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Then Freedom sternly said: “I shun 
No strife nor pang beneath the sun, 
When human rights are staked and won.” 
—WHITTIER. 
AmericA Has Cast tHe Dik. In a formal resolu- 
tion passed on Wednesday night by the Senate, 82 to 6, 
end concurred in by the House of Representatives yester- 
day, war is declared upon the Bake ial German govern- 
inent. The text of the Senate resolution follows 
“WHEREAS, the Imperial German govern- 
ivent has committed repeated acts of war against 
the government and the people of the United 
States of America; therefore be it 
“RESOLVED, by the Senate and House of 
Representatives of the United States of America 
in Congress assembled, that the state of war be- 
tween the United States and the Imperial Ger- 
man governemnt which has thus been thrust 
upon the United States is hereby formally de- 
clared; and that the president be, and he is here- 
by authorized and directed to employ the entire 
naval and military forces of the United States 
and the resources of the government to carry on 
war against the Imperial German government ; 
and to bring the conflict to a successful termina- 
tion, all of the resources of the country are here- 
by pledged by_ the Congress of the United 
States.” 
In the few terse words of the declaration of war the 
whole case of the United States against the Prussian 
rulers is summed up with force, conviction and finality. 
The whole-hearted unanimity with which the press and 
public of the nation have rushed to the support of the 
President and Congress is ample proof of the sentiment 
in favor of the United States entering into war with the 
Teuton government. The entire resources of the great- 
est nation in the world are now in the hands of the Presi- 
dent for the successful prosecution of the war. There 
can be but one outcome. 
PRESIDENT Wirson’s AppRESS was not written for 
American people alone. but for the German people, and 
the words of friendship which he speaks are genuine. 
There is a peace party in Germany and if the Allies win 
this war. and they must. the internal troubles within Ger- 
many will be as important a factor as the work of the 
“lied arms. President Wilson has shrewdly appealed to 
the thinking people in Germany and even a casual read- 
ing of the message indicates the way to libertv for the 
German peovle. The references to the Russian liberation 
due to the change in government were not without a pur- 
nose. America can pray. not alone for the success of the 
Allies. but for success for the peace workers within the 
empire and those who are vainly hoping for liberty and 
opportunity. 
SHORE BREEZE 
Ir Orren Happens that the condition we most de- 
cry in time of peace proves a blessing in time of war. 
For years New Englanders have chafed under Congres- 
sional inactivity in the matter of harbor improvements 
along their coast, only to discover, today, that their rock- 
studded shores and reef-ridden harbors are their best de- 
fense from attack by a foreign foe. To the informed it 
seems impossible, by any stretch of imagination, that 
Germany would be able to clear the British fleet with any 
of its men-of-war and attack our coast. It is far less 
plausible to believe that Germany in its present straits 
would risk, even for the temporary terrorizing effect it 
might have in America, the certain ultimate destruction 
of a costly battleship in a futile raid upon American 
shores. It is only from the treacherous submarine, then, 
that alarmists would have us believe we are in danger. 
And where, pray, would a submarine strike? . Perhaps at 
our battle fleet, the whereabouts of which no one has any 
knowledge; or maybe at a grain or munitions-laden mer- 
chantman off our coast? Not in the face of half a thou- 
sand high-speed patrol boats! Those who delight in the 
spect acular will be doomed to disappointment, for Amer- 
ica, certainly New England and the North Shore, in par- 
ticular, will see nothing of actual warfare. The possi- 
bility of submarine attack upon the North Shore is highly 
amusing. It is the duty of everyone to discourage the 
alarmists at this time. It is true there may be trouble in 
many of the larger cities with their cosmopolitan popula- 
tions, but well- organized police and the soldiery will be 
able to cope with any situation arising there. On the 
sparsely settled North Shore, protected by rocks, reefs 
and shoals, which the feeder yachtsran shuns in peace 
times, there is nothing to fear from within or without. 
So little attention is being paid the alarmists, however, 
that it is hardly worth comment. In fact, present indi- 
cations are that the North Shore will have an even larger 
suminer population than usual this summer. To the 
thousands of summer residents, who have already leased 
and are fast moving from the cities to their seashore 
homes, the suggestion of danger upon the North Shore 
is more humorous than serious. The submarine com- 
mander, who could navigate a North Shore harbor, even 
in peace times, without running aground, deserves the 
Tron Cross. 
Tuere Are Some FEATURES of our state constitution 
that ought not to be tampered with. The declaration of 
rights needs no revising. Our constitution is the oldest 
written constitution in the world and served as a model 
for the Constitution of the United States. The constitu- 
tional convention will do well if it tries to see how much 
of it can be let alone. 
MANCHESTER Has OrcANiIzED for Red Cross work. 
It is expected that an actual call for supplies will come 
early next week. Every woman who can give any time 
to preparation of equipment should be prepared to respond 
promptly when the call comes. ‘Manchester has always 
been ready to do its share in the past and will not be 
found wanting. 
RusstA HAs SucckssFULLY and valiantly thrown off 
the yoke and is now free. The German free-thinkers 
are also at work and now word comes that Greece also 
has hopes of a “peaceful revolution.” Nations are being 
wade and unmade in a day. 
Tur Cari HAs Gone Ovr for the services of auto- 
mobiles in the event of war.. If you have an automobile, 
vou should list it at once with the local Committee on 
Safety. 
April 6, 1917. 
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