The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-08
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Of Chicago. president OF the
Polish Roman Catholic Unions Of Amer
lea. and special correspondent Of the
chicago Herald 20 Europe during the
war: Jos. LisacE. assistant internal
collector, Chieago; DIT. Howat'
A NJ. Turner. Mayor Kanradt Of West
ana Mayor Brown Of Ham
.nond: -. j. Moran. Judge Reiter, Rev
SHARP DR.. sharrer and Anthony Gar
associate editor OF the Chicago
Daily News. member Of the Chicago
school board. and n special correspond
cnt of the Daily Jews to Europe during
the war,
Czarnecki gave a great speech on Pc
land under the iron heel. telling the
things he witnessed in that country re-
Gently. He stated that former bank
ers ana professional men OF Warsaw
stood in bread lines guarded by Prus-
sian soldiers. the latter sleek and We'll
fed.
~nized labor Of Hammond appre-
ciated having Clarence Darrow. the Ia
Dor sttorney. as the main speaker Of the
saturday afternoon s%er'ice. Mr. Darrew
gave a masterful address, indicting Ger
many. He said In part;
we do hate the things that sre mis-
guiding the German people and the gov
ernment Of that people. The United
states did not enter the war for terri
torv-she has enough. We did not enter
the war for money-we have too much,
We entered il for the cause OF world
democracy.
j think 50 much OF nay country that
want it always right and I think II
never was 50 right as now. Patriotism
can be overdone. We SEQ it in the mil
lions Of misguided Germans marching TO
Death for a wrong cause. But our p2-
triotisrn j. right because our cause is
right. We are not in the wa because we
like to nght. should hate 20 see the
day when we in America love war. When
the war is done let US all hope end pray
America may return TO the paths OF
peace never 10 leave them unless en
equal duty calls.
This war was mad in Germany and
al the horrors arc on the head of Ger
many. I was never neutral. I knew the
great German military machine and
freedom couldn't live in the same worle
7 believed in this war for two and a halt
years before we got into tt ] was GLAD
and proud when this country through It's
president and congress declared a stat,
OF war existed. Many OF our paeinstl
and other pro-Germans have insisted ",
had no right To get into this var.
We stayed at home while Ia German,
trampled on Belgium and dug them
selves in France while the devote,
French and a handful or British fought
with bare hands against the best wa
machine man had ever conceived: check
ing the mad march OF the Hun on Paris
We watched While Germany. banled
turned 10 the sea. The destruction o
the Lusitania was not warfare. It wa
piracy. and murder upon the high seas
W could no longer stay out. \ ma
ton that Is too cowardiy TO defend IL
rights viii lose its rights. II we ha,
remained out OF the war we would hav =,
been the most contemplate people o,
earth snd the most hated. We went ia
to this war because the lives Of on
citizens and the Of our ma
tion were attacked on the high seas.
Now that we're in # we'll stay in j
until the world is safe for the decen
nations Of the world"
h principal address Of dedication
! day was delivered in the evening h,
W. E Foley. chairman Of the State Coun.
ell Of Defense; He said in part:
This 10 Americas Critical Mour.
This Is a war between ideas ana ideals
on the one hand is democracy. constf
tutfonal government and the ru,e Of tn,
people and on the other hand is the idns
Of world domination. The kaiser sal,
Alexander. Caesar. Theofortc the II
Frederick the Great and Napoleon in
fluenced him the most. They fought
world empire and failed. Il have dream
ed a dream Of German world ernpir,
and my mailed fist shall succeed"
So. We have the issues fairly tenered
either tho world il to be an empire sub
jet to the whims and caprices Of thf
outlaw or IT is to be a free world uher
men and women can form their own gov
srnment and frame laws to the wishe,
Of the people.
have no war 20 make upon the Ger
man people in America. and 7 pity then
in Germany. But have 81 war I
make, as an American. against the kais
er and his military clique.
/ II he succeeds he viii drive on
flag from the seas.
?. He would drive our commerc fror
the sea.
3. It would drive our factories On
farms from he markets Of the world
& He would destroy the institution
that Washington, Jefferson. Lincoln sn
Mckinley worked 20 hard to estsblfs
and preserve.
Indemnity.
This outlaw cannot win. the preSen
temporary success on the western iron
will not avail him much.
l. He said three and a half wears as,
y will be in Paris in six weeks" II n
ever gets there. I hope 1t Viii be 10 Il
> prison cell.
: His has been Swer
from the sea. 4 great loss.
:. His navy has been in hiding 70
years.
e. All Of his foreign possessions I
every land and cline have been sUer
away from him never TO be restored.
9. There will be no more Gerna
language taught IN this countr3: we wi
speak the English language or kee
stfft