Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-06
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN
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sustained in every way to the last dol
lar and the last effort on the part of
those remaining at home. We must all
do our bit.
He spoke at considerable length on
the selective draft law of which he is
the father, saying he felt as every
thoughtful American must have felt
that sooner or later America would in
evitably be drawn into the war.
1t was the intention of the German
war lords to draw her into it, if "she
could pluck up courage enough to
fight"
. German leaders openly boasted they
would "conquer France, cross the chan
mel and subdue England and then make
America pay the bill. "
The Splendid Belgians.
Thanks to the indomitable courage
of the splendid Belgians their schemes
were spoiled at the start, and the mag
nificent Belgian soldiers and patriots,
fighting not for aggression, but to main
tain that neutrality they had pledged
themselves to maintain, faced certain
destruction in the swarming hordes of
Prussianism; and sacrificing all but
honor, gave France time to gather her
forces and save the world from ruin
ard civilization from being blotted out.
TO the French he paid high tribute say
ing our conceptions of the French peo-
pie were gathered from stories of the
newly rich, who having spent little
time in the great white ways of Paris
judged the whole French people by this
standard. He called attention that after
the lapse of more than hundred years
America had not forgotten that France
sent money and men to land on Ameri-
can shores and kept the fires of liberty
burning. Now, the situation is revers-
ed, and America is sending men and
money to France, that liberty and civil
iation may still be known in the world.
He called attention to the criticisms
congress had been subjected to over
what some folks called unnecessary de-
lays, and yet congress had accomplish
ed more in six months than England
had done in thhree years of war.
Big Men Responded.
Particular stress was laid on the un-
selfish response of men in high positions
who gave up their business, threw aside
all personal interests, and Offered their
time and their genius to the govern
ment free Of charge. Edison sequestrat-
ed himself in an attempt to find some
solution of the under-sea boat war.
Others not so well known, but just as
earnest, turned their talents to other
lines. Two great mechanical inventors,
rivals in trade, were brought together
in hotel in Washington and asked to
standardize and perfect the best gas
engine possible. 1t was freely predicted
they could not do this within 30 days,
but they not only perfected the light
est and most powerful engine for air
ship use, but they constructed and had
ready for testing the machine itself
within 23 days after the time they
met. He called attention to many other
things of this class and pointed out
the magnificent work being done by
those whom it is customary to class as
8 Ebeneficiaries Of the war;
Air Fleet Will Win.
The Wrights have turned their plants
and their services over to the govern
ment and with others are now making
airships at a rate that will see more
than 20,UUU OF Cnem coHpleteu WltHlh
a year. The winning of the war rests
in the last analysis with this air fleet
The senator especially cautioned
against the chasing of Germans dis
loyal. Some were, but they were few,
and of that class that could be influence
ed by money. A perusal of the .pames of
the volunteers in the army would sat
isfy anyone that the Germans were as
q class patriotic for the rosters showed
a long list of German names. AT the
same time he warned every American
to be on the look out for traitors, to go
among the people of his community and
where seditious words were spoken to
see they were punished and that swift
".
The senator continued in these lines
for an hour and half that really did
not seem quarter of an hour, and to
give even an outline of his speech would
be to print it all, for it was epigram-
matte, forceful covering so wide
range of matters that each seemed more
than the others.
He stirred his vast audience as no
,ther as been moved in the recollection
,f the oldest of the oldtimers for the
,hange of opinion in this country. They