The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-10
PRESIDENT WILSON SPEAKS.
FORCE WITHOUT STINT OR LINZ
1T UNTIL VICTORY Is WON.
Iaberty Bond Address I'm Baltimore
Was Answer tn Germany's Drive on
Somme and .Austria's Labor Peace
Talk.


con AZ a great Liberty loan celebra-
ton here tonight gave Americas an
swcr to the German drive on the
Western battle front; to the renewed
propaganda for German-made peace
10 all proposals, to end the war before
Germany is awakened from her dream
o: world dominion.
The presidents answer was:
''Force. force to the utmost. force
without stint or limit. the righteous
and triumphant force which shall
make right the law OF the world. and
cast every selfish dominion down in
the dust"
A few hours before the president
spoke he had reviewed division OF
citizen soldiers. called only few
months ago from the pursuits OF
peace: now transformed into fighting
4, men TO carry the ideal OF America TO
the hattlehelds OF Europe at the mo-
msnt. q million more OF their kind
. all over the laad were celebrating the
.. opening OF the third Liberty loan. and
the orders for mobilizing the first of
the great army OF a second million
were going out to the country.
Those were some OF the physical
facts which backed his words. when,
after reviewing briefly the evidence
that Germany seeks peace that
would give he. world dominion. the
president declared.
IT accept tho challenge. / know that
you accept II. All the world shall
know you accept II. 1t shall appear in
the utter sacrifice and self-forgetful-
ueas with which we shall give all that
We love and all that we have to re-
deem the world and make 1t fit for
free men like ourselves to live in.
This now Is the meaning Of what we
do. Let everything that we say. my
fellow countrymen. everything that
We henceforth plan and accomplish,
ring true to the response till the
psajesfy and m light OF our concerted
power shall nj the thought and ut
terly defeat the force OF those who
nout and misprize what we honor and
hold dear.
Germany has once more said that
tores and force alone shan decide
Wbt0SF justice and peace shall reign
IN the affairs pf men. whether right
- America conceives 1t. or dominion
a. she conceives 1t. shall determine
the destinies OF mankind.
There is. therefore. but one re-
sponss possible from us; force. force
to the utmost. force without stint or
iipit. the righteous force which shall
make right the law OF the world. and
ccst every selfish dominion in the
dnM..
Warning anew that a triumph OF
srms for Germany means ruin for all
tho Ideals America has won and lives
Tor. The president reiterated he was
willing TO discr ~ at any time a fair
Just honest peace. sincerely proposed,
e peace I'm which the strong and
weak rhali fare alike"
But the answer" said he, when ]
proposed such a peace. came from the
German commanders I'm Russia and ]
can not mistake the meaning OF the
answer.
They are enjoying I'm Russia" the
president declared. "a cheap triumph
In which no brave or, gallant nation
can long take pride. A great people,
helpless by their own act. lies for the
time at their mercy. Their fair pro-
fessions are forgotten. They nowhere
set up justice. but everywhere impose
their power and exploit everything
for their own use and aggrandize.
ment: and the peoples OF conquered
provinces are invited to be free unde,
their dominion.
Are we not justified I'm believing
that they would do the same thing,
at their western front IL they were no,
there race to face with armies whom
their countless divisions can ne.
overcome?"
In full. the presidents speecb wa,
as follows:
Fellow Citizens: This In the on,,
versary OF our acceptance OF Ger
nany's challenge To fight for on .
rights to live and be free. and for the
sacred rights OF free men everywhere.
The nation Is awake. There is n
need To call TO II. We know that the
war fnuaf coat c,,. ,,.-.