RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF
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Why America Is Fighting
Br JOSEPH W. FOLK, Former Governor of Missouri,
Now Chief Counsel of the interstate Commeice Commission
We are at war with Germany because there is an Irreconcilable
conflict between the Ideals of this republic and the dominating pur
poses of the German autocracy. If our Ideals do not prevail) then the
German autocracy will prevail over us. . . . Wc are fighting Ger
many because the success of Germany would mean the end of
freedom here and everywhere. America cannot remain free If kaiser
ism wins. Joseph W. Folk.
fO GOOD American can
question the Justice of our
entering the wnr with Ger
many, unless lie be Ignor
ant of why we did so. Wo
hnvc viewed for yenr.s the
preparations for war being made by
Germany, little dreaming that they
might concern us, though occasionally
there was apprehension as to the am
bition of the German rulers to be to
tho modern world what the Iloman
rulers were to the world of their time.
When the day enme for which Ger
many had been so long preparing she
suddenly hurled her tremendous mili
tary forces at the adjoining nations
Americans read with amazement of
tho ruthless violation of the rights of
neutrals and the reckless disregard of
treaty obligations on the part of Ger
many, but the war In its beginning
seemed remote from our affairs ami
not necessarily to nffect American
rights. There were advocates of each
of the contending nations among us,
and a strict neutrality was maintained.
The cruel treatment of the conquered
nnd enslaved Belgians excited our
symputhy and aroused our resent
ment, but there was no certainty then
that these acts had the approval of
the German rulers, so the American
republic remained neutral, and the
American people hoped ugalnst hope
that America might not become in
volved. As events followed events and the
rightfulness of the German military
policy became more and more evident
those among us who sympathized with
the German cause were little by little
alienated. There was still an under
current of hope that we might not be
drnwn Into the terrible conflict. Pres
ident Wilson endeuvorcd In every way
possible, consistent with the national
honor and dignity, to avert the dis
aster of war. On May 27, 1010, he
urged the warring nations to state
their peace( terms, and pledged that
the United' States would become n
partner In uny scheme of lusting peuce.
The answer of Germany was evasive
and unsatisfactory. Then came the
sinking of the Lusltanla and the wan
ton murder by drowning of hundreds
of noncombntnnt American men and
helpless women nnd children. This
net was so conscienceless and Inhu
man, so contrary to nil the rules of
civilized warfare, thut a shudder of
horror ran throughout the American
republic, nnd the few remaining sym
pathizers with the German cause saw
they could no longer continue their
friendship for any nation guilty of
such deliberate acts of brutality and
savagery.
President Was Patient.
The demand came from end to end
of the nation to declare war against
this monster which was running nmuck
among the nutlons. The president,
however, was patient. Ho hesitated
to lead the nntlon Into the nwful vor
tex of war and endeuvorcd to save the
national honor without that dire neces
sity. He wrote a note of protest to
tho German rulers. They promised
they would sink no more merchant
ships without warning, and for a time
it was thought that the crisis might
pass, but it was only a hope to those.
who realized the German purpose of
world domination. The president calm
ly waited, Ignoring the malignant cri
ticism and bitter attacks of some of
those who insisted that we could no
longer honorably remain out of the
conflict.
As late as January 22, 1017, the pres
ident addressed the sennte, urging a
plan of lasting peace among the na
tions through International arrange
ment. A few days thereafter it be
came known that on January 10, 1017,
the German rulers had sent a secret
note to Mexico and Japan, attempting
to unite them In a war against the
United States, and promising to give
Mexico In turn a part of the United
States. Then Germany notified our
government that it would no longer
keep its promise not to sink merchant
ships without warning. By plain Im
plication it admitted that ft had given
this promise merely to gain time for
preparation for n warfare of hideous
rightfulness. What was to be done?
Every effort of diplomacy had been ex
hausted. American ships were being
sunk without warning, the American
flag was being insulted and fired upon,
American men and women were being
butchered, the mailed fist of Germany's
wnr lord was being shaken at Amer
ican Institutions. German spies In
fested our country, endeavoring to In
cite discontent, strikes, nnd even civil
wnr. It was plain that the German
autocracy regarded this republic with
contempt, and its entrance or noncn
trance Into the wnr as n matter of In
difference. National honor nnd na
tional safety demanded that something
should he done. Submission to such
wrongs would have been unpnrdonablo
nntional cowardice. Only one thing
could bo done, nil other means having
been exhausted. The American peo
ple then realized thut, if the German
autocracy should overcome the Euro
pean allies, our turn would be next.
