The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16

Notwithstanding a number of count
er attractions a good sized crowd
gathered at the high school auditor
ium last night and listened to rousing
talks on the liberty bond sales by Uni
ted States Commissioner Tallman and
Governor Alexander In introducing
the speaker, Chairman r. j. Finch of |
the liberty loan committee called at
tention to the achievements of Twin |
Falls in the past not merely finan-
cially, but first of all in the sending |
of men to the front Two hundred |
and eighty-four had been assigned to |
the county, while 273 had enlisted. |
The last of the men called had gone
Monday evening. About 100 had en-
| listed since the selective draft and
this number would be credited to the
| county on the next call. He said that
| Governor Alexander had been detain
ed to speak at the Idaho theatre
while State Auditor Van Deusen ad-
dressed the people at the Orpheum.
On taking the floor Commissioner
TalIman said that he would touch
only in the briefest manner the caus-
IS which led to the war since these
facts were familiar to us all. We
went to war first because Germany
persisted in violating our rights on
the high seas by preventing by means
of murder, our legitimate trade. No
people such as we, could indefinitely
stand such violations of our rights.
We further went to war, because we
realized from the actions Of Germany
toward us and toward netutrals that
should we tolerate her violations OF
international law and human rights
until she triumphed in Europe she
would invade our country and would
destroy the principles of democracy
for which we have always stood. A
word on peace; There is little use for
us to cry peace indefinitely now
Woodrow Wilson desires true peace
more than any other man in the world
and today he is the most powerful
man in the world When the time
comes that a peace can be formed
which will secure us our rights and
secure to the people of the world the
right to develop safely along demo
cratic lines, President Wilson VII
2 know it, In order to bring about tina
moment it is necessary for us to tur
nish to the boys the means to do thei
mart in the war where they have of
fered their lives on the altar of thei
! country. The plan of the government
the total sum expended by taxation
= of which the rich shall pay by far tn
- heavier part, and the other by popula
= issues of bonds Should we subscrib
- for these bonds which are the best sc
- curity on earth, we will without los
to ourselves help crush that powe
81 which, while we sought to remain l
n peace, planned to stir up Mexico an
~ japan against us, whose ambassado
\. to America bribed men to burn on
70 houses of business and destroy OF
p, bridges, whose representatives to Al
H. gentine plotted for the sinking
ie vessels of that friendly nation so {
NJ to leave no trace, and we will hel
r make the world safe for democrat
and insure for ourselves the right
is develop in our own way.
Governor Alexander made an ell
90 quent plea in which he said that Y
d. should stand together and by owe
es subscription show the world that v
he are ready to fight to the death rath
than see our nation bow to the desp
If tism of the Hohenzollerns. He said
5. regretted that it was necessary to a
vertise the liberty loan With o
own bows on the front we ought gla
On ly TO make a sacrifice But we we
lp- not making sacrifices. The boys al
ely their parents are, but we are NJ
be Farmers and merchants are MAXI
be more money than ever before; We
nd bringing something like seventy-fi
in cents without a tariff. we are buyi
viii autos and having parties and after
md ing moving picture shows and eati
n three square meals day, and now
BILE are asked-not to make sacrifi
Oes but to make an investment in the h'
be security in the world. Should we h
ur- itate? Some of you in these prosp
Of ous days have bills in your pocke
of Take them out and read what II
,ity say if you think that they are mon
will They say 1.-THE government OF
0rk United States promises to pay to
lie. bearer five dollars in gold hi