Evening journal., 1918-02-06

that his deserved end is nearing and
that his destruction is positively early
assured, and the price the Kaiser and
his bonighted people will have TO pay
finally for so unjust, uncallcd for and
lnexcusable a war and So brutal a disre-
gard for an laws Of Justice equity and
humanity will be enough and then a
lot. we feel quite assured.
G0d hasten the day. which should
have come lOng ago and which the
American people had been decetfully
led into believing. was already here for
AN time. through the action Of The
Hague World Peace Conferences, when
no war can be declared In the world ex-
cept after international arbitration has
failed. and the IL ues are then declared
and defined by the people, e'ihemselyes.
But. as we said. here we are in a ter
rihle world war following the 1ying
colors OF our country across the seas
as we'll as the cause the flag. Is fighting
for. and though this be true and gener-
ally known, 60 arouse our patriotism
seems the impO sible task although
believe we are approaching the crisis
and may be- very near IT,
We call attention 20 the high quality
Of patriotic sentiment expressed in
every letter published from the battle
fields to home folks In Clearileld coun-
fy: il Is indeed from such sources al
ways that true hcroism comes every
lime and the people in those homes,
and in The iu-t Institutions among us,
are filled with a Holy patriotic senti-
ment which we should also light and
set TO burning in our hearts and homes,
as we'll as theirs, for we owe 10 90
those neighbors whose sons are at ihc
front fighting not only for the home,
they represent directly and Immediately
but for us too who are In turn their
neighbors and, for our country In gen
eral, as well. so that here we rai-e our
Ebenezer "a say, OH ye numbering
Kaiser, backed up, as YOU are by the
mOckery Of a trumped up patriotism In
Prussia and on yc financial jugglers
and criminal spectators in this country
who stand before me- in the same in
human category with the Kaiser. YOU
will not lOlg make eDslaved soldiers Of
our great bodies OF peaceable. indus
trious men and feed their bodies 90 the
Vuilures. or cause their bones to-bleach
on the sands of France and then leave
their families 10 weep and sorrOw and
cry for bread to add 10 your dishonor-
able careers or enable yOu and your
pet class 90 live in luxury without in
viting. by this "lnhumaniiy to man
vour own temporal and physical des-
tructi0n as a sure fate because the pe0-
plc arc taking notes now and they pro
pose 10 visit their wrath upon the heads
not only Of the Kaiser and his gang in
their time. but upon the CRIMINAL
SPECULATORS at home who are be
coming well known as deserving the fate
which tardlly awaits them but which
will settle down upon them sure as fate
after the war j. ended.
We.are here reminded that the Kaiser
very certainly, IN this fearful crisis, Is
finding himself like the sorcerer who
knew the art OF making a giant snake
and when he had made 1t, forgot the
charm word that would destroy itAnC
the giant snake threw its horrld coils
around him and fhe unfortunate man
was choked to death by the monster OF
his own creation So might it be In the
kaiser's case.
Permit me, therefore GO admonish
finally in these words, Choose sc this
day whom ye will serve A plainly de-
fined proposition confronts the people
OF the world and especially Of the Uni
ted states % this national patriotic
week. Our government Is no longer an
experiment Il has been intelligently