The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-04-19
oERnARY's CHALLENGE is &C.
cEPTEo AND FORCE MUST
DECIDE THE ISSUE.
AUDIENCE is ENTHUSIASTIC
Address ls Made Before Meeting in
Celebration Of Opening Of Third
Liberty Loan.-Answer 70
Peace Proposal Given.


son. al a great Liberty loan ceiebra-
| ton here gave Americas answer TO the
! German drive on the western battle
front 10 the renewed propaganda for
German-made peace to all proposals
10 end the war before Germany IL
awakened from her dream OF world
dominion
The presidents answer was:
Force, force TO the utmost, force
without stint or limit the righteous
and triumphant force which shall make
right the law Of the world and cast
every selfish dominion down In the
dust"
president Wilson's acceptance In a
speech here OF Germany's challenge
that the issue between the central
powers aud her enemies be settled by
force brought 1900 persons cheering
to their feet.
The president. opening the third
Liberty loan campaign, carried his
audience with hlm in his address
Audience Cheers.
When the president declared that
he accepted Germany's challenge and
that force must decide the issue, the
audience arose To it's feet and cheered
for several minutes.
The presidents audience was plain
~ with him In his denunclation of
Germany's military masters. 1t an
plauded his declaration that he Is
ready at any time TO discuss a Just
peace sincerely proposed.
Al the conclusion of the presidents
address, subscriptions were opened for
Liberty bonds. The Savings Bank OF
baltimore Immediately took one mil
Hon dollars worth. Other large am
cunts were subscribed.
A few hours before the president
spoke, he had received a division of
citizen soldiers, called only a few
months ago from the pursuits of peace
now transformed Into fighting men IN |
carry the ideals OF America TO the
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 or |
ders Tor mobllizing the first of the
great army OF second million were
going out 10 the country.
Those were some Of the physical |
facts which backed his words. when
after reviewing briefly the evidence |
hat Germany seeks peace for her
world dominion, the president de-
Jared:
II accept the challenge. 7 know
mat you accept II. All the world shall |
'now you accept It. IL shall appear
the utter sacrifice and seIf.forFe
.ulness with which we shall give all
hat we love and all that we have 70
'edeem the world and make for free
nen IKE ourselves to live In. This
low Is the meaning of what we do.
Germany Has Urged Force.
Germany has once more snld that
orce aud force alone shall decide
whether Justice aud peace shall reign
q the AFFAIRS of men; whether right
~ America concelves Il, or dominion
- she conceives II shall determine
he destlnies Of mankind,
There Is, therefore, but ona ro
ponSe possible from us: force forc0
o the utmost, force without stint or
INIT the righteous force which shall
make right the law Of the world. and
uSt f" :" Tue
Warning anew that a trlumnb 90
rms Tor Germany means ruin for al
ne ideals America has won and uvoa
or the president reiterated he w,s
'llhng to discuss at any time n f.Ir
aSt and honest peace sincerely nro.
oSed--"a peace IN which the str,ns I
nd weak shall fare alike"
bnt the answer he said. ,,yyhen
proposed such u peace came frorn |
ne herman eomaudmers in Russia and
cannot mistake the meaning Of the
nSwer." Va ''e 5
laey are enjoying In Russia" the
''Siueht declared, "a Cheap truman '
which no drawer or gallant netion '
An long take pride A great paon,e
rlp'esS by their own act. lies f,r ~.
nS 81 'heir mercy. Their fun pro.
''SAons are forgotten. They mo-
mere set up Justice. hut everyyyher,
nP'Se their power and exploit sysrv 1
Hng Tor their own use and sgvrs,, {
.sCment; and the peoples az cnn q
ler~d eroytnccS are invited ., n. o., q
nder their dominion. Q
Ar" We not justified IN bslI,v,-. {
'st they would do the same fbinrs :, c
'rir western front Il they wers No, B
'rfS iAec to face With armies whom .
'T's countless divisions cannot oysr' c
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