Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 190, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1917 — MUST UPSET GERMANY [ARTICLE]

MUST UPSET GERMANY

BRYAN SCORES UNPATRIOTIC UTTERANCES AS WRONG ATTITUDE OF HEART. “Udo not want to make individual application,*’ said Mr. Bryan, “but while an unpatriotic utterance may .possibly be due to an error of the mind, it is more likely to be due to a wrong attitude of heart. The tohgue is not likely to slip unless the heart skids. There can be but two sides to this war, and every American ought to be on the side of the United States. “No one who loves his country can afford to take any chances of helping the enemy by exciting division here. The more prominent a man is, the more careful he should be to say nothing that may encourage the enemy and have a damaging effect upon the country. -■ _ “I now preface my addresses with four suggestions of what every good citizen should do. He should support the government in whatever it undertakes; support all the organizations looking after the comfort and safety of the soldiers; and in the production and conservation of food, and aid in furnishing the money which the government needs to prosecute the war. * “I beiieve it is the duty of citizens to support the government in whatever it undertakes. Any dissension here would prolong the war by giving encouragement to the enemy and make the war more costly in money and men. “The more anxious one is for peace the more loyally he ought to support the government as the only way to secure lasting peace. The peace proposals of the pope and the political crisis through which Russia is passing were discussed by Mr. Bryan. “While it does not seem likely that the Vatican peace proposals will be accepted by any of the belligerent nations,” said Mr. Bryan, “they will be received with seriousness and respect. “I do not care to discuss any peace terms. lam hopeful that in the various replies to Pope Benedict’s proposals there may be suggestions in regard to conditions which will lee to discussions and exchanges of views. “I have faith in Kerensky,” continued Mr. Bryan, “but cannot calculate with accuracy the forces which he has to combat in his own country. I regard Russia’s action as having important bearing, not so mu •’ on the final outcome as upon the duration of the war. “There can be but one end to the war, and that is the overthrow of Germany. Russia’s failure to hold her position against Germany would discourage the democratic element in Germany, whereas our immediate success depends largely upon the discouragement of the military party and the encouragement of the democratic movement in Germany.” Mr. Bryan anticipates no danger of abuse by President Wilson of the broad powers conferred upon him by congress. • “I would even have gone farther and empowered the president to protect the people from the greed of any group that tried to take advantage of present conditions.” Permanent benefit from the prohibition against Whisky during the war was seen by Mr. Bryan. “When the war is over we shall not consent to the return to the old evils,” he said. —“We shall have had experience then with many new laws, including those regulating prices of necessities; and from our experience we can judge whether to continue them during peace.”