Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-10-19
"PUNCH" IN BIG WAR MEETING
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served climax in denunciaton Of the Kai-
ser as. the arched anarchist of the world,
as he llayed the brutes who deliberate
~ drop bombs on British school houses
and scattered the bodies Of their inno-
cent inmates In bloody profuson, he
gestlculated with such yehemenence
that he could scarcely hold his balance
To him the Germans were not Super
men, but were simply outlaws of the
first order following the doctrine Of
Jesse James asinculcated by the Kaiser
1.-THE war lords Of Berlin are despots
trying to make the world safe for mon
archy' said he, "whle we are trying
TO make II safe for democracy, They
know no law but the law of German
necessity, That Is pure and simple an
archy, cool and deliberate anarchy,
MY fellow citizens, he continued,
1--WE have risen to defeat these assaults
on liberty and law, and we will do so
if we must tobogan the lIohenzollerns
to oblivion,
1--WE have given up our sons in this
war. viii We now sacrifice our money
TO equip them 40 as 10 limit death
among them? Let Us respond today
TO this call Of the nation to help us
equip the army and navy that at the
cost Of replaceabe material we may
save many household an empty chair -
Mr.. Gilbert, dozen years ago a mem
Der of Congress from Indiana, and who
since then has held many public Offices
in the American Government in the
PHILIPPINE Islands, and who was vice.
Governor Of the islands from 1910 to
1913, made the best speech Of the day.
With less ostentaton than any other
speaker, he brought his audience TO feel
the thrill of patriotism in a remarkable
way He described simply but elo-
quently his own feelings when he stood
on board ship 40 miles from Manila
bay awaiting the approach Of the long
hearalded American fleet on its famous
cruise around the world in 1898. There
was large party of Americans from
Manila who had gone out on board the
welcoming ship, and they crowded the
rail in anticipation of cheer when the
great white fleet passed them in re-
view
One woman asked Mr., Gilbert, "Why
DON I you cheer? 81 cant he re-
piled, 81 am too glad" and as he look
ed around among his fellow Americans,
most of whom like himself had been
away so long that they felt the full sig
nificance of the flag, saw everyone was
crying, There wasn't a throat clear
enough to cheer. LET everyone Of
u.s." he said behave in such a man
ner that when we look at the flag, if
we are not able to cheer we may be
able to cry.
He praised the women for the active
part they were taking in this war, and
received the applause of the men when
he said the women were even doing more
than the men in some instances. He
saw as an outcome of this war better
world than ever before, a liberated
Russia, and our own country stronger
because of its participation in this great
cause of humanity, He said the nation
was depending upon New England and
especially upon Vermont to do her share
now as it had done in 81 and IS. Let
it be said" he concluded that Yer
mont has given more than her quota
and done more than her share in every
way. "
Mr.. Blgelow, the last of the four Wis
iting speakers, had spent some time in
London since the war and told of his
own witnessing Of the arrival Of survi-
vors of the great Lusitania tragedy,
picturing in full light the awful blow
which the German torpedo struck on
that occasion to civilization and human
ity. He interspersed his address with
innumerable humoursus stories, having
his audience at one moment in storm Of
laug Inter, and the next sober in horror of
the German assaults on innocent women
and children.
He brought home with desirable force
the real need of the people to join in
food conservation if America would
win the war He said the people in the
cities were cooperating in this plan in
the heartiest way Recently he had
been in one of the large hotels in New
York on day set for the meatess
lunch, when the walters brought on
mush and milk. You ought to see
them 60 for it," he said He urged
Vermont to fall in line for at least
two meatless days and one wheatless
day week.
President Thomas added still another
appeal for the food conservation move
ment and the Second Liberty Loan.
Holding up a $500 Liberty Bond, he told
lust what the investment meant. In 80
years the United States Government
would have paid interest bearing coupon
and returned the principal of the bond
to a total of Sl100. On the installment
plan anyone could buy $50 bond and
get proportional return fol- their pa
triOtism.
}. A. Fletcher chairman of the Ad-
olson County Liberty Bond Committee,
had provided table at the front of the
hall, and at the conclusion of the meet
ing large number of persons came
forward to get full information on how
to secure bond.
Postmaster Allan T. Calhoun, the
only representative of the Federal Gov
eminent who was present was called
upon to present medal of honor to Hugh
Atwood, son of Mrs, W. O. Atwood of
Middlebury in recognition of his services
in selling Liberty Bonds of the first
loan. The boy is member of the Boy
Scouts Camp, No. g. in Middlebury
Mr.. Calhoun praised young Atwood for
his patriotism and urged him to go out
and do as well or better in the second