The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07
hun HAS CHOSEN
Must Fight Until Right Has
Been Established as
Worlds Law.
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS
STRUGGLE TO FINISH
Enemy's True Purpose Made
Clear in Dealing With
Russia.

Baltimore, April 6.-President Will
son at great Liberty Loan celebra-
tion here tonight gave Americas an
swer to the German drive on the west
crn battle front; to the renewed prop
uganda for a German-made peace, to
all proposals to end the war before
Germany is awakened from her dream
OF world dominion.
The presidents answer was:
"Fores, force to the utmost, force
without stint or limit, the right
sous and triumphant force which
shall make right the law Of the
world and cast every selfish do.
minion down in the dust"
A few hours before the president
spoke he haa reviewed a division of
citizen soldiers, called only a few
months ago from the pursuits of peace:
now transformed Into fighting men to
carry the ideals Of America to the bat
tlefields OF Europe. At the moment. a
million more of their kind all over the
land were celebrating the opening of
the third Liberty loan. and the orders
for mobilizing the first of the great
army of 1second million were going
ont to the country.
Those were some Of the physical
facts which backed his words when,
after reviewing briefly the evidence
that Germany seeks a peace for her
world dominion, the president de-
clared:
Accepts Germany's Challenge.
Il accept the chaNenge. I know that
you accept it. All the world shall
know you accept it. 1t shall appear
in the utter sacrifice and self forget
fu!ness with which we shall give all
that we love and all that we have to
redeem the world and make it free for
men like ourselves to live in, This
now is the meaning Of what we do.
Let everything that we say. my fellow
countrymcn, everything that we hence
forth plan and accomplish. ring true to
this response till the majesty and
might of our concerted power shall fill
the thought and utterly defeat the
force Of those who flout and misprizo
what we honor and hold dear.
Germany has once more said thai
force and force alone shall decide
whether justice and peace shall reigr
in the affairs of men: whether righ,
as America conceives it or dominion
as she conceives it shall determine tn,
destinies OF mankind.
Force Only Possible Answer.
There Is. therefore. but one re.
sponse possible from US. Force forc'
: to the utmost, force without stint o.
limit, the righteous force which shall
make right the law OF the world, ans
cast every selfish dominion In tn
dust"
Warning anew that a triumph o
arms for Germany means ruin for al
the ideals America has won and lives
for, the president reiterated he wa
willing to discuss at any time a fall
just and honest peace sincerely pro
posed-"a peace in which the stron
and weak shall fare alike"
Cheap Triumph in Russia.
But the anwer." ne said. "when
proposed such peace came from tn
German commanders in Russia and
cannot mistake the meaning of the an
swer."
They are enjoying in Russia" tn
president declared, "a cheap trump
In which no brave or gallant natio
can long take pride. A great peopl
helpless by their own act. lies for tn
time at their mercy. Their fair pre-
fessions are forgotten. They nc
where set UP justice. but everywhel
impose their power and exploit ever,
thing for their own use and agra
dizement: and the peoples of col
quered provinces are invited to be fri
under their dominion.
Are we not justified in believi.
that they would do the same things
their western front II they were n
face to face with armies whom the
countless divisions cannot overcome
Audience Cheers Declaration.
President Wilson's acceptance
Germany's challenge that the issue b
tween the central powers and her en-
mics be aetfled by force broug