The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08

| fighting for-We are IN this war 10
| preserve the institutions of democracy.
IT Is not sufficient to say we will de-
feat the enemy and prevent him from
! making further progress we must
have a reconstructed world. under the
principles Of humanity and permanent
| peace We are to have:
First, a judicial tribunal n supreme
court of the world
Second a conciliatory council for
the settlement of all questions not to
be submitted 10 the supreme court.
Third Il court OF sanction, for
economic and military movement. A
department If you choose. of inter-
national police. which may unite all
the powers against the one that wishes
to go into war, against the findings
OF the courts in the International
congress
Conferences OF these tribunals are
TO he held from time to time. for the
purpose OF adapting conditions to
the changes which take place in the
progress 0f time and the evolution
OF civilization.
cit takes men. material. money and
morale to win a war. We now have
all these. and in their combined ef-
feet, the powers and forces OF Ger
many viii melt away. and our victory
VIII come"
Or. Lyman Powell was energetic
In his discussion of the topic, En-
foTcernent Of Peace"
y hand you the glad news OF when
this war Is going to end he said on
the start 1T is going TO end when
we whip Germany. The terms OF
peace viii be made when the flags
o. the allics--the Stars and Stripes,
The Union Jack and the Tri-Colors
wave over the palaces of the Potdams
gang
Glorious Victory Coming.
After the applause had subsidized,
Or. Powell said that there was no
doubt that the war would end with
glorious victory for the United
States and the European allies.
we will not be satisfied except
with peace enforced by the highest
moral sentiment saw Germany
throw off the mantel of the big
brother in the case of Belgium. She
did not do as the United states did
in the case Of Cuba Germany has
tried to fool the whole world by the. !
doctrine that the individual exists for
the benefit Of the state, Germany
will soon say 10 France, You may
take back Alaace and Lorraine and
to Belgium that she may resume her
place in the congress of nations, out
such a peace viii mean only rest
ing spell, and the Prussian will pre-
pare for another great world war.
IF France had quit two years ago, !
you who are sitting out there would
not be there but would be in the
trenches around Richmond protecting
your homes and yourswtves from the !
Prussians We went slow, but we
are now ready 10 give the kaiser that
swat which has been due him for |
long time
Religion In Peril.
we will not only require him to |
give q bond to keep the peace. but we
WIN hold an inqulrende over him at
Ellis Island We have been forced |
10 decide the question as between !
dernocr and autocraey, and we
will show the Germans that we are
ready TO decide The kaiser would
destroy religion. because that is
knitting men together for their com |
mon good, and that is what he does
not want Religion is In great peril
we must stop that. We must enforce
peace with the firm establishment OF
dem ocracy, and the utter |
defeat Of the German forces"
The three speakers will be guests !
az the meeting of the Ministerial |
union at the Y. NJ. G. A. today at / |
o'clock, when they viii speak on |
War Conditions
Mr.. Marburg spoke last night at !
Centenary Methodist church; DR.. Ma
smyth spoke at Broad Street Meth
odist church, and Or 7owell spoke !
al the Second Preshyi church.