The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-27
|NASON5 WILL
DISCUSS THE
KAISER : DREAM
PRo-GERlIANISM WILL BE TOLD
OF AT LOYALTY MASONIC
MEETING TONIGHT.
Governor Cornwel and n Number Oh
Other Prominent Speakers VIII
Address Meeting.

.rb ,r,sv dispnIrhrS If Wed nj Suay
md Thursday Of this Week carried an
,;rm To IN" effect that the kaiser was
seeking 10 enlist tn" aid III ih' AE'''hh'c
fraternity in L movement for peace. JUST
how much help he may expect from This
quarter will b. told very fully. freely anu
"nphaiirally II TN" Masonic meeting l."
be- held Friday evening NJ th" Scottish
Kite cathedral for the purpose OF ho"Si-
ing thu Fourth Liberty Loan
Masonry has never been Il very potent
force in Germany. largely h"rnuS" IN"
fraIrrirll spirit. rml,ndi"a in the term
Fr,rInasunry. has been distinctly h"Sli'"
T." tn" policy ii tn" imperial government:
In all al Germany 1T IN" outbreak "i
the war there were less thAh ''''""
AiaSnns. Just about half Of the NUMBER
In The state of thin alone. Their" ar"
fewer MtSnnS propnrtinnalty in Germany
than in ans other civilized country on
earth.
II IS characteristic or III" kaiser That
he recently called together in EcrIin
conference "r the grand masters oil Inc
FrrrllnSon lodges Of f"rlnanE, 'uSFlh'
Turkey i4ulIa ria and Finland III tn" IT.
fort t" get them /" pull wires thr"ngn-
nul tho ancient and universal nr"'h"r-
hood If which they wcr" once part. IL
The interests 81 Iirrrau peace forms.
The kajSrr.IS moi = Mason hins"'' ana
he not only shows an utter lGho7ahc"
nf Masonic principles anu usaScS tht
world oyer. but he also makes INC had
matters Of his cause still worse lay even
attempting such a drive.
NlaSnrLs IN Germany and her allied ma
lions would. Of course. b" wiling {" DO
their utmost f..~ Nv" "aIiS" OF N'rn"nF.
Masonic obligations IN those countries,
, as ,lScwhcrr d. not stand III th' wa! Oh
a mans loyal devotion Ia his lEiS or
prevent him FROM following The dictates
OF his conscience. But il 80 hiLppcIrs mat
the Masnns If Germany are PIT; nIurh III
the position of tie Rhine CITIES that ne
Elm to cry "kalnrr,d. kim"rad. when
the bombs begin 10 fall. Earlier III ihh
+ war tho Masums of Belgium Appealed I"
those Of Germany for common action
with a view To- i mnrc humane conduct
Of the war. TIL" reply was that II" Snch
action WIS necessary sine" Germans
were incapable of anything but humane
warfare" Later the MasonS "l Eng
land and France made similar appeal
IN rclal ion tO better treatment 81 prison
rrS Of war. The herman CRANE masters
returned an emphatic "N"." Stating that
All PRISONERS ar" enemies and that
. masonry in Germany means nothing IN
time Of war Tn" correspondents" III
. both raSrS became public.
That Masonry in America in time nj
war docs mean something VIII be the
keynote NJ Friday nights tucetlnE. All
I OF the nearly iwn million MaSonS IN
America stand SIuarely behind Inc prcSi-
dent in every stand that he has taken in
: tn. conduct uf this war for Democracy
and for its successful prosecution they
have freely offered their lives. their ell
forts and their substance.
Tho. speak, rs for Frday's meeting, all
Of them members az the Masonic fra
ternity. arr Governor John j. Corn~cii.
! Emitted States senator Howard Suther-
! land, Hon. l:rnmcI Shuwaltur Judg"
Frank W. Ncsbilt and Hon. II. Z. Ogden.
Governor Curnwcil ~ engagement
to Speak in tho evening at McAcch"n.
! where the Srrvirc flag OF that town,
Containing l5u stars. il 10 he dedicated.
| Immediately after The close "f his adj
dress there ne will l.: met Ivy com
mj,,rr Of prominent Mas"nS from this
civ ami escorted tu The S"nttIsh Hile
q, cathedral
! The meeting will open promptly a;
$40 b. H.. and will be presided ever ID!
| pr. ". T. Morris. head Of the Scotiis"
| Rllr in Vest Virginia. The others speak
el-s on the program will proceed the gov
! ernnr. VIII" Will MAKE l'ir 'i"SiHh a"-
dress.
In view OF the limited rararity OF the
auditorium and tn. enthusiastic interest
! that Is being taken III ih. meeting. IN"
committee IN 'tharg" haT" arranged Tor
admission to b.. hy ticket and these have
been placed III The hatd$ OF members
! Of the fraternity for distribution, ana
may also he had 1T the j"wrlry store az
4. g. Thomas. in the Mcclure hotel. nT
AT the drug stores Of ". W. Irwin and
charles M:nkrnmrll.r. on the South Side.