The sun., 1918-07-03

THE HEARST PAPERS REALIZED
WHAT WAR MEANS

that Americans were wholly given up to money
making and luxury and would not fight.
The passage of the Consumption Act, which the
Hearst papers so strenuousy urged, was the be-
ginning of the end for Germany.
In his message to the 1918 class of registrants
General Crowder said:
''On the 9Th of June, 1917, just one year ago
tomorrow, occurred one of the most memorable
events in the history of democratic institutions On
that day 10 900 900 self governed young Americans
marched quietly to the polls and in voice that was
heard around the world registered their invincble
determination to preserve for themselves ard their
posterty the blessings of the liberty with which
they have been so richly endowed
And now in 1918 nearly one million more young
men of twenty-one added to the list of our re-
cruts. They the flower of the world. War is
won by young men. These young men will make the
best soldiers in the world.
And they are coming on every year. They mean
such overwhelming waves of man power, so in excess
Of anything that the Central Powers can furnish that
Germany is plainly doomed, unless she crush the
allies before these reserves can enter the field.
Divide and Conquer the motto of great
warrior. If he could destroy the unity of the enemy
he would be able to crush his force piecemeal.
Divide and Conquer has been the motto of Ger
nary. She brought her magnificent intellectual
equipment to the support OF her supreme deviltry,
She made every effort to keep France, England.
Italy and Russia apart. Occupying the inner circle
she thought to be able to her forces against
after another of the Allies Thus in each instance
she would exert her full strength against their par
tia strength. She lunged at France at Russia, at
Italy in successive efforts to achieve her purpose.
At tie sare time she carried or a most subtle
propaganda. Her agents everywhere sowed dissen.
sion.
This was only too successful in Russia, and that
country lies PROSTATE, an example of the fata
results of dissension.
Similar efforts partially succeeded in Italy.
In France Great Britain and the United States
though she desperately strove TO the same end, her
exertions prospered not at all France shot her
traitors, England hanged her traitors. The United
States, of their menace, is taking to
rerder her traitors poWeress.
But it is not only traitors that a country must
fear. it is the contentious ambitions the fanatica,
opinions, the stubborn prejudice of its citizens
The Hearst papers have taken the ground that
in the presence of the dark storm cloud that is
threatening civilization citizens have TO right to
continue their partisan differences. 1t is the duty
of every of us to stand by legally chosen
representatives and support the Administration
questOningV.
We have but one thing to do 1t is to win the
We have no strength to. waste in fighting each
other. We should stand shoulder to shoulder
against the enemy, and adjourn our Internal
disputes until he is laid low.
We want no divided strength. We want no
qualified loyalty We want grumbling and I'M
willing obedience.
1t has beer the effort of the Hearst papers from
the ircpiency of the to merge all other issues
into the one issue of Amercansrr. Old differences
should be forgotten The sors of the Civil War
veterans of both the Blue a2d the Gray are march
ing side by side in this conflict.
The white-hot crucble of war has melted all our
sectionalism into the pure gold of Americaosm.
There is more East and West, no more North and
South, no more Democrat and Republican, more
this mighty fusion of common danger are all
Americans.
The Hearst papers ask no questions of any mans
political opinion, long he gives full support
toward winning the
The Hearst papers engage in diNertng in
ternal issues that may interfere with winning the
They are not careful and troubled about many
things; but one thing is needful.
The Hearst papers from the beginning fixed upon
the policy, and to the end they will maintain the
policy of securing for the Commander Chief of
our Army and Navy the full united strength of this
people, that America may have one purpose, one
heart one mind one devotion in this crisis.