The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-09
WHAT GERMAN DOMINATION OF The
WORLD MEANS TO FREE AMERICANS

uii'e, aHQAaSaln Attllla ana the mod
ern Huns will finally fall.
EX-AmbassadOr Gerard in his book
tells of conversation he had with
the Kaiser in 1915. He spoke of how
he had studied the lives of Alexan-
der. Caesar and Napoleon. They
dreamed of world empire and failed. "
Il too have dreamed of world en-
pire and my mailed fist shall sue
ceed." Once more on the Marne and
the Somme. brave France is defend
ing with her manhood the advancing
hun. Civilization can never pay it's
debt to bleeding suffering France.
She checked the Huns 1900 years
ago, and again 800 years later un-
der Charles Martel, at Tours. She
thrust back the Mohamendan hordes,
who were overrunning the world. In
1875 when we were struggling for
freedom, France came to or aid.
doubt il we would have achieved
Independence at that time without
the guns. ammunition and trained
officers sent by France. France has
Kept alive the feeble spark of human
liberty. In 1885 it sprang into
bright flame and struck the divine
right of kings death blow, to be
almost drowned in the blood os the
French revolutions, but fiickering
feebly she passed it through the
hands of Jefferson and Franklin to
the United States. 1t is now symbolic
ed by the great glowing torch of the
Statute OF Liberty at the mouth of
our greatest harbor
The eyes OF the whole world are
turned on that torch today The
Huns are threatening to forever
quench its lights. But there are
brave men from America from Eng
land and from France offering their
lives ii sacrifice on that same field
OF Chalons, and the same God who
looked down upon its blood soaked
ground still rules above. Again the
despairng cry of heart broken
world conqueror will be waited down
the ages. lesson and warming
The lilies of France will spring forth
again, whittier and purer, fertilized
by the blood of brave men, and wat
cred by the tears of true women.
: With all of her military power.
boasted efficiency and 40 years of
preparation, these modern Huns will
go down before the frown of God and
the outraged conscience of a world
! in arms. Fellow citizens; it seems to
me that divine power was never
more manifested, than in having
Woodrow Wilson in this great world
crisis. Let US thank God for the
humble professor. now the foremost
man in the world. He says this is
war for Democracy against Au-
tocracy. The other day at Balti-
more when the Huns were driving
our lines back and dark clouds how
cred on the horizon, he gave the
world message. the only message
that the Huns understand: Il accept
the challenge. ! know that you ac-
cept it. 1t shall appear in the ut
ter sacrlce and self forgetfulness in |
which we shall give all that we love
and all that we have to redeem the |
word and make it fit for free men |
ike ourselves to live in Force, |
force TO the utmost, force without |
stint or limit, the righteous and |
force, which shall make |
right the law of the world, and cast |
every selfish dominion down in the
dust"
While developing a great military |
power at home, one of the most eff |
iiclent means Germany has used is |
her propaganda creating German sem
tlment in all the countries in the
world. When the office of Wolf Won
lngel at No. 60 Wall street was raid
ed by secret service men, they found |
proof OF plots to destroy ships, burn
munition plants and funds to organ
lze the !. w. W. They found where
eight million dollars was given Bolo
Pasha 20 bribe public men and news
papers. In secret speech of the
Kaiser TO Il German organization
read recently 10 a Congressional com
mIite". he said that he controlled
"nc-SiNih OF the votes in the United
states and TO go ahead that this ad-