The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-12
NAVY NEEDS ARE SHOWN
Brave Young Officer Thrills Audience
of Men AS He Points Duty's Way
Shows Pictures of Training
Station Life.

DO Americans believe in a govern
ment for the people and by the people?
And If they do, what will they do about
the challenge that Germany and other
countries that believe in a government
for rulers and privileged classes, has
cast at them9 Can such form of gov
eminent as the French revolution gave
rise to and the United States of
America has given succour to, main
tain itself?
These were ideas which Ensign Lieut..
Pease Of the Great Lakes Training
Station put before the large audience
Of men who gathered last night in the
Guild Hall at the invitation Of the
Men s Club of st, Matthew's Church,
to hear him talk
The young officer dwelt upon the in
dividual liberty which is a heritage of
the American and French people. He
pointed out that in this country each
man has right to his opinion and its
expression so long as it is not seditious
or reasonable and contrasted it with
Germany and other monarchical forms
Of government where the individual
rights are submerged in the rights Of
the ruler and the nobility.
FfFrance and America" he said,
Stare examples Of country where in
dividuals may express their thoughts.
Germany says such government as
these cannot exist.
edo we wish to aid in protecting
our country and preserving this kind of
a nation, or shall we admit that a
military autocracy is the only kind
which can maintain itself for an
extended period9"
Ensign Lieut.. Pease called attention
to the main street of our city, the
length of which he said he went in the
afternoon, AMI saw but two flags
displayed.
EDO we realize that the United
States is at war with Germany" he
asked. "Do we know that we are pit
ted against the most highly trained
military nation in the world9 A ma
.
Indifferent kind of citizens9 / am CON
fdent that Immediately after Germany
declared war in 1914 there was no city
in that domain of the size of Keno
sha, the length of whose street one
could have walked and seen but two
flags displayed.
Germany is trying to make us re-
alize that we are at war. DO you know
that an iron factory has been blown
up within twenty-four hours? That
the water works at Chester, Pa, have
been blown up2 What must that mill
tarv autocracy do to make us realize
that we are at war with it?'
The speaker then called attention
to the great needs of the army
and navy.
fEThe president says we need $4,000
men to enlist in the navy Immediately
to bring it's number up to $1,000
when the smallest number we should
have in it is 100000. And it will be
necessary soon to add $4,000 to the
100000 that we should have at this
very instant.
cone Stacker is the sort that is will
ING to 'Let George do it. Another
tries to present some feasible excuse
for his neglect OF the duty that he
should perform
CIT is time' the speaker said inn
pressively, "'that every man, woman
and child realize that we are at war
and that he or she has a part to play
if we are to preserve the cherished in
stitutions of our democracy.
GIVE hear the procrastinators say if
we started we could raise 100000
men in night And if we could, of
what avail would they be unless they
had the training and the equipment.
The time to offer services is now.
"This war will be scientific and in
dustrial. Every effort Of every indi.
vidual in the nation must be exerted in
its full force. The navy now needs
doctors, dentists, carpenters and other
workers that make list of ifty-two
trades and professions in its lines and
in the reserves.
After exerting himself to make his
hearers realize the Importance of act
ing for the government and acting Inn
mediately, he turned his attention to
the training station. In introducing
the subject he recalled the fight there
had been upon the appropriation neces-