Connecticut western news., 1917-12-13
ENTHUSIASTIC RALLY
Hon. Geo. B. Chandler Tells Why We
 Are at War.

II. Ter ot Rocky Hill, representative of the State Council If Defense, and Rev. John Calvin Goddard of Salisbury, told why we are at war with Germany he hall was we'll filled with repre- sentative gathering from this town and the Liberty Jhorus and Home Guard attended in body, led by the Canaan band.
 The Liberty chorus was very ably conducted by Richmond P. Paine of Norfolk and Miss Gladys DeHart fur nlshed the music. After several patri otic selections had been rendered in winch all present anticipated, Char man J. Henry Roraback introduced the first speaker of the evening, Rev John 0. Goddard. In his introduction MT Roraback stated that Mir. Goddard was we'll known to the majority of people of this community and that ever si.ice he had lived in thls vicility he had been loved, respected and admired not only in this county but through out the state and that 1t gave hlm great pleasure to have him speak again to the people of this town.
 The theme of MT. Goddard's address was that -e must awaken to the needs of the hour. Germany has been awake for more than forty years, said MT Goddard and has been planning this war all that time, educating the people and training the minds to think that itIs possible for the German empire to conquer the would which would be made subject to the imperial will and pleasure of the Hohenzollern' We must awaken to the fact that German agents are this minutes working to underm ne the confidence and patriot ism ot the people, Our old friend and ally, Russia, has been poisoned by Ger many and cannot now be relied on to render the aid so necessary at this time. Italy has been dealt severe blow through treason, and is quivering at the moment wandering if her force will be pushed into the Adrlatic Sea. Our old friend and ally, France, has passed the meridian Of her man-power but IS still fighting strong and needs our assistance at once.
 England is in bad condition, but too little praise and credit las been given to that country. There has been too little said about her great fleet of batileshlps. which have stood between Germany and the highways of the sea. and have kept the German fleet bottled up which has prevented lt from work ing further havoc on the seas. The slow, plodding British. said Mr. God dard, w,ll hold on with bulldog tena city, to every inch they have gained.
 Mr. Goddard then spoke on the base ness of speakers of sedition, who ar, not only active in our country, bu spread treason in every country that il at war against Germany. We are no afraid to fight ill tie open, but wheI you are fighting against spies anC speakers of sedition, it is new brand of warfare to which We are not accus toned. These agents of the kaise would stab you in the back; the, would murder you in bed or woult burn your house while you slept There is nothing too loathsome fo them to undertake if it will help thel fatherlapd MT. Goddard was rounded ly appiauded when he stated tha the much exploited German soldle was not a match single handed fo either the French or the English an, he doubted Yery much if he would b for tne American soldier.
 In closing his address, MT. Goddar urged everyone to economize and tha 1t was the duty of every patriotic pel son to subscribe something to tn .Sh ioh 4 come.
 MT. Roraback then introduced Hon George R Chandler and stated that h had known Mr. Chandler for over fiji teen years as a fearless clean thinking patriot who had given up considerabl of his personal duties that he migh work for his state and his country MT. Chandler thanked MT. Rorabac and paid him compliment that is 8 honor to any man, when he stated ths J. Henry is we'll known throughou the state and he was never known t deal in idle words. There is no ma whose word means more to him tha J. Henry's, said MT. Chandler.
 MT. Chandler gave general revie, of the reasons why we declared war o Germany, many of which have bee published in various newspapers in tn state. It is impossible to give an as count of the address that would do justice. as it WAS the personality of tn speaker as we'll as his many ;nterestin subjects which created a profound in pression. He read and explained article which had been printed in Germa papers which plainly show that Ger maLy wanted this war and would nc stop at anything to win it. The follow ing are some of the. extracts which hay special significance:
 Shortly after the Lusitania wt sunk, the following appeared in Ge man newspaper: Cease the pitifr afIRmnfg m pYcnsa CHprmanU,a acfinf