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Show LET US UNITE. It is said that the terrific drive of the Germans had the effect of bringing the British people closer together and that even the voice of the self-seeking politician is hushed for the moment. Statesmen of all parties realize that the "crucial period of the' -war has arrived and that while they await the outcome with bated breath there should be no talk of the failure at Gallipoli or criticism criti-cism of the government in general. Thev see the necessity of standing shoulder to shoulder at home while "their heroic sons and brothers are mak-Any mak-Any the supreme sacrifice for their country and civilization. From one point of view the man who raises his voice in the British parliament at this time to sow dissension and breed dis-.cord dis-.cord is no better than a traitor, for he "certainly does not have the good of his .country at heart. The people of France of all classes are likewise united in defense of their beloved land, which is again being . devastated by the Huns. It is a solemn .and anxious hour for the men at the 'helm of the French government and any :attempt to harass them while the fate . of the entire world as well as their own ; .fair country is hanging in' the balance would be a monstrous crime and even '.the most frothy and foamir.g of the -opposition orators in the chamber of deputies are silent while their fighting men, with bared breasts, are heroically : Hocking the pathway of the German invaders who delight in the slaughter "of women and children and are filled : with joy when they can sink a hospital hos-pital ship filled with wounded. Day in : and day out the church bells of Paris .toll a mournful requiem for some innocent inno-cent victim of this war of wars, while all the homes throughout the length and breadth of the country are in mourning. Could a Frenchman who .raves and rants in opposition to gov. eminent at this critical moment be a patriot! Emphatically not. Now, as to the United States. Up to this time we have scarcely heqn touched by the war and mistakes have been made in the working out of our preparations for taking part in the conflict con-flict with all the resources at our command. com-mand. But our day of trial, sorrow and anxiety is at hand. Even now the men cf America are moving up to the battle front to join their English and French brothers in the harvest of dea'h. From the Atlantic to thp Pa dfic and from the boundary line on the nortli to the Gulf of Mexico fathers and mother", wives, sinters and brothers are trembling with far lest their love. ones wiil fall in battle. They will not be comforted by the sneers and insinuations of the ( hamberlains and Hitchcock and other fa'-tinns, senators who think more of making trouble for the administration than they do of winning the war. Wi must have unity of thought and purpose in the Unite, States or we shall wreck the republic. We are not excited over the corning senatorial election in Wisconsin, for v.e do riot believe there is even a remote pfi i'-ility of the election of the Socialist So-cialist earididate, arid it is conceded that both the other candidates are loyal men. Too much attention has been given the V.'i-cijrmin election in the er.ate during the prist two weeks and ve do not believe any of the sliiten-Ineri, sliiten-Ineri, near statesmen rind base i ruitrit ions have won any laurels (luring tho political politi-cal debates, Certainly a vast majority of the people of the country v.'Oiild prefer pre-fer to see eonreHS get dov.n to business and speed up h-a-ir latinii instead of employing em-ploying its time in political Kido-rn-ing. We have rn.'inv enemy filiein iri the T ' xr t I .-'trite-, and there is a Inrge pro-Gcrrr':ui ilement v.orcing against, our v.e!(';ire ri s a nation. J'.oth the IN'-publican IN'-publican and Jnr'i'n ratic j.rirtii-s are li.nde up 'if patriotic men and women v. ho would 'fie for tii'-ir country if pee, , rilong v. i 1 h the liovs into whose han'1.4 w h.'ive pit. runs nn-f ,itit f'nth to 'I'-f'ii-l us. I'.ut u n f oi t ii nri I ' j soiii." l,f th" lenders of the-" (.',', JMent p.'l I ties lire uiuiMe to vor!'. loeelli'T in harrnoji v for the common rood "f nil ;,ml th-re is .he,-,. I),, -,e , j.J l,e '',:, iplel ,. HI It v. I ! i I line Im I ,..,.. in. ii to take n no' 1, r I.-.. . . Tlx- Itriti it i.l,. I fn h ' i-' rir' pi'' nt in;; ri united front to the enemy, while v.e are fighting among ourselves. It will be a shame and disgrace if we continue this sort of thing while our young men are falling in the shock of battle. |