Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-20

coded by the following Having prac-
ideally exhausted the resources of Rus
STA, France, and italy, the English
Government now seeks succor in our
American resources. The money of
the American people has been loaned
to the allies in great sums. Still
greater sums are i'll readiness to lend
Them" Statements like this can not
hut aid Germany. In all of Mr.. Hearst's
career it may well be doubted whether
he has ever proposed anything more
sordid than this suggestion to the
American people, to free people with
a glorious past, 4 people proudly able
and willing TO fight for its honor. The
proposal is that we should treat having
lent money to the allies as offsetting
the fact that these allies had shed the
blood Of millions Of their sons in pro-
tecting not only themselves but this
country from the brutal dominion of
Germany--a dominion under which, if
Mr.. Hearst's advice had been followed
this country would now be- covering
The debt the allies owe to us for our
money is infinitesimaI compared to the
debt that we owe. them for the blood
shed by their sons on battle fields where
this Nation had as much at stake as
the nations whose armies fought
thereon. On March s last, Mr.. Hearst,
preaching hatred to Japan, and using
language tending to serve Germany by
bringing about a break between the
United States and Japan and perhaps
Great Britain, says, If Great Britain
cannot restrain her special ally, Japan,
from acts of aggression inimical to our
interests, we can remove our ships and
troops from Europe and transfer them
to Asia" This is threat of war with
Japan threat that we will enter on
a war of aggression in Asia. There
could be no possible result of such
threat except service to Germany. 1t
was threat to abandon the war
against Germany, our enemy, and en-
bark on a war against Japan, our ally !;
and this because Japan, in the interest
of the allies of civilization, had con-
against the Bolsheviki, who have
shown themselves to be the allies of
Germany, the enemies of civilization,
and the enemies Of the United States.
These quotations show that Mr..
Hearst has steadily endeavored to be-
little the vital Importance to our coun-
try of this war, and to excite the ha-
tired of our people against allies who
are faithfully fighting beside u.s. and
such conduct can be of help only to
Germany, to the enemy we are fight
ing. Just SO long as Mr.. Hearst's pub
lfcations are permitted in the mails,
Mr.. Burleson is without excuse for ex-
Guiding any other publication from
them. The administration by it's
acquiescence permits the continuance
of Mr.. Hearst's campaign which neces-
sarily tends to give aid and comfort to
our own people.
The quotations above given deprive
Mr.. Burleson and the administration, of
which he is part, any shred OF juStifi-
cation for their action and inactiOn.
Whose speaks in your presence must
say acceptable things;
Bowling the head in worship, bending
the knee in fear
Bringing the word well smoother
such as king should hear.
Given to strong delusion, wholly be-
lieving lie,
Ye saw the land lay 'fenceless, and We
let the months go by,
Waiting some easy wonder; hoping
some saving sign
Idle-openly idle-in the lee of the
forespent line
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.