Evening star., 1918-02-12
GERMAN WAR LORDS
ROUNDLY SCORED
Senator Lewis Declares Teu.
ton Peace Offers Are Only
"RuSe to Murder"
HIS LINCOLN DAY ADDRESS

Germany's war lords were scathingly
denounced and the Americans urged to
fight for "the democracy implanted by
Lincoln and advanced by Wilson" in an
address commemorating the birthday
anniversary of President Lincoln, de-
Gvered today by Senator Lewis of Hi.
nois. The German peace offers were de-
clared to be only "ruse to murder.1
In making a Lincoln day speech on
the floor of the Senate, Senator Lewis
established a precedent that probably
will be followed in future years. It
has been the custom for long time
for some member of the Senatcon
February 90 to read the farewell ad-
dress of Washington.
Struggles of the worlds democracies
to retain their liberty were recounted
by Senator Lewis, quoting the German
poet, Goethe, that those who have
liberty must fight to keep it," He re-
ferred to President Lincoln as "the
apostle of the liberty of man and the
standard bearer of the democracy OF
the world" This nations progress and
freedom, he declared, is the worlds in.
spiration for republican government.
mo democracy was ever founded.
he said. that did not have to fight
to continue its existence or maintain
it's ideals.
Arouses> Prussian Hatred.
From the envy of our situation.
from jealousy of our progress. hatred
was aroused in the hearts of others.
Americas institutions of freedom, in
spring mankind to her example. in
famed the souls of the royal rulers
of Prussia with fear and inspired them
to the war of destruction of all that
America stood for and was living Tor.
This to them was necessary that tney
might avoid American influence upon
the hearts Of the liberty-loying German
people
1t has been charged. Senator Lewis
said, that America under President
Wilson would continue the war to force
governments and people of foreign
lands to take our form of government
This he denied. asserting the Presi-
dent fights for democracy as a rignl
of the whole world
.The promise of President Wilson to
make the world safe for democracy,
he added. sis no threat to make the
world take democracy. 1t Is but tne
world its chance to take democracy.
To Thwart Despottc Power.
This war of America is the an.
nouncement that we. by our entrance
into the conflict. viii prevent any des-
pot depriving any people from exer-
cising their free will in rejecting
despotism and choosing democracy.
said Mr.. Lewis America fights to pre-
vent any foreign government prevent
ing any land from enjoying democracy
if it so wills by the voice OF ITS own
people And this the United states
fights now and will ever fight. to the
expenditure of its last dollar and the
sacrifice of every son, rather than sup-
nit to any monarch wrestling our de-
mocracy from us, to the death OF our
liberty and the end of our republic.
Germany. with the stealth of hid
den assassin and the brutality OF
savage, steals upon the ships carrying
the bows of American mothers to
French port and shoots them to death,
drowning them in the frozen seas. ana
leaving them helpless to perish in their
agonies as they sink in the ocean red
dened with their blood. And this whiio
the assassin was appealing to the
world for consideration and crying 70
America for n friendship that would
suspend attack while terms OF peace
were under deliberation.
What the World Should Know.
Let the world now know that this