The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-04-20
MORMONS
PLEDGE AID
TO LOAN
Heber J. Grant, Presi-
dent Of Church,
So Declares
LEADER PROUD OF
FOLLOWERS
RECORD
0y hGaER !. GRANT

- "esSN Ne NNSNV
For forty odd years. when the
Germans have been meeting on land
or sea. they have drunk 80 the
Day-To the Day." They meant the
day when Germany should practically
rule the world. They have thought
they had the might, and they we're
convinced that they could conquer the
world but they mistook human ma.
ture. They never dreamed. for one
moment, that the little country OF
Belgium would oppose their great
and powerful army. They thought
they could walk right through Bel
GUM, and within ninety days II not
within thirty days, BE- in Paris. But
Belgium offered her life for her ideals
They never dreamed for one moment
that Easiand. unprepsred. would en-
ter the war: but those German states.
men mlsjudgsd ths nbsr of the Eng.
lishman. and England entered the
war. Although they might sink the
Lusitanis and murder American citI.
sens, they never dreamed that Amer
lea. with an Insignificant army. would
enter the war. In all these things
they have found or they will ind
their mistake.
The Kaiser and the entire German
Empire will yet learn that these
! prophetic words OF their greatest poet
are absolutely trus-"Know this.
God rules the hosts OF heaven. the
inhabitants Of earth"
whsk LtoA 80 toy> ,.,kut LIZA -
charity 10 the German scattering to-.
day! Death. destruction, the killing
Of babies. the raping Of women and
putting men and women In bondage.
The German government has brought
about . slavery today that 10 ~ hate
full 20 the Southern slavery Of the
negro. which this country fought the
terrible Civil War to overcome. and
would extend It over Americans II
she could. But she never will. The
Lord has told US. In the Book OF
Mormon, that this II choice land
choice above all other lands, and that
no king should rule here. No, NOT
even the Kaiser. though he claims
10 rule by divine right from God. Fol-
this 10 land Of freedom. will read
you some Of the Kaiser's words: -
There II only one master IN this
country: I am hs. and I will not toll
crate another" The Kaiser has to
find out that God rules and that the
people will be their own masters. II
he lives long enough he will. and I
hope he does. want him to live to
md out that the people OF the world
will b the master. and that intslli.
gencs and the desire for right will
count more than might in oil the
wide world.
| There Is only one law-my law
the law which ! myself lay down
The Kaiser 10 wrong. The law OF
God. the law Of Justice. the law OF
virtue. the law Of honor. 10 the only
law that will prevail. and that II not
the law Of the German Kaiser today
II was on the 7th day Of June
1914. that Frankfurt assembled her
school children In the opera house, to
further their taste and understanding
Of 0ermany's supreme national art
Exactly eleven months later. on May
7th. 1915. . German torpedo sank
the Lusitahia; and the cities Of the
Rhine celebrated this also for their
school children.
Goethe said: "Ths Germans are Of
yesterday few centuries
must elapss before II will
be said Of them: 1t IL long since they
were barbarians.' Out of their owu
mouths shall they be judged"
AZ chairman Of the Liberty Loan
drive In this section. was recently
called to San Francisco to attend
conference. After two days Of
meetings we were invited by the
Patriotic Committee of One Thou
sand to banquet. The cities that
had gone above the maximum-over
the top. so to speak-in purchasing
Liberty Bonds were to represent
themselves by q speaker on the pro
gram, and the honor fell to me "a
represent Utah In ten minute
speech. Among other things l quoted
these inspired words Of Ella Wheeler
Wilcox: That no question ID ever
settled until II is settled right.
/ ASPcot again th0 NOIub Oh tN(
German poet: Know this, God rule,
the hosts Of heaven. the inhabitants
of earth" l was delighted to say te
the people in California. and the
workers In the Liberty Loan cam
paisn, that there are no "Mormons'
who have any doubt Of the fnaI
outcome OF this great world war
The Lord has spoken. SO far az the
| "Mormons" are concerned. The
Lord has said that this is q land
choice above all other lands, and
that no king shall rule here. I have
been proud Of the wonderful record
made by the people OF Utah during
this war, and rejoice TO say there
are no more patriotic or loyal citi-
zens of the United States than those
In these valleys of the Rocky Noun.
tains.
Tho test Is on--does German sutoe.