Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-27

AT this point OF my thoughts a
typical German workingman mounted
the platform. From his manner and
his rounded shoulders. not to mention
that his hands although apparently
recently washed) betrayed what looked
like inkstains. judged him TO be
either compositor or cobbler. a
cobb!er l later on learned he was.
l need not weary the reader with
details of his speech. He>was evident
~ not in fear OF punishment for lese
majestic. The rights OF the working
man: The hardsh!ps OF the poor" and
the omnPotence OF the rich" formed
the basis OF his peroration. The En-
peror he denounced as "robber duke"
who sucked the LIE blood out OF his
people III order TO support hundred
private palaces. large and worthless
family and vast retinue of parasites
The speaker made no reference to war
except 10 say: Why this colossal
standing army: why this tver-growins
neet. except that II is to keep our
wages down 80 per cent? To hell with
German in.litarism." he concluded as
ne jumped from the platform ard took
seat in the front row. Ample ap-
piausc greeted the efforts OF the silver
tongued cobbler: but, as / have indi-
Gated. the applause was Of the re-
pressed variety 1 glanced at my
neiShbor in the gold trimmed glasses
he was smiling under his ample mus
tache. Nor did II seem to me an an
preciative smile. He did not applaud.
The next speaker, an old man with
a Moving white beard. Kissed out his
speech. the most memorable sentences
or which were Wealthy Germans are
piss-pigs. say /? Why pig is a
useful animal
SPEAKER VENTS FEELINGS
AGAINST WEALTHY
TT will grow roses. and your fine
ladies' gloves are finished with IT,
Yhat are we. comrades? will tell
you; we workers are the salt Of the
earth. But what do the wealthy think
OF us-eannon fodder. slaves. We are
born to live and work, yes, slave
that the Schloss and the TierEarten
may giut themselves upon the fat of
the land. and spew upon us They
hate US; God in Heaven! how they hate
shall hate them with such a hate that
there Will be none OF them left"
ms German Workman. as will be
easily inferred. is not addicted to
polite language. There was much that
the last speaker CALCULATED which is
not nj to print here. But had to
grin and bear it," An English lady.
1 fear. would have signihed her dis
approval by departure.
Another speaker followed. This time
a young man with a rather interesting
face. With the eyes OF a visionary
the countenance OF an ascetic. and
highly nervous in his movements. he at
oncs suggested the religious fanatic
He opened by quoting saying OF our
Savior's.
Leave out Jesus Christi shouted
some man at the back OF the hall. He
will not help our cause. He was not
a worker. but an idler! Consider the
lilies of the field: they toll not neither
do they SPIN. etc. etc. 'Quatsch'!"-
"bunkum." NO" shouted another man,
we live in the twentieth century, don't
quote an old fossil OF nearly 1000
years ago-a Jew. To hell with all
Jews; they will be the destruction Of
Germany. Germany is run by Jews.
and that is why Germany will perish!"
we want no Jewish opinion on Ger
many" raped out another man. The
Jews are leading us TO ruin. Look at
our hlthy newspaperS-run by Jews.
LOOK at their policy to arouse the
enmity Of all European powers, one
against the other. Can't you see 1t,
comrades? The Jews want to set ali
the christian nations at war with one
another. In time they fervently hope
that Christian Europe will be effete-
wiped out. Then the Jews, who are
going to inherit the world will have
their chance. To hell with Christianity,
born OF jew"
upon this rose another man in the
third row of chairs
Fellow-workers and comrades" said
ne, 1T IS the white man to quote an
English poet. Kipling-against the
variety Of biped. The Jew
is an Asiatic. an Eastern; he Is far
removed from the European as a fox
Is from the lion. The lion is brave
and powerful. but he has no cunning.
Cunning is an attribute OF the lower
coWardly animals; cunning Is born of
co"aroice, put cunning Is always dan
gerous Europeans compared with
Asiatics are lions. The Eastern races
are foxes--without strength or bravery.
They do everything by stealth; they
have not courage to come out into the
open and fight fair. Their whole game
is to get into the Christian poultry-run
when the owners and the watch dog
are asleep and steal the fruits OF their