The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28

Wilson, Mrs Boiling. Mrs. McAdoo and
other members OF the Presidents party.
To the stage shortly after o'clock came
also Jacob Schiff, George +. Baker. John
Mccormack and other notables, who
amid applause took their places along
line Of chairs which had been placed In
front Of the squads OF soldiers, sailors
and marines occupying the rear half OF
the platform.
Also present with either their fam
lilies or groups OF friends were James
Sheldon. Theodore r. Burton, George d.
Post. James w. Hartman. Edward c.
Delaneld. Harvey D. Gibson, Alfred Il.
Smith. Alvin w. krech, George c. Van
Tuyl. Rodman Wanamaiter, Allan A.
Ryan. William Loeb. Jr., Col. 10. M.
House. Mortimer l.. Schiff. Thomas w.
Lamont, Thomas Cochrane. Pierre Jay,
George F. Baker, Jr.. d. C. v. Rich.
Clarence Mackay. Michael Friedman,
II. @. 8. Noble and countless other lead
ers OF the financial. ofieial and social
world.
Applause for McAaoo.
The first big outburst Of the evening
came when Secretary MoAdoo came
upon the stage shortly before $3.50
o'clock and seated himself beside George
r. Baker. Secretary McAdoo was COM
PEELED to rise and bow before the APP
plause would be permitted to lessen.
About the same time Mrs. Wilson and
the other women members Of the Prssi-
dental party came Into tho boxes re-
served for them, again to the aoconpa-
| niment of fervent applause from the
crowd.
The sailor boys. excellent band was
beginning the strains OF a medley when
movements on the stage indicated that
the President was about TO enter. In
stantly the music stopped and the au-
dienco arose and stood In cIpectart
silenca Then a group Of three, a SOL
der. q sailor and a marine. with the
Stars and Stripes flying about the little
group, cartle out on the stage, followed
by Chairman Strong and the President.
When all the noisy greeting had been
at last waved to silence by President
Wilson the President and Mr.. Strong
took their places In chairs well
forward at the centre OF the stage. At
the same time the Presidents secretary,
Mr.. Tumulty; Rear Admiral Grayson
and others Of tho Presidents encourage
| seated themselves at one side.
A moment later the sailor bandmas-
| ter waved his baton and every one
arose. The singing of a verse Of
u.
advanced to the footlights and bowed
his acknowledgements 70 the hearty ap-
plause which greeted him.
Wants Dollars of Democracy.
| Gov. Strong spoke In part as fol-
lows:
Mr.. President and fellow American
| citizens: During the next three weeks
| of tha Cd
district must pledge themselves TO fur
nish their Government not less than
$500. 100000 for the prosecution OF the
war. 1t IL our share OF $4,000, 000, 900
and 1t will be forthcoming.
| They will be the dollars of democ-
racy--wh!ch have. had peaceful employ
ment in agriculture, industry and COM
merce, In education, art and science.
From now on they must be dedicated to
the service OF the army and navy. for
they will be militant dollars; but when
this war Is finished these dollars OF
democracy must be rededicated to works
OF reconstruction and mercy.
! But the mission OF these Liberty
Loans is not simply the raising OF
money. We could say to every resident
and every corporation In this district:
| Your share in this loan 10 40 much.
and ask, or maybe require, them to
take It.
but by that method we would lose
the moral and spiritual forces which
are behind the loan, behind the war and
behind our men In France.
I'VE must not only sell bonds-'we
must sell the. war TO all the people OF
the United States. -
To Make More Devoted Citisens.
This is mission of the Liberty
Loan organization. which Is of equal or
greater importance than simply raising
money. We will not be wholly success
full In our work unless every citizen be-
comes bondhoider and every bond
holder becomes more devoted citizen.
when we have examined our ac-
counts. figured our income and expenses
and decided the amount we shall take
let US II least double II.
I'm New York It " necessary that the
literature distributed by our committee
shah be printed in. eighteen different
languages. Meetings are held at which
speakers deliver adore sses in almos,
every tongue spoken In the city.
an the third Liberty Loan $4,000
people in New York city alone sub
scrtbed s+s.Ooo.0oO for $50 and 500
bonds. to be paid for 81 and 81 week
These people were largely OF foreign
birth or parentage.
at would be better for this country
ltk within the next three weeks, we sold
sc, 900, 600. 900 OF bonds to 100000
people, than to sell $4,000 100000 OF
bonds to 100000 people.
Cost should He Distributed.
THE burden OF paying the ultimat,
cost OF this war must not fall untustly
upon any class. 1t would be a calamit,
were this nation to create preferred
and favored class OF rich creditors. who
In the time of the nations need. received
insurance against the losses that should
be shared by all in proportion to theil
means
Many OF the people who buy these
ts5O and 500 bonds came to us from
foreign lands some OF them came tC
escape conditions which made them un
happy Here in this free country the,
have. until now. had little contact viii
their new Government, Those peopl,
came here TO better themselves; they
have made homes, they believe In thi'
country, and are happy here. We are
now asking them TO invest In their new
country. and to become more worth,
citizens
But the mission OF the Liberty Loar
is not only at home. The effect Of THU
great enterprise must also be Eel
abroad.
"A few days ago I asked an arm,
officer what impression our men mad
in France. He is n grizzled old soldier
who has seen thirty years service,