Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-02-07 | Page 5 | Who Said

t : WHO SAID ' I will die- In th List ditch, ' ! William of Orange, the great hero of the Dutch nation, had becomo the leading figure in tho Netherlands war for independence from Soaln. Spain was at the height of her power under Philip II and the powerful military forces of the Iberian nation were dl-rected dl-rected agalnsl the valiant Dutch. Followers ol William urged that be make an elt'ort at compromise, feeling feel-ing that war against the powerful Spanish monarch was futile William, known to history BS "Trie Silent." replied re-plied with terse scorn, "I will die In tho last ditch." He lived to see his beloved HollohQ well on the road to Independence but died a martyr to the cause of liberty The trouble began when Philip appointed ap-pointed Margaret of Farmu, daughter of lhafles V. ruler of the Netherlands. .Uh the cardinal of Granville as ad-viaor. ad-viaor. It was in the days of religious intolerance and Margaret speedily set about persecuting nil those who dissented dis-sented from the established faith. Petitions Pe-titions to her wore Ignored and matters mat-ters culminated in the sending of the brutal Duke of Alva to Holland to conduct the punishments for heresy. After six years he was recalled but meanwhile William hod milled tin Dutch to his standard of Independi " ;nd tho sovereignty of Spain was doomed. Holland mav be -aid to have been liberated from the Spanish yoke In lfiTS when William's forces- effected the relief of the city of l-oyden by breaking the dykes and flooding the country where tbe Spaniards wore encamped. en-camped. William died by the hand of an assassin as-sassin nine years later. WAi HE If'MURRAT, Tomorrow Who said: "Reprove thy frbnd privately; commend hlni publicly,"