Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-14
TEAMWORK LAUDED
BY SPEAKER CLARK
Record Of Congress Amazing,
He Tells Liberty Bond
Meeting at Pittsburgh.
PATRIOTIC SPIRIT SHOWN
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press,
PITTSBURGH. October 1s.-Speaker
Clark. at a great liberty bond mass meet
Ing here tonight, reviewed the work OF
the recent session of Congress and vigor-
ously defended 1t against the charge that
it had been slow in financing the country
for the war
The meeting followed parade in which
the leading business and professional men
of the city, as well as thousands of work.
ers from the mills of the Pittsburgh dis
trict took part
THE amount of work We accom-
plished," said Mr.. Clark. 'is amazing.
unprecedented and stupendous. The
sums OF money appropriated and the
bonds authorised stagger the magma
ton, agEregating more than six times
the cost OF the civil war. Every dollar
the government asked for the prepare
ton and conduct of the war has been
expeditiously voted by Congress. Never
theless. we have on one hand been
abused for being too slow and on the
other hand for being extravagant.
For instance. the House took two days
TO discuss. amend and put into shape a
bill authorizing the issue Of seven bill
lions of bonds. the greatest sum ever
authorized up to that time in the entire
history of the human race. and We were
set upon and abused for not doing 1t in
one day. The historians of the time in
the performance Of its patriotic duty.
during its first session, faithfully and
we'll.
All Did Their Duty.
"All this has been done through good
team work. Congress did it's duty, the
President did his duty and. SO far as I
have been able to ascertain, all cabi-
net officers and the vast rosters of Of
f1cers. clerks and helpers have done
their duties.
Il would not be honest or fair if I
did not state that the republicans and
the independents. as well as the demo-
Gratis. helped In perfecting and pass
ing all these great and important
measures. many OF which went through
the House without roll CALL
We are engaged In the greatest war
years. No use to spend time in arguing
the why and wherefore OF our en-
trance into the bloody business. There
was a time when arguing that point
was apropos. but that time has long
since passed. We are in it, and the
only thing good, patriotic citizens can
do is to do their utmost to bring 1t to
a successful conclusion. l believe that
80 per cent Of the American people
are patriotic according to their lights.
am glad to think that that is true.
Deplores Abuse of Congress.
TT can be stated too often or too en-
phatically that Congress 10 willing and
ready to vote every man and every
dollar necessary for the successful
conduct OF the war. The honor. glory
and safety of the republic are as near
to the hearts Of the Congress as they
are to other citizens. Why should they
not be? We are Americans, the elect
Of the people. The senseless and mali
cious abuse of Congress should cease"
Il now state our case in the fewest
words possible" said Speaker Clark,
closing his address after he had ar
gued for the success of the liberty loan,
mo nation will long endure or de-
all of its citizens wherever they may
be, by land or sea"