South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-01
SAVAGE SCIENCE
OF THE GERMANS
Roosevelt Says War Must Go
on Until German Cancer
is Cut Out of World Body"

JOHNSTOwN, Pa. oct j.. ~
Germany has reduced savagery to
a science and this great war for the
victorious peace Of justice must go
on until the German cancer is cut
clean out OF the world body" de-
clared Theodore Roosevelt in an ad-
dress he delivered here today at the
WOrkingmen's Red Cross Sunday
celebration.
There are official records Of more
than 10000 separate atrocities com
mitted by the German armies. not
spOradicallv." continued Col. Roose-
velt, but as a part Of the deliberate
plan Of 'schrecklichkeit OF horror
upon which the German government
has counted
Quoting from the recent state
ments Of the Rev Newell Dwight
Hills OF Brooklyn, concerning Ger
man outrages, Col. Roosevelt added:
The conditions thus authorita-
lively described by an unimpeach-
able witness should wake every man
and woman in America 10 the need
Of trying 20 help the tortured peo-
pie Of Belgium and France. Your
committees here in Johnstown
should get in touch with Or. Hills
and follow his advice as 10 how TO
proceed and you should. Of course
back up the Red Cross in every way.
France and Belgium together
with England have been fighting our
battle as sIrely as they have been
iiNhting their own. The Prussianiz-
pd Germany Of the Hohenzollerns is
seeking world dominion. II has
shown ruthless treachery and brut-
atty. It's course for three years has
proved that IL wants only the oppor-
LunitY 10 strike down and plumber
apy power not able by military force
10 resist its attacks. In irving to
nave themselves, France and Eng
land and poor little Belgium have
saved US; for this wealthy and help
lessly unprepared nation would have
been an easy and most desirable vic
tim for Germany If il had not been
for the allied fleets and armies.
which Cor three years have stood be-
tween us and ruin. During these
years of ease our wealth has grown;
R0d Hll Of US should give what we
:an 10 help the wretched victims
Tho have suffered such intolera BILE
wrongs in France and Belgium.
Must Punish AggrcssOr.
But this is not enough. Merely
20 help the sorely stricken does not
meet the situation. We must pun
sh the aggressor fn such fashion
hat never again will there be a rep
stition OF wrongdoing as Germany
has committed in this war. Never
igain must we be put i'm such an ig-
noble position as to owe our safety
only 10 others Next time it may
not pay other nations TO save us
rom the effects Of our folly. Uncle
sam must hereafter prepare his
strength so that he himself can guar
intee his own safety against any
foreign toe.
we have gone TO war because
Germany had, during two years
committed upon us outrages TO
which no self-respecting or manly
nation could endure We shall fight
Europe so as 20 save ourselves or
Jul GAlAAuAG eli II hlAA AAlE Necessity OF
lighting on our own continent
against alien conquerors. We are
also fighting the battle of liberty
owing. self-respectinE. decently be-
1aved nations Of mankind We must
pack up the Red Cross and all SINH
ar organizations in every way pos
hble.
But we must remember that our
Srst duty is TO develop 90 the limit
our military strength. Everything
Else is of, secondary Importance to
his If we Of this great democratic
republic do not show that we are
able 10 defend ourselves by our own
right, If we do not teach Germany
hat she cannot commit acts of inso-