Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-28
Liberty MUST LIVE.
AUTOCRACY MUST DIE
DR.. Hill Defines Americas
Mission in War and
Predicts Victory
LAUDS THE FLAG
ANDFRESIDENT WILSON

Due TO the fact that several other
patriotic meetings were in progress
at the same time in various sections
of the city yesterday afternooH a
small audience greeted the Rev. John
Wesley Hin when he delivered an ad-
dress in The Playhouse on the sub
1ecl "The Meaning and Mission Of
The Stars and Stripes
DR.. Hill was introduced by former
Chancellor John r. Nicholson. chair
man Of the Wilmington Defense Com
mittee
city Auditor william p. White con-
Quoted the singing OF THE Star
Spancled Banner" and MY Country
'Tis of Thee." Henry J. Downward.
nresident of City Council was also
nresent on the stage. Senator Watson.
of Indiana. who also was expected 10
make an address, was unaFoluaD'y ue-
tanned. 49,,
Following DR.. HIPS speech Coi9nel
George A. Elliott. who was seated IN
the audience, thanked the SpeSNe,
for making such splendid speech 70
such a relatively small gathering an
called for n rising vote OF lnan"'
which was given WIN "ff'
In part Dr. Hin said z
"The sun rose this morning AZ "
o'clock and that is Just ABOUT ''o
time 10 is in the worlds history.
we are in the dawn OF inc sol''"
age. o,,,r,or,a1-
lists sigh that it. has passed Du'
statesmen. philosophers ana huhaihl-
tarians know that the age OF Jusuoo
and brotherhood is yet to come.
Today we are making rapid st'lue"
toward that golden period s 3,
we have been moving toward y
through the centuries and now lhs
goal Is just around the corner. "a
ont OF the waste and welter anu
horror NJ this war a new civilization is
dawning ,.no
world neighborhood.
The antipodes of the earth are the
opposite sides OF a little lane Prese NJ
ly men will traverse the eaI1n as w
gods OF Homer did the sky IN ihree
PAGES. -. r,,,ono
WE I'm America know about Europe
r.bat Furope only knows in the alter
mon about itself; We receive caDle-
srsm from Hong Kong twentyfour
hours before il starts; the telephone
ma telegram have not only feet, but
oars. there Is not a place large
onoueh or for that matter small
enough on the round globe 10 hide a
state secret We hear the roar OF
the European war before the smoke
dies away from the muzzles OF inc
guns r.t..s
al such time as this, the United
States must not be a laggard.
In every epoch the man of the hour
Is at hand.
Centuries ago a missionary was
needed to warn Ninevah OF her apom-
nations -.
10 that job
Jonah pleaded unpreparedness and
God had TO whale him to his task.
just so God has a work for our ma
ton. a missionary work.
He wants us to lift our flag so high
that the world may catch its divine
meaning
lie wants us to step out Of our $50
lation into the inhnitude or world
wide relations
Once we were clinging to these
shores. living within a sort OF Chinese
wall OF selfsatisfaotion. saying; I'VE
arc suaiicent unto ourselves; let the
world take care of itself" We took
refuge behind the advice OF Washing
tom We wore our little anti-eNpon-
son bib until II looked like a cotton
match on the front Of our blue uni
form.
Who fails 10 see the ominous
fhnEn WpEf.
ern shores? Here we are today, snug
prosperous and indicated; until the
focsin of war was sounded. supine--
n happy hunting ground for any ma
ton impeled by the remorseless prin
ciple Of national evolution We arr
ALREADY confronting this aggression
The Monroe Doctrine Is in jeopardy
and the time Is at hand when we mus
strike as did our forefathers for m
liberties which are ours, and whicl
must become the heritage OF all man
kind
of conquest
We are fighting for the rights OF gu
citizens.
A Gag which does not symbolic tn
mower OF the nation TO protect II
citizens lacks the quality that inspire
devotion. the spirit that quickens pa
friofism and the authority that CON
mands respect The time has com
when the United States must reassel
fho doctrine which was once recol
nized throughout the world. namel,
that The rights OF an American citize
arc sacred.
A few years ago foreign-hor
American citizen whose name wa
Perdicaris was abducted by Rasuli,
bandit in Morocco. The news
sooner reached the State Departmef
of our government than the Pres
dent without waiting for the slo'
procedure Of formal correspondence
grasped his pen and sent a cablegraI
70 the Morocco government which WI
20 sizzling down to the end OF his
tory Here Il Is;
"Perdicaris alive or Rasuli dead.
The Morocco government understood
hat simple Saxin arrested Rasuli
took possession Of perdicaris ant
burned him over to the American con
sui before shutdown. That was thu
protection which was guaranteed 4
American citizens during that admin
lstration. and today In response TO tn
rail- OF his worthy successor In tn
White House. the American nation 4
prenared to back up that doctrine wit
arms and 70 write II anew in our fla
hat the world may never forget tina
IN American citizen cannot be injure
ar insuulted in the exercise of his sin
Die rights without arousing the prote