South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-12
THE DOOR OF THEIR SOULS

principle union liberty and peace II
is the essence brothery love brotherly love.
whether Christ still reigns
from Him. Not the TeutOn fights in bitterness and
hate, but the defensive in His France must
fight TO the love of for For Christ Him
self is assailed; longer the saviour He be
the saved, and to the spirit of sacrifice and
her allies He looks for His salvation.
JOAN OF ARC BROUGHT BACK.
To love, liberty equality, humanity under the
of Rome under the standard of Geneva, France
must battle in the cause OF Christ Her sorrows like
His. And He will aid her already
done Has He not helped her turn back the invaders
at the Marine. very gates of Paris? He even
brought back Joan of Arc whom the poet sees rising
from her grave TO the English against he
Rheims His heroes sing the heroes dead in His
cause "In dying you have given peace a light In
dying you have made humanity divine. Our sorrow is
great but joy is greater; bring laurel to
through the future of the world is filled with bright
promise
For France is the Rock of Ages. Against her barred
breast alive with the spirit of sacrifice, the Teuton
horde will break to avail Humanity and not Hate
shall possess the world The have other
issue. mo war; Thus sing the poets of France.
Peace earth in Heaven Bitter the martyrdom,
sweet reward. the tomorrow shall bring
international blood-bou humanity.
1t had intended quote here length
from Grumbines comparisons between the Ger
man and French spirit shown in these songs,
the limits of space well the feeling that the
reader is able to draw his conclusions forbid. 1t
impossible recognize the German God from these
quotations. a God of brute strength who in the
Teuons his chosen people since they made in his
image As Grumbine says The ancient of
Christianity has in German abdcated in favor of
Efficiency who sltteth on the right hand or Foresight
worketh evermore through the Holy Spirit which
is Unremitting Toll Perfect Skill and Adventurous Sci
ence. He is God Divested of his pickle
haube his gray uniform his iron cross amid the huge
guns the zeppelns the Taubes the submarines that
ring him about and the clouds of poisonous gases THAI
envelope him. he recognized in his person:
Thor of the hammer; Thor who eXalts might above
right; who, though he has heard of the fin sr
graces of character, them of old; Thor
who. when he first hurled his lightning in de-
fance the sum- admits into his heaven only those
who have died in battle"
The French God is the God of old, the God for
whom so many died and he beset by
the onslaught of Thor He calls again for to
themselves in His and is the great and
glorious destiny France answer Ready The
battle is stupendous the end divine France
instead of being the prostitute envy
has called her and summit OF modern civ
ization carries the asces of Rome the shield OF
Greece. and these the German has come to take
break. More than the child of Greece and Rome
France is the daughter of Christianity as well; for
thirty has taught faith to reach their
hands from the mre TO the happy stars. Threatened
again she shall conquer restore the love Of man
for man. and the bright dawn of peace shall brin in it,
wake an international spirit of humanity that blessed
which the hearts of men ache so eagerly to-
MUST EFFACE THE DOOR
We of America should be a happy nation today, for
at last we are standing beside the
civilization. Again from these songs get
Whit of the Teuton and realize that
there can more peace. more happiness in the
world until that Odor is completely efaced One hing
more we should learn Thes poets kings not
ola miltarStS, they the SpOkeSmen OF the
common people OF Germany and the orgy Of blood
and hatred into which they plunged received them
alone. All Germany. peasant and king alike, went
cursing down into this modern hell.
/ And there is way and only one way 70 cleanse
their minds TO purify their souls We have far
too nrone in this country feel that words a
yente statement OF lofty aims, might the
trick Never! great military machine which they
have built through many years and which is their
hearts delight must smashed into bits The sub
marines Zeppelins. must 10 the scrap heap
Thor must receive a death blow from which he
never stretch a hand and cry Brother with
hope of being heard France knows this England
knows IT, serbia and Belgium know it. Isn't it anout
time we knew it2
So let's get with the war;