El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-18

A musical program cousistina- OF
songs by high school cadets and
students, who were present about sol
strong under the leadership Of Prof
Francis Russell. and several seIec.
tons by the S4th Infantry band. un-
Ger leader Stephan J0ska- rounded
out the meeting.
In Most Colossal War.
Secretary McAdoo said, in part:
we are. FELLOW citizens, against
our Will parties 10 the most colossal
war OF all time "A year Of expert
ence mas taught US much, has disillu-
s-cneu even those who wanted TO be-
Heve that Germany had no such in
lenuons as she has now disclosed in
the Russian catastrophe. tt is only
the slmpleton who thinks or believes
lnat there is any benevolent purpose
or intention on the part Of the Ger
man military autocracy. Its Dur
poses have been unmasked and it
stands pilloried at the bar Of civiIi-
zatiOn.
America has come upon the scene.
not only because her safety was i'm
periled- not only because her rights
mad been ruthlessly and insoleutly
transgressed, but for another and
more impellinE reason. She came be-
cause the voice Of suffering and out
RACED humanity from those stricken
battle fields across the sea has
touched the soul OF America and
america has sprung TO arms.
Kaiser DefieE America.
we received command from this
aespotic tyrant. the kaiser. on jan
1ary a. 1917, TO foreEO our rights as
an --uel, enoe1l people He undertook
To say by decree signed in his PAL
ace at Berlin. that America should
no longer exercise her right 20 sail
un-nolested the high seas in the mr.
SUIT or legitimate commerce. and II
you VIII read the memorandum at
laened TO that declaration. which as
lodged with th1 then friendly Ameri-
can government a Few hours onlv be-
fore the decree went into effect. YOU
NlA lind that after ordering US TO
Keep on the high seas in zones sur
Founding Great Britain. France and
italy, some 500 miles in extent. he
5raclously added that he would per-
NIT one American ship per week TO
san from America TO Plymouth. Eng
land, and one American shir, to re-
turn from England 20 America. each
v eek, prOvidel-Whar2 That due no
ice should be given TO the kaiser
mat mat single American ship would
san 2 course specified by the kaiser
anu rn2t lt should be painted in alter
nate stripes Of red and white. TO in
llcale that IL had his permission TO
90 upon the high seas.
American Blood Still Red.
HE ordered US TO transform those
eW American ships into floating bar
Der poles and said that we must sub I
nit 70 that indignity, regardless Of
ne tact that under international law, I
We had as much right 10 sail the
eas as any other nation upon the I
.arth- The high seas are the com
non property OF the world. and Amer
ca won her right 20 the freedom Of
ne seas with the blood OF American ]
alors and soldiers
We do not intend TO permit the
.ciser TO order the American flag off I
he high seas And we do not intend /
o permit the kaiser to enslave the u
world, America in the bargain. WEI
% not intend 10 DO IL unless the blood .
Z America has run yellow, and this
emonstratiol here today proves anew
What we all knew, that American |
Hood still runs red.
Exposes Zimmerman Note.
-Jn January 10 1917. before the
a1ser delivered the submarine order
is minister Zimmerman dispatched
D ambassador Won Eckhart through
he Washington embassy a note
Inch we intercepted, decided and
-anslated- This note informed Won
ckhart that ruthless submarine war