The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-01
ARE WE AMERICANS?

The return of President Wilson to the United
States viii do one of two thngs-it will either
strengthen the position that the president holds
in this country, as leader of an enlightened and
free people, or it will strengthen Germany's hold
on this country. One or the other is inevitable.
At this time, when the forces of right are try
ing to build up civilization the ruins that the
Huns have wrought America, which has suffer-
ed least; America, which has made fewer and
less costly mistakes than have been made by
any other nation; America, which entered upon
the war for the liberties of the world, with the
traditions rendered sacred through baptism of
blood of the pioneers of freedom; America, who
sent her sons overseas by the million to fight
for the principles which are undying and of which
she has ever been the torch-bearer-now that
freedom rests on the banners of this country,
seeks to tear down that which she has built up,
through so many hazardous years.
Is it true that there is something vicious in the
human mind that seeks to destroy; is it true that
no leader is immune, but that every leader who
succeeds bares his breast to the sting of
calumny?
In business, it is results that speak. In politics
it is partisanship which whispers-whispers its
inunedoes, scatters it's vile seed of poison.
On every coin that comes from the American
mint there is the motto: United We Stand
Divided We Fall" For that sentiment men have
died to uphold the principle which those words
convey men have risked all. And in rsking,
they have won.
America has never lost war. Of all the ma
tions of all the world, America and America
alone, stands supreme as victor in the cause of
right and justice.
America has won her victories because she has
been united people. And without unity this
country may yet suffer defeat at the hands of
those within her gates, those of her own house
hold, and the guests that have been made well
come under her rooftree.
When the president of the United States re
turns to this country, he will either receive the
support of the people whom he has led SO ably
during the past two administrations or Germany
will reap its reward in the propaganda which it
has cunningly distributed through its agents
in this country, in Mexico in Russia.
What Russia is suffering today, Germany
seeks to come to pass in these United States
He who is not for me is against me-"
The words of Christ are true today, as they
were true two thousand years ago, when he re-
minded his disciples, in these words, that only
loyal support profited in the cause of righteous
ness.
PRESIDENT wilson is not Superman. But he is
the greatest figure of the age. And he repre-
sents the greatest people on the face of the earth
1t is through these people that he has risen to
minence in the councils of the nations. And
through him this nation has played well its part
Do now seek to destroy what we have lifted
up?
The mistakes that were made during the war
were costly mistakes, but for every dollar that
was ill-expended there were thousands put to the
right uses which made victory possible; for every
life that was lost hundreds of lives were saved
No victorious campaign ever carried on with
so little loss of life those in which America
came off victorious
If we lost heavily in the battles in which we
were engaged, we saved the world to freedom
Shall we now. we the people of the United States
spend our precious hours holding post morten
over the mistakes of our government and its lead