Wo had to fight to save our honor, to
save our national existence, and to
tove democracy throughout tho world,
for democracy and autocracy cannot
exist side by side. A state of war was
recognized by congress, and thus re
luctantly we were brought Into tho
world conflict, nfter the president had
done everything that could fairly be
done to avoid the catastrophe. Now
that we are in the war we see, with
clearer vision, that It was Inevitable
that we should go In, for It Is our war
as much as the war of England and
France. It Is a war to preserve our
rights and our liberties us much as
theirs.
Fight Is Universal.
It Is now evident to all thinking
Americans thnt Germnny must be con
quered or else Germany will conquer
us along with the rest of the world.
There have been many tights for free
dom since the beginning of history,
hut they were merely local, while this
Is universal. There have been many
wars for the liberty of a race, while
this war Is for the liberty of all man
kind. Other wars have been waged
to free one people, while this war Is
not only to keep ourselves free but to
make free Immunity of every race and
of every creed. The outcome will de
termine whether the world will be all
democratic or nil autocratic, whether
government of the people and by the
people shull obtain throughout tho
earth or shall perish everywhere. We
are at wnr with Germany because
there Is an Irreconcilable conflict be
tween the Ideals of this republic and
the dominating purposes of tho Ger
man autocracy. If our Ideals do not
prevail, then the German autocracy
will prevail over us. We are lighting
Germany because of outraged Bel
glum, Invaded and enslaved; because
of France, unjustly and barbarously
assailed and attacked ; because of Rus
sia, Just emerging into the light of
democracy and Just freed from the
shockles of tyranny; because of Eng
land, from whence came our lnws and
civilization, and whose early entry Into
tho conflict prevented that victory for
Joseph W. Folk.
German nrms which would otherwise
have been certain, thus saving ut from
tho terrors of German militarism. We
are fighting Germany because the suc
cess of Germany would mean the end
of freedom here nnd everywhere.
America cannot remain free If knlser
Ism wins. If Germany should tri
umph over our European nllles, wo
would have to battle single handed
with a victorious Teuton autocracy,
determined to conquer and subjugate
the world.
For 40 years Germany has been
building up a military machine, the
central thought of which has been
'world domination, and this terrible
world calamity of blood and misery Is
the result of this aim of the German
nutocrncy.
Outlaw Among Nations.
Germany's method of warfare, In the
sinking of merchant ships without
warning, In tho drowning of helpless
women nnd children, In bombarding
unfortified cities, in lurking like ns
sasslns beneath tho waters nnd In tho
'air, ready to strike nnd murder tho un-
Uirmed, the unsuspecting, nnd tho help
less, nns evidenced n savagery nnd
brutality such as the world has never
known before. Humanity will find ft
dllllcult to forglvo nnd history Impos
sible to forget. Germany Is tho out
law among the nations, trampling un
der foot every obligation of interna
tional law, threatening every Ideal
deur to tho hearts of freemen; nnd
the world will not bo a safe placo for
liberty until tho German autocracy is
overthrown nnd crushed forever.
We would have lost tho respect of
mankind and our own self-respect had
we failed to take up tho gauntlet so
Insolently thrown in our fuco by tho
German rulers. Wo aro fighting for
our own freedom and for tho freedom
of all men during all the years to
come. It takes fighting to make tho
people free and more fighting to keep
tho people free. We want no con
quered territory, wo desire nA Indem
nity. The mission of America in this
wnr Is to free mankind by enthroning
Justice and brotherhood In the hearts
of men everywhere. We are lighting
Germany in order to secure the per
manent peace of the world, which is
Impossible as long as the German mili
tary system Is allowed to exists for
there can be no enduring pence until
further criminal aggressions against
the other nations by the German au
tocracy haw been rendered Impossi
ble. The same reason which Impelled
us to enter the war must force us to
keep up the war until Its objects have
been accomplished, for an Inconclu
sive pence now would merely mean u
death struggle later on between Amer
ican Ideals and an uncompleted Ger
man autocracy.
No Compromise Possible.
