The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-18
GERMAN DREAM OF WORLD MAS
Terry WILL BE SHATTERED,
SECRETARY LANE SAYS.
CASTE MUST PERISH
If TeutOns Should Take Canada or Mex
leo, or Even Cuba. Secretary Declares
Americans Would BE i'm Constant
Danger of Attack.

Atlantic City, ~ j., Sept. 18.-Busi-
ness men asking their duty to the ma.
tion in war were told by Secretary
Lane, addressing the war convention
Of the Chamber Of Commerce of the
United States here today, to change
the word duty to Opportunity" and
seek the answer from khaki-clad Amer.
lean boys who are crossing the ocean.
we are to judge men henceforward
not by what they have but by what
they give he said
The secretary said that the United
States, having determined to fight Ger.
manys efforts to master the world
with high explosives and low intrigue"
was making full steam ahead.
IF anyone doubts that" he added.
'let him look at the record Of con.
gress, which has come IN for so much
Of derision and reproach ! presume
to say that no other parliamentary
body in so short a time ever had so
great volume Of well considered and
prophetic legislation as has our pres.
ent congress in the past five months.
Some Remarkable Achievements.
We have supplied money for our
allies. raised an army Of a million and
a quarter, inaugurated a new industry.
that of making aeroplanes, revived a
dead industry-that Of building ships.
placed powers over exports and prices
over industry and resources in the
hands Of the president that viii give
him the weapons he needs, made laws
10 punish domestic enemies and cour.
ageously placed the burden of taxa.
tion upon those who can best bear m
under it-this is q record that no ma.
tion has excelled. 1t is record that
shows purpose. an unfinching purpose.
We of America, il is conceded. know
how TO make money and we will prove
that We know how % make war. whole
hearted, resolute war War that means
organization, mercy. sacrifice. war that
means men by the million and money
by the billion, war that means heart.
breakings. ruined hopes a little glory
perhaps certain selfrespect. "a world
that men can grow in
War in Earnest
We shall make war in earnest for
we know that il Germany wins. the
world viii turn aside from the system
Of law and liberty which we know
land eNalt that military caste and sys.
TEN which is the historic enemy OF per.
sonal liberty.
We make war IN France that we
may not Doe compelled TO do battle here.
Let Germany have Canada or Mexico
or even Cuba aud we would go 90 our
daily work like the Pilgrim Fathers.
with gums iu our hands.
This Boo truth most distinctivelv Is
Our war; for we claim proudly that we
gave the impulse TO Europe which
turned It's face toward democracy. and
Tor that reason boz fighting with France.
England Italy and Russia. we feht
ion those VINO follow in the way we
lead, true children. OF the American
conception ol government as ser.
want, mot master.
"lt is now 1900 years since Caesar
defeated tha Germans in France. When
they came asking terms. he said to
themt Go back whence YOU came. re
pair the damage YOU have done and
give hostages 20 keep peace Tor the fu
ture. 10 was the ancient and barbaric
custom 20 take prisoners and high
men as hostages, and this course Ger
many followed when she entered Bel
gium. But the world does not ask
such hostages today II is the problem
OF world craftsmanship to decide what
Kind of hostages that Germany can
give when she has been convinced that
her dream Of world overmastery can
not come through"