Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-09
PROBLEMS OF
FINANCING GREAT WAR
Secretary OF tho Treasury Addresses
Great Throng at tho City
Auditorium.
WHAT ONE YEAR HAS TAUGHT
Every American Party to This Tragic
and StupcndOus Conflict-Not
Dauntcd by What Is Happening
on European Battle Fields.

America is engaged in tho most CO
lossal war OF all times; a war Of such
tragic proportions that those who are
close to 1t charged with tho rcsponsi-
hilitics cf conducting IL have their
souls torn every day with the anguish
OF suffering humanity, declared Will
liam O. McAdoo. secretary OF the Treas
ury and Dircctor-Gcneral of Railroads.
speaking to nearly 5000 people in the
City Auditorium last night, at a great
massmcetinG held to open Eichmond's
third Liberty loan drive. Every scat
in tho auditorium was filled long be-
fore the Secretary arrived. while hum
drcdS OF people were turned away from
tho building fer lack OF seating ca
pacity
Mr. McAdoo's address, which was tho
first nf It series to be given this week
through the South in the interest OF
tho third issue OF Americas fighting
bonds. came as the climax tc day
uf intense activity on his part while
in Richmond. He declared that every
American was "A party to this tragic
and stupcndous conflict" with a year
Of war having taught the country
much in experience. 1t had disillu-
stoned those who held high regard for
Germany, whose purposes have been
unmaskcd until she stands pillcried at
tho bar of civilization"
HEARS VOICE OF OUTRAGED
AND SUFFERING HUMANITY
America has c:imc upon the scene"
he said, mot only because her safety
was mperilcd, not only because her
rights had been ruthlessly and inso-
lcntIy transgresscd, but for another
and more inpellinG reason. She came
because the voice of suffering and cut
ragged humanity from those stricken
battle fields across the sea have
touched the soul of America. and Amer
ica has sprung to arms"
The Secretary told how the Kaiser
had ordered the American flag from
the high seas early in the year OF 1917,
and said our answer TO him after one
year of war is defiance and unswcrv-
ing determination TO fight this war TO
finish until the last vest!ge OF mill
tary dcspotism is driven from the
earth. so that the f'cc peoples OF the
world shall never be endangered again.
lie said we could fGh: the war sue
ccssfully because the American people
understood the real issues involved,
and the necessity for the sacrifices that
must be endured is liberty 10 survive
and the national safety Is TO be made
secure.
PROBLEM Is HOW TO
MOBILlZE. AMERICAS NIGHT
Our problem is to mobilize Americas
might" he said ito organize 1t r-
rcsistibly upon the battle front. We
have been engaged in the war for
year ana l want TO assure YOU that
wonderful progress has been made by
this great, unorganiZed democracy in
making itself an organized and poten-
tial military power. by nature, by
training. by principle. by tradition, we
have been AN unarmcd people. We be-
licvcd sincerely that universal peace
was thing attainablc in the state
of civilization that had been developed
before this war broke out in Europe.
1T is noble and splendid ideal, this
ideal of universal peace, when men can
fratcrnize AS brothers. when the rights
of men and women shall be equal. when
all the peoples of the world shall have
the right of clf-dctcrmination ana Of
self government, when every national
integrity shall he respected, when
every people may live in safety. when
the knowledge that territorial ag-
Srandzemcnt is at an end, and that
people cannot be bartered as though
they were merchandise.
The wonderful ideal that We all
hoped was about to be realized lullcd
many into the hope that war could
never occur again and gave this dcspot
OF Germany his opportunity. lie took
advantage of that belief. that cXpec-
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