South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-28
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Killing Germans
is Business For
People of Today

The only business for the people
in the world today is that of killing
Germans.
If there is anyone in the coun-
try today who does not know the
cause of the war, he does not want
know"
If there is anyone in the country
today who does not know who start
ed the war ne does not want TO
know.
These are some Of the thinss that
Clarence :. Darrow OF Chicago told
south Bend audience at the high
school Saturday night
In one of the greatest war
speeches yet heard in South Bend
Mr.. DarrOw recitej the causes of
the war and told just who is re-
spOnsible for the world conflict.
There is a robber abroad in the
world who is trying 10 rob its in
habitants. The national police force
of the United States has been called
10 curb this robber and the people
of the country have been asked 70
stand solidly behind this police
force.
The Lusitania sinking was not
war. 1t was piracy and murder.
There we're a number of members
of congress who were willing to
stand by and thank the kaiser for
the privilege of allowing one Amer
lean vessel to sail once a weeH.
VIII Not Sheath Sword.
America was slow in taking ac-
ton in this struggle but the sword
will not be sheathed until Prussian
miIitarism is completely destroyed.
AN Austrian prince and princess
were killed on June 2S, 1914. IL it
had been a brakeman the world
would not have heard any more
about it but il was not a brakenoe n,
it was a prince. When you kill a
brakeman you kill a man.
ION July % the war began. Moth
ing had been left undone by the al
lies TO prevent it.
Il used TO be a pacifist but / new
er worked at it, 1 was always in a
hght with some one who was con-
/ trary 10 my belief.
The American who condemns
England or France is guilty of NOR
al treason TO the United States.
Speaking in terms of law the stat
ute Of limitations should make Us
forget any petty shortcomings of
these nations in previous years.
This country was never so right
u a is fnHlr Tho
and a half along and the world was
| burning when We got into it.
Il was one of the millions who
I nave never been neutral l was
against Germany from the very
start.
There is no reason why intelli-
sent people should not know why
We are in this war. Ii does not
need intelligent people TO know and
/ realize the reasons"
These are but a few of the ex-
I cerpts of the address delivered by
I Mr.. Dawow.
Lieut.. Wilson Speaks.
Lieut. Wilson. an Episcopal chap
\ lain who is stationed at Camp Cant,
I made the opening speech of the
I evening in place of Sergt. Nightin-
! gale who was scheduled to appear
but was unable owing 20 a spring
cold which made speech making
impossible.
Lieut. Wilson told of the wonder
/ ful progress that is being made in
the preparatory training of our
men 10 go 10 battle.
Men in the United States army
outstrip any other army in the
world They ase the strongest men
| i'm brawn and physical dimensions
I This has been proven by the fact
that at the army camps they have
an oversupply of unJer-sized clothes
and shortage Of the larger sized
clothes.
The morale is the only thing
that Will make the men go over the
top. The will TO use the bayOnet
Letters and messages sent 10 tht
men over there should be of the
strongest encouragement and tha
will stand by the men in their crit.
ical moments.
The spirit Of the men in cami
is excellent and their enthusiasm j:
sharpened up 10 a keen edge, tsav'
for The man whom YOU no doubt al
have read about who was delivered
10 Camp Grant this week and whC
declares himself 20 be a conscien
tious objeCtor)
TOmmies Enthusiastic.
The keen enthusiasm being dem
onstrsted by the men in the camps
has been brought about by the re
cent happenings on the western
front and all peace speculation ceas
ed following the word OF the Tus
cania sinking.
The average life Of the men il
camp is much cleaner than that @
the civilian. The United state
/ promised 20 take care OF their boy
and they are doing u.
"Jur army is not goins 20 hgh
war for YOU In modern warfar
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