forceu exploitation and to enter into solemn engage
ments keep faith They have appealed the
mankind thew have their conceptions OF right and
they have profeed ready die for Them they have
insisted upon sancy of treaty obligations they have pro-
claimed the rights defensess peoples they have asserted that
humanity and national morality are be preferred to empire IN
this they have great height from which it would be
humlatng descend To all who believe IN their sincerity
they have spoken with dvnely prophetic voice
If we had sufficient known for entering the war when
we did been multiplied by facts which we have
learned When declared we did not then know
the depth of German nfay since discovered that while
she was supposedly peace with and protesting sincere friend
shin and while ambassadors and consus were guests OF our
country she filed our country with spies and poters bought up
the services newspapers spread propaganda
our country subsidized organizations for
the same purpose sought influence the opinions and course OF
members of hired ncedaes and murdeers to blow up
md b factories and shp scattered her agents
troubles everywhere and did her worst to Stir up mexico
Japan enter war OF conquest agairs US promising
to those nations large slices of country to be taken
And when attempt stir Mexico and Japan came to gn
Cermanys foreign admitted but sought to justify
his dupciy Such of reachey compatible only with
the of without moral principles CONSIDER
the incident of Germanys minister Argentina who while under
protection of that country with lying statements was
to aay rising claiming that her ships were sunk by
mistake not at all by Germany and was at the same e
ing to his through channels directions that when
any ship Argentina SUNK not trace should be e-not
life be saved and not spar aoat Dead of course
can tell no there should be evidence left OF German
guilt lying denial might still prevail The reachery OF acDe
who slew king while he slept the fanced protection
of home and the schemng vany OF lag VINO mace OF
his undetermined benefaco murderer OF his own nno
cent BRIDE ought be admired by those who will condone the
course of Germany toward America.
Not only the of liberty and justice but the cause OF
humanity loudly assistance No stronger evidence OF
of the rulers of the Central Powers could be
given than unspeakabe babares which they have epeaed
throughout The natural the despot frghu
ness Mece barbar we'll calculated to deter those who love
life and friends from doing anything mclte the wrath
of power than nict No humane justice guided govern
en soop this weapon but despo never hesate
Not did so-caled Civilized nation engage
sinking unarmed ships carrying noncombatan passengers without
first providing the safety of the passengers and crew. Never
such nation rained bombs peaceful and unoe
and Children and upon
hospitals killing only the wounded but the mnseng Angels
mercy merely eorze the whole people And never mas
such nation sanctioned Central Allies have the mercess
slaughter densee people, merely for exterlna
ton as has been done Armenia The atrocities