The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21

descent. They are loyal to this ma
ton as rule. Before the war they
were not to be blamed for siding
with their Netherlands, but when il
came to an issue between their
fatherland and this nation, then they
must side with us. There Is nc
trouble with our patriotism. The
blood that flows in the veins Of our
boys today is the same as that which
flowed In the veins Of the men who
followed Grant, who stood with
Thomas like a rock at Chicamagua
and who followed Joe Hooker up
Lookout mountain, who damned the
torpedoes with Farragut and who
licked the Spaniard at Manila bay
with Dewey in two hours with twenty
minutes TO spare for breakfast"
Coming back to the subject of Ger
man ruthlessness, Senator Kenyon
indicted the German kaiser and his
bomb proof sons in no uncertain way,
and suggested way to bring the
German people to their senses.
Cut Out Trade.
IF this frightfulness keeps up on
the Germans part, If this murder
continues, for that is what 1t is, not
war, l wish we could get it into the
heads of the business men and bank
ers of Germany that we will refuse
to trade with them after the war is
over. i wish we could get that into
every bone of their boneheads Who
wants any goods made by men who
are doing these ruthless things? Who
wants anything in their homes made
by hands that send women and chill
dren ahead of their armies as
shields; by hands that hack women's
arms and part of their breasts off !;
hands that drop bombs on the work
ing men OF London and that bayonet
babies? Who wants such things any
way? ! would tell them to take them
away; yes, If 1t were not Sunday and
see some preachers here. I would
tell them to take their goods and go
to hell with them. The kaiser Is
the chief aid on the DEVILS staff and
he has given the devil pointers on
how to terrorize the world
Peace Must Be Permanent.
"The world is yearning for peace;
it Is war weary. wish every king,
kaiser and car who wages war for
plumber and greed could be made To
go into the front line trenches and
take his place on the firing line, and
then / think he'd understand But
we must have peace that is perma
nent, and how can we have a per.
manent peace with the present rulers
of Germany. They treat treaties as
scraps OF paper. We have started
to pillow the furrow to the end, let
us not waiver, but pillow straight
through with this thing. Would you
make peace with an outlaw or a
murderer? The kaiser is muir
derer. multi-murderer. Let us not
talk peace until he takes his bloody
hands off Belgium and France
would like to see the kaiser and his
close enough to the front to smell
powder, tried by jury of civilized
people, on the charge of murder
The penalty for murder is death. NJ
peace could stand with the present
military rulers Of Germany. There
must be a complete disarmament OF
the world. If not then must this
country adopt universal military
training so as not to be unprepared
America has forced the issue, an6
the world must know that autocracy
cannot live with democracy We
must know no politics or creeds, we
must have no lines of division, we
must be just plain Americans We
will have a peace Of righteousness
and when peace comes we will know
that it comes to us because we have
fought for something worth while, a
civilization based on justice, not
greed. We will fight on until a last
ing peace is to come, and we will
fight on determined and with our
faces to the light.
In the beauty of the lilies, Christ
was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that
transfgures you and me:
And He died to make men holy.
Let us die to make men free"
The afternoon program was open
ed with concert by Hicks concert
orchestra, Alfred H. Hicks, conduc
tor, which played number of selec
tions. The double quarter composed
of Miss Baldwin, Miss Jester, Mrs
Robertson, Miss Kastner, Messrs
Young, Wood. Dickinson and McFar
land, sang the Star Spangled Ban
ner. Mayor Ed. s. Lotion presided
and introduced Judge William Logan
who introduced Senator Kenyon. AT
the close of the speech, the quartet
sang another selection. The stage
was decorated with huge flag as
back drop, and smaller flags at
each side, the decorations being the
work Of c.. s. Abell
The orchestra numbers were very
much appreciated by the audience
and the organization is one which (: