The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27
AMERICA IN
WAR TO WIN;
NO PEACE NOW
DR.. JOHN l. WEBER AHOuSEs
MaR SPIRIT OF COLUMBIA
PEOPLE IN GREAT ADDRESS.
TELLS CAMP EXPERIENCES
Army Lfe rs Making Men Of 5oys
Mho Mere Becoming Moliycoddlss--
Everything Contributed 10 Cause
Goes Il the Soldiers.

Everything Contfinuisn to Cauae
.6oes tc tine Soldiers.
President Wilson'S No" TO Ans
tfia proposal Tor q secretly negOtlat
ed peace was concurFed III with thumb
erons applause by a Columbia aud
fence Sunday night following Or John
l. Nsbers declaration that this war
IL going 10 last unit we win II. II it
lakes five 10 Ten wears Dr. Weber
y. M C. A. director at Camp jackson.
spoke at the First Methodist church
10 d large audience in the interest Of
the united war camp welfare cam
paign that win begin in November
Early IL mis- address he reviewed the
transformation through which TINS
country passed in arriving al the point
ttfaf compelled America 10 lec0me en-
gagged III the war, then he said
america is engaged in this war 10
light 1t ont to finish in defense Of
the homes of this land and tbs Christ
ianity and civilization Of tine world
We are going To make peace in Berlin
and the terms are going 10 be written
by ourselves"
No more son stirring and heart fir
ing address mas Deen heard in goinm-
bia since America entered the war
than the one delivered by Dr. Weber
whose message carried such an appeal
tiIat time after time the traditional
silence Of a church congregation Was
broken by vigorous appliance He had
been close to the soldiers and knew
the spirit of the men VINO are doing
the fighting. He spurred the people
al home 10 stand behind those sol
diers until tine victory is won. Ills
condemnation Of German militarism
chat mas made beasts ri an otherwise
likeable people was punctuated by
Sketches of camp life and what the
various camp welfare organizations
are doing 10 improve the conditions
Of the men
Dr. Weber brought the comforting
assurance TO mothers and fathers Of
boys in the army that the soldiers
are being well cared for ''They are
well led well clgthed have comfortable
places 10 sleep ana are reused up
curly il the morning and given hard
Days work" he said The result Of
this is that many ''mamma's pets are
being made into men
The deplorable illiteracy that has
been uncovered by the draft was
spoken of by DIR Weber He said That
10000 men have passed through
Camp Jackson who were unable To
read or write when they put IN their
uniforms. but they are being taught
in the might schools Of the y Nj a..
A and that organization is making
4 the claim that no MAN viii return
home after tire war unable to read
the simple literatuer Of the newspaper
and TO write.
ii requires SIX months to make
man and q soldier out of a recruit
or draftee. Then he is keen to &c
over and keen to stay the beasts
who have perrsetrated atrocities that
were not dreamed could have occur
red in the heart Of Africa Stories
% these atrocities" said DR. Weber
are not exaggerated. They are prob
ably expurgated and unlimited, be
cause il would be too horrible TO put
I them into print
DIR Weber declared that il the wa
is not fought to finish IN Belgium
and France ii viii be fought in Am
erica. because 3 negotiated peace
now, such as could be attained N
stantly. would but give German and
Austria time 10 rebuild their shattered
forces, and in ten or fifteen year,
find pretext for renewing the wa
with America as the object of theil
hate.
Relating numerous camp exper
fences. DIR. Weber dwelt upon the e
lation of the church TO the welfars
organizations, saying that the relg
ious work being done in the camps il
a challenge TO the church. From 2,
00e to 1000 men each month are con
Yerted TO Christianity IN Camp Jack
son and from 5000 to 500 renew
their faith
DR.. Weber paid tribute to tbs
women Of the land VINO are doing Sc
much for the soldiers, saving that Il
is his belief that we could not win
the war without the men He descrlb-
ed the work Of the Y. W. {. A hostess
houses and Of other wOmeD's aetirl-
ties which bring cheer and comfort
70 the men VINO lore al good women
The people were urged TO buy LIB
erfF Bonds. War Savings Stamps. eoD-
tribute to the suVpotr Of the Bed Cross
and the seven allied camp welfare
organizations, because IN these things
the u,aorIe ara INT hsInSne The ef5I-