The evening herald., 1917-10-24
KAISER IS FLAYED BY
M'ADOO IN LIBERTY
DAY SPEECH MADE At
ATLANTA, GA, TO-DAY



fnsienlflcance as compared with this
horror Of such sinking At sea.
Can you picture to yourself the ter
ror of such scene--a great liner
moving along swiftly across the wa
tiers. with no evidence Of danger ahead
with happy company OF people.
when an OF sudden an explosion
from an unseen source. the ship shiv-
err from stem 70 stern, and begins
20 settle in the water The horrsfied
people rush 20 the decks and attempt
90 ret or IN the life hoata. but there
~ no escape. Suddenly the great
huik disappears beneath the waves.
and men women and children are
thrown into the water. There ~ no
land upon which they can escape.
There is no means OF saving their
lives few moments OF aEonixine
shrieke then silence. Every vestige
of life ohiitrratcd without a trace."
That n what has been done by this
military dcspot repeatedly since the
war broke out. In defiance not only
Of treaty obligations with this gov
ernment. but liz ccntravention Of every
law Of humanity and every mandate
and dictate OF International mw
II is undoubtedly true that within
the pas; three years this nation was
frequently on the verge of war. he
cause of those iufrsctions of the
kaiser. whose aEgressions upon our
rights. Hut each time uur great. pcaee
loving president. with an earnest de-
sire 10 maintain peace and 10 strictly
observe the obligations of neutrality
which We had always observed upon
our part. first demanded that these
aErresrion- upon our rights be
stopped And each time the kaiser
promised that he would not repeat
this offense. and Just as frequently a-
he made the promises. he disreearded
them what else could he expected
of nation that would tear up a treaty
with Belgium anG dcnounce u a. a
mere scrap Of paper.
Rut the climax came when. on the
3ist day Of January last. We received
notice from the kaiser that on ana
aftor that date no American ship and
no American citizen should he per-
mitted TO enter zone of the high
seas about five hundred miles In
width. surrounding the great nations
of Britain. Belgium. France and
Italy. he undertook to say 10 America
that she should not sail her ships
upon the high seas. one other nation
told us that In 1919. What was the
answer Weak as We were az that
time. and powerful az the nation was
which then challenged our rights we
right 10 the freedom OF the seas. We
sindicated Americas right 10 the free
dom OF the seas. right TO the free
dom Of the seas. We vindicated
Americas right ga the freedom Of the
seas. a right we have maintained in
violate up 20 this time. and right
We never intend 10 surrender al the
order OF any alien despot. I care not
under what flag he claims TO sail.
Why IA that right 80 essential TO
Americas life and security as ma
tom II Is because we have always
produced more than We can consume
az home. And the very prosperity OF
our people. their very life. in fact.
depends upon their ability al all times
70 sell that surplus in the open mar
kets OF the world. Unless We have
the unrestricted and unmolested free.
dom Of the seas IN the peaceful pur-
suit OF commerce. there would be ruin
In this land. from one end 10 the
other. This nation could never he
prosperous without 1t.
] can Illustrate that TO you 10y what
happened Immediately upon the out
break Of war In August 1914. The
first effect was. Of course. TO para
lyze shipping everywhere. Every
German, every British. every French
ship Scurrled TO the first friendly
port. and refused 20 go out. There
we're German. British and French
raiders ~ sea, and naturally the mer.
chant vessels dia not want to take
any chances. our own vessels and
there were very few Of them az that
time. were also refusing TO sail. They
did not know just what the conditions
were going 20 he. they did not want
10 risk any Of the uncertainties Of the
situation. The cotton crap OF the
south was just maturing, and was
about 20 he marketed We produce
each year in this country something
like twelve millions 10 fifteen million
bales of cotton. ana al ieast seven
million bales ~ that cotton must find
market tn foreign countries. prin-
eipapy in Great Britain France and
helclum. So that with the couges-
uon Of shipping and the inability 10
get transportation across the high
seas, the effect upon the cotton mar
tei was lust the same. se the result
Of that declaration of war as IL by
4.