The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-09-12
MORAL. FORCES,
DONATIONS 70
CRUSH TEUl0N
WORLD DREAM
Judge Hallam Delivers Mes
= sage to Bemidji; Warns
Against Peace Propaganda
NAPOLEON FAILED BY II.
z. FALSE BELIEF IN GOD
World Too Small for Prussian-
ism and American Flag,
Is Speakers Contention

= :. THE world is not large enough for
German Prussianism and the Amer
lean fag,,'' V VI .emphatically declared
Judge Oscar Hallam of the Minnesota
Supreme court in the aElko theatre
last night, addressing an enthusiastic
audience of Bemidji patriots, and a
strong wave of applause swept the
theatre. 80 d. u.
It was only one of the many trite
assertions on the part Of the speaker,
who has been ss1rafted" by the Amer
lea First society to spread the warn
ing against sentiment in keeping
with the peace propaganda being in
-siduously worked by the German gov
ernment, and also against q prema-
ture peace, s IN 20, - - lcs~
!" ,I.,s Courtesy Appreciated. .
Judge Stanton introduced the
speaker and an incident with the
Judge playing the principal role was
quickly recognized by the audience
and the first notes OF patriotism were
sounded. Covering the speakers ta-
BILE was a large American flag. Judge
Hallam and Judge Stanton were the
only occupants v of the stage. AS
they entered from the wings, Judge
Stanton casually removed a water
pitcher and glass from atop the flag
and set them on the floor, whereat
the audience burst into hearty hand
sclapping, much to the surprise of the
district jurist.
Straight Talk.
80 I'D 10 q, G
straight talk to his hearers. He
cited the early history of Germany
and it's progress to the reign of EN-
peror William and Bismarck, the lat
ter noted for his nom de plume ''The
Iron Chancellor" which he lived up
to in conquest of weaker nations, the
inception of the dream of world dom
ination. He read from records and
documents the stealthy march Of the
propaganda the object of which was
the expansion of German domination,
with the aid of the mailed fist, the
order being isued to use any brutal
means to accomplish what could not
be by other means, and history will
record the carrying out Of that long
standing precept Of the arch-murder-
er, Emperor William of Germany
Eve Accept Issue"
1--WE accept the issue Of autocracy
that law is might" declared Judge
Hallam 1--WE meet it with democ-
racy and that law is right
He recalled Napoleon's famous say
ing "God is with the best battalion"
and cited his fall, as will be the
fate of the Kaiser who arrogates to
himself the divine aid Of the Al
mighty. 1t was after Napoleon was
in exile on st. Helena that the Tilt
tie Corporal ;fgave utterance to a
changed opinion and said that it was
the moral uprising of the nations
that caused the dream of world en-
pire to fade. And so it is with Ger
many, asserted Judge Hal:am, the
me raj force Uf the world nations has
ricen to crush what the German auto
cracv, Prussiautsm and wantol Elur-
der stands for.
Peace Is Subterfuge.
The peace propaganda, he asserted,
was merely subterfuge to again get
ready for a world war, to gain ter
ritory for German expansion at the
expense of other nations whom Ger
many would seek to crush by force
of arms, and he cautioned ell Amer
leans to beware any peace unless it
had annihilated the Prussian regime
and it's aims end ambitions.
Frequent applause marked the
course of the address. It was not a
"war" talk, but a message to the
patriots of Bemidji to beware and
maintain their ideals for which
America has drawn her sword, lend
ing their aid in every possible man
ner shoulder to shoulder with the
boys "over there and others soon TO
60, and bring to civilization peace
throughout the world and free from
Hun menace and Prussian intrigue.
At the close of the meeting, sew
eral Of the audience Joined the Amer
lea First society, of which Bemidji
already had several members,