Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-15


The next speaker was w. H. d. Miller
OF Quebec. who began with the idea
France Is eternal, I am but u moment"
Mr.. Miller then gave the reasons why
we are fighting. He said: I'VE are
fighting for the re-estab iishment Of inter.
national honor. for our neighbours land
marks, for the brotherhood of man, and
we are fighting for freedom. Our life
ID a concentrated one. We have all the
trials and all the glories Of the past. We
are the custodians Of the ark Of Liberty
and must do our duty. Years ago the
crusaders tried to win back the Holy
Land and now we are within a measur-
able distance Of that goal. We must not
leave all Of the work to the boys in
khaki. We who are the great rear guard.
we who are molding the silver bullets,
we must renew our allegiance from day
to day and try to measure up to that
standard which those boys in khaki set
U.S."
The orchestra then gave another selec-
ton and the chorus sang the Battle
Cry Of Freedom" and columbia, the
Gem Of the Ocean,"
DIR. MooREs ADDRESS.
Governor Stickney then introduced
DR.. Robert W. Moore Of Colgate Univer-
sity. Hamilton, N. Y. DR.. Moore said
that we have done a lot, but we will
have to do a whole lot more. He then
told about the Revolution. and said: ut
would have been cheaper to pay that
extra tax on tea than to carry on q war,
but our grandfathers thought they were
doing the right thing and they fought
until the end" There Is more danger
now than there was $50 years ago and
we must fight harder for our cause. In
ITO Switzerland was the only democracy
in the world. Now the whole Of North
and South America Is a monument to
democracy. England came to It slowly,
but now England is In some ways more
democratic than we are. France has
passed through II and France has been
fighting hard for liberty now. She has put
In all OF her strength and resources and
Ii almost exhausted. We are Just coming
to her aid in time.
Our country has never gone to war for
conquest. All Of our wars have been
waged for the liberty Of some people.
He illustrated this remark by telling the
cause Of every war into which We have
entered. He then said: 1--WE are in
this war not for German money or for
German subjects. but only to make Amer
lea At place to live in" Our ideas
and Germany's are simply different We
try to live uD to our idea of democracy.
Germany believes that might makes right.
He told Of Germans who had come To
America for freedom, mentioning Carl
Schurz, his escape from 4 German prison
and his life in America. THAT sort OF
Germans." said Dr. Moore, make the
best sort of American citizens" The
Germans who came over IN 1s49 are of
this stamp, but tho Germans who are
dangerous to the best interests of the
United States are those Germans, big.
strong and intelligent who have come
over to the United States within the last
hve to 10 years saturated with the Ger
man school system. The sooner we decide
on a definite policy to use toward those
Germans. the safer will our country be-
come AS examples Of second generation
Germans who had proved to be good
American citizens DR.. Moore told of the
men who had headed both the Red Cross
work and the Liberty bond campaign in
hocnester. N. Y. These men were loyal
citizens and were sons Of the men who
came over from Germany in 40.
DR.. Moore then told about the Ger.
man school system. He said that IL Is
the finest system in the world in train.
Ing the child in everything except
democracy. The children are taught
hrst' that Germany is a great nation
second, that Germany is becoming
greater, and. third, that Germany IL
the elect of God. These things are
hammered home by the best teachers
in the world.
He said that Germany had Away,
made lot Of money on its wars and
quoted the example Of when German,
made war on France and won a large
indemnity and Alsace and Lorraine
He told how the people of Alsace- Lor.
raine felt at heirG forced to have Ger.
man teachers in their schools and never
being allowed to speak their native
tongue. and concluded by saying "IloW
would like 1t II all the professors or
the hill were Germans? If the super.
intendent of schools. the principal OF
the Eigh schoo! and all the other teach
ers were Germans and you were not al
lowed to speak your native tongue ex
cept behind locked doors" I'VE ar,
up against an enormous job and W,
must sect 1t through"
He asked the people If they realized
that Germany's dream four years agt
was to have as subjects two hundred
millions of people and how that dream
was nearly realized. And that Ger
many had grown within that time from
State the size Of New York to a vas
country reaching from the North Sc,
almost to India. And now that Ger
many had all that the military author
tiles would be willing to give up Bel
GUM and Alsace and even Lorraine 4,
order to have a quarter of a century o
peace in which to train all these new
subjects In the German school system
and train an efficient army. to star
the war anew.
When war was declared we had moth
Ing with which to fight We had t
build an army and a navy and whel
that was all done the Red Cross or
ganization looked very small Presi
dent Wilson then went to Davidson
the head Of one Of the largest bank
on Wall street, and said 'I need you.
; Davidson did not say II am too busy.
but started to work at once and
strange to say. no one whom he aske,
to serve refused. The Red Cross wa
improved. the number of members in
creased and money raised and one mil
J lion dollars was sent to France In tn
custody Of twenty hard working me-
to relieve the suffering there and Il
Belgium. Another million and a hal
followed 1t, and still more. Next. hos
pital supplies were sent to Russis
Russia now needs everything. doctors
teachers, missionaries, food.
! DR.. Moore said the women have work
, ed and worked hard and must wor
! harder and 1t is up to the men to TAX
care OF the raising Of money In cam