American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-03-05
COUNTY PATRIOTIC MEETING
CALLED OFT RECORD CROWD
The Speaker. Scoring German Diplo-
macy and the Kaiser, Won Plaudits
ol His Hearers.

ol Hi, Hearers.
The patriotic meeting held Friday
afternoon drew one Of the largest
audiences ever seen in American Falls.
The Auditorium was filed TO capacity
and many we're turned away. Rev.
Wllsie Martin was the principal
speaker. and held the closest atten-
lion Of his audience for an hour and
twenty minutes His address was we'll
received he compared the govern
ment 0f the United states. which he
described as limited sovereignty.
with that 0f Germany. an absolute
soverei gnty In the United States the
trainers o. our constitution wisely di-
y.ded authority between executive.
legislative and judicial branches,
which must coordinate 20 produce gov
eminent The power rests with the
people. who can change their govern
ment az viii. bur not rapidly enough
10 respond 70 any temporary craze
that may seize The people This or
derly. retarded power 10 change. sta
bilizes government and avoids the
committing Of many errors.
IN an autocracy. the power is CEN
tralized in an individual. whose wishes
are law. or are given the effect Of
law The German reichstag. the speak
e. said. had no real power. Il could
debate and resolve. but its acts we're
not binding. They could be accepted
or rejected al will The upper legis-
lative body Of the German empire is
a creature Of the kaiser, the speaker
said. ready 10 DO his bidding and
carry out his wishes. Thus. he said,
power was centralized in the kaiser.
and mis- advisors came from limited
and favored class.
I Blame for the war was placed by
: the speaker. squarely on the kaiser
Z Who wanted war. he asked. Was It
? France? Only two weeks before the
: war began. he said a French deputy
called attention 10 the woeful lack OF
' preparedness on the part Of France.
r. and events showed that the deputy
was right. Was il England Eng
land was torn with dissension and
= threatened with revolution in Ireland.
as we'll as being woefully unprepared-
Was il Russia? Internal dissension
g and strife. which had confronted the
! car throughout his entire reign. made
Ia
!. the war. and the fact that she was
" practically without guns and muni-
,o tious made il impossible 10 blame the
= car Who was prepared, with vast
=. stores OF supplies. with big guns that
= the world knew nothing about. with
i liquid fire and poison gas. submarines
i and aeroplanes? Il was the kaiser 5
- government. he said and the kaiser
= would someday have 10 answer TO God
q for the murder Of women and chill
- dren and the slain on the battledelds
= Of all nations Il would rather be the
- lowest inmate Of hell" the speaker
declared. than TO be Kaiser Wilhelm
H."
re The greatest crime OF the kaiser
le the speaker declared. was not the
"a hayoneting OF children IN Belgium
a. the ravishing Of women and The shoot
IS ing down Of old men and women II
G cold blood. but was the ieharchins
a. and betrayal Of the people of Ger
lg many. He pointed 10 the grea
ne achievements OF Germany I'D science
~ art. and music. TO her noble traditions
OF OF the past. TO her many world-be
on loved characters. the achievements o
ne whom had been forgotten. whose no
e- bility of purpose had been suoyerte'
and in IFS place left a kulture OF iquil
is fire and poison gas. Of murder am
B.. raplne.
70 To the German people the speake
an paid the highest compliments. and eX
nj pressed the greatest sympathy 10
me those OF German blood in this coun
10 trv. who had relatives on the battle
bv fronts of Europe The heart-aches an
he sorrows they were called upon TO er
all dure. he said. could with difficulty b
all appreciated by native born American
oa- II was not 10 be wondered al. he SAT-
Ia that few Of the fve millions Of Gel
nal man blood in this country were dis
ef- loyal 20 their adopted country Th
i've wonder. Il any. was that there wei
os- SO few such.
res The speaker mercilessly score
ted German diplomacy. which permitte
lti- Rernstorff. while enjoying every cou
ing tesy that this government could e.
ted tend. TO plot 10 involve US in war wit
oto Mexico and Japan. 10 destroy Oi
factories. and 10 sink our ships; d
plomacy which made the represent
r,, tives OF Germany in other narioi
scatterers Of germs and dispensers
poisoned candies. and plOtters again
ow the peace Of the world.
ing One can not intelligently repo
rs. such an address. nor present its n
Ids meaning. The best evidence that
Of was we'll received was the applau
ing that greeted the speaker at its clos
lor- and the compliments paid the speak
by those Of German blood who hea
the him.
ave Preceding Mr.. Martins adore
co. prayer was offered by Rev Wuesi, Al
in D. ". Davis made short taiA
ling Liberty Bonds. The audience W
un- dismissed by the sinslns oI lne -
and Spangled Banner. led by Frol wa
lore was.
iary "
me. Mr. J. II. Greer. who nVes near u