The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-06
WILSON
(By George Lizotte.)

Gown from the heavens unto earth to
save mankind-to break the chains OF
slavery and establish peace. Nineteen
hundred years after, man. pro-
lessor, elected as chief of great peo-
ple-raised his voice in favor of out
ragged justice; and, carrying his peo-
pie by his eloquence and his reason
ing, he accomplished miracles-he
saved humanity, broke the chains OF
slavery and established peace.
That man is called Wilson. His
people, three thousand miles from the
shores Of France, crossed tho Atlantic
by the millions-brave, heroic: He
!! threw terror into the souls of crowned
outlaws, and made them bend their
knees and implore his mercy; these
arrogant and cruel incendiaries. pill"
ferers, uncouth thieves, hypocrites,
without honor; defeat has fattened
them out-these humble towards!
They have done so much harm to
France and Belgium; a harm so mean,
so torturing and with such ghoulish
glee, that it never can be forgotten
by the generations to come: judiciary
murders by the hundreds, assassina-
tions by the thousands, robberies by
| the millions marked their victories
Future histories Of nations will con-
denim forever the name of Hohenzol'
lern (nstigator of theory of wa,
that would shame jackals and by
enas), and the majesties and princes
who wage this war in the name CT thf
German God.
Races, or rather kings, have always
waged war-French, English, Hollan
ders, Spanish, Americans, Russians
But they fought like Christian
Cavaliers. These Tudesques, deprived
of all chivalry, have always warret
like brutes In this war no languag
can describe the bestial orders of tn
German generals executed by drunken
brutes on terrorized populations.
In these immortal times when S,
many nations were made martyrs
France has been sublime. What mora
force has held her up; what heroisn
has inspired her soldiers! England
the uncomfortable bull dog, has sum
her fangs into the German flesh til
she howled what incommensurabl
prodigies has she not accomplished
Australia, New Zealand, Canada, til
Indies, the Arabs flocked to her stand
ard at her, call. All the Allied ma
tions Ct want to forget unfortunat
Russia) have done their duty; ell will
be heightened into the estimation of
world where new era Is about t
begin in accord with love and peace
But the greatest of them-the in
comparable, the savior--is Wilson
He shall domineer all the Heroes Ian
they are numerous and of all kinds
Why? because this magnificent Do
Quixote was inspired by profaned hu
man rights. And how we'll his pee
pie stood by him! These great Amer
lean soldiers, armed with justice, no,
well they have fought! Superb an
generous, on foreign land they hav
offered their lives and their blood ha
flowed for the right; only for tn
right!
So this people; these Yanks- -mer
chants, laborers, tradesmen; intellec
tuals, poor or rich--have won the vic
tory, have saved our culture! Ar
what is the price? Not penny! Bill
lions of dollars they have given wit
their blood; "it's all right, gentlemen
let's shake hands; good -bye!" The,
have barred to the world their Make
souls-this people of the dollar, of tn
golden calf! Great among the great
he is magnificent, this Yank-Wilson
with whom they are in harmony,
nation that reflects the sublimity o
its president.
l write these lines under the i'm
preston of the late news: German,
demands peace: makes an appeal Il
Wilson! The unjust addresses itsel
to the just; the barbarian, to the civ
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