Gunnison news-champion., 1917-12-21
Ed. TAYLOR
TELLS Of WAR
GERMANY MUST BE WIPED UP
SAYS CONGRESSMAN
Record Audienee Csthess - Hear
Insi6e Story ef Mighty Struggle In
which Oar Boys Anst Play Part

The eagerneSs which We all have
to learn the truth and hear the lat
est word of the awful conflict raging
IN Europe was shown in the packed
audience which greeted Congress-
man Taylor Wednesday night.
The Council Of Defense had invited
Mr.. Taylor, but it was not known
when he would arrive until Tuesday
noon. Immediately hand bills were
gotten out, the phone was brought
into use and most citizens were noti-
fed Of his date.
Mr.. Taylor is suffering from q bad
cold and hoarseness, but when he got
warmed up, everybody heard him, as
for three hours he told our people of
the trip abroad by ten congressman.
their visits to England, France and
the fighting front, of the carnival Of
death which they witnessed. the hor-
rible brutality of the German policy
of "frightfulness," and Of the GER
tainty of victory, but as well Of the
tremendous price we must pay
Any lingering doubt some may have
had of the righteousness of our cause
and the need of putting every ounce
of strength behind Uncle Sans fist,
was swept away. The strength of the
enemy was not discounted, nor his
devilish cunning, not his willingness
TO be Killed by million in defense Of
. brutal and vicious oligarchy Of mill
ithry power. The enemy is still
strong, still relentless, still determined
TO conquer the world and utterly de-
stroy the principle Of seh-government.
But our resources are sufficient to
crush him. Our allies, England, France
and Italy are fighting with their backs
to the wall and will perish to the last
man in defense Of their home. The
United States Of AmericA viii save the
world for liberty.
"We've got the men, we've got the
money, we've get tie s1pp1iea, we've
got the right o. eur side ard veH wtn,
6uk II - n,an thilk 6fa wUe ~ .
picnic, and shame on thoss who conn
6lafn - IT, d1w aaefo - hBve
made already - euqnparod - the su3-
ferings Of heroic France said the
Il did not think IT wss - seriods, >
say some after hearing the Congress-
man. Otheya declare they only now
realize the hwfulness Of the struggle
or how dangerous our own position.
That Germany was planning 70 con-
uuer the whole world hAd been thot
. joke, but it turns out to be stern
reality.
Perhaps no part of the talk was
more impressive than the close where
Mr.. Taylor repeated the words Of
BrAnt Whitlock, minister to Belgium
when he told Of hearing German
high official detail the difference be-
tween our civilization Of freedom and
their ~Kultur" . civilization Of mill
tary autocracy handed down from the
Kaiser and God, rs in their opinion
the only government fit for perman-
ence in the world.
It was : fearful Indictment. Ger
many must be whipped, wiped out to
the point where she is willinC to nc
knowledge the rights Of other ma
tions. and Of freedom and Of what we
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WINGED beyond doubt that this is the
only solution" !" said Mr.. Taylor. "The
Germans will never desert their Kais-
er. They have been educated for
generations to think nothing e3se.
They cannot be starved or convinced
except BY the iron maes Of superior
Mr. Tayior's speech WAS great
event in Gunnison. It did lots Of
rood in awakening MS to the size Of
The job ahead. With al the need for
our brightest minds ct Washington
Il l. question whether the nation
shculd not detail these congressman
who visited the front to spend their
time this wipter making speeches MI
ever the country just like the one we
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