The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-09
FOUR MINUTE MEN
lombard GERMANS
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uncivilized and inhuman methods of
warfare which Germany had practiced
to draw us into the war, were con-
demned by all the speakers and were
universally assigned as the cause OF
our taking up the sword to uphold our
institutions and avenge the insults to
humanity hurled in our faces by the
war maddened Germans. The parthian
shot of each Minute Man. was to
hurl defiance in the teeth of the Ger
mans and express the confident belief
that democracy and right would ulti-
mately overcome autocracy and cruelty.
Everywhere enthusiasm greeted the
opening fullisade of the Kenosha divi-
sion of the ''Four Minute Men. -
Rounds of applause at two of the thea
tres forced the speakers to halt their
drive for a few seconds and evidenced
the fact that the public is thoroughly
back of the movement to discuss these
matters of public interest. No speak
er over-ran the four minutes allotted
him to state in terse way the various
things which had forced our country
into this carnival of slaughter. The
rapt interest and attention Of the
hearers impressed the fact that the
Kenosha public has realized that we
are at war and that we must unite all
our efforts to bring victory speedily
to the "Stars and Stripes
The management at the various thea
tres adopted the plan of allowing the
Minute Men four minutes between the
two shows of the evening and at the
close Of the first performance slide
was flashed on the screen, introducing
the representative of the committee on
public information. At the Burke
Theatre, Judge Clarkson thrilled his
three hundred hearers when he declared
that we would fight "and continue
fighting to the finish until we had done
away with the tawdry emperors and
willy politicians of Europe and Ger
many, who had heretofore held the
destinies of nations in their hands.
Attorney Hammond at 'tThe Butter
fly" after recounting briefly the long
line of insults which Germany had
thrust upon the United States, and
which had brought us into the war to
defend our liberties, closed with the
statement that we StWant the country
which stands for an equal chance for all
to endure. We can all help, let IS do it. =
Out on the west side at the Columbia
Theatre, H. G. Maddox emphasized
the fact that for scores of years Ger
many had been intriguing to Grippe
our manufactures and our commerce
and that the adoption Of the subma-
rine policy of numbering our citizens
in cold blood left no course open to
America save to avenge the blood Of
her countrymen. The theatre was pack
ed to the doors and resounded with
applause when Germany Is inhuman acts
were denounced and America was hailed
as the champion of justice and freedom.
Attorney A. G. Middlestedt, the Four
Minute Man who was in charge Of the
Virginian Theatre, eloquently assailed
the Teuton s plea that inhuman meth
DDS of warfare had been taken up as
a last resort in her own defense by
marking this as the argument of an
outlaw. which would never stand be-
fore the lar of Judgment OF the
civilized world. - He concisely and
clearly told of the deceit of the Ger
mans, who in the very shadow of the
White House had secretly plotted with
the Japs and Mexicans to overthrow
this nation. The confidence of all the
Minute Men of ultimate victory for
America was well stated by Attorney
Middlestedt in his closing words, when
he said: We are fighting for the per-
petuitv of our national ideals and |
am confident that our flag will be
brought back unsullied and with vic
tory written across its folds. =
There was no spread eagle oratory,