American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-10

Set Forth.
Union patriotic services we're held
at the NJ. E. church Sunday evening.
T. E. st. John acted as chairman of
the meeting, which consisted of pa
triotic songs by a choir composed of
high school students, and addresses.
Rev Minaker of the English Baptist
church made the opening prayer and
pronounced the benediction, and DR..
c. F. Schiltz read a chapter from the
Bible
R. b. Greenwood presented the duty
of citizens to look after the moral
welfare and social surroundings of
the soldiers by supporting the army
Y. NJ c. A. movement. At consider
able length and in a forceful way he
presented the benefits that come from
Y NJ. c. A. organizations in army
camps. He closed by urging financial
support for the army Y. NJ. c. A.
D. w. Davis made an interesting
comparison of the financial resources
of the leading nations at war, show
ing that the resources of the United
States we're greater than the combin-
ed resources of England, France, Aus
tria and Germany.
In a strong way he condemned the
unpreparedness of the United States,
citing the fact that we had invented
the machine gun, the aeroplane and
the submarine, but had not developed
the inventions but we're behind third
and fourth rate powers in the utiliza-
ton of these means of Offense and de-
fense. He stated that the public did
not seem to realize that we we're at
war. and urged upon his hearers to
arouse themselves and do their part.
If the age limit was fixed at from 21
to 40, he said he would be among the
very first to enlist.
The principal address of the even
ing was made by Rev. ]. Wesley Mil
Ter. who several times drew applause
when he was scoring the food mani
pulators as being unpatriotic and sell
fish enemies of their country. In part
he said:
There are many things for which
have reason to be proud l am proud
TO be man, a christian man and a
christian citizen of the geratest ma
ton in the world. Greatest, because
it is made up of people from many ma
tions. This has helped to make her
a nation of broad vision, a nation
great in sympathy, rich in wisdom
and mighty in determination.
She was conceived in liberty, rock
ed in the cradle of freedom, and has
never lifted the sword save to furth-
er the cause of liberty and freedom
until the first of April last, when she
lifted it in a more glorious cause, hav
ing added to liberty and freedom, JUS
tice and peace.
l can believe that God has raised VI
this nation for such an hour as this
and if did not think that we had en-
tered this conflict in His name, ther
l could not and would not be a part!
to a meeting such MS this one is;
meeting called in the interests o
patriotism.
1t has occurred to me that many o
our people do not fully realize tn
magnitude of the situation which con
fronts us. l think l can understand
in a measure at least why this con
ditiOn exists. We have lived for hit.
years without war, save for a skirmisl
or two. which means that we have ha'
two generations OF peace, and ou
people have not been thinking in term
of war, but of peace, dollars AM
pleasure. They seem to have forgot
ten the price that was paid for tn
liberty we have enjoyed, and hav
overlooked the history of siXty-one Z
sixty-fve. But we are ina great wa
and my indignation is stirred to tn
very depths, at the unpatriotic spiri
of many people who are pleased [
call themselves Americans. Look
YOU will for a moment at the price
that obtain on wheat, flour, sugar
shoes, clothing and many other OF tn
necessaries of life Why these ad
vanced prices? Because a few me
are in a position to control these com
modities and have dared to take ad
vantage of the nations embarrassment
TO add to the pile of filthy gold the
have already gathered from sAmila
methods. All this is done in the nam
of Americans They are not Amer
cans, but pirates, pirates not plyin
on the high seas but on the fertil
soil and in the beautiful cities of thi
great nation.
Our government should arrest an
deport them or place them in priso
with other common prisoners of war
take their stores and distribute thel
among the people OF this land that a
might have a plenty. There is n
good reason why any in this fair ns
ton should cry fo~ bread, suffer fc
the lack of sufficient clothing @
fuel to keep them warm, if right COZ
ditions obtained.
We need as a war measure, govern
oF food etuffS shOp