Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
JUNIOR SENATOR DISCUSSES WAR
AND ITS AIMS in ADDRESS
At kEokUk.
CALLS KAISER OUTLAW
AND MUl l-MURDERER
Negotiations With CriminaI-Points
to Policy Of Terrorsm-Pays Tribute
to American Navy-HelpfuI Crit
cism Of War Conduct Needed.

peace concluded with the present rulers
of Germany, and no peace should be at
tempted until the kaiser has taken his
bloody hands off Belgium and France
told an audience at keokuk Saturday
afternoon
You would not make peace with an
outlaw; YOU would not treat with
murderer. and the kaiser is a murder
era multimurderer. One million lives
would not atone for all the ruthlessness
he has caused; only one, and that his
own.
Il would like to see the kaiser and
his six bomb proof sons, who never
get near enough line Of battle to
smell powder, tried for murder before
jury Of civilization. The penalty for
murder the world over Is death
Patriotism Not Questioned.
Senator Kenyon declared that the
patriotism of America was not ques-
toned He declared that the great
err percentage OF foreign born citizens
was rallying Loyalty to the cause OF
this country. He declared that out Of
the war would grow civilization that
would tolerate no hyphenism and thai
the melting pot would not become
garbage can, but that the scum would
be SKINNED off until pure American
ism resulted.
Americans face a great vision in
this war. one that IS bloody, stupendous
and unpleasant, but we must face It. l
believe our president has faced It.
II am a republican but I can take
off my hat 20 President Wilson as the
greatest Of all Americans. We must
face the vision that ruthlessness can
not conquer Europe and democracy Do
safe in America. We can not let Eng
land and France be overcome by the
Hun We must not only make the
world safe for democracy but for hu-
mainly and It can not be made safe
for democracy, II the old Anglo Saxon
race goes down.
Germany has succeeded in terrlcy-
INK France and Belgium, but she ought
to know that she cannot bluff England
and the United States, because If any
two countries know q olufs. these two
do they've been practicin8 It SO many
times.
Policy Of Terrorism.
s"The bread that France cast upon
the waters Is coming back to her. She
aided u in the days when we were
moro child in the family OF nations
hope tho time VIII come after the
var, when we can say to her. We
ie.na9,you money, but that debt Is can
celled now, every penny OF 1t.
Germany Is trying to terrorize the
world. ana our German born citizens
%o- ~ H0inu
their part by the United States should
welcome this opportunity to cast Off
their thrones, the military rulers who
have imposed this burden on the
world,
'.The balance Of the man power OF
the world must come from Us. we
must have ships and IL We would cut
out that wranglins and red tape al
Washington we'd get action"
Senator Kenyon paid a great tribute
to the American navy and said that he
thought the unsung heroes Of the war
were those men operating the American
destroyers in the war zone. lie SAID
too, that the uavy's operations nave
put a stop to the complaints concerning
the much criticized. but he believed,
nevertheless efficient secretary Of the
navy, Josephus Daniels.
Helpful Criticism Needed.
He said, however, that he consider
ed helpful criticism as proper, and
whether in the cabinet IN bureaus. in
the army. II there were those who
could DO better than those now IN pow
er. they should be given authority.
He spoke OF the necessity for hast
enins the airplanes. and said that 1000"
going out from behind the lines, head
ing for Berlin, would come mighty close
10 mailing the Stars and Stripes on the
hagpole Of the kaiser's palace. DO
our best" should be OUT motto. not our
bit. the senator said. He added II It
were not Sunday afternoon he'd IKE to
offer do our dannedest." as our
motto.
He urged cutting off trade with Ger
many after the war II the rulers con-
tinued the inhuman practices and ruth
iessness now being pursued.