The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-03-12
DIR. GEORGE B CROMER
SPEAKS AT MCCORMICK
Charleston American.

Charleston American.
Mccormick, March 4.--Saturday
was patriotic day in Mccormick and
day that will long be remembered
To an audience filing the auditorium
of the high school building. DR.. Geo.
, B. Cromer, of Newberry, who was in
troduced as zone of Cardinals most
patriotic sons" delivered one of the
most brilliant speeches that has ever
been heard in Mccormick. Speaking
Of the war and comparing it with
the Roman legend, he said that great
chasm had been opened up by the
German government. and the only way
to close that chasm was to cast into
it the most precious thing in all OF
the allies in this war and especially
in the United States-her young men.
He spoke of the reIcr.ancy of the
United States to 1ter this war and
called to the mind of his hearers how
the Urited States had shook theSpan-
ish shackles from Cuba and the Phil
ippines 1S years ago-toid how ON
Yesterday the American soldiers nov
in France had driven back an attack
ny the Germans and reminded his
hearers that they would come to
realize more and more that we are
in this war when our boys come back
home lame and wounded.
He recited how, for three years
England and France had held back
the invasion of the Germans-told
how England headed by German
elector. King George III. had hired
10000 German Hessians to fight the
United States during the Revolution
ary war-reminded his hearers that
an Englishman by the name of Kan
nins suggested the Monroe Doctrine
to President Monroe-how the fleet OF
Eengland had defended US and made
that doctrine what it was-referred to
the incident in Manila Bav, when q
German boat got between Admiral
Dewey and the Spanish fort when
Dewev was about to 'open fire and
how at that time the powerful Eng
land had prevented sGermanv from
enterino tho w2r with TIC. He spoke
of '"Ronuie" France. Of the assistance
France rendered us in orr war-of
the loan from France to heIp us ont
in our war and said fo- three years
France had told the Germans at Yer
dun: t'Vo, shall not pass here" and
thew had not passed.
The speaker believed that God had
raised Woodrow Wilson to be presi-
dent of the United States at this
time, in his hour of trial and trouble
and paid a glowing tribute to Wood
row Wilson and was loudly applaud
ed. He told how Woodrow Wilson
had suffered everything possible to be
heaped upon America but disgrace be-
fore we entered this war. Told of be-
ing full blooded German on his faith
er's side and of his mother being half
German and that he himself was a full
100 per cent United States, although
he was a Lutheran. He said that the
Lutherans-that Martin Luther had
always hated three things, viz: The
Pope, the Turk and the Devil and that
his faith was the same as that ct
Martin Luther. Mentioned the fact
that W. J. Bryan 1ad been howlea
down in Canada but said that W. !.
BRYAN was o. K now and that Bryan
said the only way out of this war was
to go right straight through. Told Of
the number Of American ships de-
stroyed and lives lost by the German
submarine before the United States
entered into this war. The Red Cross
was termed can Agency of Mercy"
! and told of the great good they were
doing.
Dr.. Cromer was several times inter
runtad by apn'ause and his speech
was a nasterlv one Several other
D-orninent soanSe-s also made ad-
dresses here today to large audiences