The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-13

But ONE WAY TO RESTORE PEACE
And Pursuing Vigorously and neutrality-suspicious.
to Soldiers.
Bv ROBERT LANSING.
Secretary Of State.

If ,nu mad hcrm told before TN" war
that 'i.r,na: submarine commanders
would sink peaceful Tcss"lS az COM
rnerce and %nud To- sudden death in"i
women and nlilc children. you would
lavs declared such scientific brlIl"il'E
L. H. Impossible.
Or II yoii had been told tha' German
avIa;urs would e.! uy,r uhichlE p"puIa!-
81 rit!cS scattering i::I.Sl":. If death an"
obstruction, with 10 other purpose thaH
:" trrrcri2r the inrloccat !nhahitHAtS.
:nu would haze d'I"liEred IN" very
thought as unworthy ~: belief and rs a
calunny upon li"r:T1" h"rci. f"t'|'"i
n.,lp rs, These things hay" come /" pass.
and iron crosses have rewarded tEc per
pc;rator$.
Eu, there IA moro. far NOR, which
n; ,ch, be added 10 this record oi uhpc-
lrvabIe things which the German, gov
cl,u.ri, has donC. w" Eccd nh': 10
mention III" Ri.cmr. Of tn" Foreign or
fire at Berth; to br!br Mex!c" IL mlsCSo
war upoE H. By promising her AntrI-
can territory.
Il was chi" ono ~ many in;-iEGcs
which :he t;c-nan government WAS chr
ryirg IN in tcany lands. Spies ana
CONSIDERATIONS wcrc srnt throughout The
void. Civil dtScord: WAS encouraged
To weaken the potential strength u
nations which might Ire Obstacles to the
lust Of Gcrnauy's rulers Tor *ori's
mastery. Those of German blood VIII"
owed allegiance 10 other countries were
appealed TO 10 support he tather'ana'
which beloved nam" masked ihe Mill
,ary clique at Berlin.
Some day The whole tale may be told.
tsII0 Ind
But enough has been told so that there
no longer remains the shadow Of :
doubt as to the character OF Germany
rulers. Of their amazing ambition Tor
world empire and or their intense hat
I rcd for democracy.
The day has gone by when we can
measure possibilities by past expert
ences. or when we believe that any
physical obstacle is so great or any
moral influence is so potent as 10
cause the German autocracy tn abandon
its mad purpose of world conquest.
II was the policy of'thasc who plot
ted and made ready for the time to Az
complish the desire Of the German rul'
crs TO Iull into false security the great
nations which they intended to subduc
SO that when the storm broke the.
would he unprcparcd. How we'll they
succeeded we all know.
But democracy no longer sleeps. II
! is fully awake TO the menace which
threatens 1t. The American ncoplc
! trustful and friendly. were reluctant tc
/ believe that imperialism again threat
encd the peace and liberty Of the world
/ Conviction came to them At last, ant
! with it prompt action. The American
nation arraycd itself with the Other
great democracies OF the earth agains
! the genius of owl which broodS over
tho destinieS Of Central Europe.
| No thought OF material gain and n,
thought of material loss impcll"d thi:
! action. Inspired by the highest motives
! American manhood prepared I" risk nj
! for the right. With lofty purpose will
patriotic fcrvor. with intense earnest
ness the American democracy has
drawn the sword. Who can longeI
doubt-and there have been many who
/ have doubted in these critical days
! the power Of that eternal spirit of free