Mr. Wilson continued :—
" When you are asked arc you not willing to fight, reply 'Yes,' but that you aro waiting for something worth fighting for. You are looking for that sort of quarrel within the intricacies of which are 'written' all the texts -of 'the rialits of Man. You are looking for some sense that will elevate your spirit and not depress it. some cause- in which it seems a glory to shed human blood if that be necessary, so that all the common compacts of liberty can be sealed with the blood of free- men."
Those who are suffering daily from the present bloody welter can only express their poignant regret that they have been unable to convey to Mr. Wilson the reasons why they think their sufferings and sacrifiees a thousand times worth while, and why the roots of the controversy seem to them lees obscure than any cause of war in the whole range of history.
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