Weekly journal-miner., 1918-04-24

seas in zones surrounding Great Brit ain. France and Italy, some 800 miles in extent, he graciously added that he would permit one American ship per week to sail from America to { Plymouth, England, and one Ameri- can ship to return from England to America. each week, provided-what? That duo notice should be given to the kaiser that the single American ship would sail course specified by the kaiser and that il should be painted in alternate stripes of red and white, to indicate that 1t had his permission to go upon the high seas.
 He ordered us to transform these few American ships into floating barber poles, and said that we must submit to that indignity, regardless of the fact that under international law, we had as much right to sail the seas as any other nation upon the earth. The high seas are common property of the world, and America won her right to freedom of the seas with the blood of American sailors and soldiers.
 We do not intend to permit the kaiser to order the American flag off the high seas. And we do not intend to permit the kaiser to cnslavc the world, America in the bargain. We do not intend to do it unless the blood of America has run yellow, and this demonstration here today proves anew what we all know, that Amcri- can blood still runs red.
 Why Freedom of the Seas" We have always produced far more than we have been able to consume at home and we must have foreign mar kctS for our surplus and that IS the reason we have always insisted upon the freedom of the seas and have never yielded 1t since we have become a nation Where would you be with the copper you are producing in Ari- zona, where would you be with the livestock you raise in Arizona, where would you be with the cotton and other things you produce in abun- dance if you could not sell il in the open markets of the world.
 l In 1914 we had the freedom Of the seas but we had no ships. Now when we can get ships in 1918 so that we can enjoy the freedom of the seas the kaiser sends an order that we cannot use our ships. Had we been bound by that order the consequences would have been the cotton and cop per would have been left on our hands, and our other products would have been left on our hands. and the prices would have gone far below the cost ot production.
 Now, I don't want to be unfair to the German kaiser: 1 want to be per fectly fair 10 him, because ii America is perfectly fair to the kaiser, 1 know what he will get and that will be enough We don't have to be unfair. Here IS an official copy Of the order, the decree. or mandate, or whatever you choose to call it that the kaiser sent the great American people, handed our State department, few hours before it went into effect Jan uary 3l, 1917. Sailing of regular American passenger steamers may continue undisturbed after February | Y, ii the port of destination IS Fal- mouth, England; second, if sailing to or coming from that port to America, the course Is taken by the Scilly islands. 90 degrees north. 20 degrees west"-in other words, the kaiser laid down the course on the water that these vessels must pursue. He gave the American people 50 degrees north and 20 degrees west and when WIG get through with him he will get the third degree to the limit 2 -I trust American soldiers hand out a few degrees to the kaiser before we get through with him.
 1 On the 9th day of January, 1917, tho kaiser through his foreign min istcr at Berlin sent a cable to the German minister in Mexico City and I will read it to you This is official and I am reading it to you because [ want you to know it is authentic; "Thc German minister in Mexico, dated January 10, 1917, Berlin. On the first of February we intend to begin submarine warfare unre- strictcd' mind you, he didn't give us notice of that intention until the 3lst of January. the day 1t was going into effect Tn spite of this it is our intention to endeavor to keep neutral the United States of America" Oh, he was going to keep us neutral was he? If this attempt is not. successful we propose an al liance on the following basis with Mexico. That WIG shall make war to- ! gether and together make peace. We shall give general financial support, and it is understood that Mexico is to rcconqucr the lost provinces, re- conquer with Gcrmany's aid the lost territory in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona. The details are left to you 1 for settlement" to the German min istcr in Mexico for settlement.
 1 Arranges for Arizona
 lie was going to arrange the details for passing back to Mexico tho great State of Arizona, and the great State of Kew Mexico and the great State . of TexaS with all of YOu free Amcri-