Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-17
FRIENDS OF THE KAISER
IN RICHMOND" HIS TOPIC
Rev. Frederick G. Davis breaches on
Vice Conditions at Union
Station Church.
DENoUNCEs scANDALMoNGERs
Improbable Lies Spread i'm Order TO
Shake Morale OF People n. Home
and Spread Alarm Among Mothers
and Relatives OF Soldiers.

One Of the most stirring public
arraiEnmcnts of conditions in Rich
mond came from the pulpit Yesterday
morning OF the Union Station Metho-
dist Church by the pastor. Rev. Fred
crick g. Davis. His subject was
Friends Of the Kaiser in Richmond"
strengthened by ;hc text from ST Mat
thew. He that is not with Me is
against Me-" which was cited as paral-
lei with the situation confronting the
entire nation "A. this critical time.
those not with America in the war
being umqualiIicdly against hcr
Pacifists. perniclous liars. violators
Of tho prohibition laws. prostitutes
and city officers who willfuily neglect
TO perform their sworn duty in cnforc-
ing The law. he pointed out. were some
of the best friends the Kaiser had
And Richmond was helping Germany
who bombed hospitals. ravishcd
women. nailed children to the cross
destroyed churches and the worship
ers inside, and committed other out
RACES 10 humanity. never before heard
OF IN the history of previous wars
The pacihst, by preaching his doc
trInc OF peace when peace is in posi-
hle, vas aliGning many of our citizens
ON the side OF Germany at the time
"hen America is calling upon every
man. woman and child to do his or
her part toward making the world safe
Tor humanity Those who shout and
cry for peace now. tho pastor said.
were doing nothing short Of trampliny
on the Stars and Stripes. which had
assured them it's protection Every
energy Of every citizen. he said was
needed by this country TO tip the scale
IN FAVOR OF Righteousness. justice. free
dom and those things that make life
possible for democracy
N4iSER'S FRIENDS SPREAD
IMPROBABLE LIES HERE
Ihc time may come" he continued
"hcn England may lose her ideals
when France may have to give IN nor
liberty and Old Glory trail in the dug
This Will not he because of G.rmsnv.s
imiEhtier armies or Drawer men. but
because of the multitude of men and
women back a, home who saw ! won.i
nave anything to do with it, and fail
TO put themselves on the altar Of sac
rifce.
The Kaiser has friends in m:sera bic
llars. continually circulating pernicious
lies to shake tho morale of our people
Ih"ir purpose is TO make the mothers
and brothers and sisters and sweet
hearts fearful That's the reason the
haiser is using poisonous gases and
bombing hospitals and crucifying sol
uiers ana women and childrcn-to
weaken the morale Of the army. lie
has people trot,ing around Richmond
carrying tales that the tongues Of our
American boys are cut out and tina,
maJor-Eenerals arc thrown overheard
In inid-sea after being shot is German
spies. Don't believe them. They are not
SO Ninety per cent of the rumors YOU
near arc lies, pure and simple
The Kaiser has other friends in
Richmond in the persons Of those who
are violating the prohibition laws and
creating vice condition that not only
shames our city and it's people. but is a
menace TO our government. The liouor
trafhc and prostitutes have always
been partners in business and hand in
hand with vice. They have not hest
tated TO disqualify young men in our
land, physically. morally and spiritu-
ally. have ruined the home life OF hus-
bands and fathers and filled our jails
and penitentiaries and lunatic asylums
ihcy come at this time in our coun-
try's national peril 10 disqualify our
soldiers for military duty and fll the
hospitals.
FAILURE TO ENFORCE LAW
LEADS TO ANARCHY
Certainly they are friends Of the
Kaiser. and I believe that bootlcgEers
and lewd women in Richmond alone
DO more harm than regiment OF SOL
diers.
Officers OF the city government and
or the Police Department who do not
endeavor to enforce the law cause the
law to be despised. creating a state of
anarchy and lawlessness. The reason
the United States is sending 5000. 600
men TO France instead of 100000 is
because German spies Influenced Rus
sian ofticialdom to be honeycombed so
mat the laws could not be enforced
and there were no leaders whose COM
mands would be obeyed.
We Go not want a state Of Iawless-
ness in Richmond nor city officials who
VIII not enforce the law. We wan;
men who will enforce the law. and we
must get behind them and give them
inc cooperation. sympathy and help
IN All mat they try to do to make
this a clean city and a fit place for
the recreation OF our soldiers unr;l