Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-18
In Ringing Speech he Shows American Citizens Must
 Help Government
MUST BUY BONDS OR LOSE TO GERMANY
$. M. Taylor Makes Impressive Speech Pleading With f People to Buy Liberty Bonds and Stand by Uncle Sam.
Former Governor RicharI Yat,s

Former Governor Richartl Yat>s of Illinois, delivered a ringing, patriotic Address last night at the taborEaclC
 Ii which he made it perfectly clear khat it is the duty Oi every person
 Eho can do so, to buy a i-i5 4rty bond
 He showed that this is q iuty avet y
 han owes to himself, bis .ami,v and
 o his country. He is very forcetul kpeaker and his voice "arrted to cv- kry part of the large st"uctnre. 1 Governor Yates was introduced by fudge w. B. Sorrells. The dstin- kuished speaker launched .at once into the subject nearest his heart--the
 uccess of American arms-and ep-
 komized the situation i'll -h ase words All that we have ever had. all hat we now have, or ever expect to lave, is at stake He showed how he kaiser came very near the reaiiZa-
 lion of his dream of wot.f power and
 Forli conquest, and was onls beaten Ind turned back at the battle of the
 darne by the intervention of the will If God. He said he believed that Eod is always on the side of the
 light. At the battle of Santiae 0
 he Spaniards made tne mistake of
 vershooting the American fleet;
 nd no one was able 10 explain the
 Mistake. but it was he hand of God.
 |even German armies were march
 hg on Paris, and twa If the kaisf r's teutenant generals made the mistake
 getting their armies ahead of t.aa
 thers at the Marne. resulting n con
 hsion and defeat. No satisfactory
 kplanation has ever been mace Gt
 bis mistake. and it was the bciiet
 hat it was the will If God.
 His Family in t'e Wor.
 He told about how he different
 bembers of his family were en-
 aged in the war: that lis cousin. I
 esident of Massachusetts, : ) years If tge, pacifist of the pacitists and d Methodist preacher at that. had en-
 sted in the National guard; and his 'Dn-in-law had been called to the ser lice in the National army.
 Whle he drew a dark picture ci the Far, and told how the great leaders If the country are preparing for at
 east three years of war, that the American people from Bunker Hill
 b Santiago have ever been victorious, Ind that they would be victorious in his war; that the boys in khaki Fould come marching home with vic |Dry perched on Old Glory.
 Won By Bonds.
 "This war will be won,' he said, |by the influence the Liberty loan Eill have on the minds of the German Government and the German people;
 hat when the enemey realizes Amer
 ca is really in the war, and means business, that there will be great prayer and plea from the rulers Of Germany for peace; that the idea is to hake this influence just as effective IS possible; that it would be degrad- (ng for this great loan to be subscrlD- (d by the bankers a and the few mil
 ionaires; that while they could and you'd do it, and were ready to take bare of this loan and the next one. fhe effect of five hundred thousand American citizens subscribing to khese bonds woll be greater than if ,ubscribed by the bankers. The sol Bier boys are giving their lives for their country, and it is the duty of Every American citizen who stays at home to stand behind the boys in the (renches and provide them with mu- Ritions and guns and comforts. The parting words of MT. Arthur
 tho nr.iv1o
 hnd with President Wilson, were guoted by him. MT. Balfour saId' &Mr. President, do not deceive your Pelf into believing that this is Eng [and's fight; England could make peace in fifteen minutes: you are Fighting your own battles"
 1 At the conclusion of Governor Yates address, Representative Sam n. Taylor made an impressive speech In which he gave the audience some Interesting details about the intense feeling that was witnssed in con gress when General Joffre, the ldol pf the French army, appeared before fhat body.
 He also spoke of the terrible re eponsibility that rested upon every member of congress when he was Falled upon to declare that "A state Pf war existed between the United Ptates and Germany"
 He also spoke in appealing tones
 Ind rleaded with the people to sup ecribe to the Liberty, or rather the United States bonds.
 Chicago is preparing elaborate en'