New Britain herald., 1917-09-20

meeting when he emphasized the necessity of seeking out mad crushing the German spies and those who were working with them and under their direction in this country to hamper the nation in the war. He denounced the pacifsts, anarchists, socialists, conscientious objectors, anti-militar- ists, the l. w. w., so-called Friends of Irish Freedom, and declared that they all had a single aim-to cripple and prevent this country from win ming the war with Germany. His ad- dress was roundly applauded.
 Cleveland MOffett, the next speaker, was cheered when he rose. He spoke of what he called his little patriotic adventure" in breaking up meet ing of the Friends of Irish Freedom (and Germany at Broadway and Thirty-seventh street, and told how from that small beginning a great campaign against seditious speakers and journalistic traitors had begun and was becoming nation wide. He warned his hearers that the sedit1on
 nongeres and traitors were numerous and active and formed a menace that : should be put out of business without , delay.
 MT. Moffett made an earnest ap- peal to all to forget every other thing that might seem important and concentrate their energies and re- sources in stamping out the fires of treachery and treason any tyrany which Germany was keeping up all over the country.
 II tell you', he concluded, that if we will rouse ourselves, if we will
 stand together and organize vigilance
 corps all over this country, we may do
 a service that will be of incalcuable value in winning this war for liberty
 and for humanity
 Treachcry of German Diplomats.
 Bishop Gailor, the next speaker,
 spoke of the treachery of the German
 diplomatists and the German agents in
 this country. He then exhorted his
 hearers to combine to fight the ene-
 mics here now and to do everything in
 their power to help the government in
 the war.
 James NI Beck spoke next. He 1ils
 ened the present stage of the world
 war to a scene in the last act of tn C
 Corsican Brothers where two dueiists
 are fighting with knives and each has
 a grasp on the others wrist, strain.
 ing to wrench free and plunge the | udSScI III Ills enemy 5 heart.
 He said he had been travelline
 through the country. and that if he were to attempt to diagnose anythin1 so difficult as the psychology of the complex American people, he would say that the American people as whole at this hour had "a sense o quiet submission to the necessity o this war, spirit of resinaton to it possible sacrifices" and under tha among a considerable portion of tn American people "a quiet and sturd determination to see it through" But I still beleve,' said MT. Rcc] that not only among the masses o the people is there no such enthu si&sn or heroic joy as will be sufficient t. meet this coming hour of peril, bu that, in addition on the part of count
 less thousands of American peopl
 ] there is a spirit of almost apathetic in
 terest which makes the fertile soil fo III the growth of these noXiouS weeds l. ef which MT. Moffett and Bishop Gallo n have already given expression. AnC d therefore, the soil being here, an
 ripe for an ugly harvest of poisonou l. weeds, it is absolutely vital tha l. something shall be done to comba J. these insidious forces of sedition.' l. Mir. Beck said that he believed tha e public opinion is the greatest fore - which can be used against these do l. mestic enemies of the country an e very plainly he advised that steps b n taken to boycott certain newspapers o printed in English which in the mos
 insdious way arc preaching seditior