The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-27
NJ AD00 At ATLANTA.
SECRETARY OF TILE TREASIrpy
MAKES LIBERTY LOAN
ADDRESS.
Only Traitors and Fools Lacking I'm
hcarty Support of the Government
and in Buying Liberty Bonds.

forts to keep American ships off the
nigh seas through her ruthless suh-
marine warfare was a direct blow
aimed at the prosperity of American n
farms and of American business. Sec
retary McAdoo declared in his Lib
erty Day address here today.
After reminding his hearers that
America went to war in 1912 to vim
dicate her right to tho freedom of
tlhe seas and had steadfastly main
talned it since then, he continued:
why is that right so essential to
Americas life and security? 1t is
because we have always produced
more than we can consume at home
And the very prosperity of our peo-
ple' thelr very life, in fact. depends
upon their ability at all times to sell
that surplus in the open markets OF
the world"
The German emperor had been
led by disloyal people in this country
to believe that America never woule
hight" the secretary of the treasury
continued. "and that any transgres-
slons OF our rights would be me.
simply by protests.
Had America submitted and kept
her ships off the seas, discord and
olscontent among American people
would have followed. Mr.. McAdoo
said, and the German emperor by one
stroke of his pen would have accom-
plished more destruction upon
American farms, in American factor
les and in American business houses
and to American interests all over
this land than he could accomplish
with all the armies and navies of the
German empire"
After telling what stoppage of
American sea commerce would have
meant in loss to cotton growers OF
the South, and of Germany's efforts to
involve the United States with Japan
and Mexico through the Zimmerman
intrigue, the secretary turned to ruth
less submarine warfare, and recited
the stories of helpless men and wo-
men being drowned at sea.
Some man has said, or is alleged
to have said, that America had no
justification for this war with Ger
many" the secretary declared: "If
there be an American, OF any man In
this land whether he is an American
or not, who knowing this record, says
that we did not have justification for
war with Germany, then yellow blood
flows in his veins-he hasn't any red
blood in him."
Mr.. Meade denounced those indi-
viduals who would make peace with
the kaiser's government and the al
legged peace societies in this country.
The latter are merely German wolves
masquerading in the hides of Ameri-
can traitors" he declared, while
some Of the former are deluded and
simple people and "some are in the
pay of the kaiser"
The secretary, who has completed
tour through the West and South
west in the interest Of the liberty
loan, said his trip had convinced
him that America is awake to tho
fact that this country is waging q
war for self-preservation and knows
that when the struggle is carried tc
n successful conclusion the liberty o
the United States will never be imper-
illed again.
| After describing the liberty bond
which the government is selling as
having the entire country's guaran-
tee Of the safety Of the principal-the
money invested in it, the secretary
added "but America cannot assure
her soldiers Of the principal--their
lives.
THE soldier does not ask the gov
ernment to guarantee him safety"
said Mr.. McAdoo. He expects to die
IL necessary, but he has q right to
ask the civilian population to do this
much for him-to arm him with the
best gun that American money and
American ingenuity can devise, a CUR
that will shoot faster and farther
than any gun yet made. and give him |
the best bayonet that can be forged |
by Americas skill and Drawn
1T is the only chance he has forl
his life. That is all we can do for !
him. Isn't he entitled to it?'
The $4,000, 100000 raised through |
the second liberty loan will be de-
voted chiefly to this the secretary