Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-05
NO POLITICAL VICTORY
UNTIL RUSSIA IS RESTORED
Roots OF Prussianism Must BE DC.
stroyed, Declares DIR.
Freeman.
SPEAKS AT HIGHLAND Park
Two Thousand People Attend Annual
- Community Celebration - Similar
Exercises Held in North Richmond
and Westliampton.

We must draw a clear line" said Or.
Douglas s Freeman last ni"ht. when
speaking in Highland Park. 10 an audi
cnce OF $500 people wno mad assem-
bled on tho occasion Of the annual COM
munity picnic neld every Fourth OF
July, under the auspices of the Civic
Association. between thos. who arc
for the country ard those VINO are
against their country. One must
not talk OF his b;t he mast do all. for
anything less than MS bcs; is dishoror:
to do nothing at Ali j. absolute dis
grace. I will not cal ono OF tliat tyne
Stacker: ! shall say" that word. COR
there is left nothing worse that one
can be called. 10 matter what dcs.lny
may bring. The nation is dividing
itself into two great classcs-wnr!Scrs
and drones."
DR.. Freeman opened his address 10y
SAYING that he faced Il very different
crowd from the one to which he last
spoke in Highland fArh, that those be-
fore him were possessed OF new ideals
new emotions and new thoughts He
requested his audience TO regard the
occasion AS one OF .1nsccration rather
this conflict" said he, under II lcalcr
whom I verify believe to have b4cn
sent from Cod"
EVERY ABLI:-BOD1ED MAN
MUST DO SOME SORT OF SERVICE
DR.. Freeman pointed to The words OF
provost Marshal Gcnecal Crowded. ga!
ing that America must hav. GOO Gun
under arms by the end OF the year. and
reminded the audience or his pr.d!c-
t:on OF that fact over year ago. He
further prophcsied that this nation
must put under arms Al least G.pOG.0r0
men-and not imp:obably 1000. 600
before she won the war. IL asserted
that victory would demand the sight
of>evcry able bodied man III America
between the ages OF eighteen am.
forty-nve IN uniform for some sort u
service. and that he Was glad the se-
lective act was placing the RESPONSE
billy on tho proper and able shouldc
lie referred TO a discussion Of THAI
same subject in the Highland ia *
school years ago. and remarked that
he was glad the day had come wn.n
Southerners could read with kecncr and
proper vision the words of LinColn's
Gettysburg grafton.
The situation In the cast, said N
FREEMAN. demands that America pu,
100000 men In arms. He emphasized
the Idea that victory cannot be won on
the western front. Germany might
there be deica ted in a military sense
but that would not mean essentially r.
poHtica; victory over that nation She
could grant any terms o! peace viii.
reference TO the evacuation Of Frame
and Belgium, and then he innu;tcly
better on by the retention OF Russ.
than when the war began. We can
not call anything victory that Goes nut
seizure the east as we'll as the west,
There can be no political victory un-
less Russia IS restored and rcorgan-
izcG. The roots OF Prussianirm
must be destroycd-it is class distlnc-
ton. but the corne--stones OF dcmoc-
racy are free action and free thought
and free expression"
DR.. Freeman concluded his address
by - reference TO the classic address
delivered yesterday at Mount Vernon
b. President Wilson. He said that he
regarded 1t probably as the greatest
expression of Americas creed that har
yet been given the world. and then
warned his hearers that they could not
thank God too often or TOO mucn ror
Woodrow Wilson.
WILL. RAISE SERVICE FLAG
IN HIGHLAND PARK
George W. Bahlke. OF Baltimore.
formerly of Highlani PARK VINO was
presented to the audience by Charles
w. Vaughan. preceded DR. Freeman
He told the audience that they should
be proud OF the 1875 boys from tina, hill
who had gone 10 fight his night and
their fight, and should do honor TO
them. s they had done By raising a
service flag in the park.
Alvin NJ Smith followed DR.. Free
man in an earnest address to his former
p!ayinates. He directed a hot fire to-
wards the tribe OF conscientious on
jectors. who will not fight, and who
Will not even aid the Red Cross 'be-
cause II is an adjunct TO war" Mr..
Smith then suggested that they should
he uniformed. each with a white mouse
on his sleeve. and be set 10 killing the
rats that eat up per cent OF the food
Referring to profiteers, he said TN
they were as much spies and enemies
rs those who stole American secrets OF
were openly pro-Gcrman. Mr. Smith
then read 10 the crowd the speech Of
the President. delivered yesterday at
Mount Vernon
MISS Gladys Vaughan. decorated 10
represent MISS Liberty, sat on the stage
with the speakers and committeeman.
During the morning there was !,
baseball game between the Uptowns
and the Downtowns During the after
noon about fifty athletic events were
enacted Many prizes We're awarded the
winners. The proverbial brass band
was there, and. with it 10 lead. hun
dreds of patriotic persons joined in
singing national hymns Lunches were
served on the ground.
SIMILAR CELEBRATIONS
ON NEiGHBoRING HILLS
At similar celebration on the neigh
boring hills of North Richmond DR. r.
w Miller. president OF :hc North Rich
mond Citizens Associations delivered
VIC ~ incipdI ADDRESS. There. too. was
an all-day affair, which was closed by
4 dance in the evening
Residents of Yves thampf OH assembled
in the grove, near Stop u. to cclc-
brate Independence Day. The speak RS
of the occasion were State Senator
Julien Gum and Counc!l.nan T t;rav
tiaddon There was ii musical pro-
gram of high order: II baseball game
IN the morning. athletic events IN the
afierno.': ana a lunch Oh me grounds
for all