The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-23
SHOW WAR SPIRIT
TOpekans Demonstrated Loyal
ty at Rcd Cross Rally.
Big Crowd Heard Kulp at the
Auditorium.
KAISER OVER THE GOALS
Speaker Asserted q. s. VIII
Right Belgian Wrongs.
Many Pledges Taken at End of
the Meeting.

Topeka with all its force Hr1day
night pledged itself against the kaiser,
kultur and everything German, not in
words or in writing, but in spirit. The
climax of the campaign was truly
reached when the doors of the city
auditorium were thrown open TO nun
dreds of waiting Topekans. The last
Zig public rally of the Red Cross week
was a success, and was boosted by one
of the most enthusiastic crowds that
Topeka has ever seen.
Amid patriotic music. shouts or pa
triotism and wild applause at every
occasion. followed by one of the most
stirring speeches ever given in topeka
he city has pledged to do its duty 10
American principles and to XIII the
reign of Prussianism.
The kaiser was condemned, kultur
was destroyed and everything German
WAS denounced.
eThe program started with patriotic
music by the Modoc club, arousinS the
audience to the highest pitch. In
flash the spirit had pervaded every
corner of the building and lusty
thrOated veterans, Squeaky voices OF
the Riddles and the high pitched SO
pFano of the happy mother all Joined
in. The old building fairly rang with
the response TO the leading number Of
The program
KuIp Made Strong Talk.
With every person in the hall
keyed up to war time pitch, Rev. Ed
n1und J. Kulp was introduced by Gov
ernor Capper. and the rally was
started.
In his usual slow mellow voice, the
rally ball was started rolling. After a
few minutes of introduction, the muir
der of the kaiser was started. The
kaiser was worse than killed. he was
logged, made to repent for the atroc-
tiles committed in Belgium, peaceful
II IL
war. He was condemned to a place
only a few steps from perdition. And
victory for America, victory for de-
mocracy and the defeat of autocracy
We're all prophesied
We are coming, coming, 100000
strong, kaiser, to push you back
across the devastated fields on which
so many crimes have been committed,
to push YOU back to the very doors of
Berlin We will cut the empire you
have established into pieces. We will
fly the Stars and Stripes from the
steeples of your capital, and you will
he condemned, your principles of au-
tocratic government will perish, never
to be found again in this world" This
was only beginning of the slaughter
of Germany given ~ Rev Mr.. Kulp.
Then in second the applause had
subsidized and tender phrases on the
Red Cross and on the American SOL
der and his duties, sacrifices and suf-
ferlng were tenderly pictured, carried
10 the hospitals of the war treated
and nursed to health again by the
slender maiden carrying the flaming
Red Cross on her sleeve. 1t was a
a picture that brought tears to the
eyes of the mothers.
Slackers Not Overlooked.
Then, again, the audience was
bTaced, enthused and spenbound nv
the 1nvectives hurled at those who
nave neglected to support the Red
Cross campaign and those who have
given less than a mite, who could well
afford to give double and treble their
subscriptions.
Who told you you had right to
st in your homes, comfortable CON
cnt and happy, allowing the world to
go to the devil?" he shouted. who
told you that? Where did you get the
IDEA -
y history of the ambition of Ger
many to rule the world followed by
a quotation from Burke, wherever
arbitrary power exists, it is the duty
Of every man in the world to rise and
snite it
Music for the program was furnish
cd by Marshalrs band and the ModoC
club.
At the close Of the program, pledge
cards We're distributed among the
audience. No figures were compiled
No estimate was given this morning
of the amount pledged at the enter