The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-25
URGES PEOPLE OF ATTAIN
Ia TO BUY LIBER-
TY BONDS.
RECITES DANGERS
Tells Hearers That Money is
Needed to Protect Life and
Property.

Atlanta, Ud., Oct. "a lDpeclal 10
the Commercial. "A great impetus
was given to the final drive for Liber-
ty Bond subscriptions by splendid
address made by Secretary McAdoo
at Atlanta today. Mr.. McAdoo's point
ed arguments in behalf of the war
and the Liberty Loan are expected to
result in increased subscriptions not
only in Atlanta but throughout the
entire Sixth Federal Reserve Dis
trict. The text Of Mr.. McAdoo's ad-
dress in part, follows:
"After traversing thirty states in
every section of this country, not only
in the First Liberty Bond Campaign,
but in this campaign, feel compe-
tent to say that there are those who
believe that America is not awake,
that the spirit of democracy and OF
patriotism is not regnant in this land,
they are very badly mistaken. The
American people know that they are
in great war for self-preservation,
for the protection of their vital
rights, as we'll as for the vindication
of the Democratic principle through
out the world. 1t is very true that
we fight for altruistic purposes. We
fight for our ideals. 1t is true, also.
that we fight for no selfish end. We
seek no territory that belongs to
another nation. We seek not to con-
quer any other peoples, and make
them subjects of this Great Republic.
But, while we are fighting for these
ideals, and it is ell to state them as
often as possible, America fights for
something more proximate than that
she fights for certain essential
rights of her pople, rights that in
volve their very life, and the integrity
of their institutions, rights which
have been challenged and rights
which have been dsregarded by the
greatest military despot of all time.
"Before this war broke out in
Europe, it had been recognized every
where throughout the civilized world
that no merchant ship should be sunk
by an enemy war vessel, unless the
lives of the passengers, the unarmed
and defenseless men,. women, chill
dren, had first been secured, So in
flexable that rule, it has never been
disregarded by any civilized nation.
Until the German Kaiser essayed to
violate it.
"Why is this rule so immutable?
Why is it that an infraction of ii
shocks humanity? | can illutrate ii
better by bringing it home to you in
this way (and ! am going to suppose
very impossible case) that Ger.
man army had successfully invaded
| the United States and had captured
an American city, suppose that the
population was standing upon the
streets, looking with horror and anx
| iety upon the invading host, and won
dering what their fate was to be, ole
men, young men, women, children
| babies, all unarmed and making NJ
effort to resist. Suppose the com
mander of that regiment had ordered
it to halt and to fire into those un
armed people. Many would have beer
killed, others would have been wound
ed, others would have fled and would
have been able to save their lives
Why? Because they were on land
Some of the wounded undoutedl!
would have recovered, their live
would have been saved, because the,
could have been taken to hospital
and nursed back to life again.
| "But as horrible as that ould be
and as shocking an offense agains
humanity and civilization as tina
would be, can you compare it witt
sinking a ship at sea with unarme,
and defenseless men, women an
! children upon it? That crime pale
into insignifieance as compared wit
the horror OF such sinking at sea.
81 want all, men and women alike