Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-12
Joe Mitchell Chapple Visits
Augusta Friday and Speaks
Before Many at City Hall

! his voice, Fritz sat there and couldn't
get away. Then the man up top shut off
the hydrant and the falls stopped. They
returned to Washington. There he re-
ceived parting gifts from Fritz and he
never knew the princes name. But on
Aug /, 1914. that date scared in the heart
of the world, when that message was re-
ceived from over the seas which started
MY fellowmen," Chapple said That's
him. That's my blue-eyed Fritz" He
said they all thought him crazy but he
knew that the lesson of true democracy
which was learned by that blue-eyed
prince in America he had taken back
across the seas with him and it was be-
ing shown now by the message which he,
now none other than King Albert of Bel
GUM, was giving out to the world. He
had carried the message of democracy
across to his "fellowmen."
AS he read down through the mes
sage he could recognize the lesson
which the blue eyed prince had learn
ed in America. And he could see
standing on the sand dunes OF the
[ North Sea, in all the glories of victory,
, for victory ii was, for the restoration
| and integrity of little bleeding Bel
GUM, his friend. Mr.. Chapple said
that he soon hoped to also stand there
beside him on the sand dunes of the
| North Sea. He told of the picture
which he had just recently received
OF King Albert of Belgium and he
| wore the suit of khaki, with the slant
! ing cap and the eyes of blue he re-
semhied the boy of 1898 who visited
America. Our country, Mr.. Chapple
said is being remade in this the
greatest time in the worlds history.
He told of Belgium children which
| had recently been brought to New
\ ork. One golden haired child, as they
lifted up her hair they discovered had
lost her ears. which had been slit
from her head. the work of the Hun.
Folks at home in peace and quietude
should have but one thing before them
TO stamp out the Hun.
In 1894 Mr.. Chapple went to Europe
to interview Bismark. He went to
several places and did not find him.
Finally he went to Potsdam and there
in that famous castle he fingered ling
He saw the relics and the reminders of
history. In the palm of the porter
he placed marks which enabled him
to remain until after the party of
Cooks tourists had left. Then he wan
dcred out into the garden There GO
ing down the walk before him he eaw
the figure of a man. He was small.
stockily built, wore a SLOUGH hat, white
trousers and embroidered suspenders.
As he looked into the blood shot blue
eyes he wanted some way in which
to get some words from this great
man. Right here Mr.. Chapple eXem-
pliticd the keynote of the German
regime. He said in his best German
! that one Of the blacklist pages in the
German history was when Bismark
was banishcd. At the mention of that
the SLOUGH figure drew up to atten-
ton and in stately salute said in
tones that were final in their patriot
/ ISM, My Emperor" and walked away
MI thapple said that was an exam
PIE OF the bond among the German
people and we must not deceive our
selves into thinking that they are
against their ruler
From there Mr.. Chapple went up
t" Scotland, up the river Dee. where
he saw William E. Gladstone. He
the mention of the German ruler and
tneh iladstone made the famous pre-
uicuon' Inc young Kaiser will yet
bring European blood" The Panama,
canal was not Yet opened when Ger,
many declared war. The meeting of
the TWO oceans by this canal was the
means OF frustrating the we'll laid plans
OF the Germans on the Pacific asst
Last April. in his last speech. that
grand old man, Joseph Fl. Choate. said
hurry up as did Arthur Balfour. all
urging preparedness
A sldeliGht on John Hay: One day
MI. Chapple went i'll to see John Hay
ana ON his desk before him We're let
tcfs and packages with red, white and
hlue rlbbonsi maze of them AS he
sat there John Hay said Did Won
ever help your mother? Did YOU ever
wash dishes? Did you ever make beds ?
~ YOU eNerftcnd the babies? To all
these questions Chapple answered in
inc aHlrmative. but wondering if Hav
was losing his mind asking such I'M
usual questions. Looking into his ewes
ne saw nothing like that and then Hav
explained that that day was his moth
rfS birthday and with patriotism he
( Always connected mother love- True
patrlotlSm. one mother. one country
Nhen he spoke at East Aurora. n
u. Ebert Hubbard met him after
wards and sad: old Heartthrobs. I
want YOU to come up and see my moth
ef' 1t was then 1890 o'clock but Hub
para insisted and so they went to his
mothers cottage. Hubbard turned on
the electric light and as they went into
her room the little woman sat I'D in
her bed and said: Gilbert, what is il 90
He said: Il have been listening to
Old Hcartthrohs tonight. and | never,
nave thought of kissing you good
night He kissed her good night and
she said: My boy. my boy has come
back to me-" Then when the Lusitania
was sunk and the blow was struck at
the American people which was the
greatest insult. and the memorial ser-
vices We're held in that little parlor.
the little Spartan mother was truly
brave in her strength.
With the return of General Pershing
from the border, tanned by the tropic
suns and the going away of the boys,
across, then the fingers of the women
became busy with the knitting needle.
Mr. Chapple said: Aren't you glad
That You kept the knitting needles