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FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1917.
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PRESIDENT WILSON'S WAR MESSAGE
ANNOTATED.
The war message of President Wilson delivered before
the two houses of Congress on April 2, 1917, with annota
tions giving the leading facts on which the rupture with
Germany was developed,' the issues-in international law,
and contrasting the spirit of Prussianism and American ism,
has been published by the Committee on Public
Information in Washington. -
It is a document of great value and of great interest
to Americans and especially to purchasers of Liberty Loan
Bonds who are financing the government in maintaining
those things which this message shows to be right and
just and in fighting to the end against those things which
it denounces. . . .
. The message is accompanied by a foreward which gives
the reasons for 'the-". publication and expresses the hope
.that f may; make clearer the spirit and the facts back of
the decision made by' the government, and ; people . of
America. ; .. .. .V. ',:' fc . ;
' The annotations to tile message are" valuable, hi giving
fuller details of matters and things which were only
briefly referred to in the. document" itself. Facts and
figures are set out in detail and constitute illuminating
.commentary on this ope, of the. greatest public documents
in the history of the world. - r . , . r
Aninviii.iiiiuiii nrA PWissin iiisin urn ' fnnt.l'flKt.ed hv com-
.IV.UUII.III J. J - . . H. .
paring the following expressions of national ideals:
"The foundations of our national policy vill be laid, in
the,.pnre and immutable principles of private morality.
"There .'exists in the course of nature an indissoluble Union
between virtue and happiness, between duty and adyantn
' .""age," between honest policy and public, felicity, and -the
propitious smiles of heaven can never be expected on a
union or government that disregards the eternal rules of
order and right, which heaven itself has ordained."
-. George Washington's First Inaugural Address.
"We are now in a state of necessity and necessity knows
no law. Our troops have occupied neutral Luxemburg
and perhaps already have 'entered Belgium territory.
Gentlemen, this is a breach of international law. The
wrong I speak openly the wrong we hereby commit we
will try to make good as soon as our military aims have
been attained.
"He who is menaced as we are, and is fighting for his
highest possession, can only consider how he is to hack his
way through." Chancellor Bethmann-TTollweg address
ing the Reichstag, August 4, 1914- a
Supporting' the
Government
This is a time for every citizen to support the
United States Government and many are doing so
at considerable cost or sacrifice to themselves.
We hnve joined the Federal Reserve Bnnking Sys
tem established by the Government to give greater
financial stability and strength 10 the member banks
and protection to their depositors.
You can give your support to this great Govern
ment enterprise and also obtain its protection for
your money by becoming one of our depositors. '.
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AMERICA NEEDS HEALTH
, (Continued From Page 1.)
body. He described the function of
the heart, referring to it as the most
wonderful pump in existence, . the
vnlves opening and closing 80,000 to
100,000 times every twenty-four
hours. He described the function of i
the blood as it is carried to every part I
of the body and distributed. The
brain was referred to as a central
telegraph station handling messages
to and from all parts of the body
"and if you don't believe there is a
working system", added the doctor,
"touch your finger to a hot substance
and see how quickly the brain will
telegraph back to the finger 'take it
off."
According "to Dr. Wells, the teeth
are too often neglected and this ne
glect is ' often the cause of disease.
The teeth of the American people are
sadly In need of repair and should v
subjected to the most careful exami
nation, watchfulness and repair. This
should be attended to regularly. The
kidneys are designated as the most
wonderful filtration plant in the
world and required to do a vast
amount of work and this often without
their having proper care and atten-.
would pass as a kitchen, into which 'Ti
the Various ingredients oi ina food
were dumped after which they are
prepared for use in the system. Dr.'
Wells stated among other things that
during the past year, over $960,000,
000 was lost by the American people
on account of sickness, when if ordi
nary health rules had been applied
three-fourths of this might have been
avoided, because three-fourths of the
illnesses of our people are avoidable
and preventable. The doctor stated
that there are 33,000,000 wage earn-,'
ors in this country and that each of:
these wage earners lose every year
nine days from sickness. If Amer
ica is to win this war, it will be abso
lutely necessary to have an efficient
industrial organization backed., by
sound physical health; for the war
abroad illustrates very clearly the fact
that an army and navy are practic
ally useless unless backed by indus
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WHY BRITISH LABOR SUPPORTS THE WAR,;:
BY J. A;.SEDDON. -
Introductory Note: Mr. J. A.: Seddon is' one of-the best known' and
most influential of British labor leaders. 'He has served aB" PBident,.of
the National Amalgamated Union of Shop Assistants a union which .he
helped to organize as Chairman of the Parlimentary Committee of . the
Trades Union Congress, and as President of the Trades Union Congress.
