The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-10-12
LOYALTY THE SUPREME TEST
BY FRED e. WHEATON,,
Candidate for Governor

as In all the sovereign states of this
great republic. loyalty to country, to
government, and to constituted au-
thority. is the supreme test of the
hour, and this test is being splendidly
met not only by the sons and daugh-
tiers Of Old Glory, but by millions of
foreign-born citizens, those who came
to our shores to find advantages and
opportunities not vouchsafed in any
other land under the shining sun.
Loyalty to our government prevails
among us and has united us as a
people. America indeed has found
her soul in this great crisis, and to
that end will gallantly defend the
sacped principles of liberty. justice,
democracy and humanity. AS a
people, as nation, we will take no
other course than that Of standing
squarely behind, and in every way
supporting our great President, Wood
row Wilson, and sustaining and
strengthening our government in it's
every undertaking to win the war. AS
true lovers of liberty, championing the
ideals and hope and peace of the
world, we can take no other course.
No relation in life can change our at
titude, our allegiance, our duty, to our
country. HE who sees his country
die, sees all things die, and all things
dying, curse him: but he who sees his
country live, sees all things live, and
all things living, bless him."
In this supreme moment of history
there are many compelling questions
that press for mediate and satisfac-
tory answer:
l. Can the world live, half-despotism
and half-democracy?
Shall mere 'bloOd and iron" or
shall the growing intelligence of men,
direct and determine the destinies of
the race?
Which shall it he-justice and right
and life everlasting. or expediency and
| might and worse than death, as our
portion?
Did God Almighty create this world
that it might be exploited by the few,
or that it might be enjoyed by the
many?
Shall we continue to worship the
God Of Abraham, of Isaac and of
| Jacob, or shall we deliberately deter
mine to pay future homage to the
Molach of Potsdam?
Do we realize that a peace without
victory would mean a future without
| security?
the man or woman here among us
who does not openly and unequivo-
cally evince complete and enthusiastic
accord with America and her declared
aims in this war, has either German
sympathy in his heart or German
money in his pocket, or else a want of
grey matter in his brain cells. He
should either be in Berlin or in Bed
lam. At the former place he will have
! company suited to his views, and at
the latter place associates fitted for
his mentality.
1t is a crime today to be pro-Ger-
! man. Not much less can be said Of
those who, at heart, may be anti
American. All such are despised
| One hundred thousand brave, true,
| loyal sons of Minnesota are engaged in
! this great world-contlict. They are
our sons and brothers, the bone of
| our bone, and their gallant deeds on
the battle fields of humanity will write
their names in inperishable history.
The detestable Hun, the despoiler of
world civilization, confronted by the
/ hosts com uprising the American armies
/ and our allies in the field, will be
| driven from the face of the earth.
There can be no other ending The
peace Of the world is at stake Right
and justice will prevail. Prussia n
n1ilitarism must pay the price of this
great scourge Of barbarism and fright
fitness. It has dishonored the human
race, disgraced the civilization of the
! world, and there can be no thought
of peace until the solid phalanx of
Americas brist1ing bayonets, millions
of them, in this great allied struggle,
surging toward the east on the bloody
fields of Europe, shall drive the hid
eous war monster to the dust of earth.
Full PREPARATION and restitution must
follow, and will follow, in the peace
terms that the judgment of the world
shall dictate.