A truce now would be compromise,
and there can be no compromise be
tween liberty and tyranny. A truce
now would be surrender, and surren
der would be defeat. James ltussell
Lowell wrote these words In the long
ago, and they come to us In the present
crisis with a new and deeper mean
lug:
Once to every tnnn nnd nation comes tin
moment to decide
In tho strife of truth with falsehood, foi
the Rood or evil (tide. . . .
Hast thou chosen, O my people, In whom
pnrty thou nhnll stand.
Ere the doom from Its worn sandah
shakes the dust apnlnst our land?
Careless set-inn the grout avenger, his
tory's pnceB but record
One death btruuule In tho darkness 'twlxl
nlit avalnm nt.il ilin ti'nr.l -
Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong for
ever on tho throne,
Yet that scaffold BUiiys the future, and
behind the dim unknown
Stnndcth Qod within the Hhadnw, keeping
watch above his own,
List tho ominous stern whisper from tho
Delphic chvo within,
"They cnsliwo their children's children
who muku compromise with sin."
Before we entered the war Ameri
cans hud u right to he neutral as be
tween other nations. Now that we are
In, no American can be neutral. The
American who Is neutral now Is guilty
of treason to the Bepubllc. The,
American who is not for ills country
in this wnr must be counted as against
his country. Whatever our Internal
differences may have, been, In such a
time us this we must be one people,
loyal to it common country and devoted
to a common flag.
Must Support Armies.
Millions of America's sons have an
swered to the nntlon's call. They
snouui nave mo mil support oi noun
and soul and spirit of nil American men
nnd women, for, In the name of Amur
Ic,'i and In behalf of America, they aro
going forth to battle In order that
American honor may he sustained,
Amerlcun freedom preserved, to make
the world safe for the common man,
and to make International Justice su
preme. The withholding of such sup
port by any individual or organization
la disloyalty to the government and
treason to the Hag.
This Is the supreme hour In the life
of this republic nnd the world. A new
economic and social order Is emerging
In every land and n new International
ism Is being produced by the blood
and suffering of mankind. Thu ending
of the great war, In the only way that
It can rightly end, will mark the be
ginning of n new epoch of world co
operation for the advancement of tho
common good. The public will no
longer be the people of one section or
of one nation, but all mankind and the
principles of humanity will then he ap
plied between nations ns they hnvo
long been applied between Individuals.
And why not? The Inventions of the
pnfet few years that have annihilated
time and space and brought distant
pnrts of tho earth In touch with each
other have created new obligations In
the relations of the nations. Tho civ
ilized countries are nearer together In
point of time and communication than
wero the stntes of this Union u cen
tury ago. No nation can live to Itself
nnd for Itself alone. The time of tho
hermit nation Is past.
Rule of Right May Come.
Men now living may see tho day
when the world will be ruled by right
Instead of might, by justice Instead of
selfishness. Men now living may see
the time when the ldcnl of public right
will bo supremo throughout tho world.
Out of tho black clouds of war thut
now envelop tho earth muy come a
greater realization of tho necessity for
an International court of arbitration,
with power to enforco its decrees.
Then will dawn that day foretold of
old, following the lust great battle of
tho world, when there will be pence on
earth and good will In the hearts of
the children of men. The mission of
America Is to educate the world to this
desired consummation. To fulfill this
mission there must bo loyalty and de
votion to tho ldenls of America umonp
the people of America.
Tho democracy that wo aro fighting
for is tho religion of brotherhood
among men; the religion thnt says,
"Thou shalt not He; thou shnlt not
steal;" tho religion thnt demands thu
application of the Golden Rule In pub
lic and prlvato llfo everywhere; tho
religion that does not array class
against class hut preserves the rights
of all by causing each to respect tho
rights of tho other ; that equalizes con
ditions, not by dragging down thoso
who are up but by lifting up th'oso
who aro down; that docs not attuck
wealth honestly acquired, but wages
unending wnr against conditions that
creato poverty ; that protects property
rights, but recognizes the fact that
property rights Bhould never ho Incon
sistent with human rights; that seeks
moro government by tho people, not
less government by tho peoplo; that
gives to each man an equal opportunity
to live and to labor upon tho earth
that God has given to all, and to enjoy
untrammcled and unrestricted the
gains of honest toil ; tho religion that
means moro of service and less of
selfishness.
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