Williams news., 1918-06-21

Recently Returned From the War
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 Germany may be Iikened to a great tree that has fallen across the path of democracy. The trunk is being chopped through by two axes, the mili- tary ax and the prOpagandist ax. If the trunk is to be severed and the obstruction removed, neither ax must be spared. Americans must con- tribute willingly to help their allies, to support their army and navy, which will be the deciding military factor in the struggle.
 Our American president was the first world statesman to make clear that while a military victory is es- sentfal, it is not in itself adequate. The great significance of this war lies not on the battle lines, but behind them. It is war for human liberty. and that which restricts human liberty, not only in the German 5em- pire, but also in America and England and France and Italy and Russia must be abolished. We are beginning to perceive that the future progress of Democracy depends on national un- self1shness and international co-opera- tlOH SClouIluCdlly COlCo1NoU
 Issued World Proclamation.
 In series of masterly state papers MT. Wilson has announced to the world that America enters the war unselfish- -ly, and has defined the true issue for all the peoples of the earth-even for those deluded portions of the Ger man population which, because of false system of education, have hith- erto upheld the hands of the worst enemies of liberty, the junkers. Until quite recently, one of the most dis quieting symptoms from the point Of view of the allies was a discomfort with, if not an actual opposition to, the war of large elements among the work ing classes of the allied peoples. In Russia, where democracy was most cruelty suppressed, where conditions for the peasant and the workingman were hardest, a revolution actually took place-a revolution that has sounded the keynote of our times. The world service which our president is doing Is that of enlisting the ale glance of those masses for the war He is convincing them that it is their war. And these are they upon whom the evils of an outword economic sys- tenn have pressed hardest, and who hitherto have seen little hope that vic tory over the Germans meant their own deliverance. MT. Wilson has is- sued world proclamation of emanci- patton from economic slavery.
 Make Their Own Treaties.
 He not only declares that powerful nations shall cease to exploit little na- hot ~fTyl nd dixvi6 shall cease to exploit their fellow men. He declares that henceforth no wars shall be fought for domination, and that to this end secret treaties shall be abolished. The peoples through their representatives shall make their own treaties. And just as national democracy insures to the individual the greatest amount of self-determina- tion, of self-realization, world democ- racy shall insure self-determination to the individual nations of the earth, in order that each may be free to make its own contribution to world democ- racy.
 Fighting for Oppressed.
 This is the spirit in which America has entered the war. We are fighting for the oppressed everywhere. And we are equally determined that the in- Justice and inequalities that exist in our own government, the false stand ards of worth, the materialfSm, the luxury and waste shall be purged from our midst We shall seize this oppor- tunfty to finish up the cleaning of our own household. To sustain our army and navy in the struggle for such a cause, to uphold our president, to aid our allies who have fought so long and so bravely, these are worthy of our sacrifices. I am confident that the re sponse of the American people to the third Liberty loan will be generous.