Word: americans
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...when he was asked if he was in favor of capital punishment and replied, 'Certainly, let the assassins begin.' The war is being fought by the Germans on Allied territory, and is being carried nearer and nearer to the United States, as evidenced by the sinking of numerous American vessels by the German submarines. Some people have said that the enthusiasm is somewhat forced in this country, but thinking people realize the seriousness of America's entrance into the war, and even now in some places in England and France that are distant from the scene of action, the people...
...understand the attitude of Porto Rico towards the role that the United States is now playing in the present international struggle, a bit of history will not be out of place. When the Spanish-American war broke out, Porto Ricans looked to this country as their liberator, and a wave of Americanism swept across the country. We tried hard to become Americans in thought as well as in fact. A slight glance at our legislation between 1900 and 1904 will convince anyone of the truth of this statement. We went as far as to give more importance to English than...
Already 575 Cornell undergraduates have registered for service with the Government. Of these 320 have enrolled with the Navy, 107 with the Army, 50 with the American Ambulance Corps, and others in the industrial branches of the army...
That the Latin-American peoples are lovers of liberty their history shows. Bolivar, not content with liberating his own Venezuela, likewise liberated Colombia, Bolivia, Equador and Peru. More than one Porto Rican died in the Cuban "manigua" fighting for the liberties of the sister isle. And it is this very love of liberty, I honestly believe, that has caused friction and misunderstanding between the great republic of the North and the peoples south of the Rio Grande. They believe that the rights of Colombia, Santo Domingo, or Porto Rico, are every bit as sacred as the rights of Argentina...
Because of their ideals and because of their race, the Latin-American peoples are enthusiastic pro-Allies. When the United States refuses to fight for American capital in Mexico, but decides instead to fight for the principles of humanity and the rights of the small nations of Europe, the Latin-American peoples applaud enthusiastically. Such, they believe, is surely a determination worthy of the traditions of this country, and a policy in harmony with the ideals of all the people of America...