South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-14
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Former President Addresses
Officers and Men at
Camp Taylor.
News-Times Special Service:

NewsTimes Special Service:
CAMP ZACHARY TAYLOR. KY.
Feb. 13.-"The allies are fighting
for a principle the maintenance Of
which affects the future Of civili-
zation. If they do not achieve it.
they have sacrificed the flower of
their youth and mortgaged their flu
ture for century. The allies can
not concede peace until they con
quer. When they do it will be per-
manent. Otherwise they fail"
This was the message former
president William Howard TAFT
brought. TO officers and men at
Camp Taylor today. when he deliv-
cred his address on The Great
War. M Taft came to Camp Tay-
Tor from Camp Funston. Kansas.
and his visit is part Of the Y NJ.
G. a program Of war education
among soldiers and sailors. The for
mer president will depart tonight
for Chillicothe. O., where he will
address drafted men at Camp Sher-
man and later he will address thou
sands of hghters-i -the-making at
Camp Custer, Mich, and Great
Lakes naval training station, Great
Lakes, H.
Explains War Purposes.
Priest Wilson says the allies. are
fighting to make the world safe for
] democracy" continued Mr. Taft
Some misconception has been
| created on this head The allies are
not struggling to force a particular
form of government on Germany.
If the German people continue to
wish an emperor, it is not the pur-
pose of the allies 10 require them .
nave a republic. Their purpose is to
end the military policy of Germany
that looks TO the maintenance of a
military and naval machine, with its
hair-trigger preparation for use
against her neighbOrs
IF this continues. it will entail on
every democratic government the
duty of maintaining a similar arml-
ment in self-defense, or. what is
more likely, the duty will be wholly
| or partially neglected Thus the
policy of Germany with her purpose
and destiny, will threaten every de
J mocracy This is the condition
which is the determined purpose Of
the allies, as interpreted by Pres't
| Wilson, 20 change.
How is the change to be effect
ed? BY defeating Germany in this
war. The German people have been
/ loyal to their emperor, because his
| leadership accords with the false
| philosophy of the state and Ger
man destiny with which they have
been doctrined and poisoned. A de-
I feat of the military machine must
/ open their eyes 10 the hideOus fu-
tility of their political course. The
German government will then be
| changed. to avoid the recurrence Of
such a tragedy as they have delib-
! erately prepared for themselves.
Want Just Peace.
when the war is won, the Unit
| ed States Will wish TO be heard rs
to peace terms. The United States
/ Will insist on a just peace. not one
/ of material conquest. 1t is the moral
victory the world should win 1
/ think / do not mistake the current
of public sentiment throughout ouc
/ entire country in saying that our
people will favor an international
J agreement by which the peace
/ brought about through such blood
and suffering and destruction and
/ enormous sacrifice shall be preserV-
! ed by the just power of the world.
Meantime, let us hope and pray
/ that all the allies will reject pro-
/ posals for settlement and compro-
mise of every nature; that they will
! adhere rigidly and religiously to the
? principle that until a victorious re-
/ suit gives security that the world
/ shall not he drenched in blood
/ through the insanely selfish policy
OF a military caste ruling a de
I luded people intoxicated with ma
terial success and power. there viii
| be no peace"