The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-10-10
Position on War.

Position on War.
The first great questionable para
mount questionable most vital ques-
tion-now demanding our attention is
that Of the world-war and all the cor
related questions connected Herewith.
In addition thereto, and not little
less important. will be the great prob
will be pressing for solution and settle
ment at the conclusion OF and imme-
dlately following the war. The most
important VI these Will be the treaties
of peace. the consummatiop OF which
will impose upon the Senate of the Uni
ted States great responsibilities. Next
10 the President himself. then in i'm
portance is the Senate OF the United
States.
Speaking for myself, I am frank to
state that I loathe war; hate war
and we as a nation hate war because
war means the taking Of life. the de
structlon OF property-it leaves woe
and misery and grief in its awful wake,
and there are none of us whs would
not do anything within human power
consistent with right principles to pre-
vent war-but America is In this war,
and. despite all our adherence of war,
we must not hesitate, but all of us to
gether must do our best to win this
war and win Il now. The best and
quickest way out of this war IL straight
through Il. thereby saving the lives OF
ns many OF our dear boys as possible.
would not have you understand in
this connection that ] do not realize
the fact that n great nation like ours
must sometimes fight in order to main
tain its integrity and It's dignity as well
as to vlndicate the great purposes for
which as n nation we live and have our
existence. l fear that as long as men
live and control nations there will be
great danger OF war. and, therefore,
all nations must maintain to certain
extent armies and navies, and certain
amount of preparation for war is
necessary though living In peace-and
| am In favor of country, when IL be
comes necessary 10 strike In war, to
strike unltedly and with all its force
and power.
The German nation has sinned
against the world-has sinned against
God and man. Through its kaiser and
war lords It has ignored its<treaties
with the other nations Of the world
through its army II has committed the
most atrOcious crimes known 20 civil
zation. Its soldiery has murdered in
nocent hildren--Outraged pure WON
anhood-and this not I'm isolated cases,
but today thousands OF homes mourn
the lives of mothers and children and
fathers who have been outraged and
murdered in a manner more cruel than
was ever practiced by the worst saw
ages Of the ages past. The unspeak-
able crimes committed by the German
army have stamped this mllitarlstic
nation as the most dangerous enemy OF
mankind on the face of the earth to-
day
In this short address there is not
time TO discuss the reasons and the
causes leading up 10 this war, nor shall
l take time TO discuss at length the
reasons for the decline of the German
empire, once a great country, to the
depths of crime and degradation to
which as a nation Il has sunk. II has
worshiped "kultur" and the superman
instead of the true God In other
words, II has made "kultur" and the
superman it's GOd-and God has said
the nation that sinneth shall die, and
the onward sweep Of republican ideas
clearly indicate that the hour OF the