The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-06

Wave after wave OF patriotic en-
thusis4sm swept the concourse of men
and women who crowded the @ity
Auditorium last night to hear Secre-
tary Baker in the initial address or
the patriotic campaign now being
waaed from coast to cos ST. More than
5000 were present. giving the speak
ers OF the evening the closest atten-
ton.
Time after time as arr. Baker ut
tered some sitting tribute to the
French and English fighters or ex-
pressed our own intention OF seeing
the war through TO Its end, the big
building rocked with the echoes OF
the applause with the remark that
the English race could not be intim-
dated by the klllirg of babies. as
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the storm broke, and the house would
not outside
Governor Introduces MFR. Baker.
SOM delay I'm the parade caused
the meeting 70 be helated for short
while. but when Secretary Baker and
Governor Stuart made their appear
r.7ce. the audience arose and paid
tribute OF hearty applause SD that
has not been eaualled In Richmond
since other war time DAYS The gov
WITH the statement that state lines
are nhl.terntaa and that the nation
fs thinking as one man, and proposing
p. @aAt NOT as states but as a nation
with the presentation OF Secretary
1a.ker. md while the audience was
standing Kessaich's hand ( played
Al that psychological moment the
sneaker made the statement. Happy
IL the nation in the midst OF n great
war who can return from an exalnina-
ton OF it's own conscience with
smile. This the United States can
do" and the crowd was his for the
remainder Of the evening. An cpl
ram that caught the fancy OF the
multitude was the secretary's declara :
ton that we are in Il til we win
IT.
The speaker stated that the war
origin was due to immoral principles
beaded In the German government by
Frederick, called The Great, who took
Etlesia from Marie Theresa, queen OF
Austria, with no justification except
that he wanted II. and that his creed
that might makes right permitted the
accession. Because his ancestors nac
by conquest added more territory.
wilhelm felt that he must do like
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TO humanity
The cause of the war. said Mr.. Ba-
ker. lies in the fact that German civ
sIization consists Of test tubes ana
other chemical apparatus, dynamos
and discoveries in the science of
physics, and all the Instruments or
destruction. But" added the
speaker. civilization not shot through
with humanity and justice is not a
civilization"
Following HeIlish Principle.
Tho German people are not natu-
rally cruel. but they are simply fol-
lowing out ehellish principle of the
government, a misbegotten philoso-
phy that had its genesis in the un-
natural greed and avarice OF the rul-
ers OF Germany both past and present.
rightfulness as weapon to terrify the
English people was resorted to by the
Hun officials, considering cruelty not
only Of military value. but also. in this
military light. claiming it just and
right. But the surprise to the Ger
man government was that they found
they could not brighten Engiishmen
into subsection by killing babies
I'VE are in this war till we win
OF the listeners. and pandemonium
rsigned. "Our men will not be scared
by stealthy war OF assassins,"
German diplomacy he denounced as
a shell-game diplomacy. not to be
trusted until officials not responsible
to the kaiser alone could speak for
the German people. He paid high
tributes to the French. English and
American soldiers In the trenches, and
stated that the claim that we are
nghting only to aid the allies. as ad.
yocated by some near-pacifists. il
enough to cause us to enter with
whole -souled purpose the gigantic
struggle over there.
and So concluded the speaker
..we can return from an examination
Of our conscience with a smile. The
inheritance of our forefathers--lib-
erty---has indoctrinated the remainder
of the world and 1t was found Inn.
possible not to commingfe with for.
eirn, affairs. Our inheritance was at.
tackled, and we are Joining the heroes
of England and France to rescue the
most vital principles of justice ant
liberty"
Mr.. Baker addressed the audience
for more than an hour and his ever,
word was heard by all present