The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-11-01
SINNOTT DRAWS
TEARS, DOLLARS
POPULAR CONGRESSMAN STIRS ALL
Congratulates Hood River on Volunteers,
Whose Action May Help Lift
British Apple Embargo

Hailed by the audience of several
thousand men and women, who greeted
him Thursday night at the open air
Liberty Bond rally as ''0ur Nick"
Representative Sinnott, in his first
public appearance in the state since
mis- return from Washington, literally
wrung tears from the eyes of his hear
ers and dollars from their pockets to
aid their government.
The address was proceeded by pa
rade in which marched several hundred
of the parents, little brothers and sis
ters of Hood River volunteers headed
by Grand Army men.
"As | saw those relatives, those
mothers" said Mr.. Sinnott, 81
thought, they are the ones whose sac
rifice is supreme, and it may bring
them no recompense except what the
great Lincoln termed the mystic re-
ward of memory. You who contribute
to the Liberty Bond fund will have
your recompense in the best security
that was ever given in the history of
the world. You will always have your
bond with you, but you who gave your
boy, you may have only the consola-
tion of reading that last message, the
last letter written before he fell over
there doing his duty. If they, those
fathers and mothers, can make that
sacrifice, the rest Of us can contribute
our funds to help defend the rights of
our country, made sacred by the sacri-
fee of our forefathers.
1T is an awful power you bestowed
upon me when you elected me to con-
gress. When congress was called on
to vote on war, thought of the con-
sequences Of our actions. thought of
the boys of my constituents. ] prayed
to God for guidance. /, like many fel-
low members of congress, prayed God
that the chalice of that vote might
pass; but then | considered my duty.
/ thought of the babes of the Lusitan-
ia, the murdered babes Of Belgium,
the intrigue and. the spies that had
been planted in our very land, and |
voted for war. | am glad that | did
80, for Il can see by your faces here.
tonight that you of Oregon are back
ing the administration in what con-
slider the most holy war that has eyre
been waged.
Fl have been proud of the record of
the second Oregon district. Of no
county have felt greater pride than
of Hood River. Recently when con-
ferred with representatives of the
British government endeavoring to Sc
cure a modification of the embargo on
fruit from your valley | used as one
of my arguments the fact that you had
furnished volunteers to the service to
such extent that you were exempt
under the first cali of the selective
draft, and | will say to you that by
the first of this year | believe that
your volunteers will have resulted in
the partial lifting of that embargo and
the release for export of your prod
uct.
Hood River has never been more
stirred than by the patriotic address.
Mr.. Sinnott, despite the fact that he
was slightly unwell, came here at the
appeal Of local men. The eloquent talk
consisted of telling indictment of the
German government, convincing ap.
peal to all to buy Liberty bonds and
congratulations to the men. and women
of Oregon for their records of patriot
ism.
Immediately on arriving here Mr..
Sinnott hurried to the Mount Hood ho-
tel, where he rested in bed for two
hours. At six o'clock he was guest of
honor at banquet rendered him by
the members of the Apple Growers
Association. C. w. McCullagh has re-
Gently been working with Mr.. Sinnott
to secure partial lifting of the Brit
ish embargo on apples.
With several thousand present the
big out OF door meeting opened with
an invocation by Rev. M. L. Hutton.
County Food Administrator Gibson
leading, the big crowd sang America.
Congressman SinnOtt was introduced
by Judge Blowers. The meeting closed
with The Star Spangled Banner rem
dered by Mrs. c. H. Sletton.
Mr.. Sinnott was scheduled to return
home on the train leaving here at 81
but so wrapped UP was he in his sub
ject that he allowed the train to come
and go as he proceeded to indict Prus-
sianism and paint a picture of the ma
lignant ambition of the kaiser.
Mr.. Sinnott commended the German
born men and women of Hood River
county and The Dalles for their loyal
ty. 81 have a German born school
mate here and one at The Dalles," he
said. Il am glad to return and find
them both leaders in the Liberty Loan
campaign"
Mr.. Sinnottt briefly reviewed the
causes leading up to the war. He de-
clared that Germany in contravention,
not only of international law but of
three solemn Treaties with the United
States, had been making war on the
United States for nearly three years
before the United States officially rec
ognized the acts.
Germany" said Mr.. Sinnott, 'of-
fered Just the one excuse. She said
that international law would not apply
to the submarine which was a new
weapon, come into being since the
rules of law of nations had been laid
down. We replied that the laws of
nations were not made for the regula-
tion of weapons, but to safeguard the
lives and safety of neutrals. We asked
the imperial government how Grim
inal would stand in court if he ad-
vanced as a defense that he had com
mitted murder with some new form of
weapon.
''Oh, that ! had the eloquence of an
Ingersoll," said Mr.. Sinnott in his per-
oration, "that / could depict the kai-
ser. How can we characterize the
blasphemy the sacrilege of the man,
who murders babes and kills noncom-
batants and yet proclaims himself an
ally of Him who spake and said: In
asmuch as you did it unto any of these
little ones you also did it unto me. 4"