The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-03

. IsfiIHiS iflrb'N. o. III tSi'lTEh, lil' pI III
.'.i,:I SPEAKER a. M, evening. arose 10
deliver. ms address. :, i;trs,. yellow flag
I...r;ng tn" emblem q! Pittsburgh. was
waved from tn balcony hy 4 party OF
'urm"r residents al thai city. The Salu-
:ailru was ack NOW lodged 10y Mr.. Burke.
: Audience Repeats Prayer.
! Thu meeting was opened by Mayor II.
! e. Kirk. presenting the Hon. W. =. Hub
bard who acted as chairman. He III
turn presented the Rev. Or. Jacob Brit
tlnEhaim. rector Of 81. Lukc's Protesta nj
Episcopal church. who offered one of
the most beautiful and impressive
prayers heard ~ Il public gathering IN
! Wheeling for y"arF. lie closed the IN
,.roea;,nr hy repeating the Lords Prayer.
IN which tho vast audience Joined.
! Preparatory 10 introducing the Hon.
Harry L. Corroran. III" "on*crva'iNr,
:ahnr leader cf Wheeling. Mr.. hubbard
delivered = brief hu' enthusiasts adj
dress. inc'r$pnrSrd with reading ihe
press despatch announcing the SINKING
81! The Aztec.
NJ" Hubbard said in part The great
question that roniron's tn" American
ucopl" il TO be settled tonight. a Que*-
ton that has been before the peopls Of
! this country for tho past two o" three
years. The time has at last come. The
question resolves itself into this: Shall
This American people he true {" them
<Hlvea" We are behind the President
vino knows tho situation better than any
stand behind him i'll :hiS crisis. Inc
American peopi" are going to he trun 10
, their ideals and those ideals arc princ!-
pies and honor. The trouble with THIS
,.nuuir.- as some one has said, that II
has not a mind Of its own on account
OF thu many nationalities. hut when
we are confronted with a Crisis like mo
present we are ore people and our MINDS
ARE r,ladc w. The ones who have not
4, this time made UP their minds az TO
, the situation that ConfrontS us arc not
here to-night--they stayed at homo. "e
are not Tor war. We are not lor peace
!ut W.. arc IN favor or American princi-
pics and those principles are Justice and
freedom: n"t only freedom in our own
country but freedom ut tho seas. This
~ the greatest crisis thai ernr rnh-
fromted the American people. barring
uonc |; may mean the SltmbtnE T."
higher plates or a lower level, II may
, mean uatInUal extinction.
This meeting here may or may not
llavo any effect ON the outcome .! the
pending crisis. J. probably Will have
none. lat il is being held for ourselves.
showing that the pcopiel of this commit
uity represent tru" and loyal ciliZHnS.
W. uw" allegiance To none cthcr IMAM
Col and our own iir"$idc.
There ~ an economic side to tue war
in which We might engage. moro than
any time in the history III IN IS country:
W" need tho cooperation OF organized
labor. Times have changed since Inc
,
fore me Shuuldcr-d their muske,s. We
need the corporation Of all the people
and none more than organized labor. rep
r"s"nting both skill and courage OF this
Harry p corcornn.
Following The audiences singing
America. Nj. Curcoran delivered most
impressive address. He declared that
h" could not say what ORGANIZED labor
would do in this vicinity nor In the culr-
try in The event Of war. No man has
ihr right 10 SAY that. said Mr.. COR
c"ran. but history shows What labor
has done 10: every country That mas eonn
IA wa:--lhcy have Tough; Tor it. have
gwen their support. and. ! am Snt" IN
saving that labor today IL SpldlN 90
hind tho prrsden, IN this crisis. 'Ap-
plausr. /. am not here To pledge labor.
Il IL up u each Individual and every
citiZcn III America. hut ! believe u! my
heart that latur will ID" ON" mud MI for
America in case If war. aln not ia"
war but ! am against th0S" who ar" OPP
posing war. "" don't want war. w" arc
hoping that il Will he av"rt"d, but II
there is war We ar" ready I" respond.
