The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-16


Labor, appealing to the working man
of the United States for cooperation
of the conduct of the war maze II
emnathically clear that he opposes
psace uitil the war against Germany
have been won.
The president declared that his
heart was with ''the feeling OF the
naci6sts" bpt that 'my mind has a
contempt for them
"I want peace but I know had 10
get IT and they do not" he declared
Col. E NJ. House, head of the
American delegation to the allied war
Office the president said, had been
to take part in conference as to
how the war was to be won, "and ne
knows as know, that that is the way
to get peace if you want it for more
than a few minutes"
Greeted With Cheers.
The 45O delegates to the convention
and the several thousand persons ad-
znitted to the hall to hear the presi-
dent speak, arose and applauded this
declaration with tremendous burst
of cheers. Another demonstration OF
approval was made when he said Eve
must stand together, night and day,
sntil this job is finished"
The president, while devoting his
address to problems before the people
of the United States laid emphas upon
of the broader phases Of the world
conflict in way that seemed to in
dicate that his speech was possibly In
tended as a message to the people of
Germany, of Austria and of Russia as
well as of the United States. He de-
clared his belief that were it not for
the pan-Germans, the spirit of free
dom would find cas- fine a welcome in
the hearts of Germans as it can find
in any other hearts,"
'sPower," he said, "can be used
with concentrated force against free
peoples, if it is to be used by free
peoples"
Speaking, probably of Austria, Pres
fdent Wilson referred to intimatfon
of anxiety for peace that had 'come
from one of the central powers" and
declared that it meant 'that the peo-,
pie in that central power know that
if the war ends as it stands they will
in effect themselves be vassals 81
Germany, Notwithstanding r. that
they do not wish in their pride and
proper spirit of nationality to be ao
sorbed and dominated"
Of Russia ne said that he was
amazed that some groups in that
country could suppose that amy re-
form plans in the interest OF the peo-
pie can live in the presence Of Ger
many powerful enough to undermine
or overthrow by intrigue or force.
Only Idle Dreams.
:sFatuous as the dreamers Of Rus
sia'' were thoee perons in this con-
try, he declared empathically, who
suppose that s'the free industry and
enterprise of the world can continue
If the Pan-German plan is achieved
and the German power fastened on
the world
The president directly asserted that
Germany had started the war and
said he would leave confirmation Of
this statement to the verdict of his
tory. He referred to Germany's growth
TO "place in the sun" and asked
why she was not satisfied when she
gained that position. In answer he
described the German governments
methods of controlling the competition
of its industries and asserted tha4
call the while there was lying behinS
IFS thought, in it's dreams for thu
future, a political control which would
enable it in the long run to dominate
the labor and the industry of the
world
Mr. Wilson cited in this connection
the Berlin-to-B -Bagdaa railway which,
no said was constructed to run the
threat Of force down the flank Of the
industrial undertakings OF half