The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-04-19
THE WRITING ON THE WALL.

THE WRITING ON THE WALL.
As the blood of the martyrs the seed of the Church.
may the blood Of those being sacrificed the baefeds
Of Europe be the seed of new republics
Russas startling revolution may sound the death kne of
the devastating In the hand of God is clearly seen
An oppressed people suddenly realized their strength and
swept the Romanoffs from the throne.
All Europe felt the thrill of Russias newborn freedom.
Events quickly to home rule in Ireland
revolution in SPAIN cry for peace in Austria Bulgaria and
Greece and significant than ALL concessions by Germany
to the demand for democratic form of government.
The German Chancellor heard the startling cry in the
Rechstag Woe to the statesman who cannot read the signs
of the mes and begged for tolerance and patience
Dr. Peter Spahn leader Of the Catholic Centre Party
public warning the monarchs Of all the Entente nations that
they ''tottering their thrones.''
In the Prussan Lower House, the leader of the National
Liberty Party offered resolution to reorganze the House Of
Lords by aboishing all privileges Of dignitaries.
Thus the entering upon phase of struggle be-
tween the spirit democracy and the old and
lished spirit Of Imperialism.
fortnight after the Russian revolt the Munich Post said
it's German readers I'm the last fourteen days. the world
has been quite another place through Russa going the
democracy and the entering Of the United States into the lists
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An appeal to the German people to overthrow the Hohen
oern dynasty and stop the awful murder which the shame
of humanity made at mass meeting OF Russian work
men, soldiers and deputies.
The rising sun Of repubicanism all the world
It will shine more brightly because Of entrance into the
for territory, indemnity power but for hu
manity's sake
In the Divine Dspensaton it, out of this terrific struggle
witness the rise of republics from the ruins OF
desposms and msnaches the world may hope for the first
me for lasting peace respect for international law and oD
sevance of treaty rights.
The ranking ealousies and nsaate ambitions OF ruling
families will cease for there will longer be ruling families
There will be royal road to power.
The accident of aristocrac birth will not prefer
another The tramp of the soldier in every capital Will no
longer be heard Shipyas will be busy laying the keels OF
merchantmen rather than of submarines and dreadnoughts
and paw rolls will be longer and dinner-pai larger
The world moves. When the people demand peace and
refuse longer to bear arms an armstce arbitration and peace
must follow.
The great nations involved in this will have power to
form league of peace it's close which will dare to op
Let the republics rise and let the people rule-Lesies
Every abebodied citizen in Heppner should attend the
meeting in the Opera House Friday tomorrow night when ar
angemens will be made carry permanent relief service
in this city to the stricken people of Belgium. Ii there are
people anywhere who appreciate the value OF relief In time OF
need should be Hppner people Surely we have not forgot
ten the past Every and woman Will 40 thelr ou
-t-t-
We are glad to learn that at last active steps are
about to be taken toward forming Red Cross Society IN Hep
We slowly but that are about to GO some
thing worth while let enter into 1T with that true splr
which preomnaes the Red Cross Societies throughout oul
land.
An article interest this issue appear the front page
and is from the pen of Mathew Gibson Willamette Valey
farmer His description of part OF Morrow county typlca
Of the impression made by county upon the average out
slider.
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