The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-12
MANY attend THE
LOYALTY LEGION
SPEECH TUESDAY
w. II. Bennett Of Milwaukee In Stir.
ring Address At Majestic Tuesday
In Connection with War
Pictures.

Inc Loyalty Legion showing of wal
pictures in connection with a we'll
known speaker, Attorney w. H. Ben
nett OF Milwaukee, was success as
the Majestic was crowded to capacity
many late corners being forced to
| stand. One reel dealt with the work
| OF the torepdo boat and gave one an
idea OF the extent of American pre-
paredness in this direction. In an
other reel the spectator was taken for
| a ride on submarine. The third reel
showed a realistic sham battle be-
! tween Jackies and infantry Thousands
| Of men took part in it and all modern
methods of trench warfare were
| shown.
The Elks quartette rendered sever
al appropriate numbers and a local
| orchestra furnished the music City
| Attorney Edward F. Wieman intro
duced the speaker, William H. Ben
nett.
when we entered this war we were
not prepared for war, situation that
proved our contention that we were
not prepared for war;" he said.
He then detailed what had been
done in the last year towards becom-
ing prepared. That on the fields of
France there was American fighting
blood and a navy to back them up. He
touched on the question of duty that
devolved upon those who remained be-
hind and inquired as to the state of
feeling of all here who had done and
are doing something to help those on
the wartorn and hell-racked fields of
sunny France. Satisfaction and desire
to do more was the idea conveyed by
the speaker who expressed the thought
in brilliant manner.
Flag day, Friday, June IA, should be
fitingly observed, he declared. Re-
counting short bits of history on the
emblem of our country he brought
nome to all the fact that "The strong
est must obey and the weakest would
be protected under that flag. Not only
individuals but a collection of indi-
vlduals as a nation have the right to
exist under it's protection"
mo matter how many have gone
and no matter how many have gone
down or will go, American spirit and
the American flag will never go down
until united all nations will be in a
lasting final peace" he declared.
Speaking on lines of defense ne
mentioned three. The first line-the
army of the land and air and the navy,
soldiers of the sea. The second line
Economic factors dealing with war
whereby front trench fighters are sup
piled with food and the necessary am
munition to carry on The third
llne-The civil population, those back
nome who through business, depend
ency and other things do their bit
back here.
He quoted France and her soldiers
as being martyrs. The Germans be-
lleved that success without autocracy
| was impossible and could never be
gained through democracy.
I "A few OF our boys have been sent
| back home to explain what it means
to be over there Many more will be
sent back before long, manned. GRIN
| pied and blind. When they come we
must be doing our level best and more
than we are now doing" he declared
| Many ask when the war will be
over. We do not know. While the Cen
trail powers are pushing and driving
on the west front they are using ur
their man power. We have assurances
that with the fourth year of war the
Central powers are using up man
power at a greater extent than they
can replace"
He spoke on the work of the Loyalty
Legion and the work he had done. "In
Milwaukee last Sunday" he said, ga
parade of Slavs, Polish and other peo-
pies was held amid downpour of rain
and they packed the Auditorium ten
thousand strong. There was speaker
for every language and that was the
language | could understand, English. -