The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-28

was fitting introduction to Mons. Edou-
ard de Billy, who rose at the strains
of the "Marseillaise. The audience
also rose and came to attention, and.
after the national air of France had i
been honored, cheered that nation Is rep
resentative with spirit and enthusiasm.
Cen Guglielmatti, military attache of
the Italian embassy, and Capt. Vannu-
tell, naval attache of the legation. spoke II
in English and were heartily cheered II
and DR.. Iyenaga almost repeated his
sensational success Of the afternoon.
One of the principal demonstrations
of the evening was given Congressman
Julius Kahn Of California, who rose to 4
the Star Spangled Banner, with the
audience on its feet and cheering madly. Il
Mr.. Kahn gave mastery interpreta-
ton of America S part and duty in the
war, from the standpoint of a German.
naturalized and loyal citizen and sup
porter of Uncle Sam and his war.
Mr.. Kahn paid tribute to the senators
and representatives of Vermont in the |
congress of the United States. He spoke |
of their patriotism, their LOYALTY and |
their devotion to country in this hour of |
the nation peril. He said in part:
|
furled our battle flag to fight for Amer
lean rights on the high seas. With us
the phrase s'Freedom Of the Seas
has been no idle term, we have repeat
edly fought for and have been ready to
| fight to secure that freedom. In this
war we are but following the traditions
of the past.
| We broke off diplomatic relations with
France before we had passed our first
decade of national life. In 1898 Wash
ington, who was then in retirement at
! Mt. Vernon was commissioned Lieuten-
ant General of the American army. The
Secretary of War took the commission
from Philadelphia to Mt Vernon and
found the foremost American at work
III his fields. He hastily explained the
nature Of his mission and then Wash
ington uttered the sentiments, which
] hope may be indelibly engraved upon
the memory of every American boy and
lgirl. He said; q am ready for any
Iservice that / can give to my country. =
THAT Is the spirit in which the bows Of
the National army are today going to
the cOlors. Their country has called
and they are ready to give their serv-
ices. It is the same spirit which actu-
ates the men in the regular army. in
the National Guard, in the navy and IN
the marine corps. In that spirit we will
win this war
IN 1912 we had our second difficulty
about our rights on the high seas. We
fought England, as every school boy
knows, to maintain these rights.
In 1915 we fought the Barbarv pirates
of Algiers and Tripoli and made them
recognize our rights upon the seas For
J one hundred and two years the world
recognized our rights and then the i'm
: perlal government Of Germany served
notice on us that certain areas in the
Atlantic ocean could not be Travelled by
5 an American vessel that if such yes
2 sci flying the American flag should enter
/ the prescribed areas, the German suhma-
rlnes would ruthlessly sink her and
9 pcrchance, drown the crews and passen.
{ gers. No elfrespecting nation could
accept that dictation To have accepted
, Germany S dictation would have meant
e absolute surrender to Germany of ouI
!, sovereignty on the high seas. It wOuid
1 have meant that we were willing to low
+ er the Stars and Stripes and hoist the
n white flag of surrender in their stead
No red-blooded American is willing that
G this should be done.
/, In this war our country needs tn,
h services and support, yes the undivided
n support of every American. There cal
: be no divided allegiance anywhere. ",
have no place in this country at th
e time for ''Fair Weather. Americans
d Americans with '.Ifs and Butts. - The
G are not Americans
I'm off L
? sentiment at this time in favor of send
= ing those American citizens of Germa
birth or descent to work in non-com
II Blatant positions during this war
II has been asserted that they should no
/ be called upon to shoot their kinsmar
To all that support such move, | sa
II that YOU insult the American citizen @
| German birth or descent by telling hir
that he will be compelled to make III
II bullets while others shall fire them I
II them | say, that this matter of kinshi
II ceases when war is declared. To thel
II say, that the Emperor of German,
II the King of England, the Car of Ru
II Sla, the King of Rumania are all kin
H men, they are cousins by blood vet tire
II have not hesitated to war upon oac
II other, and cause millions of others
II war upon each other We want ever
H man to show his hands in this conflic
II As Lincoln sent Nallandighan in
II the Southern lines while that exmemb
Of congress was talking sedition n
II treason in the North, so the Preside
II of today, President Wilson, would
II justified in sending to their Germ;
II friends across the Atlantic those vi
are giving aid and comfort to the col
mon enemy. We can well spare them
this conflict. 1t would be better tn
they should be with their friends
Germany, than that they should be
Ii lowed to cOntinue their treaSonahle q