Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-31
YOU ARE FRESH
BIC BROTHER'IS
SWINTON WORD
German Drive Is Serious, but
Something VIII Happen Soon,
Says British General.
CROWD HEARS LOAN TALkERS
Frank e. 0deIl Appeals TO Patriot
ism in Powerful Speech at
AuguStana College.

largely attended meeting held Sat
urday night at the Augustana col
lege gymnasium. in which Major
General f. D. Swinton OF the Brit
ish army and Frank G. OdelL sec
rotary OF the Federal Farm Loan
bank Of Omaha. were the princi-
pal speakers.
General Swinton and Mr.. Odell
arrived in Moline early Saturday
afternoon and were met at the sta
ton by delegation Of prominent
Rock Island and Moline men. In
the afternoon they were taken on
a sightseeing tour Of the Rock Is
land arsenal. after which the dis
tinguished visitors we're driven 10
the Rock Island club for a public
reception at 80. Following the
reception 4 dinner was rendered to
the party at which General Swim
ton made d short talk. The din
ner was attended by Colonel f D.
Ramsey. 4. ]. Lindstrom. Mayor
Martin R. Carlson OF Moline, c. B.
Hall. E. H. Stafford. O. +. Ander-
son. Mayer Levi. T. B. Davis,
George Schneider, JT., Ira H. Rob
erts. H. P. Simpson, H. H. Cleave-
land. James F. Witter. Z. ". Wood
cock, DR.. ". E. Taylor Gus Tege-
Ter. DR.. G. A Andreen, II. ". Horst
and F. ". Bender.
After the dinner General Swim
ton and Nj Odeu, with other
members OF the party. proceeded
to the Augustana college. They
marched upon the platform to the
strains Of The Star Spangled Ban
ner." c. & Hall of Moline then
took charge o. the meeting and led
the audience in singing over
There" and the English favOrite,
Keep the Home Fires Burning.
Fully TWO hundred ordnance de-
partment soldiers from the arse
nal filed the choir seats on the
rostrum They sang with much
pep and gusto over There ana
the audience appIauded enthusti-
caily
A J. LindsJrOm, head Of the west
end county committee in charge of
the third Liberty loan campaign,
then introduced DR.. A. @. Andreen
Bf Augustaua college as chairman
for the evening Dr. Andreen in
short but effective speech pre-
scented Frank c. OdelI Of Omaha
Rs one Of Americas most infiuen-
tial men and a leader in national
4 events of Importance.
All the Huns this side of hell
rannot defy a people who go forth
to battle for a righteous cause with
songs Of victory on their lips" be-
gan Mr.. Odell, paying tribute to
the men in khaki in what was per
haps one OF the most powerful and
stirring addresses delivered in this
city We are at war with an I'M
scrupulOus and desperate enemy.
Il is our war and we are fighting
II for the preservation Of our lib
erty and our institutions. We have
come TO the parting Of the ways.
Our sword is unsheaIhed N right
\ eous cause and may it never see
Us scabbard until the blO- OF Prus-
sianism is obIiterated. Awake
Your liberty and the liberty OF
children unborn is endangered by
this menace. We are in it. do your
part and please God, Prussian des-
potism Will be wiped of the face
Of the earth and this world will be
snade decent place 10 live in.
/ Must Get Mad.
am not going to ask you To
buy Liberty bonds or thrift stamps
IF you've the proper conception
OF your duty as American citizens
l viii not have to do so. But one
thing is certain. We have had too
much Of this silent. supirc patrio.-
ism. We VIII have 10 stop this
argument, pussy-fOOting. 4Ide-step-
ping. and ap0lOgiZing. arG arouse
Dur people 10 actual conditions
We've got 10 get fighting madt
Don't forget that each one Of US is
e. much responsible for the sue
cessful termination Of this war as
ls our president. Let the rays Of
human liberty drive the snakes
into the sunlight. There is only
room for one kind Of people In the
United States-thOse who are IN
divided in their allegiance to
american traditions. policies, and
IDEALS. II we cant make good
Americans Of some Of these people
mere, why after this war is over
we'll give them back their little
green bags and the 10 marks they
md when they came and ship them
out on the boat al Castle Garden
20 a country they like better.
Nation Of Easy Marks.
The United States is a nation
OF easy marks The worst bunk
eyer put over on the American
| people is the bunk about the Ger
man superman; that the Germans
excel every other people on The
face Of the earth. You've been fed
hat story for the last - wears BIZ
lecturers. magazines and newspa
5rs, and you have swallowed the
srman theory. I know. am a
FIter by Profession and I've wri,
o yards about ir. BUT / woke
I'm not going 10 admit now
BIT am inferior 70 any sduar.
Rd who gets his inspiration from
bburger cheese, sauer kraut. and
ger beer. I'm done with Ger
any forever. I'm 100 per cent
merican' Nothing can come into
home with the made IN Ger
Iny' mark upon IT,
We can get along without the
nous goods OF German manufac
|re. for instance coal tar dyes
"a chemicals. for we have done