This meeting il not Ia rr"irnt" war. hut
il ia In show the l"Enily OF IN" p"op!"
in the event OF conflict.
we hny" a: the heal Of ih;s nation n
peace loving man. APPLAUSE IT he
recommends war. then thor" 20 no oth*r
ncursr Fer him To pursL" No hnNe a
republic. III" best government! on rArth.
and IL the poopl" are M, willing and
ready TO GSht for this republic they
should not nave it. nrgani%rd !Ah" T, nas
they wanted. The reason ther hay" not
gotten them WAS b"rauS" thcy dlh not
go after them. In this republic The ave
nuc is oNrn FOR them 1" secure maj
witch they seek. and It's their own
fall
Labor is for freedom and liberty. and
NC will support that high principle Tor
whiclt war shall be declared in this cnnn-
try Many unprincipl"d people az ms
city have miSrpprCs"nt"d tho facts IN
tho event We should enter III" war. Ny
homo and prayers are that NC I'll mt '"
involved IN ;hc great StrucE!". On II we
arn venture to nss"rt THAI "rGani%cd
labor will respond :" ~" S"hH"I, OF '"''
p-csid"n; aud 10 tho American 'iac.
J. Francis Burke.
II prcsanting tho Hon. Mr.. R"rEr. Mr.
Hubbard paid him loving 'Tihnt" "a
an American citizen a. III" hlSnrst t!p";
inhlc and distinguished reurcscntatiN" or
tho pcopl" in congress. with whom h"
4rrvr,l and 4 personal friend 81 his. MI
RurkA IN turn hande'; NJ. Hubbard Tra /
mic" bunch OF flowers to when w"f" a u
racEed Il beautiful trihUt" Of what ne.
thought of NJ. Hubbard rs 4 congress
In:,n aud friend
"This is one nf tho creates; nights Of
tho world and Il is IN" most ilnpoTtart
rimh, in ;hr history nj America" de-
y
night NJ nights. when Il e-"a: pending
question shall il" settled Til" month II:
Aprj! has been sine" III" Foundation q.
/ This coMniry the month a. greatest
events. April -. lT7i. The I;ev"lutinr-
arv war began: Ap-it -. I>a6, III" MeHi-
can ;v:ir began: Arrl -. 1851. In" ttr!i
wa hogan: April -. lS?S. tn" Spanish
American war began. The Question IS
VIA, VIII happen in April i?l'". ""i?
cod alloy" knows.
Half III" cntir" world to-day * AZ
war. Their. are Il".""0."NH prorl" m
der ~" fold" % III" American flag to-
day. and Tonight III" greatest nr"hi",n
confrOItS'lhs rrrS dent ~ ,"y President
in the history If this r"rinrr%. NOT "\-
repi;mE Washington 0r tU' Immortal
/ Lincoln. whose memory W. 'h"rish most
dearly Th" message President WILSON
Is reading to congress n tbs Iour maT
mean the turning poi!,i OF TINS Ei""'
runu;rv: "a may moan ;hN r"Nnluil"n!H-
ing Of IN" "ntir" civilized world. W."
cannot arpr"riIt" tn" trials ana frihn-
lHtidnS now being born" ny ntr l'r"*!-
.iaui III these SuprrnI" hours "f III" tor
ril,ln crisis. IL" needs nur Symna 'hN.
no, only from III" r"nHl" Of This country
! hut from across III" sea-. lh"E say
,hot the events nf Tho world move IN
! cvrI.S. and then others say 'Th"rr IS
nothing now under tn" sun. should -"
enter war the l'rrsid"n: Will ask III his
message that il be i"n" I" preserve mat
which our people hay" Fought :" rs'ah-
| fish. We will enter war {" protect our
liberty and freedom. y E"N"rn'n"ni IS
for III" right and power I" compel "h"di-
cnca to tn" laws and any government
that lacks that righ; and power has no
should no; only hav" thar light in its
own hnmninn. but on the hirh seas
IApnausc.l
furnished MS with i;urS ami ammunition
! during tn" r"vnlutnary war. history
v.nuId bnv.. ryrDruc1 different account