American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-12

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Making War, and Out OF 1t Will
Come Increased Power OF People and
Republics VIII Replace MOnarchies
Peace viii Only Come When Mon
archs no Longer Have Power to De-
clare War.
In an address in which he placed
the blame of war upon a conflict be-
Nlween mOnarchs seeking 10 retain
power, and upon the common people
seeking to deprive them of absolutism,
Captain Hindley Monday night held
the closest attention Of a large audi
ence for more than an hour in analyz-
ing the present great conflict. He de-
clared the war to be an epochal his
torical event out of which would come
shattering Of absolutism and the rear
ing of republics in their stead. In
England as well as on the continent
Of Europe, the trend was marked, and
Following the war a republic would
arise. The trend was unmistakable,
the speaker said. King George had
not sought to dictate, had not project
ed his personality into the conflict,
and although loved as a just monarch,
the flashing of his picture on screens
drew forth only a minimum of ap-
plause when compared to the tumul-
tuous enthusiasm that followed the
Hastings of the pictures of Sir Dou-
glas Haig, Of Marshal Joffre, Neville,
David Lloyd George or our own great
commOner, Theodore Roosevelt. World
conditions would be changed when
peace is finally declared; Prussianism
and Kaiserism would pass and be
superseded by the rule of the common
people of Germany, whom all respect
ed and in whom all had confidence;
Russia would become stable repub-
lie, probably after suffering much be-
cause the people were not prepared
for the great change in the form of
gC~ernment that had come to them;
and finally, that though not oppressed
royalty would pass from England as
a result of settled conviction that
the time had come for the common
people TO extend their governmental
powers
Probably no speaker in American
Falls has held the attention of his
audience more closely than did Cap
tain Hindley in his talk Monday night
in the chautauqua tent, on The Com
mon People" Following are a few
pointed paragraphs used in his lee
ture.
Il represent ninety million common
people in the United States today who
are neither rich nor poor, who govern
the land, and whose children thread
their way along school paths every
morning of the year, with brains to
think and hearts to feel
The flag that came to America with
the Pilgrim fathers, in search of free
dom and liberty is to be carried back
across the sea in war against war;
whose elimination must be new de-
mocracy for the common people.
"Tomorrow's answer to the univer-
sal challenge of despotism. is the
.AsIoism and chivalry of the common
people of the United States.
This great challenge of despotism
against the democracy of the world
has been made. 1t would be a crime
against the heritage of our forefathers
if we had not blended our flag with
the other great flags that are standing
over the trenches tonight in the cause
of the common people.
1t seems to be providential from
God that the status of the United
States was neutral for so long as it
was.
The awakening of a new democracy
in Russia will bring a new alignment
OF another nation of free people on
the eastern battlefront and the great
nut cracker will again begin to close
in on despotic center of the world.
The German common people are
not to blame. 1t is we'll to remember
that the common heart OF your good
German neighbor is just as pure and
honorable as your own.
when will the war end? Not un-
til the house of HOhenzollern and the
pod stained hands of the kaiser are
removed forever from Germany.
Please God, there will be no com
promise in the present war. The soul
of the world is at stake
4 read in the papers that the Liber-
~ bonds are underscribed in all twelve
OF the reserve districts of the United
States. The people are reluctant to
pay now because there is no psychol-
ogy to stimulate them. They will be
glad to pay the price in money when
their sons have paid the price in blood.
Canada has paid the price and is proud
of her sacrifice
1t is significant that the greatest
leader and hero of the English nation
in the present crisis is David Lloyd
George, who has neither rank nor
title bestowed by royalty and is above
! all one of the common people.
Canada has lost $4,000 men in three
years Of war, not as many as she lost
in one year before the war from the
demon drink.
The fires of war have burned away
the religious prejudices of the time.
In Canada they have reverted to one
church, the United Church of Canada.
The fires of war will burn away the
religious prejudices OF this nation.
Thn nresent great war is q war of