The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29

Niohr-Reynard's Franco-Balkan
hand. Governor Malcolm r. Pat
terson.
introducing DR.. L. G. Herbert, the
APOSTLE of the new era of American
rational life and international life,
the era in which women will have
the franchise, John Barleycorn is
abolished, the laboring man has a
decent job in a decent place at a
decent wage, when the slums are
abolished and the church of Christ
becomes a moving force for the
spread of the christianity that spells
service on earth, when politics are
forgotten and wars are forever ended.
DR.. Herbert in his splendid and
stirring address before the chautau-
qua audience last night proved him
self to be a crusader for the new
order of things. In brilliant yet
witty style he tore off the trappings
of some Of the elements of present
day civilization and showed them to
be shams, he aimed his sharp lance
at everything ii, the life Of America
and the world that did not appear to
be earnest and real. he sneered at
snobbery and isms; at the man who
was afraid to pay his employees a
good wage because he feared it would
lead the man astray, at the christian
who was only good because he feared
hell or wanted to be among the Sc
lect few in heaven.
An Eloquent Speaker.
II pras sermon and address, an
appeal, plea and a command all
rolled into one. Dr.. Herbert is
rapid-fire thinker, an eloquent, earn
est and patriotic speaker and has
message that is at one and the same
time. entertaining and gripping. THE
Crisis and the Call was the sub,
ject of last evenings address which
dealt in large part with the TWEEN
tieth century unrest and what II
meant for the future not only In
America but in the world. But into
this one great theme the versatile
speaker wove a score of minor
themes, bright threads of fact and
fiction on the darker background OF
his tapestry. -
The speaker delved into every fea
ture of modern life from women's
suffrage and education to socialism
and rationalism, and injected into
the whole a generous amount OF
patriotism. DR.. Herbert spoke very
fast; crowding a two hours lecture
into an hour and half, but he spoke
distinctly and clearly and his aud
fence listened with rapt intensity to
his message.
Hot Blast for Kaiser.
DR.. Herbert handed some pretty
hot blasts to Kaiser Bill and the
junkers Of Germany, and to all the
kings, and emperors and czars and
sultans for that matter.
1--WE don't want to crush the Ger
many of Shiller and Goethe and Wag
ner, the Germany of poetry and
music and the finer things OF life
but We must get rid of that mad Ger
man junker clique"
The speaker had few things to
say about disloyalty also.
II believe that the greater per
descent in this country are loyal
Those few that are not loyal should
have enough sense to keep still at
least If they don't, there may be
some hanging parties
anything over there exceeds your
love and loyalty of America, then
you are needed over there and should
get out as soon as you can"
This is the twilight Of the kings
AS one result Of this war / want 10
see every last one Of the European
dynasties swept from the face OF the
earth never to return.
The time is ended when an epil'
optic car, doddering old emperor
and crazy kaiser can hurl nations
Of men into war.
Doom Of Kaiser Spelled.
Americas entrance into the war
spelled the doom of kaiserism." the
speaker said. 1t was up to America
and it's splendid president, Woodrow
Wilson to epitomize the things for
which the allies are fighting.
The war of the revolution was
doubtful affair until the declaration
of independence was born, the speak
er said. Then the men Of Washing
TONS armies had a great big prin'
ciple to fight for and the outcome
was never in doubt. Likewise in the
civil war, the north appeared to DE
fighting a losing fight until the
emancipation proclamation OF Presi.
dent Lincoln was given to the world
to give the north new life and hope
and wonderful principle to fight
for.
1T took America in the present
war to tell to the world why we are