Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-01
AMERICA MUST CONQUER GER
MAN sARRAR,sM OR BE CON-
QUERED BY HUN
JOSEPH A. GREW TELLS
WHY AMERICA is WARNING
ure Generations Must Battle Germans
to Retain Freedon,-Au9h Gibson
Tells lowans of Early Days OF War
in Belgium.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
An,es. Feb. 1--WE are not fighting
other peoples battles, We are lighting
our own. Just as sure as Germany
enlerces from war unbeaton just as
surely Will pam Germanism reach out
its arms Ia America in the future.
am dealing with facts, based on nine
wears Of residence in Germany. when
toll Won that if we don't fight German
harharism now and conquer it, our
descendants will have to do it for us.
We do not want to hand down such
a heritage to them.
"1,non tho movement toward a rev.
olution that is going on in Germany
tonight depends when we shall nave
peace. We can never deal with me
junkers and pan Germans. Upon
democracy must we build hope. why
talk Of any other kind of peace
In this wisc Joseph A. Grew. for
four years secretary to Ambassador
James G.. Gerard at Berlin. summed up
the reasons why the United states was
at war and movements that may brins
peace, in a patriotic address at the
farm and home week short course at
Iowa State College. He told Of MS
experiences in Berlin, Of his dealing
with the foreign office and OF the
inner traits of the German character.
With him on the program was Hugh
Gibson. secretary to Minister Brand
Whi,lock at Brussels, who told an in
innate story Of conditions as they
were in Belgium.
kuItur Only Skin Deep.
German culture. OF which tho Ger
mans have boaSted. is only skin deep.
Beneath it is The barharism Of the days
Of Attila the Hun" declared Mr.. Grew.
The Germans show their character by
their traits, some OF them seemingly
trivial. The German has an uncon-
trollable temper He has lack Of a
sense Of fair play. He can not be
trusted. He is brutal
To illustrate these characteristics,
Mr.. Grew cited a number of incidents
connected with his embassy work in
which the promises made by officials
from the chancellor on down were
made and then broken unhestatingly.
Peace will come only when the en-
tire German nature is changed. de-
Cared Mr.. Grew. He told OF toy yep
pelins and submarines replacing usual
Christmas toys in the windows in 1914.
He explained how sentiment ip favor OF
America at the beginning OF the war
slowly changed 10 spontaneous
hatred. Even the kaiser in 1914 used
to stand at attention and salute when
the American flag went by on an auto.
Story Of Belgium Untold.
Mr.. Gibson described the early dayc
Of the war in Belgium. He touched
but lightly upon the atrocities he had
lighter sides Of the picture. He de-
scribed how the indominable will OF the
Belgians, with their strong sense OF
humor. was enabling them to stand up
under their expressions. He paid high
tribute to Cardinal Mercier. The story
of Belgian horror has as yet not been
told Mr.. Gibson believes, nor will it be
told until after the Germans are driven
back and the freed peoples arc at lib
erty to tell all they know.
D. P. Hogan, OF Omaha, president Of
the federal land bank, explained the
workings Of the new land banks es.
tablished over the country for the pur-
pose of stabilizins farm mortgages.
These banks will accomplish a grea
purpose according to Mr.. Hognn, IN
aiding farmers to borrow money easily
and in helping others to invest wisely
in the bonds issued by the banks.