The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-13

ANdIiOu, upuOiuih6 AiSH' eous war
 You call it a bloody uniform. All right. There is blood on the uni form. Lots of the blood was gotten in the days of the Revolutionary War, when the American people were fighting for their liberties. Some of the blood on that uniform, was got in the Civil War, when the American people were fighting to wipe out slavery and to save this country for Liberty. The American Government and the American people put blood on that uniform in order that all who live where the Flag of America waves might have the blessings of Liberty and liberal institutions. Some of the blood on that uniform was got fighting for the freedom of Cuba and the Cuban people, and when the peo- pie of Cuba were freed, America withdrew from. Cuba. The Cubans are now a happy and self governing prosperous people. And as soon as the United States got into this trou ble with Germany they were the first who said, The United States is in trouble, we will go with the United States
 Some of the blood on that uniform was got in this war-this war to keep autocracy-absolute monarchy irresponsible government - from laying it's hand on us-yes, and on you and your children, and to keep the Kaiser and the German spirit of militarism and oppression from bear ing down on you and your children That is where some of the blood on that uniform came from.
 There is no blood on that uni form that came from the oppres- sion of the poor man-that came from the oppression of anybody. And yet, you, who live in this country and get the benefit of the laws and the freedom and the institutions of this country, call it a bloody uni form in the sense of contempt and scorn, and you tell this Mexican, who has felt the spirit of America, who is quickened by it, who has put on that uniform and who went to war for America, you tell him to go throw that uniform into the bay. of this country was not actively at war, I don't know what I would do-If the American soldiers were f;ob+;,1 tho Dr,,cc;apc now and oot ting some of this blood on their uniforms, I don't know what I would | do. The punishment of such an of ! fense as this is very severe. It. is aimed to put down treason, to put down disloyalty. MT. Debs got a great many years in prison; MT. Hay wood did also Alexander Bergman and many others who live in this country and yet are not loyal to il have got what I think they ought to have. And if this war were not virtually over-if blood was being shed over there now, if it were not for the fact that this war is over sc far as the fighting is concerned, am afraid it would go pretty hard with you. The punishment for this offense can be as high as fine oi $10,000 and improsonment in the pen
 itentiary for twenty years. You know what that is? That amounts just to wiping you off the face of the earth if that penalty were inflicted , to it's full extent. It means no more wife or children for you.
 "A man who will live in a country where the people are happy, con tented and prosperous all around hin and where he is prosperous and his children go to school and are happy and yet will entertain such sentl ments as you seem to entertain, and is willing to see these people suffer not for one generation but fol many future generations. not merely grown men suffer but little children and women,and is willing to see al the institutions and prosperity of the 1 country annihiliated, is strange mix ture. Why? Why? You live 1T this country. enjoy all these bene fits, why do you want to see then