Show 0 If You Vote for War Policy First Be Sure Youre You're Willing Willingto to Do Your Part of Fighting Now that we have a direct statement from Mr 11 Hughes as to what he lie would have done had he been pre president iden of the United States when whon the Germans threatened the Lusitania with attack we have a basis on which to help work out the problem that we must solve at atthe atthe atthe the polls on November 7 Mr Wilson Vilson used diplomacy to bring ab about ut an end to the ruthless ruth ruth- ruthless less Jess submarine warfare which reached its climax with the torpedoing torpedo A ing of the Lusitania Mr Hughes now declares s that that he would have severed diplomatic relations with Germany over this thIS outrage and nd N ft Ii would have notified the German ambassador of of suc such intentions imY immediately im- im Im- Im Y mediately upon the publishing of the warning in m t this Is country that 1 fc PIe e kaisers kaiser's submarine commanders would d s send nd this gre great t steamer steamer Jf tho the bottom if she crossed the Atlantic with ammunition in in III her herAt i holdy hold y At that time tUnc the radical element in m Germany erman was in ill the saddle ad Ue 1 That element demanded that the most vigorous warfare fare possible be ber r waged against the hated British The Lusitania was looked upon in Germany as s an auxiliary to he the powerful British na navy Undoubtedly many of the Germans believed and still believe the she carried guns on her decks rr They p all knew that she was carrying on that fateful trip hung hundreds hunt hun hun- t g of or thousands of rounds of deadly ammunition ammunition which if landed tin jn England could be counted upon to destroy the lives of many Ger- Ger liaR soldiers Under those circumstances do you think Germany would h have ve I rained from making that attack even cven had there been a warn warning ng lint hilt diplomatic relations would be severed 1 Let us suppose that Admiral von yon and his is followers would I ave ao 5 insisted on sinking the Lusitania even at the cost named by Mr I hes I ft Now when you go on ou November 7 to decide whether President on was right or whether the action w which ic Mr Hughes says have been taken was justified search your soul for the auto an- an I. I i. i f. f Vera to some of the following questions I i If U you are a mother would you have b been n willing that that your sons A hould have gone to war if necessary to enforce the rights of Ameri Amer- Amer i leans to travel on any ship that suited th them n at the risk not only of Josing OSing th their ir own lives but also of plunging people from fromi ti i condition of peace into a state of war 7 t The Lusitania you must remember had aboard ammunition Ask yourselves whether you blame biame von vou more or the m men n r possible for the sailing of that boat who invited attack on it chile rhile at the same time they took innocent women and children l oard without any means of protecting them ii If you rou are a young man casting your first vote yote on November Calmly Imly ask yourself whether you would placed your youre yourin e in in the balance to have upheld the rights of Mr Alfred Vander- Vander tt t t. to sail aboard the most palatial steamer afloat though that t ti amer was carrying shells to England to be used against German soldiers and after Germans had announced that their submarines use every means possible to prevent the landing of that ami am- am i even if it became necessary to sink the great passenger t i tassel essel 3 I If you yourself have passed the age limit for fighting and you t Ve no sons who might have been pressed into service search your- your iJ for the answer to this question l' l Would you rou ungrudgingly have given your share of 01 the taxes 1 to meet the expenses of a war with Germany 1 V Would you ave avo accepted the losses to your our business without complaining beJ be- be J 1 1 Sieving T O ng that you were doing a lofty thing in helping uphold the k rights ts of American citizens ns t to do as they please regardless of the fort stances and totally ignoring the fact that half the world had gond mad and that such a thing as international law was receiving no DO consideration whatever at that time among the belligerents 1 TI The e Lusitania question is one over which honest men and women y disagree f 4 f. f n We Ve are not pretending here to express any opinion whatever on tissue whether the position announced by Mr Hughes was the thet t t one or whether the president pursued the proper proper course Jt is up to the voters of this country to settle that for themselves 1 mouth month y u they should be honest with themselves We have hae but 3 nothing utter contempt for a man or woman who ont it for war Avar when that man or woman is not willing to bear 14 lof a of of the burdens of war 4 t There are man many y standers grand going about the streets in i UttS city today condemning President Wilson for what they call his 4 meek attitude but they themselves would not even take the trouble Ea to march h in a preparedness parade Many of them who have condemned his policy of watchful 1 taiting and who loudly shouted that the United States should have jone one to war to avenge the murder of those innocents ab aboard ard the Lusinia Lusi- Lusi nia lia would not let an employee go to the training camp at Fort J The They would not even subscribe a dollar to the tho publicity fund that as s raised to help make that camp a success iV c We say these m men n have no right to express an opinion on any on involving war z It rt is too bad they even een have a right t to vote aThey They arc are dishonest with everybody else and they are arc dishonest p. p up i themselves l Yr i We do not question any Americans American's right to agree with Mr 1 t glies T Wo We do feel eel however every man an and woman who sa says s 's that O. O lilio lid have risked war with Germany lan over the Lusitania should ow ow beyond ey nd an any doubt that he would be willing tomorrow to lay y I f own life on the altar of American patriotism if his l life e were S' S Sed ed cd to uphold American ho honor r. r t If we had compulsory military service in In this country which could force force every a man between the the ages ages of eighteen and I forty five to fJ fight lt if war were ere declared and which would require all tho the other citizens of this lS country to do whatever they possibly could and and make any sacrifices in their power there would not be so many many crying for a more vigorous foreign policy toda today Most of those we have found who have shouted for more warlike war war- h like e measures are the men plen and women omen who could not be led to do an anything anything any any- I thing to prepare the nation to meet an invading enemy No on one should vote ote o on this thi great question without making up iII M RSS RS n own mind wl whether ether he IS is willing to make a personal sacr sacrifice iee to LT-L LT turn t a more vigorous policy fortnight on knot not right for him im to to demand that policy when he expects gor or to do the fighting necessary to uphold it Mrs airs 0 O. O K S. Lewis Lew i A I |