New-York tribune., 1918-01-28

pleted her submarine feet. Then sb. -.
upon her agsassin's career and conn.,. sseEt
to put our ships in livery and n .-.' n
through German made lane on III. nea|
highway, or get off the sea. Ana "0'sIl
piled, until, as Secretary Lane said "o" w. coz
faith was construed as cowardice y ~'f essa
We held to the hated (oficiaN o..;..,
neutrality while Belgium was rav;an'e .1sue VI
Serbia wrecked and our own womn. eM
dren sent to the bottom Of the s.s ''"..a s"u eaa-
ter repeated attacks by Gcrmanv uasi' a.
lives, the liberties and the propert,.1 spoa TIE
citizens, there was only left for us %, 0i our
raise the yellow flag or the Stars .ns s,sner 70
And then, at last, thank God. M oIs 0'r,pes y,
floated from the national masth.,a, 'a 1iory
IhInk you we are "but fghtinv 81.
Of other nations"' When Belgium ~ ~ osss,es
lated, then. too. were violated tho as Vo-
upon which this Republic Of our, va. 4.ipes
ed, which have given US peace and hs.No .vuao'
and prosperity and leading place .,opp"s pp'Ness
nations of the world. 10"g TOE
When Germany registered her con.or.,.
treaties and national honor by cros.;np !, .9f
Belgian frontier she inaupurated b.s 'hs
sion of America through intriou;n. s., ua,s
matte representatives at Washington ana ~
consplracies of her paid agents d;str;s... ss .As
over our land '''passa
Iermany Must Be Beaten
C are not lighting to remake tho
Europe, but because Germany denied a.. .f "
right to the open sea highway and mn.a..s. .'s,
our men, women and children exerc;sn. =.
right and consDired within and witbom. '"a. a"'s
borders to complete our disunion ona wv "
menace our territorial integrity. "
She simulated fricndliness for -,
the time was filling our country with sa;s.
She protested only honorable intentions f.ss, .rs
all the time was plotting our dsuuion saa sha
declared she wished only for peace with -,
and all the time her Foreign Minister u.' '
trying from Berlin to induce japan and Ma
leo to join her in making war on us.
Germany must be beaten because nh. Il,
orally forced this horrible war; with murd..
and rapine and pillage and destruction !,
innocent life and world art, to satisfy Il.
ambitions of her military group to becom.
the dominating power of the world
Germany must be beaten because her ey.r
policy, her every deed, is in defiance Of ins,,
national and humane law; because she thrs,t
ems to enslave all that make life worth H.
ing; because of the cowardly assault on 4
small, guiltlcss nation, the deliberate slauss
ter OF non-combatant men, women and cb1 |
drcn; the raping of Belgian and French .u
Serbian women; the deportation and bn.y
treatment of Belgian men: the bombing d
unfortitied towns, of hospitals afioat and q |
land; the murder of innocent hostages q
military necessity"; the sinking of unarms
passenger ships; the poisoning of wells: th
ruthlessness on view in Belgium. Serh,
Poland.
Germany must be beaten because We must
destroy the thing Germany stands for-ths
right of might-and because the world must
learn that treaties are not "scraps of nsnerY
or national honor mere form CT speech or
gwen word the cloak OF mendacity
Yes, it's our fight
The United States did not come in to ill.,
crate Belgium, to save France or to helm
Great Britain, but to assure its own liberty
We arc now at a dark period Of the war;
time to hold tight to patriotism and to begn
immediate and obligatory denial.
We must unite in self-denial as our allM
are united. We must sacrifice in such mess
urc as we arc privileged to do so. for God srl
country and the men who have gone to Up
hold our ideals and our institutions. /
And we must shed quickly our complaceng /
1t III becomes us-or the hour
make my appeal to the people Of Ameria
on my return from the people of France.
Americas efficiency and spirit must not h
fatally cncumbcred by rcd tape and con
pacency. She must justify, as untrammela
She can justify, the faith of France, the fail
of herself ii herself.