Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-10

the Bernstorff cable to his govern
ment? How can any SUCH statement
be made in the face of the thinner
mann note seeking to embrou us in
war?
Rounds of applause followed Sec
rotary Lanes denunciation of those
VINO persist in arguing the question
or whether or not we should be at war.
There is no use talking whether there
should be war" said he Congress
has said war, and II is time for loyal
Americans to close their mopths on
that subject. In our country we an
ply the Law of democracy, the minority
yields to the majority. To the south
of us the minority starts revolution.
We now have q minority at home that
does not start a revolution, but Jus,
keeps on talking"
AMERICAN EFFICIENCY.
The war record of the United States
was pointed to with a feeling of pride
by Mr.. Lane. He cited how the inef-
ticient democracy for which Germany
so freely expressed contempt had built
81 modern cities of 10000 each In lust
I'VE months. These are the canton
ments where the 100000 young men
now under arms are being trained. The
money derived from the sale of the
first liberty bonds went into these
training camps. into shoes and cloth
ing for the big army, and into rifles
which are now being manufactured at
the rate of 1900 each day.
Attention was called to the ship
IN
progress that has been made until at
the present time the industry of the
country is prepared to deliver vessels
to the government at the rate of two
5ooO-ton ships each day. Money is
needed for these big enterprises
Speaking Of this the secretary said:
III you want your boy to merely
stand on the Atlantic coast and listen
to the wild waves, don't buy a liberty
bond. IL YOU want him to reach the
Rhine, put up your money for liberty
bonds"
The record of the United States in
perfecting a standard aeroplane motor
was cited by the secretary as one c.
the great achievements of the war,
French, Italian and British commits
sioners doubted the ability of the
United States to perfect motor along
the lines proposed. ut was done in
30 days, said Mr. Lane, "and we are
going TO have 10000 of these motors.
exactly alike in every detail, so that
there Will be no trouble in getting
extras. We are going to have $4,000
driven by these motors and,
best of all, we are going to have $4,000
young men, who do not lack nerve, to |
handle the machines.
If you will buy liberty bonds with
the money you are getting from your
sheep, cattle, alfalfa and grain, you
will have a hand in supplying these
things for your government. Buy a |
liberty bond. Frame it, and when
you read in the paper of a great air |
victory by the American forces YOU
can say TO yourself and others, by |
IoVe, l helped do that myself"
PATRIOTISM OF THE WEST.
Secretary Lane spoke of the pat
riotism of the west. I'm the east they
told me- said he, that | would find
the unpatriotic citizen and the Stacker
in the west. l have been hunting for
three weeks and l have found no such
strange animal Each meeting has /
been more aggressively enthusiastic |
and more patriotic than the proceed |
ng one"
He concluded his war talk with an 1
Eloquent appeal to the people for sup
bort for the administration. "Unex- /
IMPLIED sums are, being spent" said |
lie, but the money is being honestly
expended. | do not say this for party !,
advantage, for we have advanced far
beyond the pettiness of craftsmanship. Il
rhe administration may make mis-
These things will be difficult to con- II
rol but you may rest assured that
he money you pay to the government
n the shape of taxes and for bonds will Il
re Loyalty spent for you. This is a
var of democracy, not a war to make
'eople rich and the taxes are regulat-
d accordingly.
ne here, the worlds greatest leader
4 liberal thought whose every utter
nee is watched for by millions out
ide Of his own country. the master
mind of the world, ask you to place
n his hands the power to make the
World safe for democracy"
On the stage were seated state Of
ity officials, members of the Ada
ounty exemption board, liberty loan
Committeeman from many of the south
IDAHO counties and a number of well