American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-12
MORMONS
PLEDGE AID
TO LOAN
Heber ]. Grant, Presi-
dent Of Church,
So Declares
LEADER o OF
FOLLOWERS
RECORD
BY HEpEH ,. oRhNT

For forty odd years. when the
Germans ave been meeting on land
or SEES. they have drunk ITO the
Dmy-To the Dayi" They meant the
day when Germany should practically
rule the world, They have thought
they had the might. and they were
convinced tina they could conquer the
world but they miatook human ma
tura. They never dreamed. for one
moment. that the little country OF
Belgium would oppose their great
and powerful army. They thought
they could walk right through Bel
rium. and within ninety days II not
within thirty DAYS. be IN Paris. But
Belgium offered her life for her ideals.
They never dreamed Tor one moment
that England. unprepared. would on.
Ter the war but these German states
men mlsiudgod the fiber OF the Eng.
lishman. and England entered the
wsr Although they might sink the
lAsitania and murder American citi-
ssna. they never dreamed that Amer
iea. with an insignificant army. would
enter the war. In All these things
they have found or they will End
their mistake
The Kaiser and the entire German
Empire will yet learn that these
prophetic words Of their greatest poet
are absolutely true-"Knov this,
God rules the hosts Of heaven. the
inhabitants OF earth"
What kind Of love. what kind OF
A..I4. A. a.. nAwr.mn ugu4tartnA 40
day Death. destruction. the killing
Of babies. the raping OF women and
puttins men and women In bondage.
The German government has brought
about = slavery today hat IL as hate
ful as the Southern slavery OF tho
sexro. which this country fought the
terrible Civil Wal to overcome. and
would extend Il over Americans n
n could. But she nev viii. The
Mormon. that this IL a choice land
choice above all other lands, and that
no klng should rule here. No. not
sysn the Kaiser. though he claims
10 rls by divine right from God. For
this IL a land OF freedom. I will read
,oa some Of the KAisers words;
There IL only one master IN thi'
country. I am he. and I will not tol
crate another" The Kaiser has 4
people will be their own masters. y
be lives long enough he viii, n
hope be does. want him TO live q
ind out that tho people OF the worl,
will be the master. and that intelil
ssnce and the desire for right vii
count more than might In all TN
vide world.
There is only one law-my law
the Law which ! myself lay down
The Kaiser Is wrong. The Law O
God the law OF Justice. the law o
virtue. the law OF honor, IL the onl'
law that viii prevail. and that Ia no
the Law Of the German Kaiser today
Il was on the fth day Of June
1874. thai Frankfurt assembled no
school children In the opera house. q
further their taste and understandinl
OF Cermany's supreme national arr
Exactly eleven months later. on Ma,
7th. 1915. a German torpedo sanl
ths Lusitania and the cities Of tn.
Rhine celebrated his also for thel
school children.
Goethe said. The Germans are o
yesterday a few ccnturie
must slapse before . u vii
b. said OF them n is long since the
we're ~bsrbartans Out Of their Owl
mouihs shall they be Judged
A. chairman o. the liberty Ioai
drive 10 this section. I was recsntl'
sailed 20 san Francisco 70 Atten,
a conferences. Aner two day. o
meetings Ne we're invited By III
Patriotic Committee OF one Thou
sand to a banquet The cities tina
fad gone above the maximum-ovs.
the TOP 70 20 speak-in p~urchAsinl
Liberty Bonds ~ere 20 represen
ttsmsslvcs by o. speaker on the pro
Enm And tho honor fell 20 me q
represent Utah IN a ten minut
speech AmonF other things I quote
ness Inspired words % Ella Whesle
NlooK That no question is eve
settled until Il IL settled right
repeat again the words ~ N
German poet Know this. God -ule
b hosts o. heaven. the ~inhsbitani
o. earth Wa delighted 10 say z
The people Ia California. and IN
worker Ia the Liberty Loan can
pAign. that there are no Mormon,
Who rave any doubt OF the m
outoome OF this great world wa
The Lord has spoken so FAR "a q
~Mormons are concerned. II
Lord has said that this IL a Lar
choics above an other lands. Al
that no king shall rule here. ] ha
been proud OF the wonderful reco
made BY the people of Utah duril
this war. and J rejoice 10 say the
are no more patriotic or loyal a
zens Of the United States than tho
IN these valleys Of the Rocky Mo-
tains.