The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-15
Local Organizations Cele- brate Loyalty Week With
 Enthusiastic Meeting
MARSHALL TELLS OF
 GERMAN ATROCITIES
Miners Union Service Flag Shows Twenty Three Thousand Stars. Labor to Support Admin
 istration in Crisis

"I would gladly give five years
 of my life, no, | will say more,
 would sacrifice my life from this
 minute on, If the people of Amer
 flea could only see what have seen
 fin Belgium and France" said Ser
 geant Verne Marshall, of the Uni-
 ted States regular army, at the
 loyalty meeting in Machinfsts, hall
 last night. sIf our people could
 view with their own eyes the
 atrocities being practiced by Prus-
 sian miIftarism "over there' no
 one would have to urge them to
 enter this conflict with their whole
 souls. The termination of the war
 and the extinction of the Hun
 would be their only desire.,
 The meeting last night was well at tended, and was Birmingham day to celebrate Loyalty Week." which is being observed all over the United States Prac- tically every labor organization of this district was represented and the crowd was filled with enthusiasm after the talks of the evening. Music was furnished by an orchestra and Mrs. Sarah Atkins rendered several instrumental and vocal
 ~ selections
 J. B. Wood presided and made the Introductory remarks A letter of regret from Congressman George Huddleston was read and at the request of Forney Johnston announcement was made that Charles Edward Russell would return to Birmingham and speak at the Jefferson theatre Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon and evening
 AN OUTRIGHT LIAR
 When any German propagandist tries to tell you that this war is one of Wall street." said the sergeant, tell him that Verne Marshall said that he was an out right liar. I am here to back up any thing that l say. There are many things that I will tell you tonight that you may not believe. I doubt that you will be- 1ieve them. But they are all the truth swear 1t. There are hundreds or more that are even more fiendish and devilish- so much so that human beings cannot conceive of them in their mind. This is not war of money, waged because financial status abroad was affected, be- cause some of the money lenders of the nation were facing heavy financial losses, but it is war to save that prop erty which is nearest and dearest to the hearts of every true American citi- zen-the loss of personal liberty and the right to pursue life of peace and hap piness."
 WAR FOR PRINCIPLE
 q pray to God that the war will never find it's way to the shores of this country. Men. let's go over there and spare our mothers, wives and sisters tile atrocities that have been practiced in Belgium and along the captured country. Do not let Prussian militar- ism get it's heel upon the neck of America. The acts following the sink ing of the Lusitania are enough to con- vince anyone that we are in this war for higher principles than a squabble over any financial matter. And Will helm embraced the commander of the submarine that did this dastardly act and pinned a medal upon him publicly for the display of such valor--valor- that, murder in cold blood without women and children. Pro-German propagandists should not be allowed to speak half dozen words. They should be shut up immediately and started home in rowboat."
 LABOR IS LOYAL
 John w. Brown, national organizer of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica, was the next speaker of the even- ing, having for his subject Labor and Democracy"
 "A service flag of our organization was displayed in a recent convention at Indianapolis" he stated, having on iI 2S,000 stars. You may be sure that Alabama had large share of these.
 No more patriotic body of men in the