Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-16
LIBERTY BOND RALLY
At ARNORY WAS
WELL ATTENDED
Speakers However Made Tell
ing Points and Audience
Was Much Impressed

Gin consideration of what money will
do in this war, it seems that Marion
county should be absorbed with a fervor
in helping the boys soon to be in the
trenches" declared B. F. Irvine, the
Portland editor, in his address last even
ing at the Liberty Bond rally at the ar
mory.
In referring to the Bernstorff dis
closures, he claimed that if for no other
reason, this country was Justified in de-
claring war on Germany, and especial
ly SO since the high German officials
had recommended sabotage to destroy
our industries.
Mr.. Irvine referred to the kaiser Is
telling Ambassador Gerard in 1915 that
he would stand no nonsense from this
country after England had been whip
ped and to the general contempt in
which the German military authorities
held this country. He insisted that these
expressions alone justified this country
in the declaration of war.
After urging all people to show their
patriotism by subscribing for the bonds,
Mr.. Irvine dramatically declared, elf
we do not go on with this var and
fight with the allies, we may be compel
led to fight victorious Germany Alone
Governor Withycombe as the first
speaker was introduced by Justice Law
renee T. Harris. The attendance at the
was not all that could be de-
sired from the standpoint of a patriotic
mass meeting, and as the governor look
ed at the few who ara come he said,
l see an audience like this, l
feel our people hardly realize we are at
war with the ~mightiest military power
in the world. / fear we are not aroused
to the Importance of backing our gov
eminent. We must back up our boys
and there is no better way of doing 1t
than subscribing for these Liberty
bonds. If we do not win, we are gone.,'
w. H. Hornibrook, editor Of the Al
bany Democrat and for two years minis
ter to Siam urged every one as a patriot
ic duty to stand by the president. He
said he could say without fear of con
tradiction that the kaiser was RESPONSE
BILE for this war.
He related a conversation with an
Austrian diplomat who took the stand
that in order to win this war Germany
was willing to do it by fair or foul
means and that the central powers could
not afford to draw any fine distinctions
as what was international law. 81 feel
that the American people will live up
to it's standards and that they will make
this sacrifice to support the govern
ment,' he said.
Congressman Hawley spoke briefly,
especially to the boy scouts. He SAID
that the younger generation looked for
ward to the men of the present day to
hand to them what we had inherited
from our forefathers. No such weapon
as the submarine, he declared, was en-
titled to be used in a civilized war. He
also accused Germany of sinking large
numbers of the vessels of Norway in
order that Germany might get its ship
ping at the close OF the war. "There
is Just one thing for us to do,' said
Hawley, "and that is to furnish the
money. We may sympathize, but more
than sympathy is the need of food :or
the boys and supplies that they may
fight"
Boy scouts of Troops l n z OF ga
lem, who won the government medals
for selling of the first Liberty bonds,
were presented with the medals sent
by Secretary McAdoo. Boys receiving
this recognition of the government were
Scout Seneral of Troop l, and from
Troop 2 Scout Koodkin, Scout Long,
Scout Emmons and Scout Huddleson.
These boys sold $4,000 worth Of the
first Liberty bonds.
Salem does not always show its pat
by attending mass meetings for
patriotic urposes At the meeting last
evening hardly 100 were interested
enough to attend but Saturday evening
al the iitney dance given for the mess
fund of Company M, the ten cents adj
mission was paid by $40.