Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-31

riOr-not for a minute. 1t is all
damnable German propa ganda, in
sidiously planted and fostered the
world over by Teuton spies anu
agents.
Must Guard Passions.
After all, the German menace
is not the thing that we have the
most to fear We must guard
against our passions becoming so
bitter and extreme that German
ism is forever barred from AmeTi-
can homes and American soil.
Some of our best citizens are
Americanized Germans. But the
worst enemy the United States has
is the American who sits silent and
inert while treason and seditiOl
Teigns rampant.
We have been doing our best
in Nebraska to make our state 100
per cent American and we have
succeeded pretty we'll. However,
some of our former prominent and
ultra-respecta citizens are now
SOjouruing at Fort LeayenwOrtn
for periods of from one 10 twenty
years, and we have put the fear
OF God in the hearts of the rest
Applause frequently interrupted
Mr.. OdelI's remarks. He related
many humorous incidents. and coll
Guided his speech with the MARIA
ton of the enlistment OF his own
1S-year-old son. I'm intensely
proud of my boy said Mr.. Odell.
he enlisted as a private when he
could have had commission. He
heard his country's call. My last
words to him before he sails will
be Goodbye, Bud-giye EN- hell!"
As DR.. Andreen arose "a the con-
clusion of Mr.. Odell's address, all
eyes centered on that silent figure
in uniform in the exact center OF
the platform. He was greeted by
prolonged applause as he stepped
forward at the completion of DR..
Andreen's remarks. In a low
pitched voice with a decided Eng
lish accent, General Swinton
launched into his speech.
Il have been met with such cor
diality since my arrival in Amer
lea that l feel like one of you. l
am one of you inasmuch as we
are cousins and are united in the
same glorious cause. The strug-
gle is one of colossal nature and
we are fighting an absolutely I'M
sCrupulOus enemy, one who uses
any means at his disposal to gain
his ends. We must fight him with
both hands and feet for he is very
clever and hardworking. The al
lies are at present facing a double
crisis. The DETECTION Of Russia
was a serious blow and brought
about by propaganda. Tie Ger
mans are now getting vast stores
from Russia Hitherto they were
growing weaker and weaker in this
respect Now guns and ammuni
. ton that Great Britain and Amer
lea made and sold to Russia, are
being used against US. But the
Bolsheviki have turned. They are
now undeceived, and are fighting
10 the best Of their ability against
their German aggressCrs. But
they are helpless-they have be
come slaves of the Hun.
However, the might and man
power of the United States thrown
in on the side of the allies, more
than balances the Russian catas-
trophe However, let there be no
mistake, the Germans alone are
our enemies-the Austriaus, Bu!-
garians, Turks and all the rest are
merely helpless tools ana do not
count. The Germans ara mad for
lust Of power and this uncontrolled
madness was their undoing. Per-
haps if they had waited for several
years longer to more completely
perfect their plans, they should
have succeeded in their plans for
world domination. for we were
woefully unprepared.
Mad TO Begin War.
The Germans were mad to start
this war and mad in it's conduct.
They have dtsregarded ali laws OF
right and wrong in conducting
their warfare. / am a soldier and
know what war is. 1t is a bloody
and brutal game at best, but even
war has its rules Of right AMI
wrong and has been conducted IN
regards to such standards all
through history until August, 1914.
The Germans at war can aptly 1t
termed gorillas prompted and led
by ruthless and INSCRIPTIONS sci
entists. | have seen these things
with nay own eyes for | was one
Of the first 100000 British troops
TO oppose the Hun rush through
unprotected Belgium, Perhaps yOH
have read some of my dispatches
in your local papers, always
wrote under he pseud0nym of AN
Eye Witness"
There is nothing though that
the Germans haven't dons or won't
efoon tn do &c, win Their aim has