Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-25
5000 LOYAL PATRIOTS
IN MONSTER PARADE
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] lCOnlinueu from rage ~
can it submit to Intrigue and cross
examination There can be no diyid-
ing lines now A man is either a pa
triot or a traitor and getting rid OF
these sewers of evil thoughts against
our flag, will put them on the side
where every loyal American will know
where they can be found.
As TO the Liberty Loan. every man
/ should consider it an honor and Il
privilege 10 purchase his share of
the governments responsibility in the
war Mortgages on your homes. deeds
to your property. in fact your person
al security rests entirely upon the out
come of this strife, and unless We win
/ they all will be for naught
do You know at a recent session
/ Of the great C0uncli OF German war
lords. levy of S3o.t00, 0oo 900 was
assessed against the United States.
| And then at Il later meeting of the
| iunker chiefs it was found the Amer.
can indemnity was fixed high enough
SO that II was agreed over in Berlin
to charge Uncle Sam s5ooop 600 ooo
for his share of The war
IF Germany wins You can readily
see what it will mean to us. 1t will
! impose a tax upon the next ten gen
A .at t,f hn
paid
| AT this council il was decided to
seize New York and Washington and
10 hold them as hostages until the in
! demnity was guaranteed. This war is
no fairy dream II is a real thing on
real biz scale and it is up to It's to
10 our part he ended.
Prof. kinqman Speaks.
| Principal G. H. kineman, of the q.
IT, 5. was next called upon to make n
lew remarks and in his scholarly way
! held the audience closely following Il
bitter arraignment of German meth
| DDS, in which he gave three very well
! defined reasons why the United States
was in the wal.
Why are we in the war; inquired
Nh Kingman Well. I'll give YOU
hree reasons. which ! believe To be
| sufficient cause for any nation enter
ing into the conflict against prussian
| aulCcracy.
In the first place. We all remember
! the sailing of that majestic vessel the
Lustania Every school child holds
| iond memories of that magnificent YES
| sci and there are none here today who
does not recall the general feeling of
revulsion toward Germany that fol
lowed her destruction under the ruth
less submarine warfare instituted by
the Berlin government shortly after
the outbreak of the war.
Non combatants of all classes
men, women, children and many little
0abies-were sent to the bottom of the
sea without a minutes warning. Many
If them were our own people who
believed themselves. and rightfully so.
within their own rights in travelling
The high seas wherever and whenever
they saw fit without fear OF attack
Then followed the Gulnight and a
score of other similar cases whore
! American ships were sent to the bot
tom of the ocean as a continuation
Of Germany's ruthlessness
international law is a code agreed
upon by all nations. Germany was
not wont TO observe any OF the rules
laid down by the tribune Of nations
Look back and recall how the treaty
with Belgium was classified only a.
/ scrap of paper" Then the little
luchy of Luxembourg was similarly
reate1 and her sacred rights violated
by the oycrruning hordes of Germany
In states and cities we have a
power behind the law. but in nations
the code. under German practice, was
violated at will Every restriction
! p'd''u hP'h "diliHN tOuHtl ic9 was
scoiled at in Berlin and who in this
ase Is going to see that international
law is upheld. That is another rea
son why Uncle Sam is in the wal
The security of smaller countries re
puircS protection so there viii be Nc
repetitions u The Luxembourg and Bel
GUM scraps Of paper
Thirdly, and the final straw wa
thrust upon America when German,
defined her ruthless warfare so as t,
exclude American travel from al
channels save those designated in he
warnings 10 our country. In then
she defed American vessels 10 al
Droach with 800 miles Of the l'ritisl
coast"
Mr.. kingman, after this expose o
German methods inquired Of his audi
ancc If they did not believe tina, t'1cl
Sam was Justified in entering the con
tlict on the side of the allies and hi
answer was ringing burst OF al
pIausc. He approved all OF Mr.. Dow
ney's patriotic remarks, and like hi
predecessor was frequently interrupt
ed by hand clapping.
Asks for Volunteers.
Sergeant Sicdlecki, who is in Otla
wa conducting a campaign for re
cruits, was then introduced aud in
soldierly fashion told how the boy
at the front arc doing more than thei