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Mr, Morris' Views
Senator Goorgo W. Norrls of Ne
braska stopped in Lincoln November
2 on his way to his homo at McCook.
Ho. will.romain until the opening of
congress in December.
Senator Norrls believes this nation
should proclaim to tho world doflnito
conditions upon which it will consent
to a cessation of hostilities. The
aim of tho war, ho said, is to destroy
militarism. In regard to tho war ho
said:
"Thero can bo no doubt as to the
ultimato outcome of tho presont war.
There has novor been any doubt but
that in tho end Germany and Austria
would bo subduod. While there was
honest ground for disagreement upon
the question of our entering tho con
flict, when war was onco declared it
became tho duty of every loyal and
patriotic citizen to do evorything pos
sible to bring success to our arms.
After war had been declared there
was differc.icO cf opinion as to how
tho necessary army should bo raised,
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whether by enlistment or conscrip
tion. When this question was set
tled it was then tho duty oC every
citizen to give his loyal support to
tho law that was enacted, and to do
everything within his power to seo
that it was properly enforced. After
the nocessary army had been pro
vided for thero was great disagree
ment as to how tho money necessary
for tho prosecution of the war should
bo raised and when this question was
decided It became tho duty of every
citizen to loyally support the law
agreed upon nd to do his utmost to
assist in raising tho needed funds
under the law.
"Tho greatest object of the war is
to destroy militarism and to make it
impossible for any future ruler, mad
with ambition for world power, to
deluge humanity with human blood.
"All liberty loving people every
where are anxious for peaco, but no
propostlon for peace is worthy o
consideration unless it includes the
destruction of militarism and gives
us a peace that is permanent. To
assist in bringing about such a peace
but without any suspension of fight
ing or war preparation, the United
States government should in co-operation
with our allies if possible, but
without them if necessary, proclaim
to the world the definite conditions
upon which it will consent to a cessa
tion of hostilities. If this awful con
flict results in a permanent peace,
making war in the future practically
impossible, it will, notwithstanding
tho terrible suffering in its wake, not
have been fought in vain..
Room for Disagreement
"Honest people will disagree as to
Just what concrete propositions
should be contained in such a proc
lamation. This should be determined
Mr. Bryan's New Book
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"Heart to Heart Appeals
99
Mr. Bryan has made a careful collection of tho
"Heart to Heart Appeals, scattered through the speeches
delivered by him during a quarter of a century (1890
1916) in tho belief that they will bo of permanent in
terest to tho reading public, especially to students.
They cover all the issues before tho country during
the eventful period covered by his connection with
American and world politics.
The twenty-two chapters deal with topics ennumer
ated In tho tablo of contents below:
CONTENTS
XI. Equal Suffrage
XII. Tho Liquor Question
XIII. Issues Past and
Present
XIV. Chicago Convention
XV. St. Louis Convention
, XVI. Baltimore Conv'tioh
XVII, Pan America
XVIII. In Foreign Lands
XIX. Pcaco
XX. Religion
XXI. Ideals
XXII. Miscellaneous
"L Government
II. Tariff.
III. Income Tax
IV. Money
V. Imperialism
VI. Trusts
VII. Labor
VIII. Popular Election, of
Senators
IX Publicity Campaign
Contributions
X. Initiative and Referendum
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dents. Any student desiring to act as agent can obtain
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THE COMMONER, LINCOLN, NEB.
on the part of our government by the
congress acting in conjunction with
tho President and after it has been
fought out and determined, then all
loyal citizens ought to abide by the
decision, the same as they abide by
all other decisions that have been
made by congress and the President
since the beginning of the war.
"Keeping in mind that the greatest
object to be attained Is the preven
tion of war in the future and the es
tablishment of a permanent world
peace, there could be but little, con
flict as to the main fundamental prin
ciples that should be enunciated,. in
such a proclamation. It should pro
vide for the destruction of every sub
marine; for the limitation of arma
ments among all the nations of the
world; for the disarmament of exist
ing navies, and the conversion of
fighting ships into shins of commerce.
It should pledge every nation never
to recognize the national title to ter
ritory obtained by conquest, without
the consent of the people transferred,
and that no secret treaty should ever
be recognized by ay government. It
should propo-e the destruction of
every fort along every international
line in the world and the conversion
of all guns in such forts into iron
and steel of commerce. It should
recommend the establishment of a
in. iiiuucuu iiiLuiuuLiuuui court lor tne
Settlement nf all flituro fntorrmHoTiol
disputes, and that no armed or fight
ing ship could ever be built by any
nation without the consent of this
tribunal. It should declare in favor
of the restoration of Belgium, France
and Serbia; the return cf all money
forced from any captured city or
municipality, and should propose to
leave all other questions, including
indemnities and the disposition of
disputed territory, for settlement by
The Hague, or some other interna
tional tribunal. If such a proclama
tion were made, it would enlist the
sympathy and support of every lib
erty loving person the world over, in
cluding Germans and Austrians, and
would make it impossible for any
people to be deceived as to the ulti
mate intention of the allies. It would
make it a real war for democracy.
