South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-21
CAPTAIN DEAL
GIVES ADDRESSES
Popular Commander Of Co. E
Speaks in Three
Churches.
Neu,-Time. sneclaI Service .

company r. gave three addresses il
as many churches Sunday evening.
each OF the church buildings being
crowded TO hear the stirring patri-
otto remarks made by the captain
Company r attended the services
az the First Evangelical church on
Hickory St under the command Of
Lieut.. Schielker.
The addresses given by Capt. Deal
was In part as follows.
In writing the worlds history
many volumes are filled with the
accounts Of wars and but very few
volumes are written OF the accom-
plishments of peace. In fact, his
tory is just one war story after an
other Egypt. Babylon, Persia.
Greece, Carthage, Rome, all had
their day, produced their citiliza-
ton. ran their courses and faded
away before the harder peoples that
succeeded them. Each OF these
early civilizations, when in its indi-
dividual prime. stood for the best
things Of the world in the period
in which il thrived and had being.
but in the eyer-changins cycle of
human events. each in its turn gave
place TO another, another that was
stronger. better and more, progress
sive than they.
War Wore Costly.
AS the world became more pop
ulous and az inventive genius pro-
duced more deadly and devastating
machines OF war, so il was with each
Improvement of civilization, wars
became more costly both in men and
money. We are now engaged in the
latest. and by the same token, he
biOodiest. most determined. and
most costly war OF all history, a war
that is being waged for the sustain
ing of our very civilization holy
war. With America aligned with the
allied forces OF democracy as against
the allied forces OF autocracy, mill
taryism and imperialism. In it are
Fitted the most highly civilized ma
tions Of the entire world, each fight
ing for It's own ideals.
Three years ago the average
anerican citizen was saying TO him
self that such a condition as now |
exists i'm Europe was utterly impos- !
sible and even so short time ago
as last summer. the out-and out !
preparedness advocate was only too
often ridiculed and dubbed rank
militarist.
we must win this war We must
win II i'm the interests OF all of the !
ideals Of human liberty and prog |
ress for which these United States |
cot America and its institutions
stand And then let me take issue
with the pacifist who states that
after this war there will he no more, |
for just as sure as past decades have |
cen LEADING up 10 the present srug- |
gle just so sure are we even now |
Jassing through conditions which /
point TO and indicate that at some !
future date a great contest between |
the white civilization of Europe and !
America and the yellow and brown |
civilization of over populated Asia !
viii break forth in fury.
War and Civilization
Just as long as greed for gold
or glory or inordiuate ambition gov
ern the impulses of individual men. |
Just so long will communities of
men. bound together by the ties of
race and national utilization. seek 10
secure 10y fair means or foul. by
adroit diplomacy first and the forces /
of the mailed fist last the coveted
things that are in the possession of
others How can We say that war
is a savage thing belonging TO the
last and that our present civiliza-
ton is above it, For. let me tell
YOU. that just So long as human af-
fairs are such that one man viii
sandDag and rob another. Just SO
long will communities of men at
tempt the same thing agains, other
communities of men. Just as lonS
as individual men enrich themselves
at the expense of others. just as long
as the recognized principles of bus
mess are based upon getting the
greatest pront possible instead of
comforting the sreatest benefit pos
sibIe. just as long ] say. as men are
money mad and power-hungry. ma
tious as whole will reflect the
traits Of individual man. and we viii
contiade 10 have wars. and each
succeeding war viii be more terri
ME. more deadly and more costly
than the one that preceded II.
so let us up and arm. prepared
10 take care az ourselves under any
and all conditions. setting IL YOU
please a noble example OF the ma
tional forbearance and disinterest-
edness. like traveller through
SAVAGE region. constantly on the
alert. not molesting other travellers
who do not modest him but fully
prepared 20 deliver blow for his
cWn defense in case he should meet
one with hostile intent
None OF US should De craven
enough 70 attempt 20 evade our i'm
dividual responsibilities. nor foolish
enough 20 attempt 20 deceive our
selves into the belief that all ma
tions are honest and unselfsh until
We are also ready 90 believe that
an men as individuals are honest and
unselfiSh.
Now is the time for every man
10 unselfshly do his bit for the
preservation of his civilization. and
the improvement o.; conditions FOR
this and the future ages 20 come.
In proportion 20 the honesty OF his
service and the purity Of his mo-
o.. D.