The evening herald., 1918-03-28

hygicnir measures neglected until the
disease h. rampant and death siarrs us
iu the face. ! want yua o. think what
~ mcuu. fur o. democracy. such us ours,
20 suddenly hr confronted 10y life and
death struggle. with 10, natural aud
uurrlrutiug enemy -uu established, cn.
trcnchrd. fortified. trained antocracv.
II means exactly th, thing that has
happened every single Objective
which German strutrgist> had boo miud
no 'hr beginning ui This war 20 Ice at
tempted hv them. hn- been attained.
That We are fighting today ou French
soil aud Belgian soil. that unless We
cali \lsurc and LORRAINE German tern.
tory which They have not been for
nearly nfty yrurs--thn' there is NOT
ON" single foot of German soil urcu.
pied hy our forccs-lhr forces Of her
foes.
"'Thut the aspirations to freedom in
Russia have led only 10 confusion, de.
structiou and anarchy. That the eastern
lines are absolutely broken down, aud
the wheat fields of Crimca, Of the
Ukraine and an southern Russia are
TODAY, and perhaps forever, absolutely
under the control of Prussia. That the
wheat fields of Rumuuiu are Also con.
trihuiug their wealth to the support oi
the people OF Germany.
Pussian Ruthlcssness
90 That the seven Balkan free states.
which have been preserved for moro
than half century aS a barrier between
M, German empire ami the Mcdi;cr
uucau. have with hardly au exception,
been broken down and destroyed not
Ia. A.. 4
their people actually hunishcd from the
land
"lloNcNrr much hanger may have
stared Gcrmauy IN the face wear ago.
wc must realize tonight that the great
fight uu the western front will hc Suf
Gcirui from the point Of view OF the
kniscr and his advisors, II il divctts the
attention Of the German people from
their present hunger until the crops can
be- harvested I'm the now fields oyrrrun
and conquered bv his army. When sum
m-r comes the stumachs Of the civilians
Of Grrmauy will be- lllcd-thc lighting
men have always been we'll fed
Nations Existence az Stake.
90 might not want 20 say these thing.
tn people who could hc disturbed. but !
have mo- Hesitation iu looking q hunct
Of lyVri. headed business ncu iu the cv,
aud saving that this war is ps real 70,
it is awful. and upon the issue 81 thi
conflict depends the question whcthc
YOU aud !, our children and our chill
drpu > children. shall continue 10 r'eaI
cnltskiu shoes or shall put ON the wood
ed shoes Of the Grrmuu peasant, because
'ihi. world cannot long endure hal
slave and half free
"Thrsc ARE not MY word, They ar,
the words nf the grntlrst aud wisrs
prophet of our country The portals o
freedom have been hard shut i'm th
: past. aud its victurirs have beer drurl
b won. am not one ut 'husr who hc
hrNr the future H. dnrk. and fuul mi
7 umphs ARE remote. They are not remote
But We must take stock ~ th
strength of our country Can We rouu
our lighting mru by the number of thos
within the Hgr limits Of the conscrir
3 tluu net We cuunoi transport them
, ln preparation for this war, German
has been planning To- forty wears II {
not idlr tain. " H. o fact; and r the BE-
ginning .hr Wus ready NOT only with he
army btt with her i'-boIts aud hr
giant guns Rut when w. begun "
had neither mon, munitions nor hunts
and every .eori which had been mad
fnr yrnt, boo promote merchant maun
had been frustrated
About Our Capacity.
90 You rrud litil, article lu % luru
paper the other ipN uu Nh, trout rag
iu tho hrft huud rururr released hy IN
Brush embassy boo Nashlugt"u ]
showed 10 figures to- net loss 10 allie