Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-08
PURE AMERlCANlSM
Is GIVEN DISCUSSION

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them from The pitfalls of soldering
and return them TO us better men
physically. mentally and morally Don't
Your Judgment tell YOU without the
necessity of going into all the NOR.
hid details that this recreation propu.
sition is GOdscnd of the greatest
kind. II is purely and simply prac-
Teal business proposition and IL is
up To us to back the government in
its plan to save our boys--from
themselves"
Mr.. OCon0r took occasion to rap
administration critics who do mot
know, or have any means OF know.
ing. what our government is doing
in this war.
i believe with Lord Northclin, who
says that the American war machine
was revelation to the world II had
accomplished more in a lesser time
than any of the allies, Isn't it better
Tor Us TO believe that way? Why
should We criticisc the administration
not knowing what great results have
been obtained
IF there are any meilicicnts in the
administration machinery they can
not hide from detection. They viii
be caught and way made for men
more capable Of administering than
are they.
lie covered the political phase with
what do We care what party is in
control down AT Washington at this
time. Was there any attention given
to the politics OF Washington or Of
l.incoln? No. All the American pco-
pie cared about vas they won their
wars. That is all that is being de.
nanded of our government. Win the
war. be is Republican or Democratic.
Instead of criticising the admins
tration. We should get down on our
knees and pray to God for it to guide
us successfully thru this crisis.
Nj. OConor frequently was inter.
rupted by loud bursts OF applause ana
after the meeting was enthusiast
cally lauded for his valiant stand In
defense Of the nation and its monu.
mental UNDERTAKINGS.
Mr.. Forkell
MI Forhell. a different tyne of
speaker. followed Mr. OCOnor. giving
talk on The Worlds Crisis" that
vas conspicuous with blow after blow
dealt TO luke.warm Americanism
which, as he termed It. "smelled of
kaiscrism
In looking over this audience there
Is a kaiscrsmell about it was told
to eome down here and give You n
Knockout and I'm going to do It. I'm
not Kid glove speakers I'm coin.
TO speak right from the shoulder to
you kaiscritcs who have failed to
shuttle OH the shackles of prussan.
ISM. even tho you did run away from
ne kaiser to come to America 10 die
with your 30 acres and your boys
trtincd III business. as neither Won
nor they could do in Germany.
America is primarily a peace low.
ing nation. 1t wants to live and help
i've. It's peoples are. the walmest
hearted in the world. They throw out
their arms to receive the European
runaUays as one Of their own. But
now they are in the war They are in
1t 10 win it, Once aroused all the
power on earth can prevent their win.
ming it. II is up to you in this audi
cnce to back up if you aren't fun
hcartedly and earnestly behind the
government
Il am so Disguised with this luke.
warmnosS ! would like to buy car
load of pumernikle and limburger
cheese and put you kaiscrites with
1t and cart you back 10 Germany
where you belong You ought to 20
back 70 your kaiser--the man Won
fled from years back and the NAH
after you have put an ocean between
YOU aud him YOU SO ardently love now.
Oh ! wish it lay within my power
to send YOU there, would charter
the first boat and see you on your
way so quick it would make your
head swim.
Today on my arrival here after
that great disaster at sea in which
first reports gave death toll of over
600 American soldiers. was told Of
live Germans in your county who
gathered together in one OF your fac.
tories and while reading the report
chartered In fulsome glee at this lat.
est evidence Of German kultur.
I'm going to report those five men
when ! return to headquarters in Chi.
cago and III wager they'll do ~ more
slgglins over an American casualty
list while this var lasts"
Forkell is one Of the rapid. fire
school OF orators. He is trained in
the dramatics of the profession. While
haranguing IN one breath he was able
TO come back" with an appeal that
u touched the heart. bringing home the
tragic parts of the great strife with
finished iineness.
He compared Frederick the Great S
% growing at Pottsdam when be ascend.
ed, the Prussian throne with his fam.
GUS saying, the Divine Right of
Kings" with Ijncoln's Gettysburg