The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-05
LARGE CONCOURSE OF MADISON
PEOPLE AT THE DEPOT.
"BUY LIBERTY BONDS
SPEECH CUT SHORT BY TRAIN
LEAVING-TOLD OUR POSI-
TION IN WORLD WAR.

secretary McAdoo turned TO those on
the platform with him.
Are we Off"
He hesitated a moment. and was
about to resume his interrupted dis
course, but the train was slowly gain
ing Roadway.
Are we OFF,"
His companion admitted it with a
nod.
Buy Liberty bonds!" shouted Mr..
McAdoo, flinging wide his long arms.
Buy Liberty bonds and goodbye"
The urge to buy Liberty bonds was
the keynote of the speech delivered
today from the rea of his special car
by Secretary of the Treasury w. G..
McAdoo. He had delivered his pre-
amble and the reason for his appear
ace thus far on his way. and was
just launching into the main argu-
ment of his address when the train
started. With the above words he
babe farewell to 5000 people gath
cred at the station to hear him.
The war was forced upon us. the
secretary urged in opening his re-
marks. The United States won the
right to the seas through a long
series of fights in 1912, and no pow
er of military aggression should be
allowed to wrest it from us. The
threats or edicts of any kaiser could
not be our law.
If the people could see the whole
record of the transactions between
the kaiser's government and ours,
there would be no doubt left i'm the
mind of the naturally most skeptical.
he said. He had not the time to
make a full explanation of all the
hidden causes leading up to the dec
laration of our president. 1t was a
record of controversy and aggression.
We were denied by that high and
autocratic power to sail the high seas
in the pursuance of peaceful trade.
Who owns those seas. anyway? The
kaiser? 1t was so intimated. and he
drew a line 500 miles distant from
the shores of other nations. and pro-
hibited American ships or American
citizens from invading that zone on
pain of death. The trade with Eng
land. France and Italy, which the
kaiser hoped to stop, amounted to
$4,000 in three months. And he
thought he could dictate TO this ma
ton whether or not they should do
this trading.
Here Mr.. McAdoo paused to quiet a
noise which had risen farther for
ward in the crowd. but beyond sight
of him. caused by their inability to
see or hear the speaker. He said that
he had to conserve his voice and not
strain it, for there were others far
Their along the line whom he desired
to punish with it.
J%ustifying the position the United
States took in the break, the speaker
led up to the logical effect hat an
embargo on expectations would
cause. With no shipping there would
be less market for the goods. With
no markets prices would depreciate,
mines would close, factories stop, and
labor would be idle. For in this
country of great production il is nee
essary to have where to dispose OF
the surplus. And the only way to
dispose of 1t Is by selling to such for
eign countries as can buy. And 1t
was the kaiser's purpose to prohibit
US from selling to those countries.
That situation, and the taking of
American lives w~antonly forced a
long suffering president to go to war
with the autocratic king and his war
like and undemocratic government. \
Once in the conflict, the president
and the country has made ii their
purpose to pursue the fight for Amer
lean rights and democracy to the bit
ter end, Notwithstanding the hesita-
ton and dread of entering.
Now the boys are going to the
front to maintain the principles OF
democracy. which are so mingled and
combined with the principles OF
maintaining our own liberty, both at
home and on the high seas in com
merce. The speaker paid a tribute
to 200 boys from Lake county, and
to the thousands Of the state who
have gone to maintain the principles
SO ably enunciated by the president
They are making the supreme sacri.
flee. We hope to see them come
home again alive and not manned
Mr.. McAdoo spoke of knowing how
to sympathize with those whose dea1
ones were in the fray. for he, too, hat
three boys fighting for the countr.
they love.
: But behind the boys themselves
: there must be some others to fight
but in a different way. The men a
the front must have other supper
i, than moral support. Great sums o
money must be raised to prosecute
the fight. Large expenditures mus
be made for their comfort and healtl
and food, as well as for the activ