Show O HOW THE WAR CAME TO tit the following series of articles were i received calved from dom tho committee 0 on it public lic information a committee recently appointed by prea ires wilson the militarist state that invested its money in arsenals would bo be at a fatal advantage oyer over tile tho free people who invested their wealth lit in schools to write into international law that neutrals not trade lit in muni lions would bo be to hand over the world to the rule of tho the nation with the largest armament factories such a policy tile the united states of america could not accept gut but our principal controversy with the german government and the one which rendered the situation at once acute arose out of their announce of a sea zone where their sub marines would operate lit in violation f all accepted principles of int internal ernat lional law our indignation at such I 1 a threat was soon tendered lende passionate by the striking sinking of thu Lusita illa ilife attack upon out rights was no only grossly illegal it defied tile the fun fill lani concepts concep tH of humanity ag eava ting restraints on our trade were grievances which could be settled by litigation after tile the war but the wanton murder of peaceable men and of innocent women and children citizens of a nation with which germany nias w aa at peace was a crime against the civilized world which could never le be settled tit in any court our government ho however weyer inspired still by a bestre to preserve pic servo peace if possible used every resource of diplomacy to force tho the german government to abandon such this diplomatic correspondence which has almeady been published lioves beyond a doubt that our government sought by every honorable means to preserve faith lit in that mu tibal sincerity between nations which is s the only basis of sound diplomatic hut but evidence of tile alio bari bad falth faith of tile tho imperial german Govern government men t soon piled filled up on every hand honest efforts on oil our part to establish a firm basis of good neighborliness with tile the german gennan people wore were met by theli their government with quibbles misrepresentations and counter a cusat ione against thel their r e enemies abroad and meanwhile in this country official agents of tho central powers pro protected teet from criminal prosecution liy diplomatic I 1 immunity ni mu tilt y consa conspired ired against our internal spies antl and agents provocateurs throughout tile tho length and breadth broad til of our land and oven lit in high positions or of trust lit in departments part ments of our government while oppressing expressing a cordial friendship for tho the people of fit tile tho united states tha government of it had its agents nt at work both in ill latin I america Ani orica ind and japan thoy bought or oil ed papers and support supported oil speakers there to rouse feelings of asa and distrust against its in phoso friendly nation in order to embroil us its in war var they wore inciting to in it 11 cuba in haiti and in anto their hostile hand |