The Monticellonian., 1918-04-12
(By WINSTON CHURCHILL, Who Recently Returned From the War Zone1

Recently Returned From the War
 Zone.)
 Germany may be likened to great tree that has fallen across the path of democracy. The trunk is being chopped through by two axes, the mill tary aX and the propagandist ax. If the trunk is to be severed and the obstruction removed, neither aN must be spared. Americans must con tribute willingly to help their allies, to support their army and navy, which will he the deciding military factor in the struggle.
 Our American president was the first world statesman to make clear that while military victory IS es- sential. 1t is not in itself adequate. The great significance of this war lies not on the battle lines, but behind them. It is a war for human liberty. and that which restricts human lfhertv. not only in the German en- pire. but also in America and England and France and Italy and Russia must be abolished. We are beginning to perceive that the future progress of democracy depends on national un- selfishness and international co-opera- ton scientifically conceived
 Issued World Proclamation.
 Tn series of masterly state papers Mr. Wilson has announced to the world that America enters the war unselfish- ly and has defined the true issue of 10 nar for those deluded portions of the Ger man population which. because of false system of education. have hith- erto upheld the hands of the worst enemies of liberty, the junkers. Until quite recently, one of the most dis duietne symptoms from the point of view of the allies was discontent with, if not an actual opposition to, the war of large clements among the work ing classes of the allied peoples. In Russia, where democracy was most cruelty suppressed. where conditions for the peasant and the Workingman were hardest. a revolution actually took place-a revolution that has sounded the keynote of our times. The  doing is that of enlisting the ale glance of those masses for the war. He Is convincing them that it Is their war And these are they upon whom the evils of an outword economic sys- tem have pressed hardest, and who hitherto have seen little hope that vic tory over the Germans meant their l.4lf, Wilson c. sued world proclamation of emanei-( patton from economic slavery.
 Make Their Own Treaties.
 He not only declares that powerful nations shall cease to exploit little na- tions, but that powerful individuals shall cease to exploit their fellow men. He declares that heneeforth no wars shall he fought for domination, and that to this end secret treaties shall he abolished The peoples through their representatives shall make their own treaties, And just as national democracy insures to the individual the greatest amount of self-determina- ton, of self-realization, world democ- racy shall insure self-determination to Iip l1lfiNlQuitl uuilbllS Ol t1lt tiItn, III order that each may be free to make its own contribution to world democ~ racy.
 Fighting for Oppressed.
 This Is the spirit iii which America has entered the war We are fighting for the oppressed everywhere. And we are equally determined that the in- justice and inequalities that exist in our own government, the false stand ards of worth, the materialism the luxury and waste shall he purged from our midst. We shall seize this oppor- tunity to finish up the cleaning of our own household. To sustain our army and navy in the struggle for such a cause, to uphold our president, to aid our allies who have fought so long and so hrayely, these are worthy of our sacrifices. 1 am confident that the re- sponse of the American people to the third Liberty loan will be generous.