The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-11
Boy
PLEADS FOR
UNITY IN WAR
ON GERMANY
Henry u. Johnson in Bril-
liant Impromptu Speech at
Ackerman Banquet Stirs
Fire of Citizens.
YOUNG WRITER LAuDED

IUUVU UnII6u IHUU6U
Carl w. Alderman last night called
upon his fellow townsmen to present
. united front against the Germany
he knows.
He issued the call at a dinner CIV
en- for him at the Westcott, by the
Twelve-six club. Nearly 200 men at
tended.
Tho dinner was to do him honor for
his achievements as a war reporter
IN Berlin. Remarkable tributes were
paid to him by all the speakers. He
was referred to as Our Boy" and men
who scarcely had noticed him when he
was "our boy" we're happy in paying
him honor
Along with his call to action he is.
sued a warning against the foe he
knows so we'll.
Sow Seeds Of eeditIon.
do you know" he said, that there
are disloyal persons. Germans, In Ind
lana who are going up and down the
state sowing seeds Of sedition among
our men. They are talking to men in
factories, melting them to disloyalty.
They are calling upon men to with
hold their support from the war be-
cause England is our ally.
I'VE must let bygones be bygones.
Today We are allied with England and
France and we must stand with these
nations until the contest is prosecuted
to successful end. 1t Is our business
to flnd out who these sedition-spread-
ers are and to see that they are plac-
ed behind the bars
The patriotic note was dominant
in all Of the speeches. William Dud-
ley Foulke. the toastmaster, empha-
sized It strongly in his Introductory
remarks.
johnson Creates Profound Impre ssion
It reached a climax when Henry U.
Johnson, former congressman, was
called upon for an impromptu address.
Standing like prophet Of old, with
a gleam of fire In his eyes, johnson
excoriated the imperial ideals Of Ger.
many and called upon his hearers to
arouse themselves for the great con.
flict.
The impression left by his monu.
mental address was profound. The
diners came to their feet spontan-
eously and applauded and cheered
wildly.
Are we a nation Of money-chang-
ers? Do We find our most congenial
sphere on the boards of trade? Are
We degenerate sons Of heroic sires?
Was Washington a myth? Was Han
cock a myth? he querried.
Then he answered himself
Nation Of Worthy sons
hn hu~
Is true to it's heritage. We are worthy
sons of ilustrious sires.
III Germany triumphs in this con.
'iict absolutism prevails. Our revolu.
ton will have been in vain. The
French revolution will have been in
vain. The hands on the clock of prog
ress will have been turned back.
Constitutional liberty is on trial on
the greatest battlefield in history But
there are individuals here and else
where who fail to realize the magni-
tude of the undertaking. who fail to
grasp the underlying principle for
which we contend.
1--WE are In war as justihable as
any that ever was waged. We are
world; that throughout the globe none
e..
And the gulf between the democratic
principles Of the American govern
ment and the imperial principles Of
the German autocracy is impossible
One must survive and one must
perish
Recounts Wrongs to Nation
Johnson recounted the wrongs
which the nation has suffered at the
- Ill 49,
OF the destruction of lives, Of the
ference with internal polity.
But" he said, I'VE are going to war |
for far nobler purpose than revenge
or to redress our wrongs. great as |
they are. We are waging war for |
humanity and our place now is on the
battle lines Of stricken Belgium and |
devastated France"
Foulke delivered an impassioned |
plea for the mobilization of every re-
source of the nation that Germany |
might be defeated.
I'VE must prepare to sacrifice. |
Some OF us must sacrifice our COM |
forts and we all must sacrifice mate
rial things. But we must be pre-
pared to spend every last dollar Of our |
full war.
Must Mobilize All Industry
"Our industry must be organized,
our agriculture must be organized. our
transportation lines INST be organized
and our great business must be car
ried on. not to put money into our
rockets but with the sole purpose of
winning the war;" he said.
Foulke emphasized the importance
OF Journalism in arousing the people
to q knowledge of the needs Of the
hour.
He paid a glowing tribute to the
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