The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-18
JUDGE NJ. |. LUECk
STIRS BIG CROWD
PATRIOTIC ADDRESS
Gives History Of the Outbreak Of the
War and Laid Blame Where 1t
Rightfully Belongs, On
Germany.

livered a mastery and powerful pa
triOtic address before big crowd OF
people in North First street, speaking
from the Elks club rooms Tuesday af-
ternoon. He told of how the war
started and placed the blame where
it rightfully belongs-on Germany.
Previous to the address, noon hour
meetings were held at the G. B. Lewis
Co., Monarch Tractor and Wolfram
Shoe Co. Attorney Daniel H. Grady of
Portage addressed the west side.
meetings and Judge Lueck made the
address at the Monarch Tractor fac
tory. Attorney Grady was called
home before the outdoor address at
the Elks club.
The Jackie band from the Great
Lakes naval training station paraded
the streets during the morning under
the guidance of T. A. Wandreyka,
chairman of the local Council of De-
tense, and the band played for all the
meetings, being given rousing send
off at the close and a present of cigar
ettes/
Judge Lueck Speaks.
Judge Lueck was introduced by
Attorney Nicholaus Thauer of this city.
Judge Lueck said in part:
We are living in unusual times and
people must adapt themselves to the
differences. We are engaged, little
over a year, in the greatest war in
history. About one-half of the civilized
people in the world have taken up the
side of the allies.
When the welfare of the country is
at stake, and our homes, it is the duty
of every person to stand by that coun-
try, first, last and all the time. The
people of German extraction are con-
tributing a great deal for America,
have laid down their lives over the
big pond and many are ready to do
their bit This country has never shed
it's blood that was not for true justice,
and so in this war we are fighting for
democracy.
The question even now arises, who
was to blame for this war. The Ger
man ambassador to England, Prince
Lichnowsky, a boyhood friend of the
kaiser, puts the blame of the war on
the German militarists. This ambas
sador was friend Of the German peo
pie; but he saw that peace with Eng
land and Germany would not meet
with kaiser's approval, because the
kaiser wanted to dominate Europe. 1t
was proven that Germany encouraged
Austria to make war upon Serbia.
Luxembourg was invaded by the Ger
mans and Belgium was next meddled
with by the huns.
What did Germany then do with
us?" the speaker questioned. They
tried to run this country, our. congress
and our papers. 1t is Germany of the
kaiser, Of Ludendorff and other high
military lords, not of the people
The kaiser by this time must real
ize that he has grabbed a little too
much territory.
The flower of America, spirit of Ii
berty, blooms above all other foreign
flowers-the shamrock, the lily and
the forget-me-not. We must go over
the top in the fourth loan which
starts on September %. And by "over
the top l mean that every individual
should subscribe his and her quota.
HOk War Started.
The speaker told Of the beginning
of hostilities, showing how Germany
had planned for it. The murder of the
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Aus
tria and his wife at Seragero June %,
1914, was the first straw. This gave
Austria an opportunity to square &C
counts with Serbia, which in the eyes
of the German and military elements
was long overdue. The Potsdam con-
ference followed July 5, 1914 by Ger
man and Austrian dignitaries to con-
slider the killing Of the prince, and on
July 30, 1914, the Austria-Hungarian
ultimatum to Serbia was given. There
is no doubt that Germany prompted
the terms Of this drastic diplomatic
note 1t contained ten articles, four of
which related to the murder, while
the rest related to the fallacies of the
Serbian government in dealing with
secret societies, newspapers and other
agencies of political agitation. ALI
propaganda of the national arms of
Serbia, so far as these were dangerous
to Austria were to be suppressed. All
officers who Austria should name as
participating in the conspiracy were
to be removed. A time limit in replying
of forty eight hours was set.
Serbia's reply yielded to the de-
mands in practically everything ex-
cept that which related to the sover-
eighty of Serbia and offered to refer
to the Hague tribunal points not en-
tirely conceded Austria declared the