Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-02-22
Speech by Judge A. Fl. Reid,
at Eagle River, Feb. 18th, 1913.


nations which impraccable difficult of peaceful sol
ton if it be submitted to unbiased tribunal be determined
according to the principles of humanity and justice abhor
and there words sufficiently strong express my contempt
of the ministers of state who for of personal national
ambition or aggrandzement provoke unjust
history has shown but few just warshat is few in which both
sides could each honestly claim that conendng for justice
to itself Most have been begun for of
for the requirement of loot and booty or for dominion the
conquered people, they have of the ngues of
rulers their efforts oveeach other nation In Short
most have been but exhibition of brgandage huge
scale which could not be curbed punished because there
no power greater brgands Notwithstanding
perfectly clear that Americas place the
raging that stay would have been greatest folly and
possibly suicide and that the opportunity presents ITSELF by
prosecuting proper conclusion the struggle render
practically impossible the future repetition any such horror
AS presents ITSELF
When the present war began 50 suddenly and SO fercey
could help excamng the apparent utter lack of su
and the exaserang senseessness of the whole
procedure and the yaty of the events which lust preceded
bring about Why should the assassination of
Sarajevo though he prince by Of
small of local poes against rulers embro the hundreds
millions peoples of Europe and them almost instantly
into death gappe? And though assume that the
assassin and others plotting against the rule of Austria over
Serbans in Bosnia why should that have any than
significance present series of that would
require any other attention than that Of local criminal courts?
confess that did not then understand why And could not then
why little application of and modest
justice could have settled justly for
international quarrel that existed When it suggested that
United States might be drawn into it. this seemed
amusing fancy Of lingo When first proposed increase
army and put ourselves strong defensive basis there
greater danger Of fastening ourselves
say and dangerous military system than there danger OF for
.eign invasion Of our rights
With great deal of truth it may be said that this
from the begnning We started it; because started the
movement liberty which graphing with the forces
of despois in the struggle Until the United
the world had KNOWN except
The case of few experiments which fallen truly free and
representative government Here this continent foreahers
brought forth nation conceived in liberty and dedicated
proposition that all free and equal and that the
among derive their only
of the governed people The of expert
challenge the Of the world did
cee and that very bred the French Revolution produced
overthrow Of autocraic and OF France
republic The force of these events have been felt
throughout the world. The principle of justice and self
government equal rights all threatened the of
every autocrac ruler Since that time this spirit Of liberty has
penetrated through the British Empire colonies
has effected gradually boodes revolution which has made Of
Great Britain and her colonies democacies responsive to the
wills of their people is and has left nothing OF their
royal house but a few puppets shon OF power
And the royal houses OF Europe have long been aware OF their
danger when the French Revolution had spent its force
later Napoleon overhrown and when the first reaction
had restored the Bourbon kings in France the royal
and formed Holy Alliance so-caled which ought to be
chrstened by historians the Unhoy Alliance The idea origin
ated in the mind of Car Alexander OF Russia who was
not good purposes and who really DESTROYS OF
noting spirit of brotherhood and harmony the rulers OF
Europe But fundamental principle of the compact asserted that
each of God his donlnlon
empowered God govern and command If they were chill
. dren, or chates the people within his dominons
This the first clear and frank avowa by monarchs OF their
claimed vne right rule without the need OF consulting the
wishes Of any of their subjects.
This alliance monarchs directed by cunning and unscupu
diplomats passed quickly to the second stage of development
meetings known the Congresses roppau
noting peace brotherhood among monarchs constituted them
selves the champions of the principle of absolute monacy and
crsh appeared movement Tor more
liberal government They declared Verona that Useful and
necessary changes legislation the administration OF state can
eanate will and intelligent and weWeghed
convictions of those God has made responsible for power
Kings course And they further declared in substance that
all pretended the frame Of government obtained BY
revolt or by subversve action the part of the people,
must regarded null and that they would unite the power OF
their armies crush such revolt whatever country
it arose.
Short they resolved allow to question the divine
right kings rule and further resolved to unite IN crushing
anv revolt against that principle no matter dominion
revolt might accursesd conspiracy against the
liberties rights mankind and what remains OF that compact
has dominated the dominons the central OF Europe
since compact faithfully kept so long as was within
the power of who joined in it. But France soon
eposed the Boubons permanently and conspcuousy
great republic recently Russia exed her royal desos
OF the parties to the compact of Verona there remain faithful
its objects only the Hapsburg of Austria and the Hohen