You ought to be out raising hell. This is the fighting age. Put on your fighting clothes.
-Mother Jones
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Tuesday August 11, 1914
From the Labor World: President Wilson Urges American Citizens to Remain Calm
President Woodrow Wilson
This week's
Labor World presents a statement from President Wilson on
the crisis now spreading across the entire continent of Europe. The President assured Americans that there is "no cause for excitement," and stated:
I think that you will see that we must act together as Americans in seeing that America does not suffer any unnecessary distress from this war. The situation in Europe is, perhaps, the gravest in its possibilities that has arisen in modern times, but it need not affect the United States unfavorably in the long run.
Also in this week's
Labor World comes news that the French Socialist will join in their country's war effort and will not seek revenge for the murder of Socialist leader
Jean Jaures.
PRESIDENT WILSON URGES CALMNESS
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"No Cause for Excitement" Says Nation's Head in Public Statement.
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CRISIS IS GRAVEST IN YEARS
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United States Not Affected In Long Run-Present Difficulties But Temporary.
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The White house authorized this quotation from the president's remarks:
No Cause for Excitement
It is extremely necessary that you should be extremely careful not to add in any, whatsoever, to the excitement. Of course, the European world is in a highly excited state of mind, but the excitement ought not to spread to the United States. So far as we are concerned, there is no cause for excitement. There is great inconvenience for the time being, in the money market and in our exchanges and, temporarily, in the handling of the crops, but America is absolutely prepared to meet the financial situation and to straighten everything out without material difficulty. The only thing that can possibly prevent it is unreasonable apprehension and a lot of excitement.
I would urge you not to give currency to any unverified rumors, or to anything that would add to excitement. I think that you will see that we must act together as Americans in seeing that America does not suffer any unnecessary distress from this war. The situation in Europe is, perhaps, the gravest in its possibilities that has arisen in modern times, but it need not affect the United States unfavorably in the long run. Not that the United States has any thing to take advantage of, but her own position is sound and she owes it to mankind to remain in such a condition and in such a state of mind that she can help the rest of the world.
I want to have the pride of feeling that America, if nobody else, has her self-possession and stands ready with calmness of thought and steadiness of purpose to help the rest of the world. And we can do it and reap a great permanent glory out of doing it, provided we all co-operate to see nobody loses his head. I know from my conferences with secretary of the treasury who is in very close touch with the financial situation throughout the country, that there is no cause for alarm. There is cause for getting busy and doing the thing in the right way, but there is no element of unsoundness and there is no cause for alarm. The bankers and business men of the country are cooperating with the government with a zeal, intelligence and spirit which make the outcome secure.
SOCIALISTS WILL DEFEND COUNTRY
PARIS. Aug,. 7.—At a mass meeting of Socialists, it was unanimously resolved that they should help defend their country and attempt no reprisals for the killing by Raoul Villian last Friday of Jean Jaures, the Socialist leader in the chamber of deputies.
SOURCE
Labor World
(Duluth, Minnesota & Superior, Wisconsin)
-of Aug 8, 1914
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...
IMAGE
President Woodrow Wilson
http://en.wikipedia.org/...
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Hellraisers Journal is on vacation!
Hellraisers will be on a vacation of sorts until September 22nd and will appear in abbreviated form until that date. A complete vacation is not possible since the ruling class never took a vacation from their suppression and oppression of the working class.
There are no limits to which powers of privilege
will not go to keep the workers in slavery.
-Mother Jones
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