This last office is the supreme honor organized British labor, can. bestow..
From 1906 to 1910 he was Labor Member-of; Parliament for.'theTStewton
Division of Lancashire. .f. 7" ! ' i-
At the outbreak of war, in August, 1914, Mr. Seddon promptly and
unhesitatingly- took up the national cause. He has since done- notable-service.
. Previously he had been an outspoken opponent of militarism in any
form. , ' ,m v .,;. ,, . ' ... . . .
In the following Ye shows how the sahie fundamental principles which
once -made, him a pacifist love of liberty, love of justice and a desire for
the well-being of mankind today make him, and the overwhelming mass of
British workers, stern supporters of war.
Labor has done more than approve of the war and work !
to help on the war. Long before conscription - became j
law hundreds of thousands of men gave up regular work ;
to enlist voluntarily in the Army. It you want to know
the truth about the British working man as a fighter,
study the records of the British Army. The Scottish reg
iments, that enrolled tens of thousands from the Clyde;
the Lancashire regiments, largely recruited from factory
hands and miners; the Durham regiments with their col-
i. ji ; j. i.:n.. i.A.-r,
lid's; tne regiments recruueu m praeueauy evi-ij' muu
trial center tell the same story. These are the men and
the sons of the men who fought militarism before 1914,
Now they are fighting, and often enough dying, in the
Army, and are glad and proud to do so.
Why?
"What has brought about this great change?
"NVe have learned that Prussian militarism must be de-,
stroyed, root and branch, and the only way to destroy it j
is to fight it. We have realized that this war is a death !
grapple between systems which cannot co-exist if free-!
doin is to be something more than a name. We know what
the horroi-s of war are. We know wno is responsible ior
those horrors. ' !
In mv own case, mv official position made it necessary.!
for me, when war broke out, to consider all the facts j
of the situation, not merely from my. personal point of j
view, but as a representative of labor. Accordingly, l
studied the state papers issued .by tne aurerem govern
ments, by Germany and Austria "as well as by' England,
France and Russia, To me the evidence in these docu
ments was unmistakable. Germany had first brought
about the situation leading up to the' war, and then had
forced the war on Europe.
Using Austria as her tool, and the assassination of the
Austrian Crown Prince as a pretext, she had kindled the
blaze of war at the moment she thought most favorable
to herself. She made Austria insist on impossible terms
from Serbia, and refused any. modification, knowing that'
tins would lead to Avar. ne got itussia to mobilize by a
trick. She refused. mediation.. . '
She was ready, England,' France and. Russia were not.
She did not believe, that England would or could come to
the aid of France and Russia. ';he , thought that she saw
world supremacy in her grasp, and she grabbed at it
Germany started the war. England and her AJlies did
their best. to avoid it.' - ' . '!-..;.,-;'r-:
Tliat is what tlie State, papers told me. These papers
are published and are open to the TCpBdll,ea4 themt
Read what each Government had to say-in iJiose, fateful
days,' ad seeif ypu '36 'not come to the same conclusion,
OtherxBritish trades-ijinion, leaders studied'th, .natter ,.a
I had done, and thought as I did. We jssued a ifnainisto
-whieK was widely circiilatted." ' v -y." ''?
Shortly afterwards,'! went to America, to. i'ake a 'iness
age from the toilers of Britain to the workers of the -United
States and Canada. Here I had opportunity to learn more
of events that had led up to the war,-,',! meti'Qliiififibt
neutrals; who -had had entry' into some of the most c-in-fluential
circles in Berlin. They told nie what'they kriew
of German ambitions and preparations.:. I saw that there
had been a deliberate conspiracy of the Kaiser's govern
ment, that had stretched over a number of .jjeaJ to jihinge
the world in war. The idea of " Deutsch'iand uber 'alles"'
dominated the minds of the (Jerman lendei-s. The' were
going to make Germany over all. Knowirig that the main
opposition to this would come from England, ..they; had
cultivated the hatred of their people against us.'"? '' -1
(To Be Continued.) 4- v !- - j
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