Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-13

Of the population Of the world, and
one~tenth OF the inhabited territory,
Treitschke, another + German profess
sor. claimed that force makes right,
Knitting all these doctrines together
it8is-not diffcult to, understand why
to take the part that they are taking
in this war. y
..To entertain seriously eall these
doctrines seem to us preposterous, but
We must take into consideration the
face that behind this philosophy was
the German government. and h peo-
pie OF Germany were not only. com
PEELED to learn these teachings. but
1t was the only philosophy allowed
Them.
Adam and Eve Prussians.
Even: the ministers of the gospel
were, forced to speak as the govern
ment desired. One Prusiian minister
devoted a.. sermon to proving that
Adam and Eve were Prussians. 1t Is
easy then to understand that when
the kaiser speaks Of Me and Colt It
is not too much for the German
mind to believe, thatsthe kaiser Is the
chief instrument Of the divine.
The German. government is the
baldest piece Of political buncO that
has ever been worked off on a civilized
people. Germany claims to be the
greatest democracy in the world. n
indeed the system has been so clever
Ily arranged as to make the people
believe hat they have representation
when as a matter of fact the vote OF
the people counts for absolutely moth
ing unless the government wishes it
to do so. -. d
All Is at Stake.
+ UThoro &c ', ox.o ~ru, At. ofa Il q than
ever before since the birth Of Christ.
The conviction has been brought to
the people of the world that the
world cannot exist half slave and half
free. or half democratic and. half
German. We had no choice but to
enter the war. America is the purest
and most unsel1sh example OF de-
mocracy that the world has ever
known, and all that we have, done and
all of our ideals are at stake in this
present conflict. $3.50.
Eve should leave no place IN OUT
hearts for bate but we should. look
forward to the time OF reconstruction
which will come after the war. We
must fight this fight to a finish and
give all that we are and all that We
have if need be to win this a
But we must no p~erpetuate the
feelings that inevitably emtnate from
WAL d1y lOUSeI llldl uluoS We.
THE war may last for several wears
longer, and we must marshal our re-
sources so as to be of the greatest
service to the government in this
time of stress. To the young men in,
the colleges of engineering and medi-
cine let me say that the government
will have better service from YOU It
YOU complete your training for your
work before you 60. Let me call up
on you. all to think more clearly on
these subjects. for the responsibility
rests on each one of us to do so. Let
us go about our tasks realizing what
we have at stake az a people and
realizing that we can afford to give
everything that w have to win this
war"
In closing President Kane read the
stirring words of the message OF
Field Marshall Haig to the British
army. as published this morning. {
At the conclusion OF the address,
Dean Earle j. Babcock. who presided
over. the meeting, added further en-
phasis .tosthe forceful words Of Presi-.
dent Kane: fA
The special music of the morning
was a group Of cello solos, by Miss
Kathryn Harris, which were greatly
enjoyed.