The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-05-15
4.M|NUTE SPEECHES BY
BOYS AND GIRLS FROM
CLARENDON'S SCHOOLS
Pearl Rawlinson

The war between Germany and the
United States is more a conflict of
ideas than of men. Germany is DOM
mated by Prussia, which is the lead
ing kingdom of the German empire,
but whose king is, by right of birth,
the German emperor. The Prussians
have always believed that the first
duty of a nation is to be strong and
that strength is based on military
power. Along with this idea of mil
itary power, they have always regard
ed the nation as being supreme and
everything that would make the ma
tion powerful as being the first and
highest consideration of it's people.
That explains why a German will
commit acts of cruelty and unpardon-
able wickednes5 in time of war. He
may believe in decency as a man, but
as a soldier he does. not believe in
any decency whatever, for to be fear
ed by the enemy, they think, is to be
desired above anything else.
The United States, on the other
hand, has been bred IN a doctrine of
individual responsibility. 1t does not
believe that the nation has a right to
40 anything that it is wrong for the
individual to do, and it does believe
that nation should have a just re-
gard for the rights of it's people.
In the mighty struggle that is go
ing on across the ocean, Austria,
Turkey and Bulgaria are fighting for
territory. Each one plans to extend
its domain by conquering territory
from the other side. The Allies, how
ever, are not seeking territory and
have been drawn into this struggle to
defend themselves and free govern
ment against the effort of the Ger
mans to conquer the world. The
United States does not covet an inch
of territory nor one dollar of money.
1T is giving without stint it's vast re-
sources and it's men for the cause of
freedom and peace in the world, for as
long as Germany is organized for
war, no nation can feel assured in it's
own life. The United States has al
ready spent about ten billion dollars
since it entered the war one year ago.
1t has raised an army and navy of
about two million men and manufac-
tured incredible quantities of ammu-
milton. But the nation has only be-
gun. In the coming months all the
preliminary prepal ations will bear
fruit in enormous results and the
weight and power of America will be
felt by the German armies as the
giant strength of the Allies.
On the battlefields OF France, Bel
GUM and Italy several million men
Of the Allied armies have fallen in
battle. These men gave their all to
the cause Of freedom and good gov
ernment. America must not only con
tribute her military might, but must
pour into the cause OF humanity bill
lions of dollars, so that the boys who
respond to our country's call, and 90
INTO camp and trench and sail be-
meath the water in submarines NAV
have behind them the support of a
nation, armed and ready for war. You
and l can have a part in this We may
send five million men to camp and
that will leave about one hundred and
five million of us at home. Shall
these men deny themselves and sacri-
flee their lives while one hundred and
five million Of US remain at home
The very least that we can do is to
provide adequately for those who
are taking up the burden for us. We