Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-02-22


quotations from generals statesmen philosophers,
professors of universities and political and writers of
Germany substantially all having the trend of the quotations
have given you Where other nation produce such
teachings as those?
The whole monstrous plan Central Allies forth
today damnabe conspiracy against the Liberties OF the world
threat against every representative exant coupled
with the spirit of the bully and the brigand.
There times in the progress of the world when such
conspiracy ruthless machine have met with
here must be opposed and by the united opposition OF
liberty When despoc government seeks to
many peoples possible all others must enter
alliance against it. 1t is plain truth now as it ever was that
vigilance the price of liberty And liberty often demands
great sacrifices She demanding them and the American
people the occasion and determined that the
world be made safe for peaceful and justice loving people
or in other words, for the democracy of the world
The hope and greatest longing of mankind is for
peace has long been the dream Of deaists Our poets
have sung of the time when,
"The war drums throb longer and the battle flags
In the parliament of man the federation of the world"
To the ordinary Of common endowed with decent
spirit of humanity and Of justice, there to be
why international disputes should not be settled
as we settle the rights Of ndivdualsby application
justice either by by impartial tribunal
contamination requires first reasonable and uceovng
and cannot be had from ministers of state who
the characteristics and robbers whose international
diplomacy consists Of international intrigue and deceit whose ideal
Of national progress murder and enslave other
people will be considered
paper Absolute monaies founded the divine right OF kings
openly that they not bound BY such moral code
and that they know law except the
necessities and advantages Justice is invoked by
only when argument their purposes Let recog
long such government exists SO long
monarches and the divine right OF kings
will oppression and and repeated revolt to
liberty and representative government So long as the
will Of build great armament and without consult
representatives of the people, can declare war IN an instant
inevitable But with all nations possessing representa-
tive government with the power to declare vested
only the peoples legislative assembly, would be practically
impossible seems selfevdent truth that the
permanent peace first establishing the principle OF democracy
in the government of all nations.
you say this hgmnded adherence to the cause
liberal which brought about declaration OF
and you would be right saying that the immediate cause or
causes were more personal pressing people loved peace
only let alone work their peaceful destiny
They from the horrors Of and had desire to mix IN
fe bos Of Europe Our government hesaed and argued
negotiatedalmost begged that rights the and the
lives of citizens going their peaceful business be re-
and protested and accepted my promises
until lost sefespect We only partly awake
the fact that land might next be attacked
And this is how driven into the conflict Before the
broke every civilized nation accepted and abded by the
rule that time Of merchant vessel Of any nation should
by vessel unless the lives Of the passengers and
first made safe Under this long observed law American
had right go about their peaceful business on the seas
full confidence that matter upon what merchant ship they
travelling and matter what the nature OF its cargo SO long
as was purely ship ship would not be sunk until
passengers and taken from the ship and their safety
Civilized warfare has always heretofore respected the
lives of nonombants and refused to poute its hands with the
wfu Of and children This law applied to all
Places both land and but applied with double force to the
peaceful village may be destroyed without necessarily kali
ing the inhabitants bua ship sunk without warning leaves
chance escape The reoeess envelopes all lives and
leaves not trace for Germany break this most
of nations and perpetrate great crime against
The Lusania merchant liner totally unarmed and unde
Tended carrying than thousand passengers consisting OF
and of little children, all bent on peaceful
sailing with of perfect security because they
supposed that the law Of nations would be Observed without
warning orpedoed and sunk by brutal hand welded
caping knife fed Christians to the lions; and among the
hundreds of their death hundred
men, and little children belonging and supposed be
the protection of government There may be those who
condone this act never
How peaceovng and reasonable was demonstrated
calm and resorted only to diplomacy to
Germany davowa Of intention to break
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adherence principle and to obtain such reparaon
as was possible for Germany instead of exhibiting
regret justice argued and temporzed but finally
under great this promise to the United States
Liners will be by submarines without warning and
without safety of the lives of cobaants provided that the
liners do try escape offer resistance.
How important this principle is will be seen at glance When
that without American commerce must soon be
swept the and become hampered and henmed-ln
This promise dy concession grudngy gwen and
we nsincere It soon violated
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