New Britain herald., 1914-08-02

set stage on which war dramas are played in reality. After that time, sn era of righteousness and good will among men will follow"
 Asked how it was that he had reached this conclusion, the pastor replied: If nations would delight in doing the will of the Lord at our time, wars and rumors of wars and dissatisfaction on all sides would not be the sign of our day. But the Prince of Light is not wanted to reign over the people. The Prince of Darkness will lead the majority of the human race into confusion, until what is left of the nations will cry for help and deliverence to God Almighty and it shall not be done in vain.
 If out of this comparatively small matter between Austria and Servia should come a general European war, in which the backbone of two branches of the Germanic race are broken, then I do not hesitate to state that the victorious nations are mad.
 If the European nations do not know to guard their holiest treasures any better than that, they will drive themselves in their frenzy into the arms of their fellowman.
 ''1f the ;. Austrian Hungarian gov ernment puts indirectly the responsi- bility for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his consort before the door. of the Servian government, I am bound to believe that she has, at least, so much proof for her opinion as the American government had in connec- tion with the events which compelled Us to remember the Maine.
 'Justifies Action of Franz Joseph. My faith in the Austrian govern ment is strengthened by the solemn fact that at the head of Austria Hun gary stands the aged Franz Joseph, the modern Job. I, as for my part, want to honor old age with such a rec ord He must have proofs without shadow of doubt that that govern ment, against whom he declared war, had not a little to do with that most brutal murder.
 "One proof alone is sufficient for me, namely, that the assa ssination found a joyful echo in the Servia press. It is not hard for me to be- lieve that political organizations, which are tolerated by the Servian government, have committed that
 
 the roofs have for years told the truth. that Pan-Slavic agitations to undermine the existence of Austria Hungary were and are in full swing.
 Murder Nothing. New in servia.
 ..Murder, in order to see political ambition realized, has been nothing new in Servia. In 1868, Prince Mi chael became the victim of political n,ot. King Milan would have been killed. if he had not fled to foreign soil King Alexander and Queen Drara were assassinated by officers of fheir own army. These officers were never punished, but they have been promoted.
 ..The Austrian cabinet must con- sist of feeble -minded men, if they should fancy for a moment that the government of Servia is earnestly en- deavoring to punish the guilty
 What Americans Would Do. ! .sWhat do you think the American r,seonle would do in similar case?" asked the interviewer.
 1T presume that I have some l1n owledge of the spirit of our people. T venture to say that, if instead that athe Maine was blown up the Spanish general Weyler, at that time govern nr of Cuba. had succeeded in having assassinated President Mckinley and his wife, we would have filled the air aritI. ItfiA ssaaars2A Remember President ncKinlexAasahis wife!" No power on s-sas