Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06

CHARMED III NeT lHOuSnL anu TeCupcrdL-
i ed in her manhood, battling back the
/ insidious and damnable forces of Prus-
sian intrigue and unholy alliance.
Anyone reading the March number Of
the Worlds Work" will be lead to
seriously reflect on what the donation
alization Of Serbia really means in the
scheme of an-Germanism.
1t is unthinkable that America or
the allies shall yield to overtures of
peace, no matter how tired of war, un-
It'll Germany is Inundated, Turkey sub
jugated, and the independence of the
Balkan states assured forever
A FOrl0rn Hope.
"There are those who earnestly and
sincerely hoped that America would
not need to enter the war. Indeed,
but two years ago the slogan of great
political party was that it's standard
bearer kept us out of war" But in
the light of subsequent history, it is
now revealed that America was at war
and that Germany has for years been
planning to make America German;
that the philosophy of Treitche and
Bernhard was to finally eliminate in
Germany over all; that as Newell
Dwight Hills has SO aptly stated, it
was Germany's intention to make of
Paris, London, PetrOgrad and Wash
ington county seat towns. This was
the daring conception and this the
stakes for which Germany has been
playing and is playing now. If there
are those who doubt that America was
not involved from the beginning, let
them examine the diplomatic history
of Won Bernstorff, the most treacher
Gus and diabolical agent ever honored
of Japan, as has been proven, was
largely the Imagination of Hun agents
in the employ of the ambassador from
Germany to the United States; our
own Mexican troubles were the result
Of the evil genius of this man, carry
ing out German policies. Our great
president stated the question when he
said that the word of Germany could
not be trusted, and that no treaty made
by Germany would be recognized by
the United States as having any worth.
There can be no peace until this threat
at human progress and human rights
has been absolutely and ineXorably
disposed of. Let no man talk of peace
until Old Glory has been planted on
the ramparts of Potsdam and the
whole Potsdam bunch forever banished
from power. Wc.are going to win this
war. 1t will take Il long time, mil
lions of American wealth will be spent
in prosecuting the war, but it is worth
while, for If we do not settle this ques-
ton now and in the right way, it will
remain for our Scfildren's children to
pass through another war of blood
more terrible than the one by which
we are flooded.
Two Classes.
There are just two classes of in
dividuals in America today. Those
for America and those against Amer
lea. There is no middle ground, no
place TO rcompromise. You either
are an American citizen or you are
a subject Of the kaiser. Moreover,
your Americanism is not determined
primarily by the amount of money
you invest in Liberty Bonds, war saw
ing stamps, war thrift stamps, nor
the contributions you make to the
Y. NJ. c. A, K. of c., or the Red
| Cross; but it is determined by the in
vestment which you yourself are
making of your time, talents and in
huence. The American National Red
Cross is today the most potential sup
port our armies overseas have. The
American Red Cross is authorized by
Congress to provide military and civ
ilian relief, and it is we'll known that
on at least two occasions the Red
Cross on the western front in Europe
was responsible for inspiring cour-
age and hope in the hearts of men
driven TO the last ditch, thus sustain
ing the morale by which the French
at Verdun said: "They shall not
| pass and made good the word. 1t
is obligatory upon every man, wom-
an and child to support the Red
| Cross. You may not be able to go to
war; but you are able and it is eX
pected you will support this great or
ganiZation in the hour of our ma
tons peril. The Red Cross must
produce supplies for first aid. evacu-
tim and other hoSpito1S and tho Cur