THERE IS MUCH FIGHT IS AMERICA

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13694, 9 October 1916, Page 5

THERE IS MUCH FIGHT IS AMERICA

DR WOODROW WILSON'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN : SPEECH, WARNING TO GERMAN ADVOCATES OF FRKiHTFULNESS (Australian auil New Zealand Cable Association.) \ NEW YORK, October 0." . Dr Woodrow Wilson, Democrat candidate for the American Presidency, opened his election campaign with a'speech at Omaha.' 'Mr Wilson said: "America b not too proud to fight in any just fight in any just cause, but she will not light for petty things."

. Speaking with reference to the American attitude on the war, President Wilson said it was very important that the statesmen of the world should . understand America's position. America 'hli'd kept opart from the world conflict not'because sty) was indifferent, and not because she was not interested, but because she wanted to play a different part from that. The war has obscured European objects which Jiacl never been disclosed. ' Continuing, ])r "Wilson said: "Europe must understand that before we exert, the force of this nation, we want to know what we an! exerting it for. There is as much light in America as any nation in tin: .world, but we 'want always to hold the- force of America to fight for the rights of mankind, not for property, We want all the world to know that we are ready to use all our force to maintain peace .'aiming mankind." "We want to look forward in years—l wish I could say months—to come to Ilie preservation of peace in ihe inleresls of mankind, concluded the retiring President. "The starting of ■ Aval can uc\ei again be a mailer lor Ihe decision o! single nations. After (he war, America must join Ihe League of Nations, and picseiM! the peace 01. Ihe world. President Washington advised dgainst entangling European alliances, but we must not interpret that as meaning world alliances, lor we tire part of the world.'' SPEECH MAKES VARIED IMPREWNB. DENOUNCED BY REPUBLICAN IMS. I iiultalian and Xtw Zealand Cable Association.) NEW YORK, October C. The Opposition press criticises the statement, asking if the sinking of the Lusitania, and Sussex, and the Mexicanborder massacres were petty things,. The peace possibilities continue to be canvassed at Washington. The Evening Post declares that it lias learned authorilativelv' that the Hon, W. Gerard, American Ambassador at Berlin, who is en loute to America, is bringing the Kaiser s request that Mr Wilson should intervene on the Germans' behalf and ?>sk' ' the Allies to stop, the war. Mr Wilson's: Omaha speech is interpreted as warning to Germany that if ruthless submarining is resumed, with consequent losses of American lives, America will fight,, hut she willnot fight over questions of the ' property interest 'involved in; l America's blockade and the mail seizure controversies wilh'the Allies. There is known to be some uneasiness in Washington over the possibility of Germany thinking-America is bluffing over ' iier submarine position, and that if the German Government could make tit apparent that the German- nation irresistibly demands a. renewal of, the submarine policy, would lire Tlml'eii - States content ilsejf with further Notc-writiug. Mr Wilson' desires to remove this impression in as public a manner as ' possible, hence his Omaha declaration: '•''There's as much' tight ■ in America as in any nation in the world:-' ' The speech is also interpreted as 111 calling that if Mr Wilson ! is re-elected lie will do anything possible to bring America into ' a formal alliance with the European Powers and prevent future " wars by combining to force' belligerents toarbitrate oil their differences. It is,believed by many leading Americans that what would constitute the greatest, hope of world's peace would lie the United States and the British Empire co-operating' in the most intimate manner. ' ■' NEW YORK, October 6.' The Koine correspondent of the United Press stales .that the ■Allies have informed Holland that any move made by the Dutch ,

. Government with regard to peace will'be construed )is a proGerman act. Well informed Italian circles : say 1 hat flic Allies ' are reconciled'Ho the thought that probably tlic waiv'will last three years more. , ' - Received October 8/0.5 p.m. , , ' WASHINGTON, October 7. ' V The German Embassy denies the truth' of the statement that .the. Hon. W. .Gerard <will seek •'President Wilson V mediation. The State Department regards any peace';juoy'e a£ tlie' present .time as .inadvisable aiicV futile. ■ V' ■ i ' AMERICAN CITIZEN KILLED, REPORT FROM BUCHAREST, / (Auslrcliau and New Zcalaud Cable Association.) Received October. 8, 5.5 p.m. •' ■ ' PETROGRAD* October 7, A German aviator bombing Bucharest, killed an American subject. The'Jliiistcr has 'cowmuuieated Avith the American Government. • ' ■ •