Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-29
HUNDREDS HEAR
A ROUSINC TALK
FORMER GUTHRIE CENTER PAS
TOR ADDRESSED LARGE AU-
DIENCE SUNDAY EVENING

Rev ]. C. Orth, president Of the
German-Amerian Patriotic League
addressed a large audience in the
park last Sunday evening. The park
resembled 4th of July celebration
so large was the crowd, which was
cOnservatively extimated at over 1000
people. He talked for two hours
but his appeal was SO interesting
and so full of sound sense and logic
that hundreds of people remained
standing throughout the entire time
and were reluctant about leaving
when the speaker had finished.
Rev. Orth is good talker he has
a fine voice and injected so much
enthusiasm in his subject that people
here deemed his address the great
est patriotic appeal ever made in the
county. He~is thoroughly familiar
with his subject and deals exclus-
lively in facts. He has been in posi-
ton to learn facts that other speak
ers have failed to give to the public
Rev. Ortiz was born in Germany and
ct the beginning of the war agents
from the German government sought
to interest former German subjects in
the cause of the fatherland These
agents approached Rev. Orth, but
their attention and entreaties were
treated with scorn.
Rev. Orth soon learned that an
extensive German propaganda was
being scattered thru that country
among the German speaking people.
He at once went to the dfense of
Old Glory and our own beloved gov
eminent. The many atrocities prac-
ticed by the German army were not
believed by the Germans in this
country until Rev. Orth presented
unspeachable evidence He has
talked with his country men in all
parts of the state and is leading
them to the complete truth. He is
doing the government a wonderful
service and is opening the eyes of
many well meaning people who have
heretofore been Indifferent.
Rev. Orth voiced the sentiment of
every loyal American when he stated
that Prussianism must be abolished
and that kultur must be put to death
He is not going around the country
mounting empty phrases of patrio-
tism for he has given two of his own
sons to fight his own brothers who
are in the German army. Liberty
and Freedom mean something to Mr..
Ortiz and he stands ready and willing
to make the great sacrifice to see
that this Liberty and Freedom is
perpetuated.
Rev. Orth is one of the govern
ment's secret service men and travels
over the state under the direction of
the National Council of Defense. He
was also sent to Audubon county
several months ago to talk to the
people Of Lincoln township. His
talk was so well received that ar
rangements were at once made to
have him speak in Audubon The
matter was then taken up at once
with r. C. Spencer and he refused
to permit Rev. Orth to speak in Au-
dubon. However, people were deter
mined to hear him and later the
matter was taken up with other
PARTIES and the Sunday evening adj
dress arranged for. People of the
city and surrounding territory fail to
see wherein Spencer assumed author
ity to try to prevent Orth's speaking
in Audubon. We need more Orth
talks and less Spencerism in this
county If we are to work in harmony
and render our government the best
service possible in these war times
1t is evident that Spencer has
some grudge against Orth, as will
be seen from the report in the Tues
day edition of his paper concerning
the talk when he said: "He had a
fair sized crowd so we are Informed"
which everyone knows is not a true
and correct report
IL Spencer does not like Rev. Orth
VINO is one of his Presbyterian bro
therein, he should not permit it to
interfere with the public at large.
Rev. c. w. Proctor acted as chair
man of the evening and in a few
well chosen words introduced Rev.
Orth. for which Rev. Proctor says he
has no apologies to offer.