Arizona republican., 1919-11-05
HARRY LAUDER
APPEALS FOR
AhERICAN|SM
Great Singer In Address At
r 0 tartan Luncheon
Makes Plea For Freedom;
Talks Capital And Labor

Harry Lander. the serious. pleading
Tor an Amercanism in America, for
pan on German propaganda in speech
and thought for a serious and
thoughtful consideration Of the prob
lens IN these times Of industrial UNI
rest addressed the Phoenix Rotary
club yesterday at luncheon at the
Womau's club. the feature Of pro-
sram that Win long be remembered
There was little resemblance i'm the
honor guest OF the Rotary yesterday
TO the ruddy smiling. Killed world
famous entertainer of an hour or two
later before capacity audience at the
Ells theatcr 1t was a serious and
earnest speaker and a serious and ear
nest talk given as only Harry Lauder
can give il that held the Rotarians
ana their guests spellbound.
I wish TO make it plain" said Sir
Harry how pleased / am to accept
this invitation to join at this festive
board, I have been a long time in COM
ing Co PhoenlN but [ am not disap-
poined. I was surprised to see many
things In this beautiful valley, and
was equally surprised to learn that !
was to have two capacity audiences to-
day at the theater. This is gratifying.
of course, but | suspect that my good
friends, the Rotarians, had a hand in
that
Situation of Unrest
When I Was invited here to speak.
] wondered what I should talk about
To would NOT do to entertain, for you
ad have bought tickets for the enter
tainmeni wishi therefore to dwell
for a minute on the unpleasant situa :
lion Of unrest. a. world in turmoil
caused by the war.
4 fail To- see where the shirker and
Stacker can expect to receive as much
Tor his labor as the man who gives
his whole attention and ability to his
work Labor today thinks there is nc
limit 20 capital But there is. because
there is limit to labor. The man
who wants TO be successful must have
mo- set working hours"
The DISTINGUISHED speaker described
his rise from a coal miner at o pit
lance "a day, going out singing al
night 40 the time when he commanded
enough for his singing so that with his
work 10 amounted to 80 or 40 shillings
20 week, 10 The present, and declared
that it was because he loved his WORK
and nut his whole heart and soul into
IT,
Il have been asked said Sir Harry
to tell what I did to get my honor
my title. When I gave my service,
To Great Britain, / went into it will
only one aim TO give my last copper
even TO lay down my life to defeat th'
forces Of n false religion, the kaiser
So, the war finished, we got our re
ward. He that is diligent in labor
he shall stand before kings
"ShalI Surely Perish
Did any of you ever think that thi
war was a war between two gods, on
in heaven and one on earth? Any mai
who shall declare himself a god OF
the earth shall surely perish Thu
kaiser is growing q beard. / am told
said the speaker. HE is trying L
hide himself. But he never can sue
coed in covering up the dark deeds h
committed
Let US" declared Sir Harry, 'fol
low the example of those men who lai,
down their lives. They did not figh
for money. VI the great story Of tn
lie and death Of Jesus Christ seem
too far away for you TO comprehen
The simple religion we ought to live u
To-. then the death OF the young fel
lows who were Mere one year or tw
years ago can bring it closer to US
That is not so very far away. The
were fighting a false religion. an
when these young men went owe
there theyN could sec Their religion.
"All thought the German was
clever man. He told us so himself
u was crammed down our throats da
after day. German propaganda ha
not stopped in this country. They ar
teaching German in some schools. Yo
are talking the German accent. 70
do IL when YOU call me Harry Lowde
instead Of Harry Lawder.
German Invented War"
Germany didn't invent the shuttle
nor the loom. the steam engine nor tn