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Show ! UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ABOVE REPROACH From the press of the University of Utah is issued a timely bulletin, entitled en-titled "The War, As Viewed By tho University." It is made up of selections selec-tions from addresses and papers by members of the teaching staff of tho university during tho past summer and is a refreshing contribution to American loyalty at a time when the University of Illinois and other institutions insti-tutions of learning are being condemned con-demned for having a large number of the faculty speaking and writing in opposition to the United States government, gov-ernment, Tho introduction is by Dr. John A. Widtsoe, and, by the way, Dr. Widt-soe Widt-soe made an address in Ogden on last July 4, which should be read by every person in Utah. "In a free land the schools and colleges are the clear eyes, tho keen ears, the prophetic voices, of the people," peo-ple," says Dr. WIdtsoe. "In them are trained the arms and brains of the people. peo-ple. In the hour of great need, universities uni-versities must not be silent In these trying days, the men and women of the University of Utah have fearlessly fearless-ly spoken and helpfully acted. Several Sever-al of their addresses are herein printed, print-ed, and others may appear In a future bulletin. "The clearest fact connected with our entrance into the world war is that we used our utmost endeavors to keep out of war. Wo entered the conflict con-flict when It became certain that the oxistonco of our own country was endangered. en-dangered. As tho great war went on, our nation perceived that a foe to the growth of human liberty had arisen a foo which for many years had prepared pre-pared for tho overthrow of representative represen-tative governments a foo which ut-torly ut-torly repudiates tho doctrine that every ev-ery person is entitled to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" a foo which has deceived and ensnared a sound people, essentially liberty-loving, into fighting its battlos a foo which had lain its plans to attack our own institutions for the promotion of human happiness, built at tho cost of the blood of our fathers. "Wo accept the responsibility that destiny has placed upon us. This land, In which the largest human liberty lib-erty has been won and developed, must be preserved, that Its citizens may become even freer, and that, by our example, all nations may gather the courage to free themselves from tyranny and oppression. "There is no hate in our fighting except tho hate of injustice and slavr ery. There Is no lust for conquest in our warfare, but only a living hopo that wo may help in bringing to all ' people equal rights, equal opportunities, opportuni-ties, and happier lives. We aim, moreover, more-over, to make impossiblo the repetition repeti-tion of this wanton, cruel, and barbar-ious barbar-ious warfare the blnckest blot on the history of civilization." |