The absence of some such definite
statement on the part of tho allies,
enables the kaiser and his military
supporters to deceive the German
people into tho belief that this war is
one of conquest, and that the Ger
man people are in reality fighting for
their very existence. There- is no
doubt but that millions of honest
German people believe this to be the
case, and that in such belief they are
making as desperate a fight as though
the claims were true. If the German
people could be given the light and
made to understand that we are fight
ing only against the military spirit of
Germany it would create a sentiment
behind the German lines that would
weaken tho kaiser's arm more than
any other one thing that could hap
pen. It would disabuse the minds of
millions of his people, who have the
suspicion, untrue though, it may be,
that one of the objects of this war. is
to destroy the commercial as well as
the military power, of Germany. We
should let the world know that we
are fighting for a world wide and en
during peace and for the destruction
of militarism wherever It may be,
but that the domestic and commercial
possibilities of the world shall bo
open on equal terms to the citizens
of every country. It would be a
demonstration that our fight Is not a
selfish one, and that wo are striving
only to make the world safe for democracy.
m
lined: First, there are thoao who aro
strongly pro-British in their senti
ments backed by somo influential
publications both here and abroad
who desire not only to obliterate Ger
many as a military power, but to
crush her commercially, so that sho
will not be able to compete in the in
ternational commerce, of the world
They desire that the German colonies
in the Atlantic shall be given to
Great Britain, and that the German
colonies in the Pacific shall be given
to Great Britian's ally, Japan. They
forget that this would make a com
bination both in a military and com
mercial sense, which would be the di
rect opposite step toward democracy
Ther forget also, that it is unfair to
ask for tho sacrifice of American life
and treasure in order to build up a
combination of kingdoms which in
future years, may become a menace
to ourown government. Second,
there is a large class of honest
minded people both here and in Eu
rope who, justly shocked at Ger
many's submarine warfare, and at
her ruthless campaign of subjuga
tion, particularly in Belguim, desiro
to have ' the war carried to the extreme-
limit in order to p'unish Ger
many for her despotic policies and to
serve as a warning to all rulers in
the future, who undertake world
domination. These people do not
take into consideration that the Ger
man people are already enduring
greater suffering than has ever be
fore fallen to the lot of any nation.
Their man power is already crippled
beyond recuperation, they are even
now a nation of cripples and under
fed widows and orphans,, and even
though it were admitted that addi
tional punishment. should be inflicted,
we must remember that if we insist
on killing more Germans, it will only
be at the sacrifice of more American
lives and the desolation of American
homes. We should remember also,
that every day the war continues
makes it nearer an impossibility, of
Germany to respond in a financial
way, for damages resulting from her
ruthless conduct. The third class of
people opposed to such a proclama
tion, consists of those who are on
posed to the limitation of armies or
the disarmament of navies. Instead
of disarming, they desire to engage,
as soon as the war is over, upon tha
campaign of maintaining a large
standing army and the building up
of a still larger navy. . They want
to expand indefinitely bur military
program, even in time of peace.
Whlln thftrA nrn -mrrnv honest mind
ed people in this place there are also
those who will continue . to. mako
many millions if disarmament can
.be prevented, and the present mad
race in militarism between the na
tions can be continued indefinitely.
They are -ot so great in number,
but they are exceedingly powerful
in influence, because of the enormous
amount of wealth which they con
trol. The honest citizen who is in
this class forgets that the program
I have outlined abve would, if car-
r.lo1 tnfn nnoMtlnn make OOWerfUl
navies and large "standing armies
absolutely unnecessary.
"The only logical argument vi
made in favor of a large navy is
that other nations have large navies.
If no nation has a navy the neces
sity disappears at once. Tho worm
is sick almost unto death of militar
ism. This great war will have been
fought in vain if it is not crushed.
I believe the program I have out
lined would crush it. If it is wrong
in any respect, let It be corrected,
and "when agreed to by the proper
authority,- carried into effect by ui
Tlireo Classes Object.
"There are throe classes of. people
who object to the course above out-
,.v ..-i, iv of our
comDinea eituna uui- ' 7, un
patriotic citizenship but of tho m
erty-loving people the world over.
Nebraska State Journal.