Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-08
GET BEHIND THE
BOYS,' ADVISES
MIR. MORGENTHAU
Former Ambassador Makes
Touching Plea For Ma
TONS Fighting Men

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ambassador to Turkey addressing a
rousing meeting held in the inter-
est of the United War Work Drive
In Chestnut Street Auditorium last
night. BrImful of praise for the
American and Allied troops who
are fighting against the forces of
autocratic nations, the ambassadors
address was a brief outline of the
causes that led up to the war and
the reasons why America. and
Americans must get behind the lads
on the fitting line through the CO.
operating agencies in the United
War Work campaign.
Opening mis- address with a sketch
of the way in which Germany
paved the way for her plan for
world domination by the occupation
without right of Schleswig-H olstein,
the speaker described the causes
leading up to the present var go
back to 1866" he advised. "It was
then Prussia under Bismarck's
leadership determined to be a great
military power. S%natching the prov
inces of Schleswig and Holstein
from Denmark, she later occupied
Alsace-Lorraine and gradually abb
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up the German Empire"
Tells of Changes
The German people of 1870 were
very different from those of To-day
declared the ambassador giving evil
dence to show that the change from
a peace-loving citizen to a power
mad was c%oincident with the
growth of the German Empire.
st1NhA Eornnnn naAnIA Of IQT0 xvForn
peace-loving, fond of nature, loved
songs, we're domesticated and were
not ambitious. They were gradually
more than their God. They were
told the world was divided into two
classes: The governing and the
governed"
The German people were in
structed that they were the govern
ing power to rule the rest of the
world, Mr.. Morgenthau explained.
They realized they could not domi-
nate the world without absolute con-
troll of all countries. Therefore in
1870 they started to prepare what
the speaker described as the most
~stupendous military machine in all
history" to accomplish their end.
But they made a terrible mis-
take" the speaker continued. They
didn't figure on the spirit and
patriotism of their enemies. That
is why they failed!
Swinging to another angle the am
bassador gave high praise to the
nations chief executive for his pol
icy of watchful waiting. lie de-
clared that because of Americas
state Of unpreparedness, il she had
entered the war Immediately after
the sinking of the Lusitania she
twould have been defeated along
with the Allies. Comparing the fact
that when the Turks secured control
of a major portion of Europe 1t took
$50 odd years to wrest it from their
grasp, he said hat at the same rate
if Germany had won it would have
meant a struggle of q thousand
years or more before she could be
sent back to her original confines.
Why Germany Failed
Germany has signally failed be-
cause this great country has recog-
nized this war as our war. Tt is a
war of those who believe in justice
and right against those who believe
in enslaving the world. When the
Allies we're virtually exhausted
America entered the war and de-
termined the outcome.
THE first chapter in the great
drama is finished. We ought to
realize this. We are going TO take
a forward step of the sort hat ie
taken only once in centuries. Amer
lea is going to play the part of a
big brother in the second chapter,
We have lost an infiniteslmal per-
centage of men and resources fol
which we are very sorry. Here we
are! We will have to undertak,
the reorganization os the world
But I want to say we need not feaI
to do so! We have gained in many
ways. We are richer in energy, re.
sources and spirit Now we mus
impress upon the nations that wher
we sit at the peace table we are pot
taking the place of the DULLES non
cisappearing from the world. II We
sit down at the table. convincing
tho world of our altruls'ic motives
VIC will take the leadership easily
and wholly"
Touching upon uEfoudded rumors
to the effect that an arm stice with
NGILldIg hdU DCG.l SlBlEN lllG kAIIl
bassador was dubious about the gen.
u~ineness of the report but optimis.
TIC about the conference. '"rhe Ger.
mans would not have sent their men
to Foch's tent except to surrender
Internationally, = believe. There
are many causes fo" this downfall
Internal trouble seems to be promi.
rent among them" At this point
l.. Il. u T. -. - ~
played a side thoroughly human
and thoroughly American when he
said that while he wished the Ger.
mans no bad luck. he would not CRY
very much if they had interna.
trouble and were forced to treat
each other with the same. measure
melted out to their enemies and tc
the non-combatants.
Get Behind the Boys
After IN eloquent tribute to the
splendid men in khaki the speaker
made a passionate appeal to his
audience to get behind the soldiers.
The boys want affection" he de-
clared telling of their eagerness to
receive the letters and parcels from
home and reminding his hearers that
the sentiment innate in the heart of
virtually every man has not been
quenched by the fires of war. He
told a touching story of how, when
he had charge of three Red Cross
hospitals, interpreters we're kept
busy and boys begged eagerly for a
chance to write letters home. This
incident vas connected with an APP
peal to give the boys a tourh OF
home through the agencies OF the
United War Work drive. Haven't
we So much to be grateful for?"
he appealed. What we give to the
drive alone isn't what we should
do. We should use every means