Evening journal., 1917-07-09
Predicts
american TRIUMPH
DR.. Thompson Says Stars
and Stripes Will Wear
New LuStre
NO COMPROMISE
WITH AUTOCRACY

In st. Paurs NJ. f. Church last night
the Rev. A. II. Thompson spoke on
"The Spiritual Significance Of the
Present Struggle
DR.. Thompson said
"The most thrilling and perhaps inc
noblest political document ever
penned was that adopted by our ialh
er July A. 1916.
ct was maturely considered the
decision was slowly reached, but when
the announcement was made II was
greeted by the widest expressions OF
Joy The people. said Samuel Adams
seemed 20 recognize the resolution as
though 40 was a decree promulgated
from heaven Well they might for IN
the interest of human freedom they
had laid down principles which eN-
pressed the common heritage Of Eng
| lishmen. and which IN their applioa-
tion would finally drive all forces OF
! bondage from the earth
Think how these words must have
sounded I'm a day when no great ma
ton had risen to the height OF SELF
! government and when privileged
]
men are created equal all are en-
dowed with certain inalionablo rights
that among these rights are life. liO-
erty. and the pursuit Of happiness.
"The oppressed everywhere looked
up and listened and when by the
sympathy Of the Wigs Of England. the
aid OF France. and by our own strong
arm we made good our declaration
the world began TO breathe the air OF
hope But today. one would sound the
death-knell OF hope. 10 is great and
powerful 10 has developed an intel
lectual strength second 10 none In
the world. To IS capable of comforting
untold blessings upon the race Hut
its splendid powers have been per-
verified. For nearly a half century 70
has been under the domination OF the
ideas OF the man OF blood and iron
who made Il a nation. Its Emperor
takes his crown from Almighty God
alone. he says, and rules by divine
right Although a liberal sentiment
exists the nation as a whole IS con-
trolled by this one man. His thought
Is their thought. Germans alone shall
81 rule he says; to the vanQuisbed
e there must be left nothing but eyes
to weep with Even the pulpit teens
with utterances showing that the
. Germans regard themselves as Tho
% chosen people. and all otherf born @
10 submit 10 their rule. They have real
$ ICED that II pays to fight. A militar.
u organization stretching from Helgo
e land TO the Dardanelles, and from tn
y Hindenberg line IN the West 20 III
= front from Riga Bay TO the Black Sc
y Is theirs.
n "Big business demands the retei
CT ton OF Antwerp and Constantnopl
IL these can be retained German
~ will be the greatest power IN q
ne Eastern Hemisphere. and the dictate
III OF the world. Carl ". Alderman. wi
ns two years IN Germany as a newspap'
~ correspondent and who returned VII
" Ambassador Gerard says that hug
H. maps are displayed in all tho sho
windows Of Berlin showing the In
e' mense gains OF territory that ha'
~ come 70 the nation since the war b
r gan. We have won. they say. we mu
hold on. Notwithstanding the pre-
~ ence Of a liberal element In the M
no ton. he continues. as long rs En-
X peror William Is in the position whei
IN he can gamble German lives to pa
w German business. the rest OF n
~, world Is not secure. AS long rs Il
NV 00O. 900 soldiers will kin their neigl
bors at one mans command, no n
ton is secure. AS long as the Germs
people support the Emperor in tn
kind Of war, the longer the war W
last.
e "As long as these soldiers do n
- realize they are fighting and dying
make the Imperial Government co
auer Europe and 10 make big bu
~ ness bigger they are not dihere
- from the Kaiser. Only by defeatil