The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-12
What Have We WOn?"

In announcing to Congress the sign
ing of the armistice, President Wilson
said: Everything for which America
has fought has been accomplished.
For the past four days they have al
ready done so. and for the next three
days the Four Minute Men of the Gov
eminent will devote their speeches to
reviewing the war aims of America and
to demonstrating just how those aims
were accomplished when. the enemies
and the allied powers agreed to base
the future world peace on Americas
war aims as expressed in the famous
fourteen points of January 8, 1918, in
the subsequent four fundamental prin-
ciples of February l1th., and in the
four summary paragraphs of July 4th.
The Bulletin of Information sent out
from National Headquarters of Four
Minute Men in Washington is entitled
What Have We Won?" and goes into
the subject of American Influence on
world peace very thoroughly.
America contribution was not
merely furnishing the force that turned
the tide of battle at Chateau Thierry;
it war in furnishing forces that draw
from the past and reach into the fu-
ture." The bulletin continues to de-
fine these forces in the following
terms:
"The United States, as the eldest
of democracies, gave first impulse to
the movement which in the last hun
dred years has spread throughout the
world and which within a few swiftly
weeks has swept the last of the abso-
lutte monarchs from their thrones.
America first declared the doctrine
that all men are created free and
equal in their citizenship, which has
been the seed and ferment of democ-
racy. America first declared that
governments derive their just pow
ers from the consent of the governed,
which all the world today acknowl-
edges to be the only sound basis"
"The United States first proclaim
ed the doctrine that conquest by
foreign power upon any part of this
continent would be an offense against
this Government. That doctrine am
plified by long line of American
Presidents, has led the worlds thot
to the present day belief, acknowl-
edged everywhere, that every state
has the right to wwork out its own
destiny That is now recognized
throughout the world asthe only
sound basis for international law"
The Four Minute Men will trace
the development of the Monroe Doc
trine to its complete elimination in
basis upon which will be built the fu-
ture peace of the world, which basis
has been abbreviated by its author
into single sentence: "The reign
of law, based on the consent of the
governed sustained by the organized
opinion of mankind"
These three principles are funda
mental in the American democracy:
they are now fated to become funda
iliSiiIt'I III IiIdI "OIIu uclnOCTdCy winch
Americas blood and might have help
ed to secure.
This theme will be developed and
elucidated in the Four Minute Mems
messages during the next three days
throughout Garrett County. Their
addresses will take place in oranges.
lodges, labor meetings, theatres and
churches everywhere in this country.
so that 1t is next to impossible to
publish an accurate schedule of the
events. Prof F. E Rathbun, County
Superintendent of Schools, was scI1ed-
uled last evening at the Empire Thea
ire, Oakland, and one the evening of
Tuesday, December 18th, Prof.
Charles H. Kolb of the Oakland High
School will deliver a 'four minute"
speech at the same theatre on the
timely topic of the "Red Cross Christ
mas Roll CALL" another -Four Minute
Men subject.