Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-14
WISCONSIN NEWS
STATED IN BRIEF
Geographic Chronicle of State
Happenings.
TAFT SPEAKS FOR WAR FUND
Former President in Speech at Mils
Waukee Declares That Peace
Will Not Lessen Need
for Money.

Milwaukee, Nov. 12-"I have every
confidence that the sreat city of Mil:
waukee, rising as it always has to
meet every war fund demand, will rise
and go away over the top in this
campaign" said former President
William Howard Taft, in closing his
address at the big massmeeting in the
Auditorium which opened Milwaukee
county's war fund campaign.
The same organization which has
handled Milwaukee's Liberty loan
campaigns will direct this campaign
to raise $1,S00,OOO for the support Of
seven of the leading war work organt-
cations. The solicitors start their work
on Monday
Mr.. Taft declared that never before
had a nation of people entered war
with the spirit which prompted Amer
lea to go into this one.
"We entered it with 4 conscious
ness that we were compelled to fight,
not with a lust for gain or power, but
to protect our national rights and to
effect a moral victory" ae declared.
Mr.. Taft strongly emphasized the
fact that the victory and peace does
not lessen the Importance of raising
more money for the great organiza-
tons of service which have been adj
ministering to the comfort and safety
of the soldiers.
1.-The tightWads will make the kick
that the war is over and that the
soldiers are coming back, but this
kick has no more subsistence than
any of the others that they will
make" he said. "We have 100000
men on the other side and over 3,OOO,-
600 in the army camps here who still
need attention. Those 100000 will
not be back for some time because
the transports thta will be needed to
bring them back will be busy carrying
food to France and Belgium and Eng
land and Serbia and Austria and Ger
many to keep them from starvation.
"Then those troops will be needed,
too, for the very important RECONSTRUCT
! ton work. We must carry our share
Of this work by allowing our men to
stay over there and help maintain the
garrisons which will be needed to en-
force the terms Of peace that we are
going to lay down.
There is stalking in Austria and
Germany today that which caused the
downfall of Russia-bOlSheviki
Bolshevikism is there and it may be
necessary for American troops to-
teach them, by machine guns and can
non, if necessary, what government
founded upon liberty is. If we are
going to win this war right we have
got to vindicate every life lost. We
must see hat it results in the en-
fOrcement of a peace that is perma-
nent.
Mr. Taft said the excuses for not
givin travel as fast among tghtWads
as the rumor Of peace Travelled few
days ago. All excuses can be over
come and knocked to pieces, he said,
by simply citing the facts.
Its great thing to enlarge the
hearts of men and it's a great thing
| to teach men the art of making them
! selves happy by making other hap
,py," he said 1.-THE leaders of our
army would almost give up company
if they didn't have the assistance of
these associations which we are here
/ to help tonight. We are here for 8
united drive. We have united rhe
Y. NJ. c. A, the Knights Of Columbus
IT.
ing to the welfare of our boys. | love
to think of this union. II represents
the spirit of tolerance. 1t shows how
far we have gone along that we have
that spirit Of brotherly love that over.
looks creeds and religion. No matter
what our creed or religion, we are all
together in supporting these organi-
cations which are working for our
boys"