The Pascagoula chronicle., 1918-07-27
Why We Fight
Because German Lust Of Conquest
Menaces ia Many Ways Our
Very Natid6al Existence
ARENCE l.. SPEED
By CLARENCE =. Ct l1l1D ~
secretary of the War Committee OF tno
Ifpion eague Club OF Chicago.

be sufficient justification for this ma
ton taking up arms. Only extreme
patienoe. coupled often, with complete
failure to recognize the seriousness ot
the German menace to America ana
the world, kept the United States OUT
of the war for nearly three years be-
fore il finally decided to join in. In
fact justification for war with Ger
many existed years before the conillcI
in Europe was begun.
1t has been shown that Germany,
for wears, had been plotting within our
borders, encouraging Immigrants 10
became citizens and at the same time
remain faithful to the kaiser. She
filed our land with spies and agents
of DISCRIMINATION when, to all out
ward appearances, relations between
America and Germany, were OF the
most friendly character.
From evidence supplied by the Ger
mans themselves, it has been shown
that Germanys doctrine that might
alone is right would menace the very
independence of the United States just
.,,r,l,, &c Il DESTROYED that of Ser
bia and Belgium, just as soon as GER
many felt herself strong enough "
h.phe 10 i -. ~, hounds
Events of the last year have proven
that Germany, having split the Worlo
in half by her creation of Mltteieh-
Iopa' eAteiuins - ,s ,,.as ,,Iarring 70
TO the Iersi"n sun w." nv foc+
ueVouf the iiti'oe 49, 100 hoi,o
that our nun VI tiie 49, ~ 80
reserved !or uesSGIt vac o. ~ ,,,or
reason why we siiouiu AZ ~. ,o1,
whhie part az le"S'' u .iie o'''Ni
was sun inahiiis ieSi D,,a1 80 p,ss,o
tihaliy' Whell tiie ool'also W 20, n.as
feVeaiea lhe lae' 'A"l 80 go. .',.,'.o,,,,a
lighting, not war VI syn - e''ei ~,
ton, put one ol eolluest pu' tha
SIMPLE anu 'iia' 'i'e ee'0lI -,
entire word was ineiince., un' 80
ton OF why we are hsii'ins si0N
superiluous.
me nii'''is pa =. i'o,io,od ~ tiroo
ed the war because 1t peiie'eu 'iio ''iA-N
ripe for conquest
Proof tlat aiipl'ioh anu nv 49, 80,
Grafton OF its own '"ie'S' piolnptI
Germany TO pesih 'iio va - :.
the fact that serbia ana beisiuii' e"o
helpless niue ha'lohs' "eie 'ie ~ ~
attacked IT..
Germany had uhoer no coiipulSionl
signed solemn treaty 10 protecl Wv
neutrality Oh beislulh' iien '.iy
branded TINS treaty Strap VI p"pei'
she gave PROOF t'llt aii liel tleY'isS
would De so coHslueIgu "iien ny ~
lercsts uell"h''e.'' - 1'i'ei 80.
1einahN iu'iSioii " i'9l.7iu'l , .,,,,tai,
tte tearing up u eNeiS ~ ". ~,
e'i.'e s,,s4iaa,tic,, "a,
nations was alii''c Jua,ilie''.ioll ~
Ahlet-@u GOING 10 VA AZ '-i'.l -
Iihs dlu hol Sl'ui 80" ~
time put 9eiiiiti'S ciuei''eS "a l'el
gum surpasSils anS INNS e,ei e 49,
known III lioue.h HiS11iS So ~ sl 81
evidence 'iiat .iie "oiiu We, -
as lois ~ sucii P" SoNe'ni-ieii' eN''''N'
IN IT, ,,,. =.
Ineh eainc oei i,i'' 4tSa {,
tiie sea WIN hei o",'i IN = go =,
seehrrE siiei'e i | CaaranI W aan4 o,+ bo,
'he 80 o'''i''i' - 80, ~, nm,
s'spih'''i ne' "ii.. -, I'D o,1,iI
- ~, ,.;,ti,,s American citi
uieh "eie l'ei ,-N' - H., 80 dooft
AS''2 ~ ~ nv Irni+ad S+o+a,
vi ,ie i.u3''l,'''" ,,,.o,,,Isod
uiHte II Diplt't, t'it wv iAit'4i' p
70 ine1u ~, ia h,,i1d a aao+ Of
liliie' ~ 1n eU and thor
49, 49,, - ~, ,,,,r,ro brol,a ont wifi
10 49, - Ill -. 49,, o,,t
iesN 80, C,',,,,,,,,, of+a, ,,,thiosslu
u VA 80 l,t,san S1,,ho,.o+1ar nlosod
niiiin7 oui ..s'''0
''iiS - ~ a,o4+or, and srios nnde,
~ IT, iaodorsbin of Tho German
a.- +o tI,is country worked
-. l,,sa,,,,. ,,Io,,.irg I'm Industrial
r riinJ4 ein,,ing shins in orr harbors
-, 90 ,,,o,,aa;,,,, roilraods and canals
Corn,an, sr,rred nv successes
- ha,,o, r. onnornca MANS 70,
,,,ni,,,i,i,, tho rrnitod states Sht
saaesra % Tho Nonroa doctrine and
49,, 80 oro.to German etote If
s,,.,zi, ,y,;c,, in fine wopld no strong
amo,-ah n hrinr obont n rovolution and
,,,I,no,,, domocr,t;c governmen,
a.
Do hor buoo ornaments her d,sre
.rS - +root;os and bor evident re
e. -, 200 Glove cor,nonv was
rapidly making the world an unsafe
place in which to live, forcing all otn