Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-04-13

government in the world and every
where in this country there is pros
perity. This prosperity, he said, be-
came evident about fifty years ago. At
that time the people settled down on
travel in a common wagon. AS they
nice buggy to ride in, then came the
the automobile and he said that the peo-
pie are not satisfied with the automo.
bile now. Mr.. Noe praised Wilson for
signing the soldiers and soldiers wild
ows' pension bills, which, he said, had
been opposed by all other presidents.
He urged the young men to enlist.
D. NJ. Cameron was next on the pro-
gram. He opened his remarks by say
ing that war is the burning incarnation
of everything that it touches but it has
given freedom to millions living and to
millions as yet unborn. With it, he
said, the world has gone through every
agony Of life and with it the world
has gone to the highest state OF civil
zation. War is either muder on the ma
tional scale or self-preservation on the
national scale. Mr.. Cameron said that
the question in this war is thas not a
man the right to travel on the public
highways. A nation is but an aggre-
cation of individuals and when any
one person is in danger the right of
everyone is Immediately endangered.
Mr.. Cameron said that this was more
than momentous occasion. He said he
believed that in a national crisis of
this kind, when the life Of the nation
seems in the balance, every man should
be absolutely loyal to the country. He
said that there was no question but
that many who came here from the
European. monarchies know that this
great war has more underlying it than
the killing of men. It has the promise
Of dem0cratizing the world. Nothing
has been obtained but at the point of
the sword. War will down the German
oligarchy and make the people self
governing. With the close Of the war,
he said, the nations will come out, per-
haps not as republics, but the people
will at least be given the ballot.
Mr.. Cameron expressed absolute con-
fdence in that Little Falls would fur
nish it's share Of men for the army: He
said that those young men who are So
situated win 60 willingly and he ex-
pressed the hope that if it should come
to point where the services Of the
old men at the front should be re-
quired, they would 60 voluntarily and
thus avoid CONSUMPTION. He said the
question is now settled and it remains
for every citizen to back the govern.
ment, the only object now being in
downing the enemy and bringing him
to his knees.
FIR. Lamothe, pastor Of st. Francis
Xavier church Of this city, was the
last speaker. He said he was glad to
have the opportunity Of being present
at this occasion and Of having the op'
portunity to show that he was heart
and soul with the great movement. He
said that this war is not a war Of ma
tion against nation but Of principle
the question is whether we shall have
freedom, and that he considered this
crucial time for the human race. Fir.
Lamothe said that there is program
mapped out by the Germans for Ger.
manizing the world; he said that there
are printed works dealing with this
and the proponents say that it is. best
for the world. The speaker said that
there was no question but that organ
ization and order were beautiful things
and Germany had both Of these. We
also have organization and order in
our penitentiaries, he said, but we do
not like to be in penitentiary; as
men want to be free.
FIR. -Lamothe excoriated militarism,
saying that it only exists for itself and
has a tendency to enslave the human
race. AS an instance Of militarism at
it's helghth he cited the case of Ger
many, and said that that country
thought that it could impose its will
over the world, and that they started
with Belgium.
Fl. Lamothe stated that he was
proud to be under the flag he has chos-
en-, although he came from q country
not far away and where he was also
taught to love liberty. He said he had
just enough fighting blood in his sys-
tenn at this time to 60 and enlist at
once if he was at the age where he
would be acceptable, and asked the
young men if they did not feel it. He
said Il they did not enlist, in years to
come, they would realize the great up
portunity that had been lost.
!. War, Fl. Iamothe said, is q terrible.
thing and there 10 no greater crime