Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-14

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But the noble wish of the great
president was not met ina Christian
spirit. Even as when the Master
stood weeping over Jerusalem, and
cried But We would not, So thespeopIe
would not have peace and unity. The
South forced the issue. Just as Ger
many forced the Issue against us, and
as again a very patient president, ac-
cepted war as the only remaining
course Of action for himself and for
the people.
Two Supreme utterances.
Two supreme u~tterances should
stand before us day and night. That
Inspired climax to the second inaug-
ural address, with malice toward;
none; with charity for all; with firm
ness in the right as God gives us to
g the right,-let us strive on to finish
the work we are in; t o bind up the.
nations wounds; to car for him who.
shall have borne the battle, and for.
his widow and orphan; to do all.
which may achieve and cherish a Just
and lasting peace among ourselves
and with all nations
Then that clarion call to the battle
may it mock our lovers Of peace at
any price until they cannot sleep-sI
God Wills that this war continue until
all The wealth piled by the bondsman's
two hundred and fifty years of unre-
Quilted toll shall be sunk, and until
every drop of blood drawn with the
lash shall be paid with another drawn
by the sworn, as was said three thou
sand years ago, SO still must it be
said, The judgments of the Lord are
true and righteous altogether.
1t is a grand privilege to be alive
today, to have faith in humanity, to
Ebe an American. Autocracy must go
the way of all the earth. There will
not be room for kings anywhere on
the earth except in the museums and
encyclopedias. Neither will blatant,
unjust internationalism, so-caIled,Iin
reality, class legislation and class
struggle, prevail either as the /. w.
wv. or Bolshevism. Both are symp-
toms OF the unrest that viii ultimate
Nv cure many of the ills that afflict
us. But there will be no oyerturning
|of Christian institutions, no destruc-
ton of the principles of our govern
ment as it stands today. The Amer
lean people are not war mad, they
are not hungry for a~revOlution they
are. however, desperately in earnest,
and in no mood to he hindered In
their great and holy work.
Tbs dissatisfied labor element
however small iii numbers, that hin;
ders this country at the present time
lis giving distinct aid and comfort to
the enemy. tt is not an opportune
time in which to start something
The job we have ahead of Us is big
enough that all internal differences
should be placed in the background
until the allied autocracies Of the
world are demolished, root and
branch.
On the one hand, Hohenzollernism;
on the other, the deluded labor lead;
ers who know neither loyalty nor pat
riotism. Both obey the one law that
necessity knows no law. Both are q
menace to the peace and justice that
lshould obtain amongenen. Bolshevism
may prove the undoing OF Hohenzol
lernism..r but Bolsheyism cannot effect
a stable and just government among
men.
n the midst stands the tail, brood
ing figure Of Lincoln. We have mol
outgrown him. We cannot get along
without him. We must give earnest
heed to his words of truth and warn;
ling.
All Glasses Loyal.
This il no time for half-hearted al
legfance. History will have some very