Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-10

when Ho. George B. Chandler, chair man of the publicity committee of the State Council of Defense made a stir ring address on The Impossible Neigh bor. Mr. Chandler's talk was straight from the shoulder and to the point. The speaker brought forth undeniabie facts that even the most skeptica1 were. forced to believe He showed up Germany in her true light as most undesirable neighbor, not only undesirable but rnbearable and impossible.
 Faithful Navigator Francis T. Dig bly,, fourth degree, Knights of Colun- bus, under whose auspices the gath ering was held. opened the meeting and after the singing of America, ap- chairman of the meeting. Father Keefe in brief talk before introduce ing MT. Chandler said:
 The object of all assemblies or or ganization should be to stand should CT to shoulder and heart to heart with President Woodrow Wilson Cor the sol dfers and sailors who are defending the Star Spangled Banner The slogan for every man, woman and child should be, 'I'll do my best to win this war machine of history. Old Glory has never been dragged down in defeat and let us do our part that she may ever wave uRsullied. To win this
 
 military organization then, munitions, money and everything that our coun- try needs must be organized under a head. We will receive orders. Take them and obey them to the letter. take great pleasure in introducing to you the heart and soul of the State Council of Defense, Hon. George B. Chandler.
 MT. Chandler was received with ap- plause. He spoke in part as vol lows:
 The problem that I am going to speak of IS so big that it cannot be discussed in the length of tirfe that am permitted to have, but I win give you a brief sketch of Germany An Impossible Neigrbor. First it is i'm possible to have any dealings with a person or organization that has no re- spect for truth or honor I will quote Thayer. who has great insight into German affairs and the truth Of his statements cannot be doubted or de- nied. MT. Thayer in his book states anything to be gained we will be hon est but if its. pays to deceive we will do so." Afain, "All written constitu tions are mere scraps of paper''
 Little Belgium had approximations three years before the war but was reassured by Germany. The Fran co-Prussian war was q frame up by Bismark to gain territory. These are Just examples picked at random but they show the treacherous nature Of the German people.
 Our German neighbors in tins coun- try are good fellows and we see no difference in them from our own citi- zen. But in Germany they are diff ferent they h:v been brought up to think that the state can do no VITO A state may lie, steal, and sin, but be- cause the state does it it is no wrong. This idea has been promulgated in f~~~ fc n queer thing that Germans brought up in this country and have enjoyed the freedom ard liberty and protection of this United States will stand up and cepted the freedom and protection of this country and then defend Germany as being in the right are no more or less than base ingrates.
 In 1T9e a treaty was entered into by the IT. S. and Germany. This treaty was greatly violated. Belgium in 1881 also made a treaty with Germany claiming that she would remain neu- tral state. What has Germany doneE She has laughed in little Belgium s face and has wantomly destroyed her. She is even now taxed. think of it, ia xed for the privilege of being invad- ed. These are examples of how Ger many regards treaty. Mere scraps of paper that expresses exactly Ger maRy's idea of treaties.
 At The Hague all the countries sign ed certain agreements regarding war fare How Ilss Germany kept these agreements The treaty said prisoners of war should be treated humanely. has Germany done this Well. not eX- actly, as is shown by the records of escaped prisoners.
 Personal belongings should not be touched Germany has taken since the outbreak e the war 10 billions of dol lars worth of personal property.
 TO employ pof;on or poisonous wea- pons was prohibited. At Ypres the Germans ssere the first to use poison death, Kew she has invented an other deadly gas which is most bar baro,:s. It is called arsene gas What I would recommend is that W Manufacture this same gas and Y can dc it, f,nd load uo our guns witt it anr shoot it right back at the enc my. Give them as good as they se,i and see if they like .tl.eir own nnedi- cine.
 There are twenty eight clauses ir been violated by Germany. When the German people said that they re- garded treaties as mere scraps of pa per they are proving it. Why arr we at war? The answer j. illustrated as follows: Suppose tha' the road between Naw London anc Norwich. over which everyone has an equal right to travel, were divided at
 
 London and New London should say that any one who overstepped should be punished, there would be something doing right away. That is exactly what Germany has. done. She has forbid den the United StAtes to travel the seas with safety and told us that we 1 must paint our ships black and white Nobody has ever told us that before and I guess it is too late to begin now Germany has violated the rights of this nation in many ways and now we are in the war to a finish. She has filled our nation with spies. We must rid ourselves of them. We must fight to finish. The brunt of the war will fall on us but we must win and not listen to any proposal of peace until the kaiser and the autocratic power of Germany is on her knees begging for mercy. If we should llsten to peace, within the next thirty or forty years Germany would start another fight and we would have to do the same thing over.
 nre<fy. feature of the Aftrrnoon's