Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-20
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am by nature and belief pacfst lover of peace teacher
Of the spirit of tolerance minister of justice; believer
doctrine there and be quarrel between
nations which impraccabe difficult of peaceful sou
on If submitted unbiased tribunal be determined
according the principles of humanity and justice abhor
and there words sufficiently strong
Of the of state who for of personal national
ambition aggrandzement provoke carry unjust war
History shown but few just warshat is few in which both
sides could each honestly claim that conendng for justice
~ itself have been begun for purposes conquest
m te requirement booty or for dominion over the
conquered people, they have grown ntgues
rulers their efforts to overreach other nation In Short
most wars have been but an exhibition of brgandage on huge
scale which could be cubed punished because
no power greater than the brgands But notwithstanding all this
seems perfectly clear that Americas place
raging stay would have been greatest folly
possibly suicide and that the opportunity presents ITSELF by
prosecuting proper conclusion the struggle
practically impossible IN the future repetition OF any such horror
as now presents ITSELF
When present began suddenly and fercely
could not help exclaming the apparent any
ent and the exaspeag senselessness OF the whole
procedure and the vay of the which just preceded
and seemed bring about Why should assassination of
one man Saraevo though he prince by of
small nbero local plotters against rulers embro the hundreds
millions of peoples of Europe and set them almost instantly
death grappe? And though assume that the
and others plotting against the rule of Austria
Sebans in Bosnia why should that have than
local significance present series of matters that would
REQUIRE attention than that of local criminal courts?
that did then understand why And could not then
understand why little application common sense and
adherence justice could have settled justly every for
International quarrel that existed When suggested that
oven the limited States might he drawn info it this seemed TO me
amusing fancy lingo When first proposed increase
army and put ourselves on strong defensive basis there
greater danger fastening ourselves
sa military system than there danger of for
eign invasion of our rights.
great deal of truth may be said that this
beginning We started it, because started the
movement liberty which graphing with the forces
desposm struggle known Until the United
States existence the world had KNOWN except in
the experiments which had fallen truly free and
representative Here this continent foreathers
brought forth nation conceived IN liberty and aedceo 10
the proposition that all free and equal and that the gov
instituted among derive their just powers only
from the of the governed people The success expert
men here challenge to the autoca OF the world ala sue
bred the French Revolution produced
the overthrow of the autoca and corrupt government OF France
made her republic of these events have been felt
throughout the world principle of justice and self
and of equal rights to all threatened the power OF
penetrated through British Empire its uttemo colonies and
has gradually bloodess revolution which has made OF
Great Britain and her colonies democraces responsive the
wills of their people and has left nothg OF ne
royal house but few puppets shorn OF power go.
the royal Europe have long been aware of their
danger the Revolution had spent its force, and
Napoleon had been overrow and when the first reaction
had restored the Bourbon kings power in France the roya
houses of Prussia Austria Russia and France held conference
and formed the Holy Alliance so-caled winch 0ugn 10 pc re-
stened by historians the Unhoy Alliance The idea origin
d true the mind of Gar Alexander of Russia who was
not devoid of good purposes and who was really oesous pro-
noting the spirit of brotherhood and harmony among the rulers OF
Europe But fundamental principle of the compact asserted na
representative of God in his domnons
empowered by God and command as they were chill
dren, or chattels, the people within his domlnons
This the first clear and frank avowal by monarcns OF e
claimed divine right rule without the need OF consulting the
wishes of any of their subjects.
This alliance monarch directed by cunning and unscrupu
ou diplomats passed quickly the second stage of development
and successive meetings known the Congresses OF lopPa
Lbh and Verona they quite forgot the original dea or pro-
noting monachs, constituted he
selves the champions of the principle of absolute monarchy AND
resolved crush wherever appeared any movement Tor more
liberal government Thew declared that useful and
necessary changes legislation the administration OF state can
from will and intelligent and wewelgneu
convictions God has made responsible Tor power
Kings course And they further declared IN substance thar
all pretended in the frame of government obtained W
revolt by other action the part OF the people,
regarded null they would unite the power OF
their every such revolt in whatever country
it arose.
In short thew resolved TO allow no question the divine
right rule and further resolved to unite IN crushing
any revolt against that principle matter in whose @
revolt might arise II was acursesd conspiracy against the
liberties rights mankind and what remains OF that compa