Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-10-26
NEWPORT

day evening was a masterpiece
of historical research and infor-
nation. Mr.. Hawley is on
tour of inspection over his con-
gressional district. He desires |
to acquaint himself of the needs
of the people so he can more
fully represent them in Con-
gress. Mr.. Hawley is credited
with being one of the hardest
workers and closest student In
that great body of law makers.
He has by his persevering efforts
and honorable actions attained a
high position in Congress and
among his fellow Congressman
as well. In his address he told
how Germany had planned and
plotted through her iron clad
military system to conquer the
world and she sought to do this
when the nations were not look
ing for such a crisis. The war
came to the world like a clap of
thunder in a clear sky. The
world was at peace and America
was slumbeling on the magazine
that was being prepared by Ger
man intregue and tleachery to
wage an unrelenting war for
conquest. The die was cast, the
plot was formed and the great
war was launched under the
preteXt that a Serbian youth had
assinated the Archduke OF Aus
tria and his wife. The kaiser
had plotted with the Archduke
and the Crown Prince was look
ng through the country where
he was to lead an invading army.
The Kaiser is at the head of the
German army and the real au-
thority in all Germany. However
he is assisted by an Imperial
Staff, a War Cabinet and a War
Minister. All these appoint
ments are made by the Kaiser
hims If. So you can see as be-
fore stated that "Ich und Gott''
are running this world. 1t seems
strange that a great people like
Germany would prefer to live
under the iron rule of an Imper-
ial Kaiser than under free
government like America. The
American people are in this war
to win for Democracy. The
wheels of progress will not be
reversed, the position we have
attained will not be destroyed
and We believe and trust that
monarchies, dynasties, imperial
ism and that the PrUssian mill
tarism which seek to control the
earth will be overthrown. The
German navy is a highly organ.
lied force commanded by skill.
full officers and brave, daring
sailors. The German navy is the
work of the brain of the Emper.
or and his own selected advisor
Admiral Won Tirpitz, the German
Minister of Marine. The Ger.
man navy is said to be second tC
none in the world. The navy
has been kept at the Kiel. One
circumstance alone is a disgrace
to the German navy, by the fir.
ing of officers upon a sinking
cruiser upon their own mer
when they had jumped over.
board and were trying to save
their lives. The Germans sailor!
are required to go down witt
their ship rather than be saved
by the mercy of a victorious en-.
emy. The Kaiser in one of his
prayers said, God would rule in
heaven and he the Kaiser. would
rule on earth. The military or.
ganization the Kaiser controls
is said to be the most perfect the
world has ever known. Prussia
is the first modern country tc
adopt universal military train.
ing just about one hundred year.
ago. 1t is not possible at thi!
time to state with perfect ac.
curacy the number of men called
to arms by the Germans, but 4
is said, that over 100000 mer
were modified for the present
war. For rapidity of action tn,
German war machine stand.
unsurpassed. The scheme O,
the Kaiser was to keep a perfect
railroad system so that the
army could be transported with
the most rapid dispatch from
one place to another. We have
to understand before we can es.
innate what civilization owes tc
Belgium and the gallant defense
OF Liege that checked the disas.
ter that would have swept the
French army from the field. The
point Is made and insisted on b,
the German generals that nc
humanitarian nonsense should
be tolerated. All opposition
must be crushed the moment IL