French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17
INSPIRING PATRIOTIC ADDRESSES
hEAkD All ArUnDA i .S- 1lAi4ia I

Despite the weather there was a.
large crowd at the court mouse. last
Saturday TO hear hon. James J. brltt
ana others at a patriotic meeting. Ihe
meeting was neld III the lnJerest OF the
w ar Savings stamps campaign launch
ed In this county. A large number OF
county teacners ana quite few farIll-
Iers were present, besides many Hen
dersonviIle people.
j. o. BeIl was chairman of the meets
ing and in few words introduced the
spGaKers. w. A. Smith was called OH
20 state the object of the meeting.
While wairlng for the principal
sneaker, E. w. EwDank was asked to
make a few remarks. He told Of how
near Germany came to ruling the
world in 1914. Had it not been for
mobilization OF the Russian army in
thirty DAYS instead of sixty as was sup
posed by the German army othelals
this would have been the case, he said.
1t was then that the great Prussl8n
army was divided and failed IN Its at
tempt to gain the northern coast on
France where it was planned to plant
mammoth siege guns and control the
English channel Half of the on-rush-
ing German army was sent back to
check the Russians who had gained
territory in Northern Germany and a
part of Austria Hungary. Mr.. Ewbank
gave a number of illustrations that
were afterwards repeated by Mr.. Britt
in his speech.
| Solicitor Michael Schenck addressed
the audience i'll few patriotic re-
marks. He pledged himself ready to
serve the government in any way it
saw fit. He gained applause when he
| stated that some day there would be a
great parade down Main street of Hen
Jacksonville. and he hoped to participate
I in it. to celebrate the great peace that
would set the world safe for de-
mocracy.
Mr.. Britt Speaks.
J Brownlow Jackson, chairman of the
War Saving Stamps campaign for Hen
derson county, introduced the prlnc!-
! pal speaker of the day, EX-cOngress=
man James J. Britt.
| Mr.. Britt made one of the best adj
dresses on the war that has been heard
! in Hendersonville. He was repeatedly
applauded and his words of warning
and appeal made sound impression
upon every one present.
"The safety of our existence requires
acting as one in this great cause, we
must stand togethef. l warn you now
that the last fibre o. our existence is to
be tried and we must stand up strong
to stand great blows. The end is not
in sight," said Mr.. Britt in the course
Of his speech.
Mr.. Britt said that he had only one
criticism of the administration about
the great war and that was that we did
not get into it sooner. He told of vot-
ing against his party and with Presi-
dent Wilson last year when the first
! issues of the war came up IN congress.
Germany had been planning this
great struggle for the past hundred
years, remarked Mr. Britt He told OF
the one great idea which has been
taught to all the Germans in every way
imaginable, that of what you want
ard can get, by might, is yours"
/ In urging the people to loan money
to the government at good interest in
buying War Saving Stamps, Mr. Britt
| impressed his hearers that this war
will cost an immense amount of money
He even predicted that before it was
4 over the nat oral wealth might be re-
duced one third.
A number of verv interesting songs
were rendered bv the Tuxedo quartet
! during the meeting