The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-15

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declared that there was no freedom
90 the seas. that is for the distance OF
7 200 miles west Of the coast of
France 500 west Of the coast of Ire
land and geo miles from north to
south. including all Of the Mediter-
rauean sea, except a mere twenty
mile strip along the coast Of Spain.
leading into Greece, where that ras-
saNy hrother-in-law Of the kaiser
reIEned"
what did this mean" asked the
sneaker within that territory three
fourths Of the worlds comm cree is
carried on II we had surrendered TO
the demands Of the imperial govern
r.cut Of Germany. when we were di-
recfed to steer clear Of all this wide
eNpansc Of free, open sea. and had
kept our ships away. the tobacco
growers the grain raisers. the cotton
planters and the manufacturers Of
this country, and their thousands of
employees would have starved by this
time Our commerce would have been
killed and with il the people would
have famtshed."
Then the speaker told of how the
nr, stlont asked congress 70 give him
power to arm merchant ships, stimuli
taneously wit hthe handing OF Count
lsernsterff his passports
The president believed that his ac-
tier or the part of this government
might show the imperial government
tuqt the United states meant business -
said senator swanson.
'-Ru, it didn't. The Germans stiil
rad doubts that America would enter
thu war And they were encouraged
h~ the despicahle actions Of few
er9y I've
tl:c president the power he sought, and
who exercising the sn-called senatorial
courtsv. gave to tho enemy much COM
fort The WITH he remem bered" said
the senator in prophetic tones
Reference to the events which led
M to the breaking of relations and
tte 1naf entrance into the conflict. I'm
pressed upon the minds Of the audi
euco already. were received with ap-
p'ause-
Great Fighting Force.
And now we must provide the
money for the conduct OF the war"
said the senator. I'VE have appro-
priated SIS 600 600 900 for the prose-
cntion If this war, And we are going
TO win a. We have prepared for the
greatest navy. except that of Great
Britain We have an army equal TO
any, and We are preparing for the
greatest feet of aircraft in the WORLD
The president did not believe in going
mo the war piecemeal. like the other
countries did. But We are preparing
TO go in to fight and win quickly We
VIII fght TO the finish, If It takes every
drop OF our blood and every dollar we
have, We are the richest nation on
Garth. and we have the hravcst men
nr earth men descended from the
hraVest Of them all And these men viii
revenge the insults TO nlr flag and the
Slaughter of our women and children
In the brutal submarine piracy
THE flag is nothing, IL II does not
protect us. st Paul was saved from
the punishment which was about to he
given him, when he raised his hands
on high, and shouted, You cannot
seours. me, | am a Roman citizen
And ha got by. The men who were
READY 10 scourge~ him dropped their
weapons No man dared strike Ro-
mar citizen. What was true of Rome
is true of the United State our flag
should protect us. wherever we may
b.. and when this imperial government
tkrusts II into the watery DEPTHS, with
out warning and against the protests
of this government OF even the pro.
es- Of any one citizen, however hum
HE. We should arise in our might. I
"a senator from Ahis great state of Vir-
ginia. II | did not have faith in this
OH flag-Old Glory
Germany has assaulted our flag
and driven our commerce off the seas
Precedent Wilson, blazoned the path
Of American rights and duty But for
n" British fleet. Germany would
doubtless now he q our doors
j hear so often the question from
some senseless person, Why do we
send our soldiers to fight across the
seas, three thousand miles away? A
sensible man would not ask such a
question. For my part / am glad the
firing line is. three thousand miles
away We do rot want II closer. Our
children and our women are safer with
the German assassins fartheet from
them.
Must Sacrifice Ourselves.
But our bows on that firing line
and in that battle need our helm We
must clothe them and feed them and