Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17
DR. BuNNELL SPEAKER AT
 FAITH TRUMBULL MEETING

The first regular meeting of Faith Frumh4ll chapter, D. A. R., which was postponed on account of the epidemic. was held on Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Edward J. Hunt of Hunting ton place. The regent Mrs. W. Tyler Browne, presided. After the singing of America, the usual reports and a fourth Liberty loan bond and a talk by Mrs. Elisha E. Regers in be- half of the $100,0G0 subscribed by the national society to Liberty bonds and towards which each member is to con tribute. An appeal was made for canes ana playing cards to send to eenvaleseeing soldiers. Miss Olive Hunt gave two groups of beautifully executed piano . selections including Nevellette by Mcdowell, Love Song by Stojowslzi, En Bateau by Debussy, Sans Bois by Victor St;aub and an Old French Song by Lully.
 Dr. Frank $. Bunnell was the speaker for the afternoon and gave a splendid address in which he showed 1 that the present war aims of America are exactly the same as they were in the Revolutionary war--that both are wars for liberty. So were our wars of 1872, of 1861, and of 1898. Nations as well as individuals require freedom. Nominal freedom is not enough. France was nominaliy 8 free nation, but has not actually been so since l 1871. She has had to maintain her army against her will. England has not been free, either. She wisely se-
 lected her fleet on which to spend the money Germany compelled her to and
 in this way has saved the world. Italy
 has been forced to keep up her army, too. Belgium thought she was free,
 but when the test came found she was not
 The German empire, which has been
 a menace to all these nations, was
 founded on deception. It was Bis
 Inarcll's changing the wording of the French note which caused the Franco l Prussian war that in turn created the empire. This was fostered by war and by treachery to Denmark and then to Austria. The billion dollar in : deTnnity taken from France was used to enlarge the army and tie people twere deliberately deceived by stories
 ereatin% g. fear of other nations, in order to keep tlIem in the army Power
 was kept in the government hands by Q system of credit banks on money taken from the people by taxation. 1 Tine people were soothed by a pre- tension that the government took care l Of them when really they were taxed to do 1t themselves without knowing it State insurance is the same prime; fple as that used in defense Of slavery
 They say a man is incapable of caring
 fer himself and must be made to do it
 Such & government is bound to become
 despotic. Its cost is the conscience ot the individual citizen. And & natiena, conscience is the thing that makes America different from other nations
 A group of masters is worse than only
 one. And the junker class is thi.
 group, of which the kaiser is merely
 the leader. It is the system which is
 at fault. Germany has no idea of z
 righteousnessN which will not yield tC
 force. But Belgium, France, Englant
 and then America have proved tha- the spirit of righteousness,' conscience morale, decency, fair play or whatevel r you may call it; does exist in thi! world Principle makes better soldier,
 than does discipline. This spirit O liberty is the foundation of America. Tine Revolution was a struggle fo liberty in the colonies. Our next twt wars were struggle for liberty in tn nation. Now we are fighting for lib ertY for the world