Show 4 why elac at fl germ iny his forced america ns is it has dorco forced d practically illy the t entire n world to defend itself by arms we are fighting this war because germany made war nar upon us america is a peaceful nation we have no lust for conquest no de ire fire for annexation of territory we e nrc are defending ourselves against germany because the imperial imper ibl german government entered upon a program which meant the destruction of all american ansti mst r tut ions when N we e finally recognized that germany was nas waging war upon us we had seen more thin than americans among them many women and children killed by german submarines hospital ships had been sunk stink ind and unfortified towns tons had been bombed and bomi bombarded added medals had been struck in ill lionor honor of the sinking of the lusitania the murderous let by which so many of our men women and children lost their lives german officials had treated the united states a neutral nilion lion as an enemy strikes were organized in this country plants were blown blon up pro german nun publications licati ons N were ere founded and subsidized ind and hatred of america was as system systematically ly sought to be bt inculcated among our foreign born inhabitants every EN cry effort was is made to involve us in trouble with ith japan and mexico our repeated ted protests were ni ere met with ith promises and explanations which ere vere little better than insults the impend germa goern ment f finally predated the unrestricted strict ed det destruction ruction of neutral ships 11 upon the high seas sels it NN wis 14 the notification to the tile united st states thit that our people were ere no 1 lonar so sherein soe rein and that if the they y N would sail the tile scab in ill safety we must con form to conditions bid laid down by a government overn ment that defied international law humanity and elemental morality A of terrorism terro has been systematically applied by the int imperial german goern merit since the outbreak of the european war treaties that stood in ill the tile wiy ay of german militaristic plans hae lime been disregarded women omen and children hac been treated with ith 10 indescribable brata brutality lity the arks works ot of art have been destroyed k and prisoners hive live been abused il I 1 and maltreated and civilian populations massacred and deported this is chy why america has tins gone into this war ar in defense of american honor and american rights to have done an any tiling thing else would have been lo 10 surrender deir our so soe e rei nty onty and we Ne geould would have hae be been n forced in the end to fight a conscienceless celess and rapacious military autocracy an autocracy which N aich is in this war n R hedly for ties aggrandizement and the control of the world our success means that our children and our childrens children will be able to enjoy peace buy a liberty bond get st behind your government and shorten this var this is y your 1 bur fight our men are giving their live lives you are only asked to lend your money there should at least be one liberty bond in every home I 1 here is no better test of your americanism |