New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-12
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(Mr. hammond was member OF pa t.
or fourteen a" no Wen, ~ r-utoye IA O~.o
Der anu ieturi cd aoout Leu-...ci !. y
thlS ALnOer len ~eie LIeII!.e.s OF Con
sress ine paity weir guests Ui tue ~ IL
ism. French, and i5e4slan HUveI nulcut
much oil the time and were escui Led u!
lepieSeHt Id eS oI taese Cove ACCENTS al
ana down the battle ..Iies ana are snu"L
many other official courtesies. AZ. .'M
/ mond Is publisher OF the Daily and Iri
weekly TrIoune of Fremont. e ailn u
filling many public speaking ensaseinent!
at the present Ime.)
Premier Lloyd George never coined
ruer epigram than that We must
go on or 30 under"
! How the war Is going on" can be
understood. even III part. only by
those who have been near to it. " hich
privilege l recently had. That 1t is
the most colossal tragedy Iii human
history is proved BY glance at any
phase OF It.
Americas part in the struggle 10 be-
Ing performed because America can
not avoid it. Autocracy l.. lunnln
an.uck and we stand in its road.
Either 1t stalks triumphant over all
that We have been taue.t to ho!d
sacred and dear or We and those with
us slay the dragon from whose red
jaws blood is dripping We and it
cannot live in the world together.
| have seen England. france and
Belgium battling with the beast Now
my own country Is sending its men
into the fray ard the effort and the
sacrifices that are being made abroad
" iii soon be witnessed here. We may
not see here the actual fighting. Let
US hope not But We cannot escape
the other appalling features.
England Is VlnuicaliAg her tradi'
tions and her ideals, She is not fight.
lng for territorial expansion This Is
by no means as vital or essential 70
her as is proof of the bldiis nature
of her CompaCts The prgouG,atl. II
Of Eelalan neutrality drew uer .ato
lie stlI- 5.e tOI tAI5 ueI aoi.Ic.s
are battling and ber great navy IL
steamed up ready for the master
stroke; for Ibis fi4H fsaf4te4-sre "o9E-
ing IN '.oH and 'aH sgd % pour
ing on, tae.r mas Il 'ui-ll.t .t,ou.
in inu"'.e,a''e hospitals.
France rs malia5 III. s,,t saoti
flee. Paris, vLi4A gets tie ST. les for
ne world, is Ue,-=4as elk as a SIN
bol Of sorrow, and the world 81 adop.
ing it. for all The world is mourning
Tut Paris and Fgance, though in tears,
are not withou lope The" are loo'
ing eagerly foru ard to victory, when
tie invading Huas are driven from
French soil and The lost prov ilCes Of
hlsace and Lorraine viii be restored
to their riGhtful owners. The coming
Of the American troops has given
them new courage. With uneXampled
bravery they are holding the line un.
til the strength Of America can be
hurled against the foe. The republic
still echoes with the wild acclaim
given to General Pershing and his ex-
force. 1t will be a mighty
task for the United States to measure
UP to French expectations.
Riding as recently did up and
Gown the whole battle front In France
and Flanders, ! saw much OF the suf-
fering France has heroicaliy endured
Tier ruined cities and towns. her de
vastated territory. her dead soldiers.
her outraged women her tortured
all cry out for vengeance.
Every reported atrocity of the Ger
man army is true. and very much
more. I got much evidence from eye
=, Illnesses OF unspeakable barbarities.
All the waters OF the seven seas can
never wash away the foul stains.
ia. belgium, at a reception given by
King Albert, asked Ambas sador
Grand Whitlock what word could be
AIKEN back to tie People Of America.
He said: at is difficult to put it in
, word, but this is to be said Of the |
nent OF honor and integrity, every |
hing we hold sacred and dear. They !
rave violated with utter impunity !
,very agreement have ever made /
With them" The conclusion from
his and a flood of other like testi- .
nony is that 1--WE must go on or go .
rider" No comnromi or settlement .
With the Hohenzollerns will be more
han "a scrap of paper" The United
states has one supreme duty at this
our. That is to furnish the money
nd the man power to defeat the arch
nemy Of liberty and of the peace of
he world.