The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-27
LASTING PEACE is
WORTH FIGHTING FOR
STATES MAJOR BETH
German Militarism Standing
Menace to the World, Says
British Officer-False
Rum0rs Dangerous

A large crowd gathered at the First
Baptist church last night to hear the
lecture of Maj. Ian Hay Beth, the cele-
brated Scotch author, who has thrilled
Americans twice with his war books,
THE First Hundred Thousand and "Al
in It," presented by the Birmingham
Lyceum. Major Beth gave his lecture,
Carrying On" and was most interest
ing in that he spoke of the progress OF
the war on both land and sea.
The speaker was introduced by Prot.
c. A. Brown, principal of Central High
school, and was enthusiastically greeted.
Major Beth, who was one or the nrst
100 900 Of "Kitcheners Mob" told OF the
many struggles of the great war. whieh
has been in progress since August, 1914,
and how the soldiers Of the allies nave
held onto the long line with the smah
force. while the women toiled day after
day in the 1nunition plants that the war
may be carried to a successful close. In
speaking of the early days of the war
he told Of the limited number of large
guns. but how the number of the guns
had been SO greatly increased. for heavy
artillery and heavy air raids were
the two things that must go together
in this war, the outcome depending on
these two things especially.
IDEA SHATTERED
Tn speaking of the belief of the Ger
mans that the new national armies
trained in the past two years were No
match for their army trained for the past
40 Years, he said that when the anieu
armies captured 10000 Germans the idea
of Germany that her army was invincloie
was shattered.
"The war was forced on the worio
bv the desire of Germany Tor cen
tral power to extend from HAMBURG
on the North sea to the Indian ocean,
zoe 900 900 people centralized, mllitar-
lied. to be a standing menace to the
world" said Major Beth
last year we thinned out the GER
mans until they were making the nlhe-
teenth and twentieth calls, but with
million or more prisoners from RUSSIA
they are making desperate eHoIt,
and we will have it all to DO over
again. and with Gods help we are
going to it this year, and we Will De
nearer tne NlClOIIOuo ciio ~ 49,
tnan ever before, for that hand is RS
ms, out of the eastern horizon and
placing on the western front deluse
of American soldiers.
WORKING TOGETHER
THE soldiers and sailors of the al
lied countries are working together,
and it is UP to the people at home to
stand back of them and not allow little,
petty jealousies to prevent them from
doing their duty to our boys over
there We can all do something to
assist in this great war and one of
the most important things Is to fight
the poison gas circulated by German
propagandists in this country and all
other countries. Our armies are GO
ing forward. we know that, and the
enemy knows it, and the American
people must speed up the shipbuilding
and munitions, as these will be impor-
tant factors in winning the war. out
first of all we must suppress the Cir
culation of false rumors.
1--WE have made sacrifice upon sacri-
fee, and we are fighting as we never
fought before so there must be no
peace but that which will be lasting
for our future and the future of our
children. To secure peace firm and
lasting is an ideal worth fighting for,
yes, dying for, and until we secure it,
and we surely will, let the watchword
be, Carrying On !"