Evening journal., 1918-04-04

told the other day that more than a.,
900 Eaglish non-combatants. men. wom-
en- and children, had been drowned.
burned or blown 10 pieces since the
war began. Bit we have no cOncep
tion and lill the veil is lifted after the
War we shall have no cOnceptiOn-of
the range and system OF these a,rOcl-
t,es. Least Of all shall we realize. as
they realize In Belgium and occupied
France just across The wafer the cold
organized miserie- which Germany has
laid upon lhe populations that have
fallen into her hands. That she might
break their bodies and denle their
souls That is part of TIE German
creed. What understanding is possible
with breed That have worked for
and brought about these lhings2 And
so long as the Germans are left with
any excuse fnr thinking that such
things pay can any peace Doe made with
them in which men can trust2 None.
Cheers For % is the peculiar Is
sence OF German Fullur, which is the
German religion. that 10 is Germany's
moral duty no break every lie, every
restriction. that binds man 10 fellow
man If She thinks il Will pay. There
fore all mankind ara against her
Hear. hear Therefore all mankind
must he against her tlll she learns that
no race can make lts way or break It's
way outside The borders OF humanity.
/ Cheers
The more we have suffered in this
war ihe more clearly do we see this
necessity. our hearts. our reason.
every instinct i'm MS that lifis US above
the mere brute show us that the war
must go on. Cheers Otherwise
earth becomes hell without hope The
men, the shps, the munitions must 20
forward to lhe war and behind them
must come the money. without which
nothing can move. Where our hearts
1 are there must our treasure be also.
Cheers.
III for any reason Whatever we fan
short Of victory and there is no half
way house between victory and defeat t-
what happens 90 us? This. Every re-
lati0n, every understanding, every de-
cency upon which civilization has been
so anXiously built mp viii g0-will be
washed Out because 10 VIII have been
proved unable to endure The whole
idea Of democracy which at bottom
is what The Hun fights against-will be
dismissed from mems minds, because
% Will have been shown incapable Of
maintaining itself against the Hun. il
will die; and 10 will die discredlted TO-
gether with every belief and practice
that Is based on It, The Hun ideal. the
Huns roOt-nOtions Of life viii take is
place throughout the world. Under thai
dispensatiOn, man will become once
more the natural prey, body and goods
OF his betler-armed neighbOr Women
lao 10 in 1flsffr ont Frr ~.
tinuing the breed: The vessel Of mans
lust and mans cruelty; and labor viii
become a thing TO be knocked on th,
head II 70 dares 90 give trouble, ant
worked to death il IL does not Anc
from this order Of life there will bt
no appeal. no possibility Of any escape
This Is what the Hun means when D.,
says he intends 10 impose German kul
tur-which is the German religion
upon the world This Is precisely wha
the world has banded Itself together
TO resist. Cheers 10 Will take every
ounce In us; il viii try us out to th'
naked soul Our trial viii not be mad,
less by the earnest advice and sugges
tlons that we should accept some sor
OF compromise. which means defeat pu
forward by Hun agents and confeder
ates among MS. Hear, near They arr
busy in that direction already But b
sure Of this Nothing nothing we ma,
/. have TO endure now viii weigh on
feather-weight compared with wha
: we shall most certainly have 10 suffe
if for any cause we fail Of victory.
loud cheers.
on the motion Of Mr.. Eric Condy
seconded by the Rev. j. C.. Garlic. anC
supported by Major General Sir san
steele Mr. Kipling was heartily thanked
at the close OF his speech, and the meet
ing pledged itself 20 support the prose
cullon of the war by all the fnancia
and other means in its power until th'
principles for which the British En-
pire entered the conflict have been win
dicatec and a Just peace is secured"