Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-13

saw a map I'm which the whole thing
was printed in appropriate black
the other day. and the black
stretched all the way from Ham
burg to Bagdad-the bulk of Ger
man power inserted into the heart
Of the world. n il can keep that,
she has kept all that her dreams
contemplated when the war began.
II she can keep that. her power can
disturb the world as long as she
Keeps it-always. provided. for I
feel bound to put this prov ision in,
a provision in. always. provided the
present influences that control the
German government continue to con-
troll II.
= rAN-GERNIANS WANT POWER.
believe that the spirit OF free
dom can get into the hearts OF
Germans and find as fine a welcome
there as Il can find in any other
hearts. But the spirit of freedom
does not suit tho plans Of the pan
Germans. Power can not be used
with concentrated force against
free peoples II it is used by free
people.
You know how many intimstious
come to US from one OF the central
powers that IL is more anxious for
peace than the chief central power:
and YOU know that it means that
the people I'm that central power
know that If the war ends as II
stands. they will i'm effect them
selve he vassals OF Germany, not
withstanding that their populations
are compounded with all the people
OF that part Of the world. and not
h. they do
not wish in their pride and proper
spirit Of nationality to be so alb
sOrbed and dominated.
Germany is determined that the
political power Of the world shall.
belong 20 her. There have been
such ambitions before. They have
been i'm part realized. But ncver
before have those ambitions been
based upon so exact and precise and
scientific plan of domination.
May I not say that ii is amazing
To me that any group of people
should he so ill-informed as to sup
pose. as some groups in Russia ap-
paTentN suppose. that any reforms
planned in the interest of the poo
pIe can live n the presence of a
Germany powerful enough to under
mine or overthrow them by intrigue
or force?
FATUOUS As DREAMER.
ANY body OF free men that COM
pounds with the present German
government Is compromising for it's
own destruction. But that Is not the
whole OF the story. ANY man in
America or anywhere else who sup
poses that the free industry and en-
terprise of the world can continue
IL the pan-German plan = achieved
and German power fastened upon
the world. is as fatuous as the
dreamers OF Russia.
What I am opposed 10 is not the
feeling OF the pacifists. but their
stupidity. My heart is with them.
bu; my mind has n contempt for
them want peace. but | know
how TO get it, and they do not.
You will notice that I sent
friend Of mine. Colonel House. TO
Europe, who is as great a lover OF
peaoe as any man in the world; but
did not send him on peace mis-
sion. sent him to take part in
conference as TO how the war was
- be won And he knows. as | know,
that that is the way to get peace,
If you want IL for more than a few
minutes.
"All of this a preface to the con-
ference that / referred 10 with re-
gard TO what we are going to do. If
we are true friends OF freedom--our
own or anybody else's-we will see
that the power of this country and
the productivity of this country is
raised TO it's absolute maximum.
and that absolutely nobody is al
lowed 10 stand in the way of il.
MUST STAND TOGETHER.
When I say that nobody is al
lowed to stand in the way. ] don't
mean that they shall be prevented
h. the power Of the government but
by the power of the American spirit.
Our duty. if we are to do this great
thing and show America to be what
we believe her TO be. the greatest
hope and energy of the world. then
must we stand together night and
day until the job is finished.
While We are fighting for free
dom We must see. among other
things. that labor is free; and that
means a number OF Interesting
things. 1t means not only that we
must do what we have declared our
purpose to do. see that the condi-
lions of labor are not rendered more
onerous BY the waT-but also that
We shall see 10 IL that the instrG-
mentalities by which the conditions
of labor are improved are not
blocked or checked. That we must
do. That has been the master about
which / have taken pleasure in con-
ferring from time 10 time with your
president. Mr.. Gompers. And. if l
may be permitted 10 do so. | want to
express my admiration of his patri-
Otto courage, his large vision and his
statesmanlike sense of what is to
he done. / like TO lay my mind
alongside Of a mind that knows how
10 pull in harness. The horses that
kick over the traces will have 10 be
put i'm q corral.
Now. 10 stand together" means
ina: nobody must interrupt the
processes OF our energy. if the in
corruption can possibly be avoided
without the absolute inva sion of
freedom. To put fl concretely, that
means this: Nobody has right to
stop the processes OF labor until
all The methods of Cancellation and
settlement have been exhausted, and
and / might as well say right here
that ] am not talking to you alone.
You sometimes stop the courses of
labor. but there are others who do
the same. And that / am speak
ing Of my own experience not only,
out that I am speaking of others.
when / say that YOU are reasonable
i'm a larger number of cases than
the capitalists.
MUST TRANSACT BUSINESS.
I An, moi saving these things to