Bisbee daily review., 1918-04-07

of force upon which they fancy they can then erect an empire of gain and commercial supremacy-an empire as hostile to the American as 10 the Europe which it will overawe-an en- pire which will ultimately master Per sia. India and the peoples of the Far East. In such program our ideals. the ideals of. justice. and humanity and liberty. the principle of the free, seIf-determination of nations upon which all the modern world insists. can play no part They are rejected for the ideals of power; for the prin- ciple that the strong must rule the weak. that trade must follow the flag. whether these to whom it is taken welcome it or not, that the peoples of the world are to be made sub ject to the patronage and overlord- ship of those who have the power to enforce it.
 Age Long Struggle
 That program, once carried out. America and all who care to dare to stand with her must arm and prepare themselves to contest the mastery of the world. a mastery in which the rights of common men. the rights of women. and of all who are weak. must, for the time being. be trodden under foot and disregarded and the old age-ong struggle for freedom and rioht eein again at Its beginning. Ev- erything th2t America has lived for and loved aud grown great to vindi- cate and bring to a glorious realiza- ton will have fallen in utter ruin and the gates of mercy once more pitilessly shut ID on mankind.
 The thing is preposterous and i'm possible. And vet is not that what 'he whole course and action of the German armies has meant whereve- trey have moved? I do not wish oven in this moment of utter disil lusionment to judge horshly or un- rightly l judge only what the Ger man arms have accomplished with unuitving thoroughness throughout everv fair region they have touched.
 Whst then. are we to do?
 For myself. I am ready. ready still. -eedy even now. to discuss a fair and just and honest peace at any Fne that it is sincerely proposed-a peace in which the strong and week shall fare alike. hut the answer. when I D-cpnsed such neace. came from the German comrt-nders in Russia. and I c9nnot mistake the meaning of the an swer.
 I accept the challense.
 Accents Hun Challenge
 T know that you accent it. All the world shall know that you accept it.
 IL shall anNaar in utter sacrifice nrd self-forpetfulness which which we s''all rive all that we love and all that we have to redeem the world end make it fit for free men like our- selves to live in. This now is tho meaning Of all that we do.
 Let everything that we say, my fellow cornfrvren. everything that ring true tn this response. until the majesty and might of our concerted ~ower shall fill the thought and ut. terlv defeat the force of those who Govt nnd misprize what we honor and hold dear
 Carmanv has once more said that forre. and force alone .shall decide whether iustice and peace sholl reign in the affairs of men. whether. right as America conceives 1t. Or dnmina- lion as she cOnceives it, shall de- termine the destinies of mankind.
 There is. therefore. but one re- snonse possible from us:
 Force, force to the utmost. force without stint or limit the righteous and triumphant force which shalhI make rieh the law of the world. and east every selfish dominion down in the dust.