Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-18
THE MAN WHO TALKS
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The Kaiser is not a second Napoleon Napoleon was possessed of more heart and less bombast. He was a great philosopher as well as great warrior, and he won others to his cause by tact not by an iron fist of which he liked to talk. Napoleon said {:
 When the heart speaks glory itself is an illusion:" there is but one step from triumph to ruin;" .even in war moral power is to physical, as three parts out of four;;" it is the cause not merely the death that makes the martyr" war is the business of bar
 barians." Napoleon had a keen per-
 ception of cause and effect and was capable of taking a correct measure of himself, while the Kaiser is mo- ticeably dull at bothG Our own Grant only believed in war as means of procuring peace-the Kaiser believes in war to pillage and terrorize the
 weak and to enforce peace which is akin to slavery He makes it apparent Fielding was right when he said: War is the zenith of all injustice"
 1t was Spurgeon who said: "Learn to say No! It will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin v
 This little word said at the right time in the proper spirit has made a difference to the utterer's whole life. More persons have been ruined be- cause. they did not have the courage to say: "No." than by all the other sins of omission combined When sincerity and honor and truth are challenged how weak one must be to hesitate when a negative force means
 salvation. There are thousand points in life at which NO" is the hardest word to say in the English language. It doesn't always pay. It sometimes means resentment and loss. but there is no loss so great as the loss of the manhood which this little word 'sNo!" has so often glorified. To be a man one must have the courage of his convictions; and what others think of your action is of less con- sequence than what it means to you in integrity and power.
 the sentiment which represented America was: Millions for defence,
 but not one cent for tribute;" but in
 these days this has been changed to
 Billions for defence, but not one cent
 for tribute!" From the first America has repudiated tyranny in every form;
 and we all accept the dictates Of Franklin that rebellion to tyrants is
 obedience to God"-that the sovereign
 right of all men is to regard them selves as sons of God. The Germans are taught that to offend the Kaiser is to offend God, hence the reason for their covering fidelity to him. The world doesn't need anything Germany has in store for it in the way of in strQetion. It doesn't believe ''in the peace which surpasseth all under standing" but in the peace which crushes out manhood and makes slaves of men. The Kaiser believes tho world Seeds a boss more than ;t needs a Redeemer, and he is willing | to be the boss-for which no man or | earth is more incompetent
 What slogans we have had put ou | to us: 'fBetter buy Bond than be 1T | Bond age!" Cash will Can the Kais | err" Food Conservation will win th' l War" Big Crops will Brace the MeI at the Front" Lick the Thrift l Stamps if you want to Lick the Kais | er!" "Kash will Crush the Kaiser! 1 and so on and on. The hot aii of tn l agitators is fine: but faith and win 1 and patience and persistence and Worl 1 are the dependable qualities fo achieving victory. There is one wort | which comprises the whole: Unity Do not be disturbed by those whe tel l you that you must make sacrifices fo your country until you feel the pinch l but be interested to make the German feel the pinch of opposing power. Gu faith in the justice of our cause ant our concerted action is soing to vii
 the war; and what America has al l ready done-no other nation ever ac | romnlished in q single wear