The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-08-22


At a conference Of field men OF the
United States food administration held
In Washington. r. G. walcott pictured
conditions as he had found them In
the countries invaded by German
arms. Mr.. walcott served with Mr..
Hoover on the Belgium relief commits
sion when this nation was attempt
Ing 10 feed the STRIVING civilian pop
ulatlon Of Belgium. Poland and north
ern France. In his address he had
pictured such conditions as he said he
could not believe unless. he had seen
the situation through and through. and
had lived with II for weeks. He
showed these terrible conditions 10 he
the result OF deliberate plans on the
part Of Official Germany. and In sum-
ming up he said:
"Such II the German mind Ms II
was disclosed 20 me IN several weeks
contact with officers OF the staff.
Treaties are scraps OF paper. n they
hinder German aims. Treachery Is
condoned and praised. n n falls In
with German interest. Men. lands.
countries are German prizes. Popula-
tIons are 10 be destroyed or enslaved
- Germany may gain. Women are
Germany's prey. children are spolls OF
war. God gave Germany the Hohen-
zollern and together they are destined
to rule Europe and. eventually. the
worid-thus reasons the kaiser.
"Cooily. deliberately. officers Of the
German stan. pcrmeated by this mon
strous philosophy. discuss the dena-
tionailxation Of peoples. the destruc-
tlon ~ nations. tho undolng Of other
civilizations. for Germany's account.
"In all the world such n thing has
never been. The human mind has
never conceived the like. Even among
barbarians. the thing would he incred-
ihlc. The mind can scarcely grasp
the fact that these things are pro-
posed and done by n modern govern
ment professedly n Christian govern
ment In the family OF civilized ma
tions.
This system has got 90 be rooted
out. If n takes everything In the
world. n II takes everyone OF MS. this
abominatlon must be overthrown. II
must be ended or the world II not
worth living In. No matter how long
Il takes. no matter how much II costs.
We must endure TO the end with agon-
lEed France. with imperlled Britain.
with shattered Belgium. with shaken
Russia.
I'VE must hope that Germany win
have a new birth as Russia Il being re-
born. We must pray. as we fight
against the evil that Il In Germany.
that the good which Is In Germany
may somehow prevail. We must trust
that In the end Germany really great
with the strength OF a wonderful race
may find Its place as one Of the broth
erhood OF nations In the new world
that Il 20 he.
''rhe responsibility OF success or
failure rests now upon our shoulders;
the eyes OF the world ARE anxiously
us. Are we going 10 be able
10 rise TO the emergency, throw on our
lnefhciency, ana prove that democracy
IL safe for the worldf"
In the above statement Mr.. Wal
colt has described a condition that
must be changed II America. II the
world. Is 10 remain a "nt place to
live in." And the only way by which
this change can be effected Is the de-
feat OF German arms In this war.
good. nothing but evil. can
come out Of Germany. so long rs the
German people are controlled by a
autOcraey. and the German
people cannot be made to realize this
until this autocraey Is crushed. The
spirit Of militarism that has made Of
ne Germans 4 rcbber and a murder
nation must be utterly crushed n the
world is 70 remain free. and 70 accom-
plish this those OF US who cannot nght