Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-07-23 | Page 2 | President to Rap Mob Rule

PRESIDENT PRESIDENT TO TOI I RAP MOB RULE Will rill Issue Proclamation on Su Subject Urging Citizens to lo Observe L Law r. n W Jul July 22 Deeply concerned con con- h by manifestations or of mob moh spirit In widely separated parts of oC the land and President Wilson Is about to issue a statement to his lila countrymen calling upon them to respect the restraint of or n. n I I L-IM L u n v to whom the they suspect of oC being en enemy m aliens within their midst The Time Presidents President's pronouncement probably probably ably will take the thc form form- of the open personal statement similar to that which he ho issued at the beginning of or orthe time the world war war urging his countrymen to oh observe erve a true trite neutrality One episode e which disturbed d the President was the hanging of oC Robert Hobert Robertr r 1 Prager at Co 11 lit e. e Iii last April The Incident was discussed In the German German German Ger Ger- man and It was reported from front Amsterdam that Germany German was sending a protest through diplomatic channels The Time state department however never h has announced receiving ln one Now ow the tIme So government his has learned that Germany ha has made wide anti and damaging use of oC the PraG Prager r case anti and others of ofa a n similar nature throughout Mexico and South America merlc and even enen In Europe where the propaganda has b been en at nt work to controvert crt the time Presidents President's proclamations of ot justice to a. a all It President Wilson Is said b by close closed ad advisers advisers d ad- to regard the situation as one I with mob spirit operating under guise of ot patriotism Some o of the tho Presidents President's I friends say he lie regards It not only as asa asa asa a dangerous evil e but as a disgrace race be because because be- be cause causo it strikes cs at the tho nations nation's morale and fee feeds s th the propaganda which represents represents represents rep rep- resents the United States as tI fighting for democracy abroad and countenancing countenancing counte counte- its destruction at home Time The Presidents President's statement it rs ts said I will trill be a a. a er very earnest and solemn one urging all an to lo leave disloyalty or suspected sue sus loyalty to lO the regular processes of the law