The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-06-07
War Will Bring Greatest Prosperity
Ever Experienced in This Country,
Says Secretary McAdoo; Liberty
Bonds Best Investment on Earth.


Bonds Best Investment on Earth.
New York, June William q.
NcAdoo. secretary OF the treasury.
was accorded an enthusiastic recep-
ton here tonight when he addressed
two mass meetings in the interest Of
the Liberty loan. Characterizing the
government war bonds as the best
investment on earth" he appealed to
all to buy within their means in Or
der that the United States may be
supplied with money to equip proper
ly "our brave men who have to go
to the field of battle" to protect the
lives, liberty and property OF the ma
ton.
Mayor Mitchell presided at one
meeting and Oscar s. Straus. former
secretary Of commerce and labor. at
the other Besides Secretary McAdoo.
the speakers included Governor
Edge OF New Jersey and Frank A..
Vanderlip.
Ten billion dollars to be spent dur
ing the coming year by the United
States and the allied governments
for the products Of American farms,
mines and factories, Secretary Nc
Adoo declared, will bring to the coun-
try the greatest prosperity in its his
tory.
Some people profess apprehension
about the future of business" said
Mr.. McAdoo. Why gentlemen. pros
perity In the next twelve months will
be greater than 1t ever has been in
our country. You cannot prevent II
IL you try. The only thing that could
stop prosperity would be the refusal
of the people to support the reason
able measures OF taxation that are
needed. and to buy the bonds of the
government.
ITO me It is a sad spectacle to see
committees of various kinds coming
to Washington and urging Congress
that the particular interest they rep
resent be relieved Of taxation, when.
at the same time. our gallant boys
are walking uncomplainingly to the
registration offices throughout the
land, signifying their willingness to
die II need be, in the countrys cause.
You men and women who create pub
lie opinion in this country must
make yourselves heard, and tell your
representatives in Congress that you
are not willing to support any policy
which is more considerate OF the in
terests OF property than It is of the
lives OF our brave and unselfish sol
diers."
Mr.. McAdoo said that whatever
differences there may have been
about war before II happened. and
there were honest differences OF OPP
inion about 1t, the present is no time
to discuss them or to think of them.
The overshadowing danger to
civilization today" he continued, SIS
the German military autocracy. The
kaiser, with a limitless and lustful
ambition unparalleled in history, has
set out upon scheme OF universal
dominion. In order to win he has
determined that neither the laws OF
humanity nor the rights OF any ma
ton shall stand in the day; that is
the reason he has committed these
insufferable aggressions upon the
American nation.
do you know what would happen
II Germany should be victorious rs
she would be II she could bring
France and England to their knees?
She would take the entire British and
France and England to their knees?
fleet. which has been tied in the Bal
tic during the war, and combining
these with the most destructive sub
marine fleet on earth-because she
has it--she would come here and
put the iron heel OF a conqueror up
on the shores. We should have to
fall back to the interior and there is
no telling how long 1t would take 70
oxpel the enemy, IL we ever did. "
We could not do 1t promptly, do you
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