New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-11-26

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conviction Of the unrighteousness of
the German war have: brought us
into this war: if Germany had not
committed any acts against US
without the League of Nations, as
we had no League of Nations at
that time? -.
THE President: II hope it would
eventually, Senator, as things de-
veloped.'. :. .: $50.
Senator McCumber: = Do you think:
that if Germany had committed no
act of injustice against our citizens
we would have gotten into this war;,
''The PRESIDENT Il do think So
Senator McCumber: You think,
we would have gotten in anyway;
THE President: Il do .
Now, if Mr.. Wilson hoped and be-
leved that he could, get the country
involved in the European war, regardless
of what Germany did or did not do to
our citizens, then he must have had
conviction long prior to the event that
we should join the Allies in war upon
Germany. For surely MIR. Wilson could,
not have hoped" that he could get,
the country involved in the war unless
he had reason for that hope, and that
reason must have been based upon
something else than Germany's acts
toward Americans, because Mr.. Wilson
expressly says that he desired war even
if Germany had committed no act
of injustice against our citizens.
Thus we. have the real state of Mr..
Wilson's mind, during the time we were
supposed to be neutral, pictured by the
only man. who could possible know that
the real state of Mr.. Wilson's mind
was-by Mr. Wilson himself.
1t is interesting, and, we think, in
structive, to compare Mr.. Wilson'S
thoughts and ''hope'' with Mr.. Wilson's
public utterances during that time.
Three days after the sinking Of the
Lusitania Mr. Wilson addressed a gath
ering in Philadelphia, and said: - +
"The example of America must
be a special example. The example
of America must be the example of
peace, not merely because it will
not fight, but of peace because peace
is the healing and the elevating in
fuence of the world and strife is not.
There is such thing a~man
being too proud to fight"
On October II, 1915, speaking to the
Daughters Of the American Revolution,
Mr.. Wilson said:
"America stands apart, in its
ideals; it ought not to allow itself
to be drawn, as far as its heart is
concerned into anybody's quarrel"
In his annual message, December Z;
1915, Mr.. Wilson said to the Congress:
During these days of terrible
war, it would seem that every man
who was truly an American would
instinctively, make it his duty and
his pride to keep the scales of judge
ment even and prove himself a
partisan of no nation but his own
But there are some men among us,
calling themselves Americans, who
SO far forget themselves and
their honor as citizens as to put their
Fassic n ate sympathy with one or the
other side in the great European
conflict above their regard for the
peace of the United States. ~ 81
On January 81, 1876 +. silso On
spoke to the Railway Business 'Associa-
ton in New York and said. Esd ].
'ln all the belligerent countries
men have drawn together to accom-
Plish successful prosecution Of. the
war. Is it not more desirable
thing that all Americans lshouldz pat
partisan prepossessions aside and drqev
together FOR the successful pnosec,ltiiool,.;.. q
peace? covet that " distinction
for America"
On January 81, 1916, Mr. Wilson,
speaking in Milwaukee. said:
There Is no precedent in Ameri-
can history for any action which
might mean that America is seeking
to connect herself with the contro-
versies on the other side Of the
water. Men spho seek to p1psoEe such
action haze forgotten the traditions Of the
United States, bit It behoopes those Of yoa1f
toho haze been entrusted Nth office to re-
member the traditions o. the United States.' =
In the same week Of January, 1916,
Mr.. Wilson spoke at Chicago, and said:
II believe that we can serve the
nations at war better by remaining
at peace and holding off from
this contest than we could possibly
serve in any other way. Your M
terest, your sympathy, your affection,
may be engaged ON one, side or the other.
but 1t IS your duty To stand Off and not
let tais nation be drdav,a into the avar. 4
= On February T. 1916 5snaakin0 AZ noe,I