Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-26
Otto H. Kahn, New York
Banker, Tells Chamber of
Commerce That Everyone
Should Enter Righteous
Fight
NO PEACE WHILE
KAISER EXISTS
Traces Methods by Which
the Teutonic People Have
Been Systematically Poi
soned by Ruling Caste

Urging Americans of German de-
scent ito join in our country's right
eous struggle against a people of
their own blood, which, under the
evil spell of a dreadful obsession has
made itself the enemy of this peace
loving nation" Otto H. Kahn, bank
er, of New York, before the Harris
burg Chamber of Commerce, at a
MONDAY luncheon pleaded for sup
port of the war policy of the ad-
ministration at Washington.
Scoring that Prussianism, which
he said. with profound cunning has
instilled into Germany the demon.-
acal obsession of power-worship and
orld-dominion," Mr.. Kahn traced
the whole methods by which, he said
the Teutonic people have been "sys-
tematically poisoned by the Pruss-
ian ruling caste"
World Longs For Peace
The world fervently longs for
peace. But there can be no peace
answering to the true meaning of
the word, no peace permitting the
4 IldliOIiS VI lIlS edTlH, great anu SIldll
to walk unarmed and unafraid, until
the teaching and the leadership of
the apostles of an outlaw creed shall
have become discredited and hateful
In the sight of the German people.
Woe to the German-American,
so-called, who in this sacred war for
a cause as high as any for which
ever people took up arms, does not
4 feel a solemn urge, does not show
~, Il InNa ,iy,, to-, 20 lN1 fy, he
very forefront of the struggle and
to outdo his native born fellow citi-
zen in devotion and in willing sac
rtice for the country of his choice
and adoption and sworn allegiance
and of their common affection and
pride.
He who shirks the full measure
of his duty and allegiance in that
noblest of causes, be he German
American, 1rish-American, or any
other hyphenated American, be he
l. w. w. or Socialist, or whatever
the appellation, does not deserve to
stand among Americans or indeed
among free men anywhere.
HE who, secretly or overtly, tries
to thwart the declared will and aim
of the nation in this holy war, is a
traitor and a traitors fate should
be his"
Met by Committee
Mr.. Kahn was met at the station
by committee from the Chamber of
Commerce, consisting of President
David f. Tracy, Donald Mccormick,
president of the Clearing House As
sociation; A. Carson Stamm, Z. j.
Stackpole and E. L. McColgin, secre-
tary of the Chamber. He was es-
corted to the Board of Trade audi
torium, where an audience of more
than 800 was gathered at luncheon.
President Tracy introduced Mr..
Mccormick as the presiding officer
and Mr.. Mccormick in turn pre-
sented Mr.. Kahn.
Many distinguished citizens have
graced the Chamber luncheon, but
none made a more excellent impress
sion than did MIR. I IN. His address
was punctuated y he applause of
his audience. Thu ugh it all ran his
self-sacrificing devotion, German
born though he be. to the country
of his adoption, fearless and pitt
less condemnation of Prussianism
and militarism, and an optimistic
outlook that sent his hearers away
better Americans, more enthusiastic
supporters of the American war poll
cies and more thoughtful of the part
each American citizen should play
during the trying period of the war
and the equally trying era of recon-
struction to follow.
Following Mr.. Kahn's address.
which was greeted by prolonged
cheers of the large audience and a
rising vote of thanks. State Librarian
Thomas Lynch Montgomery made a
plea for contributions to the soldiers
library fund. of which he is the head.
Otto II. Kahn said in part: u
speak as one who has been the spirit
of the Prussian governing class al
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