Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-23
GREAT HEADL|NER
FOR CHAuTAUQUA
Lafayette Young, Famous War
Correspondent, Will Be
Here July 6.


secured Hon. Lafayette Young as the
headliner for the coming Chautauqua.
He is at present one of the best speak
ers and writer's in the United States.
He has been in the U. S. Senate, was
with the Presidential party in the Phil
ippine Islands, twice at Panama, was
in Cuba during the war; was a cor
respondent in the Balkan war; has
been to Europe seven times, return.
ing the last time June from the war
zone where he has been for four
I months.
He will lecture on the war as he saw
it. He is the highest priced lecturer
that is available, and there is no doubt
that he will draw record crowd when
he speaks at the Willmar Chautauqua
Tuesday afternoon, July 6.
Here are a few paragraphs taken
at random from a recent interview Of
Lafayette Young, since returning from
| the war zone:
"The Germans are determined and
| are making the greatest fight of ma
TONS history. They are united; they
| cheerfully obey all suggestions from
| those in authority. When self-denial
is required it is forthcoming; when a
mans services are required these are
| forthcoming"
Germany in all respects is the en-
bodiment of obedience and efficiency.
| The educated men and the ruling clas-
ses form the plans. They draw the
designs. All other Germans indorse
what their great men do. This makes
the German empire Of today, the most
solid governmental enterprise on
earth. The Germans have been saw
ing their resources. They still have
men and money, and more food pro-
ducts than they had when the war be-
gan. The Germans have no notion of
| quitting. The war news is not pub
lished to a great extent in Germany,
but the people there believe that the
battle is just as good as won."
"In Vienna I saw the German and
| the Austrian flags intertwined and
blended; also saw long streamers
with the colors Of both countries at.
tached, making one flag. I do not be-
lieve the war will end by any failure
on the part of Austria to do her best.
"The French army is second only
to the Germans in the soldierly quail
tiles which I have described. The
Frenchmen are short in stature; they
wear long-tailed frock coats such as
the ex-Confederates wear when they
go to their annual reunion at Rich.
mond. Nobody has ever accused the
French soldier of being other than a
brave man. When his regiment is
called into line he does not go in with
shock or heavy step, but steps in as
if there were ladies present"
1.-The German regiment goes into
line like regiment Of cavalry. They
wear heavy shoes, and all their feet
come down at once, making the scene
impressive. They give what is known
turnout the military world as the
goose STEP It is a step forward or
a stride without bending the knee
bringing the feet down with the great
est force. The goose step is given
when the regiment passes in review
It is salute. A large command Civ
ing this step makes a thriller"
mo other country in the world could
successfully go thru what Great Brit
ain is now going thru. The discord ir
regard to the use or non-use of liquors
and the failure of the workingmen tt
be willing to work early and late IL
the making of the munitions Of war
and the general disagreements anon,
the various political factions would
: disrupt and destroy any other coun
try. The distiller refuses to max,
any sacrifice, and the workingman re
fuses to cut down his beer. The lead
ers of all parties are struggling to &c
together, and are succeeding bette
than the masses. The English prob
lem worries even that stole people.
'The English histories of the wa
would indicate that the British hav
: done the principal fighting on beha]
of the allies, but this is a mistake
The French have done the fighting il
the main. These little Frenchme
have gone into battle uncomplainingl
and have had no press agent to relat
that they are fighting for their homes
because per cent Of France is in tn
hands of the Germans.
"HOwevpr IT iS ovIdnnt fhot liz
Germany, Great Britain is not ye
whipped. She may wake up. TIL
best thing for the British people woul
be to have 100000 German soldier
land somewhere on the British Isles.
"The German group: Germany, Au,
tria, Turkey.
'The British group: Great Britain
France, Belgium, Russia, Servi;
Italy.
"These groupings would indicate
minority on the part of the Germa
group, but it must be remembers
that in practically all the great wal
Of history the smaller armies triumph
led. Caesar and Napoleon general
L fought superior numbers, Philip .
Macedon, Alexander the Great an
Hannibal invariably fought superit
numbers. am not predicting that tt
minority will triumph in this case, Il
the reason that do not know. In r
ri cent years the only war in which su