Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-02
PUT DOWN BOLSHEVISM
PRODUCT OF PAGANISM
". \. H. W. Van WatcrchOOt Van
Der Grn"ht Warns OF Freedoms
New Enemy In II Talk atty"


After ". 4. J. NJ. van Water
schOOt van der Gracht, president OF
the RoNanh Petroleum company
opened his talk on Bolshevism AT the
Y. NJ. e. a. yesterday afternoon with
th"s" words, nothing co0uld have di-
Nided the attention Of his audience.
Mr.. van der Gracht spoke at the Y.
NJ. c. \. forum and the gymnasium
WAS filled.
Continuing his address ne said:
J'cfore thus lid Is closed humanity
better make sure that everyone Of
this black winged horde has gone
nome, down where he belongs.
Il am afraid that one IL yet loose,
ana a very bad one at that lie has
had many names, but his modern
name is 30 O.sheyisin lie is son
Of German pugdnism and brother to
Imperialism, he has the same device
In his blood stained shield--'might
Is right"
MI van der Gracht said this one
II all the more dangerous because nc
comes disguised ~ "A friend Of tho
suffering poor. he comes arrayed In
ovcralls. but all the same he is ruth
less. bloodthirsty, with tyranny as
his only aid.
I'm his modern incarnation he Is
entirely made In Germany Bolshev-
Ism In It's prime Weans utter destruc.
ton and chaos. a reign OF terror OF
hobocs and city buns over the decent
skilled workman, over the middle
class bourgeois. as we'll as over the
wealthy employers. All industry and
earning power of the nation de-
strOyed, mere might is right, might
to rob, plunder. and murder for the
worst OF the population In bloody
spree.
"All men are deemed alike. all in
fluenCe of professional training, su-
perior skill. or education l. denied.
All authority is to he In the hands OF
councils Of unskilled peasants and
workmen, they shall govern the
country. decided upon intricate prob
lens OF statcsmanship. political econ
| omy and finance, international law.
and the many intricacies OF modern
government
There ls 10 he no police to sup
port the law and TO enforce order.
| only an armed people; in other
words everyone carries gun and
uses II as he pleases to enforce any
idea that bubbles up In his befuzzled
mind"
lie said that at first thought II
would seem to us only Just that Ger
many should get taste OF the very
medicine she has given Russia and
that we should allow Bolshevism to
tear her to shreds, but on second
thought that would be folly for Ger
many is our debtor and we would not
think Of letting a debtor burn and
lay waste the only means he has at
his command to pay his debts. so
we must save Germany from this
tyranny II possible II she is to pay
the allies her debts.
The world will never be safe until
the spirit Of tyranny OF one single
group over the rest OF mankind is
crushed, whether It is olIgarchy OF
the court party or of city buns.
whether 1t is Wilhelm OF Hohenzol-
lern or some big mouthed dema-
gogue backed by the scum OF the
slums. Peace Is only possible In true
democracy, In which the people rule
Not one set or class, not junkers, not
by all means an arlstocracy OF the
dollar. but also not an oligarchy OF
the great unwashed,' but true de-
mocracy In which the whole people
Is adequately represented-only this
can possibly assure liberty.
These are great days OF recon
struction Of gravely diseased old
world. badly in need of rejuvenes.
cenCc. Let the cleaning he thorough
Let US not let off before all devils
who preach might is right have been
chased back to he'll where they es-
capped from. and the lid is on again.
so securely fastened that II will never
more come off
The misery in human life OF the
rich as well az the poor Ia indeed
hard TO bear II one loses sight OF
the fundamental truth that in the
cycles OF CosmiC time this life OF
ours is only a small puff OF smoke.
dissipated AZ soon as II was formed
hut also that an Infinite Justice and
not mere brute fate rules the stu
pendous mechanism OF the universe
and that necessarily every cause has
It's effect and every deed it's reward.
II not here. then unavoidably else
where sphere Of existence
MIR. Wander Gracht paid a beautiful
tribute to the American ideal IN this
present war and to the great Amer-
can mission saying that true peace
will come only when Christianity
rules the world and that Il is very
necessary that American ideals con-
tinuc To prevail at tho peace CON
ference
"BolShevism must he crushed and
also German philosophy. Christianity
must again prevail That means lib
erty!
America went to war for a mere
ideal. II organized through the Y.
NJ g. A. and kindred associations a
glorious work to uphold its own de-
Ccncv and morale. The American
Hoover and his efficient associates
have offset German harbaritv with
the most beautiful example OF mar
vellously organized. truly Christian
charity and the whole American
people was solidly behind them. and
yet is, involuntary self-denial.
Indeed this nation can lead the
way and should lead the way Boil
shevism will go under as ignomin-
iously as did militarism. Christianity
and true liberty may again rule the
world. So help us God"
The general discussion following
the address added further to the in
tercst OF the afternoon and all felt
they had received a real education
Of the things OF the moment in the
world today
The Rev. Abel pastor OF the First
Methodist church. was announced as
the speHker for next Sundar N'a s''h
feet will he Forces in the Worlds
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