The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-22
SAYS HUN PLANNED
PAN-GERMAh WORLD
DR., Isaac J. Lansing Delivers Eloquent
Address 60 Representative s"da-
encr st jefferson Auditorium
WANTED UNIVERSAL EMPIRE
First Step of Democracy's Foe Was
Preparation of MonStrous Army
Henry w Anderson Makes Address

Not for many years has a~si'eAAcr
commanded more rart attention thAh
DR.. Isaac J Lansing. Of New deFSe3 =.
last night at the jefferson auditorium
during a stream Of patriotic eio49ehe''
lasting nearly one hour
The auditorium was 'Towded Oy
representative citizens Of Richmond
TO hear the distinguished speaker on
thu subject nj premature Peace, az
related TO the CampalEn for me SAFE
OF war savings stamps
After an Invocation by Rev. DIR.
CectLYof Richmond, the chairman IN
troduced Henry W. Anderson, lately
returned from the Red Cross Mission
to Rourania- Mr. Anderson address
ed the audience briefly, hut with pow
errul effect as he led into the subject
which the speaker OF the evening was
more fully 10 discuss ana concluded
BY presenting the visitor.
Early German History.
Dr. Lansing told ef the early hsfoTy
OF the German pFople ana tfaced
thar fsachlngq and doctrines tn one
unhroken chain OF national barba-
.sya. from the days Of caesar 10 the
presert time Their idea Of God is
conferred in the state and all things
are good ana holy which tend 10
aggrandize the power Of the govern
ment They believe that nothing fS
more exalted than to destroy ana De
vastate the homes and lands OF weak
err states ard 10 bring the people OF
those lands INTO subsection TO the rule
OF Germany.
For many years the Trussian auto
craey has contemplated and planned
the Germ AIMING OF the world j NJ
first step in the plan was to embrace
the adjoining peoples 10 com prise "A
population of O.o00.0 GOO IN order 70
prepare an army of 10000 600 men Tor
the control of the world The speaker
pointed out that the amazing TACT
stAres us In the face that the Ger
man government has already about
accom- pl!shed the first step in the plan,
The possession Of Russian Poland, BEL
GUM. Northern France, The control OF
Austria and Turkey.
DR.. Lansing rerounted the deeds OF
horror that have followed with the
German armies in their tramp over
the weaker peoples that have fallen
victims TO the greed IF Prussia. HIS
picture Of Belgian devasted, robbed,
dsspoiled OF her people, desoiate and
dying, of the unspeakable and das-
tardly deeds against women ana int
tie children, WAS vivid with realistic
description THE Germans are not
brHes but fiends, not beasts, but de-
wills said the speaker. and II IN the
word TO come lNeE hfe W &C. nan
their lust diserts. there should be "A
terry broad and deep and hot hell 70
contain their Internal spirits
Tells of Purpose.
Or Lansing told of the purpose or
Germany TO levy the cost OF the war
upon the American people and the
other countries whom she hopes to
conquer But he declared she may
get herself ready to translate the
handwriting on the wall" / know
not what you. my friends, think about
It, bat ! would wish TO see her pay
the war debt Of America, OF England,
Of France and Italy j would see her
forced to restore Belgium and every
destroyed town and hamlet and to
compensate for al the loot and muir
ders and other crimes committed,
would have her replace every ship and
craft which her dastardly and COW
ardiy activities have destroyed. % I
would hand her bin OF damages that
would grind her down for n hundred
years TO pay,
Peace with less than Germanys com
plete undoing would be treason to God
and man