The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-08
CROWD ONERFLOWS HIGH
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.
HUGE LOYALTY MEETING
ADJT. GEN. NORRIS PRINCIPAL
SPEAKER OF THE EVENING
DIR. HESTON PREsIDES.

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teresting for those who would stab
the boys in the back" was the quot
ed assertion Of Adjt. Gen. w. A. Nor
ris last night to an immense crowd
at the high school auditorium. The
keynote of the generals address was
for the support of the men being
sent over the water to fight for de-
mocracy and safety. That the war was
not the result of idle imagination
and for purely speculative reasons he
said that it was a war for the de-
Tense of American homes. The afro
cities of Belgium and northern
France were spoken of, and the
declaration that il was the plan of
the kaiseTs' military party for world
domination and Paris in 80 days,
London in three months and New
York in three years" proved that
this was a war for the protection of
American homes against the dasecra-
ton of the brutal and atavistic Hun.
Early evidence showed that the
seating capacity of the hall would
prove inadequate. The churches of
the city held no services last night in
view of the dedication of the flag
and services incident to this memo
rial. Many stood in the aisles and
clear spaces at the rear, and the
crowd streamed from the door, stood
on the stairs and extended down the
halls far beyond any hope of hear
ing the speakers voices. Their was
no lack of enthusiasm, and If the
people did not realize that we are at
war it seemed as though they came
TO have that realization brought TO
| them If possible.
DR.. ]. w. Heston announced the
numbers OF the program. The plat
/, form was occupied by Il great chorus
. OF voices from the choirs of all the
: churches in the city. The orchestra
, and band led the music, and the
songs were tremendous. Trumpets
. sounded reveille, and to music of a
military piece by the band the great
- service flag was raised behind the
Y choir. After another song by the
@ choir the speaker OF the evening
i. Gen. w. A. Morris, OF Redfield, was
announced. He disclaimed any abil,
nifty as a speaker, but stated that he
: had a few things he desired to talk
$ with the people about.
! In his position of adjutant general
r OF the state he has a full conception
: Mothers tears and sorrows at parting
h.. with the South Dakota men brought
that home to him. 1T tears my hear
10 take them from their mothers, bu'
it must be done to protect those
: mothers, wives and sisters from whaI
;. has happened to other mothers, wive:
and sisters in the desolated Belgium
What shall we do to help? Shall wt
require the mothers to make the only
sacrifice, or shall we part with ou
money to help them over there? We
must stand for either those mother:
!, CT the kaiser"
The strongest action possible
should be used against the power
which wages war on helpless womer
:, and children, the speaker said. The
blunt commands of what this coun
try must or must not do, and wher
they were observed the sinking o.
:; neutral ships continued, and womef
and children were slaughtered. Th'
scrap of paper" policy, the Edith
!, Cavell case and others were cited
. The kaiser bluffed Uncle Sam jus
once too many times" We mus
. fight. And the speaker was il
Washington when the president de
clared before the joint house AM
senate that a state of war existed
and that measures would be taken t
protect American interests. MI
Norris paid a tribute to the veteran
of the civil wal In their readiness Z
leave home and fireside to presery
n the flag and the union. He state
that he would rather throw a littl
d pink flower in the path of these me
ID now than to spill a whole basketfu
after they were dead.
a. Let George Do II.
ts The ways of that arch conspiratol
IN Won Bernstorff, were condemned
ID The huge and ~permeating system @
I'd spies and propagandists instituted b
Id him were cursed. The country
~ full Of them, and the passive man
e. lending them aid and comfort. c
Us these and pro-Germans the speake
C. said we take the attitude of Get [
Id HI with you out Of here-we don
IN want you" The danger of this cla'
Is Of citizen was emphasized and tt
at speaker advocated nothing but til
Mt most drastic measures. strip the,
n to the rags they brought with the.
n and send them back to the kais'
e. they love now, but whom they ia
DIS away from before" declared the gA
nd eral. England and France ear
III found a way to treat such. Here y
er arrest them, bring them before !
tc. officer and place them under bon,
and turn them loose to spread the |