Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-08
SAYS ALL MAY AID
IN L|BERTY'S FIGHT
Secretary Baker Addresses
Mass Meeting in Behalf Of
Second Loan.
MAKING HISTORY, HE SAYS

"Some are too old and some are too
young to go to the front, but all may
make sacrifices in the common cause"
declared Newton D. Baker, Secretary of
War, in addressing the first of a series
of mass meetings in behalf of the sec
ond liberty loan today at Keith's Thea
ter at 1916 o'clock.
"In subscribing to the liberty loan,'
said the Secretary of War, you pour
your money not at the feet of the God of
War, but into the lap of the Goddess of
Liberty"
The United States Marine Band played
patriotic selections first in front of the
theater. and then proceeded to the
stage and played more. Secretary
Baker was the only speaker. He was
introduced by John Poole. chairman OF
the Liberty loan committee for the Dis
trict. Upon the conclusion of Mr..
Bakers talk, Mr. Poole said:
You have just heard a magnificent
address. All | have to add is. buy
Liberty bonds, buy generously, buy be-
fore sunset
Mr.. Bakers Address.
"ln this center of national activity
in this city which has doubled its
population since we entered the war,
here where the peaceful beauty of a
quiet capital has been transformed to
seem that the object lessons of the war
would be present in every home, be-
gan the Secretary.
For a thousand years children will
read in books about this period of our
history: literature will be enriched by
the period in which We live he con-
t.nued. stories then will be told of
the history that now is being made.
Sometimes in moments of leisure | de-
light to project myself into the future
and see the bent form of that school
boy pouring over the records of today s
events. and ] can see the flush and en-
thusiasm with which he reads them"
The Secretary said that the youth of
the future would look back at the bat
tie of the Merne as present day lads
regard the battles of Thermopolae and
Marathon,
THE verdict of history will be" he
predicted, that this first great free ma
ton Of the world not only was great in
its resources and progress, but also was
great in moral quality and in the SUI
perb patience with which it labored to
avert the world catastrophe"
Hoped Not to Become Involved.
The speaker told of nights narrowed
by the thought Of the devastation" in
the old world, and how this country
had hoped against hope that the sword
might be sheathed before we became
involved"
Finally we realized" he went on,
that the nations we now count on our
side were children of our own ideas of
liberty. baptized in the same ideals and
1t became necessary for US to join issue
with them to vindicate our philosophy
We finally realized that this was
war of two great PHILOSOPHERS. one the
of autocracy as against the
of democracy"
The United States had grievance
enough. Mr. Baker stated, in discussing
the causes leading up to the war, for
"on the bottom of the painless ocean
are strewn bodies of those who We're
victims while We still We're neutral"
but he said this grievance has only be-
come one occasion of this country's
participation and that Eve now realize
that this is the second great stage in
the battle for human liberty" This
statement evoked cheers.