Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-27

against Us. We would then have had
the crown prince n king In America
north of us and we would have been
between the German military nippers
with the kaiser demanding an indem-
nifty from us Of 10000 100000. Tho
sum had been decided upon.
German Brutality.
what would have been our fate?
What has been the fate Of the women
or Frauce--where are hundred
thousand babies with German faith
ers who outraged womanhood-poor
little innocents, born OF hate instead
Of love, their stolid. unsmiling faces
roflcctng the anguish of their moth
ers They have brought a rev coun-
tc.Rnce into the world.
Before we entered this war | use i
10 try to believe that the German peo-
pie were not TO blame and that the
attempt uf the kaiser to dominate tho
world would not he backed up by
them II they knew, me truth kept
from them by censorship; but when |
see visions OF those French babies.
representing the vile lust OF German
soldiers. and when I look thru tho
vista OF Prussian iuthlcssness and
see three million Aremnan Christians
murdered with the butts OF Prusslan
guns lose faith In the haumaneness
INC WuOlc nun Iutt.
TO his way of thinking. Mr.. Bene-
dict declared that America can dis
miss every iustiflable cause for en-
terine the war and base It's iustiflca-
tion upon the sole ground that IL
owed II TO civilization to go in. For
us to have kept out" he said, would
have annullod everything upon which
this republic is founded"
He adverted to the presidential
campaign last year and the claims OF
the democratic managers that II
Judge Hughes should be elected 1t
meant war while tho reelection OF
the president meant continuation
Of peace and said:
Events have shown that war was
ir evitable. whether there was a
clrNnge in the presidential office or
not Disclosures Of German Intrigue
that ha been going on two years he
fore we declared war have fully vim
dicated the president fWe know now
and the presindent know then, but had
withheld it for the nations good. tina;
German diplomats. while enjoying
our hospitality and the protection OF
our government. were seeking to en-
broil us into war with Mexico and
Japan. spending millions In our big
cities to blow up munitions factories
railroad bridges and ether public
works
president Wilson was criticised
for not preparing for war hut he was
doing a greater thing: he was prepar-
ing the public mind to support the
government when the hour came"
Tribute to the President.
Mr.. Benedict paid tribute to
President Wilson, saying that while
he is Republican. he believed IT was
a Godscnd to the nation that the
president was reelected. Gle stands
above all other mankind in this coun-
try" he declared. "lle is deliberate.
long headed. forward looking. far
seing and right When future histor-
ians chronicle this war they will place
him alongside Caesar and Lincoln. |
with one little word. 'wllful.' he
sunk to the depths OF oblivion y un-
patriotic senator's while he lowered
upward to the heights"
Mr.. Benedict went exclusively in
to the resources of the United States,
compared them with Germauy's and
emphasized especially the big part
Oklahoma's chief product--oil--is to
play in the conflict.
I'VE will emerge from this war
with "A manhood and -womanhood
based on letter morals. knitted closer
together and we will raise our men
In physical fitness, we will have unit
VCrsal military training. building
Spartan men. We will have fewer sa
looms and more clubs and men will
minglc over the teacup instead of the
liEhbaIl" he concluded