El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-03

CPADES were called spades and Ger
y mans were called hell hounds
with all the freedom and frankness
the subject demanded in three rousing
talks delivered to a large audience OF
Fl Pasoans at Liberty auditorium
Thursday night by Leslie A. shaw.
former secretary Of the treasury;
Frank O'Deu. governor Of the rural
credit bank Of Omaha. Neb-. and Gen
z. Z. swinton. Of the British war
cabinet. who developed the tank,
respectively
..God Damn the Germans.
Cen swfnton. after detailing only
briefly German atrocities, could not
refrain from the heartfelt eNclama-
ton. cod damn the Germans and
the audience seconded the motion IN
roaring applause; M O'Deus speak
ing Of German propaganda, declaI ca
that amy man who whispers peace be
fore the day we defear she German
Government and wipe ii from, the face
Of the earth is an enemy ana traitor
10 This government" while M shaw
Denoted the state Of vassaldom Ihal
would be Americas fate II Germany
won, in such terms that ne lnousAl
'.far better had il been had the war
for Independence been lost and Amer
lea remained a dependency Of Eng
land with q government like Canada
Realization Would Brighten
After an excellent musical program
by the 3sth infantry band, leader
Stenheu Joska. chairman Burt Drn-
dorff. Of the Liberty loan campaign
committee. presented the first SPEAK
er. Gen. Swinton, who spoke in part
as follows.
III Won would realize what the war
means for You, your children ana your
children's children. YOU would De
f-frhtened. We in England have come
TO realize that we must have but one
business. TO win the war. IT is not
fight Of nation against nation. but OF
the whole civilized human race
AGAINST the barbarians. II you realized
the things Of hell you are M against
z-o-, v~ouId plunge in with both feet
.4Poisonous Parasites"
-Tone before the war we reallZel
the peaceful penetration policy OF me
Germans They came all over the
British empire and were allowed 20
take what we had developed Iney
we're not only parasites but poisonous
PARASITES. because they were secrelly
plotting AGAINST the British, whose IN
situations they enjoyed
CAS- an instance Of the thorough
German preparation, cite the case %
German East Africa which recelN ca
Int enc shin from home in three ana
one-half years Of war nut was a9le
10 fight that length Of time on stores
OF guns and ammunition received long
before war began
Hard to Believe Reports
Vow. war is a dirty and o-ooQs
came Even soldiers do not Ike H.
But Germany has desecrated even
war throwing aside all decency ana
fair nlav. So 4 say with all earnest
ness. God damn the Germans As 10
then atrocities. you as Cnrlsllan peo-
ME cannot believe anyone capaple OF
doing what the Germans are reported
to have done. We in England, IN
Guiding our soldiers. refused TO be-
Heve untl we saw
Here the General cited the case OF
the bodies Of three women 1oua1 N
a house at Bayonne. France by the
british after the Germans were arlF ca Z
ont. A small boy. hidden from the ,
Germans. told the British the women
were his mother and two sisters. re-
snectively. and that when the GER
mans came he ran out INTO .aLl
building. and that crowds OF Germans
entered the house and there was piano
,ravinr and other merry ma king .
Vhen the British found the bodies OF
the women the general sall. they
were all naked and each was tled by
outstretched hands 10 nails IN the
En=Iand's work Great.
Speaking Of what England has done I
iu ne war. the general said I,5oo,0oo I
men had been put IN the field By the
emDfre. England herself furnishing 4
60 percent Of the number WINE
r.-ae+ p-frafu's national debt has in
creased from s22 TO S665 per capita
since the war broke
The general spoke only briefly OF
the tank. saving it was merely oe-
veloDment OF the American tractor
&
edanfation Of the ancient shield It
v-as intended as q means OF combat
rine machine guns and has proved a
success, he said
KVouId Make All Mad
ATr. O'Dell was the second speaker