Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-11
TULSA DAILY WORLD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER II, 1917

racy, In the event of defeat, have ieft
no shadow of doubt In the mind OF
any In this presence, that 1t Is our. SOL
emn duty 20 cheerfully and without
| reservation sustain the action or our
authorities and do each his full duty IN
| this emergency"
Mr.. Sinclair discussed In an inter-
esting manner the financial problems
OF the government and clearly pointed
out that It was the bounden duty OF
every American. rich and poor, TO
subscribe for Liberty bonds.
A Rare Gem.
The address Of Doctor Hill created
nothing short Of sensation. Rarely
has such enthusiasm been stirred up
by n speaker in Tulsa as was created
by his wisdom and oratory. His defi-
milton OF democracy versus autocracy
| is worthy OF place In the worlds
| literature.
Rotarians and others who heard
him did not wonder that New York
city had him deliver nine patriotic
addresses last Fourth OF July and
, then recommended their publication
for wide distribution
Doctor Hill is chancellor of Lin
coin Memorial university at Cumber-
land Gap.
He said In part:
THAT we are now engaged In war
is "A fact to which the response OF the
American people has proven instan-
taneous and overwhelming. And. my
fellow citiZons. we know the meaning
of the war upon which we have en-
tered. We are fighting to preserve
the independence, the liberty and the
government won by our fathers
in 1916. We are fighting for the
preservation OF a government which
derives It's just powers from the con-
sent of the governed. Yes. and We
are fighting for the other nations that
have glimpsed this vision and are to-
day battling for its fulfillment Their
eyes have caught the splendor of the
free institutions founded by our
fathers on the virgin soil of the new
world and strengthened, enlarged and
glorified with the march of our his
tory.
, For the People.
This is not war against the Ger
man people. They are the helpless
victims of an autocratic system which
| Is sacrificing their best blood. II Is
/ not against them but for them that
we war. II Is for their people in the
I fatherland that we fight II Is against
! the German military aristocracy that
We are arrayed--a system accelerating
{ in power, licensed by inordinate greed.
ursurping as desire advances. limitless
in audacity, glorying in savagcry.
The fundamental principle of au-
tocracy is the ascendancy of the state
above the individual The theory OF
the modern republic is that rights be-
gin with the individual. That was
stated in the Declaration OF Independ.
| ence. namely that individuals have
"inalienable rights among which ar,
| life, liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness" and that government is insti.
tuted to secure and guarantee these
rights. The monarchial theory Is thai
| the state is the foundation OF right
that individuals derive their rights
from the state and therefore the exi.
gencies of the state are superior tC
those OF the individual.
Form the Line.
'It was upon the development o.
! that principle that the war In Europ,
began and upon that principle 1t wa.
declared, that there Is no obligation
! upon the part of nation to respec
. II
is contrary to its interests and further.
more 1t was declared that there Is M
obligation upon the part OF natior
to respect the rules of the laws of ma
tions upon which all civilized state'
/ have agreed If those laws conflic
with its interests. Upon that principl,
Serbia was served with "A notice which
! demanded the surrender of her indie
pendence and upon her failure to com
ply she was overwhelmed. Yes, nnt
| Belgium, who had no quarrel with
/ anybody, was also served with de
! mand that she surrender her independ
ent rights as "A neutral and violate hel
solemn agreement. and upon the fail
ure OF Belgium to comply. her lant
was devastated, her homes reduced
TO smouldering embers and her peopl,
subjected to outrage, torture and mar
tyrdom.
The struggle is between these tw,
conflicting theories of government
the principles of autocracy and democ
racy. Between the contendlng line
there can be no twilight zone un
i certainty. no ground for compromise
II is n death struggle between civil
zatlon and barbarism. One or th
other must die.
National Evolution.
The German note proposing
peace conference employed a phras
which sets forth the very principl
involved. II said: We are forced 4
trke up the sword for Justice md 70
the liberty nf National Evolution "
God save the mark Ii was nationa
evolution that overran Serbia: ma
tienul evolution that visited Belgium
,.sfth nd Ia n ~ ~
edies: national evolution that san
.he Lusltania: national evolution fir
ing upon hospital ships. murderin
the representatives OF the Red Cros
aui defying international law an
morality. Evolution Is what German
calls II, hut the world has come I
Understand that German evolution
1.-THE synonym for devilution. This evo
button has not remained In Europe