The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-08
MEN, WOMEN
AND THINGS

Smash the Kaiser. This IL America
task, and it's silly to underestimate the
Job we have undertaken, but let's get it
got to be done, and never for one mo-
ment doubt that We are going to do 1t,
If it takes every dollar and every man in
these United States.
France for years has known that she
must fight for her life, but she newer
dreamed at what a cost of men and
treasure. England was long in waking
to her peril but now she knows that the
life not only of Britain is at stake, but
that of the empire of which 1t is the
center and the heart. Italy is now aware
that in spite of the Alps her life hangs
in the balance. Belgium lies bleeding
slowly oozng out, while Serbia gasps for
breath.
And so it Is UP to this country OF ours
70 fling it's full weight into the balance
for the whole future of mankind on ms
pianet. SO far as mortal eye can lift the
veil. is being measured out on the FIELDS
OF Picardy. Civilization itself tremoies
in the scales as Germany in mass seeks
to outweigh the allies by throwing in her
r,onderous war machine and make justice
tin the beam on the side of autocracy.
words are powerless to express the full
magnitude OF the issues which for the
moment hang in doubt as the war drunk
mad,nen of Potsdam hurl the gray hordes
into battle to break the dyke flung up py
The bodies of Belgians, Brtons, French
men. and yes, at last of Americans
Please Cod. they shall not pass but IL
for awhile they break through ours will
ba tic duty to drive them back until the
last Hun is beyond the Rhine, if it takes
the balance Of this century.
believe with all my mind. heart, soul
and body, too. that it is Americas high
destiny to stop the tidal wave of Prus-
alan militarism which is ever rolling from
Berlin farther and farther over the fair
fields of Belgium. the valuable lands or
northern France, and the fertile valleys
of italy. devastating the crops, destroy
inc the towns and cities, and drowning
n its flood helpless old men and women
ana inn,cent, prattling children as the
rsoches sing their songs of frightfuness
I believe autocracy will at last spend its
force on the shores of a democratic Eu-
rome. because Americans built dam
which broke its force.
IT'S no time to talk about the restora-
t;on az Belgium, the resuscitation of Ser
|bia. the return Of Alsace and Lorraine,
the ceding of the irredenta. These are
vet = long way of and have'to do with
diplomacy The thing at hand is the
smashing of the Kaiser. and we must
have our part also In SCATTERING the
might Of the German nation until it rises
and rep .,diates and hurls from power the
ruthless fiends who have planned and
NOTED the immense tragedy which is
now being enacted upon earth,
am In hearty sympathy with the
statement Of Lloyd George that no peace
will be thought of that lis not guaran-
teed by the destruction Of the Prussian
military powsr" Never again." he as
serts. must brute force sit on the throne
~ iustice, nor barbaric strength WELD
the sceptre OF right This Is strongly
nut. 1t will be hard to improve on It,
accept it as working basis when ths
| time comes for sheathing the sword. /
carries IN the idea for which | am con
tending, that the Kaiser must b
smashed.
The pronouncement of President VII
son. while not so tremendously direct
vet includes the final overthrow Of Kais
Arism. for he says: "The menace t
peace and freedom lies in the existenc'
81 autocratic governments backed by or
sanired force which Is controlled who'll
iby their own will and not BY the will 9
the people. A steadfast concert for peac
can never he maintained except by tn
lpartnership of democratic nations.
| This is a good working oasis TO max
democracy safe for the world" but be
fore It's realizahle We have got to snlas
the Kaiser
Let's keep this ever in mind or We ar
lapt to confuse The mindA Of the peopl
with unmsanins phrases. want g A.