Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12

your delegates. How are we going to
know him? He won't tell us. We can
only Judge by his actions and how he
approaches this great problem of win
ming the war.
VI matters not what man claims
as a reason for justifying the retard-
ing or holding back Of our war actiy-
''ics We must stand on results and
any man or any body Of men who get
IN the way Of the results is on the side
Of Germany regardless of what his
'acthod Of reasoning may be.
| DO you imagine that under Ger
man rule YOU could possibly have the
flgats YOU now have under a democ-
racy? Ask any man who has come
/ from Germany. Ask him why lie left
Germany. He will tell you the answer.
IL he is honest. II we continue to ar
que among ourselves as to the right
and wrong of this principle and that
( principle, and IL We continue trying to
satisfy our personal ambitions and our
pocketbooks at the expense Of our ma
tional efficiency, what will we say
when our boys return from France?
How are we going to excuse our neg
ligsnce to them when they return leg
less, armless and eyeless. if they re-
turn at ALL knowing that the reason
fer it was that we failed to back our
boys at the front. How are we going
to square ourselves with him and how
are We going to square ourselves with
our conscience?
Personal disagreement here, or ef-
forts to take advantage of this war,
either by capital or labor is I'M
American and if the men are not loyal
to the nation. they should at least be
loyal to their own flesh and blood.
Ii Germany Wins What!
III Germany wins this war it will be
because she has beaten us to our
knees. If she beats US to our knees
how do we know that Belgium will
not be a side-show compared to what
, Germany will do TO America. And II
viii be no time then TO say, / didn't
know because we do know Ii will be
, no time then to say that I wish | had
, done differently because it will be
! too late.
= May we not hope that a nationa
/, spirit may be reborn here. May We
q not hope that a message will come
from this convention into the very
. teeth Of the kaiser saying to him tina
4 this democracy that is marching shout
: der to shoulder in France is the ricl
man and the poor man, every one striv
~ ing to the common end-hOnor ant
r victory for democracy and self pres
. ervation-ahd being sure that we hav
= given to those sons Of ours and thos
: brothers of ours who are in Franc
- everything that could possibly be re
q CURED so that they may do their worl
q well, so that they may be credit Z
4 American traditions; so that they ma
? never he able 10 say, Why didn't yo
back me up? Oh. father, why did yo
: stop when I was suffering and hungry
10 Why didn't you help me2
, The president described Germany
-. expansion as a nation. you have on
answer to the question why she wa
, not satisfied in her methods OF com
20 petition" he said, telling how the gov
y eminent of Germany had "laid hold o
,. industry" and controlled the competi
. ton. He said it was not only indus
. trial control Of labor, but political con
% troll as we'll.
" The BeFln-Bagdad program was de
| signed to run the forces of the threa
. down the tanks of half dozen Othe
'' nations,
The president alluded to Germany
map of Europe" and said that ii sh
D. can keep that, her power can dis
n turb the world as long as she keep
10 it provided the present authorize
s that control Germany can continue
IS control"
5, Power cannot be used against FIRE
De people when the power is controlle
e. by the people" he added, a statemer
o. which the audience loudly applauder
Germany is determined that the pt
litical power of the world shall b,
TN long to her 1t is amazing to me Thu
any groups should he so misinforme
as in certain circles OF Russia, as
believe that they can live without daI
-. ger from Germany. | oppose not Il
Oh feeling of the pacifists, but their SIT
lg pidity. The pacifists do not know no
n to get peace. but | do"
nix Refers TO Colonel House.
to The president referred to the sent
ing of Colonel House to Europe 4;
lr. having sent greater lover of pea,
than any man in the world, but ! d
ly not send him to negotiate peace.
sent him to determine how the war
IT. TO be won"
at Takes Up Labor Question.
Taking up the labor question in Il
United States. the president said
an III We are true friends of freedo
or we will see that the power and pr
de ductivity of the country shall be Ike
Ar at maximum. Nobody shall be &
lowed to stand in the way. The go
nd eminent won't keep them from dol
t | this, but the spirit Of the Americ
rts people will.
in I'VE must stand together night a
tx day until the war is over" said t
sat president. adding that while we a
,rv lighting for freedom we must ensu
the freedom of labor"
in THE horses that kick over