New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-19


pathetic. with poor. bleeding, sui
fering Germany" but when thatex
traordinary appeal met with no res
ponse. it attempted to play upon tn
supposed cowardice of the America
people by suggesting that German
was unconquerable, and that it woul,
simply be a needless waste of on
treasure and blood to defend ou
rights upon the high seas. As lat,
July u, 1917, after America had suf
fered outrages beyond recorded pre-
cedent, and our President and Con
gress had declared war to vindicat,
the rights of our people, Mr.. Hears
in a signed letter, demanded an i'm
mediate peace, rather than send "a
million of our splendid young Ameri
cans every year for a war to be Of
fered up in bloody sacrifi..."
His appeals could not be regard d
as founded upon any honest faci-
fism; for while he invoked us to be
neutral. rather than inflict injury
upon poor, bleeding. suffering Ger
many" he advocated the assertion
Of our rights against England to the
very limit, and not only urged war
upon distracted and bleeding Mex
leo, but attempted to foment sus-
picion and enmity between Japan
and the United States.
When, despite his vociferous i'm
precation and appeals, the United
States finally took up the guage of
battle. that had so often been ar
rogantly thrown at its first affected
great cammouflcur at first affected
to srrrort his government with
ungrudging loyalty. but in a short
time advised course of extraor-
dinary selfishness and cowardice.
From day to day he insistently urged
that, we should keep our own men
and money at home for effective
defense" He supported this con-
clus'on by the extraordinary arru-
ments that as America would surely
win any war, in which it hid en-
tered, that our active intervention
would only result in nrolongng it. ;
His organs added: "If we STAYED
out of the war-assuming that we
could honorably that would mean
shortening the war" As this arpu
ment did not appeal to Americans
with red blood in their veins. Heart
ism next reached the somewhat COW
Trajectory conclusion that Germany
was unconqucrable for his ORGANS
suggested that one must first of
all recall to ones mind. that BY de-
cl'r'ng war on GERMANY. we act
directly in favor Of German militia
rlSm and make the defeat of the
allies as sure as cam be-" and he
aga'n urged that I'VE should keen
our men and our money in this coun-
try"
Withhold Food From Europe
HIS organs contendcd that even
food should be withheld from the
European nations, adding, that cv-
cry shipment OF food, and military
supplies from this time on is blow
at our own safety" and for this rea-
son Hearstism urged Congress ito
refuse to permit the further drain
age of our food, supplies military
and money supplies to Europe" To
him the sensible course for this coun-
try was to desert ctr allies, by keen
ing every dollar and every men and
WY "SdPoI, ana all OHT supplies
and stores at home for the defense
of our own land until that
defense is made absolutely secure
wo years were suggested as the
limit OF time to make our country
secure; and thus the cowardly sug-
gestion was made that our country
should for two years leave our allies
to fight our battle for us, as they
had already done for nearly three
preceding years.
When these arguments did not
impress the American people. Hearst
ism then proceeded to argue for an
early and separate peace. As no
policy could be more destructive
Of the morale of the American peo-
pie. ! beg your indulgence while l
Iortify my statement by three lead |
ng articles. which have recently ap- I
oeared in Mr.. Hearst's leading or
gan. the New York American. They /
'epresent the very essence of his !
present policy of cowardice and dis
honor. and, having regard to the |
immense audience to which these
words were addressed, numbering
Millions of our people in all sections
'f our country, the danger of this
subtitle poison is unmistakabie.