Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-10
SENATOR WOLCOTT
SHOWS JUSTICE OF
AMERICA At WAR
Splendid Exposition of This Coun-
try's Position in Address at
Delaware College.
AUTOCRACY is BEATEN
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Newark, June I0-Beforc a large
audience, in Wolf Hall, yesterday morning
United States Senator Josiah O. Nolcott
made one of the most eloquent addresses
on the war ever heard IN Newark. The
occasion was the annual community
meeting, a part of the commencement
program.
Senator Wolcott spoke OF the great
part that Delaware college men are
PLAYING in the war and he raped pacitiats,
He explained that this country did not
get INTO the war until assailed. Speaking
of the acts of Germany at the outbreak
of the war he said: In that early inch
dcny of the war, we find the key 10 Ger
MANY heart and II explains all the cruel
ties and outrages OF her subsequent
behaviour Necessity Knows no law,
he said was the German theory and
''the ONLY law that Germany knows IS
what she considers to bc her own national
necessities.
Continuing he said international
law and order is not dead. as some think
II still lives, rs long as Germany Is not
successful II viii continue to live as
long as Great Britain, France, Belgium.
Italv and the mtcd States can MAINTAIN
armies in the field and fleets upon the sea
to wage for them the battle of right and
Justice against their enemies Thus war
therefor. j.. in every sense OF the word
n lust and holy war. because II Is a contest
for 4 free world uncontrolled and undomln-
ateo by selfish sclf-ccntcred, predatory
autuCraCy.
senator Wolcott said that now that VIC
are in the war he would he unwilling TO
sec Us out of II upon the mere adjustment
of our own specific grievances IN Connec-
ton with the submarine Outrages. In
other words. he said. IF Germany would
now offer ia lis satisfactory arrangements
upon which we could absolutely rely, |
would reject her offer with scorn. While
certain definite causes peculiar To our
selves brought the | nItCd States INTO the
war, vet now we are In IT, ! behevc II
should be the policy of tins nation IN
the main To adopt the outstanding grieV-
anccs Of the whole civilized world and
accordingly wage our fight until not only
the submarine issue IS settled, but aS well
until the world issue Of whether peace
loving democracy or war-worshIpplng
autocracy shall dominate is settled for all
time 10 come If the German people do
not reform their government 50 that the
rest Of the world may feel that II can
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be relied OF and whose disposition for
peace may be- depended upon, then the
United States should persist in the struggle
until Germany is so beaten and so stripped
of her means TO make war that she Will,
by force of her own necessities and her
own limitations. be compelled 10 behave
and keep the worlds peace. The war
will have been in vain unless that peace
will be assured for future generations
and the world truly made safe for democ-
racy.
THE fields of France" he continued
are the front line of battle for America.
Our government recognizes that fact and
we are sending men and munitions 10
France as rapidly as available shipping
will carry them, and already We are
beginning to read of the brave deeds Of
American troops al the front Now that
we have thrown our strength into the
balance, IL Is certain as the rising and
setting Of the sun that German power Is
doomed The cost viii be great and the
sacrifice hard to bear; but if we be worthy
Of the blood that we inherit from our
fathers and are capable Of measuring UP
To the high standards of our past, we shall
spend the treasure and spill the blood with
the fortitude that comes TO people who
are conscious of the rectitude Of their
purposes and the sacredness Of their
cause.