South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-01

he did not claim the honor Of be-
ing Dacihst." having later compar-
ed himself 10 Abraham Lincoln. hav-
ing expressed a sympathy with the
German viewpoint. having spouted
ad infnitum about the referendum
as applied in Cincinnati having i'm
pugned the motives OF the United
States and our allies in the war and
the sincerity Of our national house
Of congress and our president. and
then having said that he did mot
condemn the government" one is az
a loss 20 know just what kind OF a
message BigelOw is trying 10 spread.
Hard to Follow Him.
AS it therefore is hopeless TO say
just exactly what Bigelow meant. a
further record Of what he said fol-
lows:
Il cannot imagine any condition
under the stars and Stripes to force
men or any organization of men TO
use force 90 accomplish anything"
This followed an opinion Of his 70
the effect that most pacifsts would
use force and fight if they were in
danger.
Then he ran i'm woman suffrage
and was cheered. OF course
He followed that with a declara-
ton that "the worst anarchist of all
is a constitutional government which
interferes with individual rights"
Then ne thanked South Bend for
letting them hold the meeting
Il won't urge that we get out Of
the war" was the next feat Of the
mental gymnast, because it's no use
advising you TO do anything that is
/ impossible ."
Lincoln was quoted next Bieelow
said Lincoln. when a congressman
/ during the Mexican war. openly and
bitterly denounced the war. question
ed the motives of Pres't Polk and
said that the blood of American boys
would be on his hands.
In view of Bigelow's later EXPIRES
sions, there were some in the audi
ence who took this as a comparison
between Polk and Pres't Wilson and
/ Lincoln and the speaker
Would he Patient.
"T don't want 10 say anything
harsh against the government" was
the next reel Let us he calm and
| patient Some are rough and bold
and bad i'm expressing their opinion
at this time"
Then the mention of the unpopu-
I larity OF going 5000 miles 10 find an
enemy" the mote of insincerity i'm
the war for democracy and the
statement.
Il do not condemn the govern
ment."
And so on and SO on down to the
Cecil Rhodes incident, which ne said
was inspired by an anonymous pa
per I'm 1920" This paper. accord
ing TO Bigelow. was written by
Rhodes and unfolded an ambitious
world between Great Britain and
Russia.
From this Bigelow drew the in
ference that the United States must
''be a party to the quarrels of Great
Britain"
Pres't Wilson. Bigelow said. told
the allies before we entered the war
that the detectives of the war. as
they expressed them. were impos-
sible, vet eve are fighting with the
allies and those demands have not
been altered one iota."
The pope's peace message. he said.
was restatement i'm different Ian
guase of the presidents own peace
proposals.
Universal military service is more
likely TO he fastened on the people of
the United states after the war than
universal disarmament, he said.
There should be a referendum
vote on war, according to Bigelow.
such vote could be taken in six
days by mail" he declared.
Ask For a Dollar.
That's about all. except they pass
ed around cards and asked every
body to dish up a dollar The con-
tributions were not heavy.
Nearly everybody in the audience
was next.
oh. yes Miss Wattles said there
would be another meeting a week
from Friday night for permanent
organization"
In the corridor outside the audi
forum there was some excitement
Mayor Keller was there and a police
man. The mayor was appealed TO
by citizens 20 stop the meeting-but
he didn't.
The man who rented the hall TO
the "pacifsts" was asked 10 stop the
meeting on the ground that the audi
forum was rented under false pre-
lenses.
The last seen OF Mr. Bigelow. he
was dashing about trying to find out
where the national conference" is
20 be held. He seemed to have
hopes early in the evening that il
would be held in Milwaukee, one of
the last three German colonies" as
he said the other two colonies" be-
ing st. Louis and Cincinnati.
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