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Show THE CALL OK BLOOD The hour is at hand for all peoples in the United States to use extreme caution and great forebearance in discussing the conflict in Europe, lest, a spark ignite the powder which is to blow our neutrality to the four winds. The blood of every nation at war is mixed in our citizenship. America is made up of peoples from many lands. These people are god citizens, citi-zens, loyal to their adopted country, ready to defend it in case of need, but we cannot expect them to entirely forget the kindred ties of their nativity. nati-vity. The blood of their forefathers is calling to each of them, and in the heat of argument or In the stress of strong emotion it is easv tn snv nr rf that which will wound some man whose sympathies are with another country with the place he once called home with the land that shelters the bones of his ancestors. Let us use forbearance one to another. an-other. Let us concede to others that same right of sympathy which we ourselves enjoy. Let us remember remem-ber that there is good among all peoples, peo-ples, honorable men of all races, Justice In every land. Let us refrain re-frain from acrimonious debate, and turn our united energies to the conflagration con-flagration which I s devastating Europe. Let's speak softly and say little, rrr |