The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-27
WOODROW WILSON WORLD
LEADER AND SPOKESMAN.
John McLaurn Says There Are But Two Great Personal
ties in the World TO-Day-Woodrow Wilson, Leader and
Spokesman for Democacy and Kaiser Wilhelm, The Arch
Fiend of Autocracy and Frghtfulaess

nun Junn mCisduTln, Oh BenncttS-
willie. former United States senator
from South Carolina. whose decidnG
vote in the senate for the acquisition
and retention OF the Philippine Is.
lands cast the die that made the
United States n world power and
forever put aside the policy of politi-
cal isolation for America insofar as
world policies are concerned, last night
spoke to n crowd of between four and
five hundred people in the Court
House on the war situation and the
duties and responsibilities of loyal
Americans. Mr.. McLaurin having
come to Sumter to make an address
at the invitation of a number of his
friends. had evidently carefully pre-
pared his speech. and therefore did
not speak with the fire and freedom
that usually characterize his extempor-
aneous utterances. He spoke deliber-
ately and seriously. as IL he weighed
each word, and sought to impress his
hearers with his earnestnes rather
than TO arouse enthusiasm. The crowd
gave MIN a close and attentive hear
ing. but Ii was a rather cold and un-
demo,strative audience. until the
speaker reached the part Of his ad.
dress that referred to Woodrow Will
son and the duty OF all loyal citizens
to give him full confidence and sup
port without stint or limit. Then he
was literally and heartily applauded.
The address was as follows:
On Good Friday a great congrega-
ton worshipping God In a church In
Paris were buried beneath the ruins
by German shell. How typical OF
the aims and purposes OF Germany
the destruction Of the foundation Of
civilization, I'm order that new Kul-
tur may arise upon the mungled
and mutllated bodies of Belgium and
France. Is history about to repeat
itself? Read in Crecy's 15 decisive
battles OF the world OF the battle OF
Chalons near the site OF the present
gigantic conflict. We haven't heard
much OF the word Hun until since the
devastation OF France and Belgium.
How like the Kaiser was Attilla. The
open and avowed purpose OF Attilla
was the destruction OF Christian civil
ization. He overran Europe calling
himself the scourge OF God" He
boasted OF the desolatioh following in
his wake. lie ordered his soldiers to
outrage women. mutilatc children and
TO ravagc and destroy. so that other
nations might be cowed into submis-
sion. Wives and Virgins were out
ragged I'm the presence OF husbands,
fathers and brothers and then either
murdered or sent into slavery. Nor
does the parallel stop there, Attilla
like the Kaiser was no uneducated
barbarian. but possessed the greatest
learning and highest culture possible
In those times. He was a statesman
and general of great ability Hear
what the historian says: "Attilla relied
less on the brute forces OF armies for
the aggrandizement OF his empire
than on the unbounded affection of his
friends and the fears of his foes
which his genius enabled him to ac-
quire. Austerely sober in his private
life; severely just on the judgment
seat; conspicuous among a nation Of
warriors for hardihood. strength and
skill in every martial exercise: grave
and deliberate In council. but rapid
and remorseless i'm execution. he gave
safety and security to all who were
under his dominion. while he waged
warfare OF determination against
all who opposed or sought to es-
cape from II. lie watched the nation
al passions. the prejudice, the creeds
and the superstitions OF the various
nations over which he ruled and OF
those which he sought 10 reduce be-
meath his sway; all OF these feelings
he had the skill to turn TO his ac-
count; his own soldiers believed him
Co be inspired OF God ana followed
him with fanatic zeal.
lie called himself "The Bread OF
the world" by the grace OF God.
King OF the Huns and Goths." What
pen picture of the present Kaiser.
telling his soldiers To make the name
German feared for thousand years
To rape. burn. pillage and destroy i'm
the name of God. Calling treaty "a
scrap Of paper" striking at the life OF
nations. by forcing wives and virgin.
TO motherhood: sending men and
women into slavery to work the