Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-19
Crush GET MANY
IS Lane PROMISE
America Will Fight, He
Says, Until Fear is In
known Among Nations
FULL STEAM AHEAD"
UNTIL PEACE COMES
BY The United Press.

rs BY me united Press.
* ATLANTIC CITY. n. j., Sept. i9.-In
scathing indictment Of Germany that
seeks to master the world with high
explosives and low intrigue" Secretary
OF the Interior Lane yesterday declared
mat America was making full steam
ahead in the war and would continue
lighting until the world had no reason
to fear such an enemy.
Lane spoke at the opening session
OF the war convention Of the Chamber
Of Commerce OF the United States.
we are determined on war. That Is
settled" he said. THE American people
haye determined TO resist the agrees
sion Of a Germany that broke her word
with US, Germany that sought to
start revolution inside our own Dor
ders; Germany that sought TO bring
enemies upon the outside while we
were at peace with her; a Germany
that In violation OF her own word sank
the ships that we sent 10 feed the
starving Belgians; a Germany whose
~ national policy was 10 teach each ma
ton to distrust every other national;
whose military policy was TO spread:
y whose naval policy was TO prey upon
neutrals."
He declared Germany Is ian organized
ambition that is hostile to the worlds
peace" and that is the enemy OF the
world.
III there Is a better Germany inside
OF her and she will show It she can
again be restored 10 the family OF ma
tions as a friend. But we have deter
mined that we will fight the Germany
that is revealed, the spying Intriguing.
terrorizing Germany"
Lane predicted the war would end
when Germany knows she must give
hostages To keep peace In the future.
1T was the ancient and barbaric Gus
TOM" he said, ito take princes and
high men as hostages and this custom
Germany followed when she entered
Belgium. But the world does not ask
such hostages today. 10 is the problem
OF worlds craftsmanship 10 discover
What kind Of hostages Germany can give
when she has been convinced her dream
NJ world mastery cannot come true.
Under civilization we all give hostages
TO each other. We place in the other
mans hands something sacred which
we forfeit II we break the common law.
II Is the price we pay for life among
our fellows. Germany must do the
same.
"The people Of Germany have been
taught to fear. The world should teach
them that they have no reason for fear
and give hostages against fear. We
fear Germany. The world has had hor-
rible reason to fear her. Our victory
will come when Germany removes the
reason for that fear.
''Germany can live on common terms
with all other nations when Germany
gives over the hope Of mastering the
world with high explosives and low
intrigue"
Concerning Americas part IN the war
Lane said:
1--WE are bent upon making war with
American vigor. II any doubts that let
him look at the record Of Congress,
which has come In for much OF deri-
sion and reproach I presume TO say
that no other similar body In so short
a time has passed so great a volume
OF well considered and progressive
legislation as has our present Congress
In the last five months. We have sup
piled money for our friends raised an
army OF a million and a quarter, in
eugurated a new industry-that OF
making aerOplanes, revived a new in
dustry-that Of shlpbuilding.
I'VE shall make war In earnest for
we know that II Germany wins, the
world will turn aside from the system
OF law and liberty which we know and
exalt, TO that military caste and sys-
tenn which Is the historic enemy OF
personal liberty. We make war in
France that we may not be compelled
to do battle here. Let Germany have
Canada or even Cuba and we would
have 10 Tight daily like the Pilgrim
fathers with our guns in our hands.
You have asked me TO say a word
about your duty as business men. Let
me change that word from duty to OPP
portunity. II any American man, bust
ness man, farmer or official wants 10
\ know his duty let him ask one OF those
stalwart figures in khaki, square-iaw
heroes Of a new crusade. An appeal TO
him will answer all doubts as 10 what
any Of us should do"