Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-06

No, then we did not register COM
plant But when he seeks to make
his will the will Of America, we stand
up and say, may, nay, Bill, it can't
be done so long as there is manhood
left on this free soil"
THEY CALLED US
England is a democracy, France is
a democracy, Italy, despite her king
ship, is a democracy, and it is the great
democracies Of the world that call us.
We must make ourselves believe
that this compulsory military service
is the right thing. 1t is a policy that
is essentially just and democratic. The
moral obligation of national defense
rests on everyone Of us, and that obli-
cation should be legal in the widest
and fullest sense.
| greatly fear that when this war
shall be over we will need that ma
tiOnal army Remember that all the
great continents of the earth have
Of Europe, except only central and
South America, and nothing stands be-
tween those countries and the fate Of
China except the Monroe Doctrine and
the English fleet But do you think
that We sleek, fat and soft, will be
able to hold back the war hardened
and debt-burdened nations Of Europe
by the mere publishing of an edict
through the town Criers and overcome
all opposition when mayors read the
riot act to hungry Europe? Shall we
be able, like some new and cOrpulent
Joshua, to forbid the sun Of militant
Europe by q protest and command?
1t would be q greater miracle than
JOshuas if we could We protested
the Lusitania and saw the Sussex go
down; we f0rbade the repitiOn Of that
crime and the City of Memphis fol
lowed where The Sussex and the Lusi-
tania had led the way If we intend to
maintain the Monroe Doctrine, if we
mean to defend our own, we must have
this universal military training. We
want a united people. We must forget
the lines Of east and west and north
and south We must no longer think
on party lines. We want q govern
ment that shall be essentially Ameri-
can. We want q cabinet that shall be
broad enough to find a place for the
brains and patriotism Of a Root, for
the efficiency Of a GOethal, for the Wig
or, enthusiasm, ability and force of a
Roosevelt. We want no party lines,
but just a government of Americans
and for Americans.
For the first time in history since
Cyranius m~de his census in Judea,
nation, and that nation Cur own, is
sued q declaration of war upon that
day when the world halts to remem-
Der the dying of Jesus the NaZarene.
This fact has its significance. We
have knelt long in our Gethsemane,
we have prayed earnestly that this
cup might pass from our lips, but more
and more, the conviction has been
driven in upon US that "fOr this cause
came we to this hour" for this cause
we have received our land, our wealth,
our material and spiritual power.
NO PLACE FOR A STACKER
There is no place in this world to-
day for a Stacker, and his twin brother,
the sniper. The sniper is a person
who viii hide behind pettcoat, and
when his brave brothers march away,
would shoot them in the back. They
cry because their right Of free speech
is abolished Without free speech
they are helpless. No, never again
viii there be place for the Stacker
Of any kind in this world. That is
one Of the great blessings from this