Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-10
"FOI,CE NOW OUR ANSWER"
Defend Liberty to Bitter End, An
nOunccs President Wilson.

baltimore, April 6.-PreSiuent
Wilson, at a great Liberty Loan cele-
bration here tonight, gave Americas g
answer to the German drive on the
western battle front; to the renew
cd propaganda for German-made
peace, to all proposals to end the war
before Germany Is awakened from
her dream Of world dominion.
A few hours before the President
spoke he had reviewed a division Of
citizen soldiers, called only a few
months ago from the pursuits OF
peace; now transformed into fight
ing men to carry the ideals Of Amer
lea to the battleflelds Of Europe, at
tho moment, a million more OF their
kind all over the land were celebrat-
ing the opening Of the third Liberty
Loan, and the orders for mobilizing
the first Of the great army Of sec
Ond million were going out to the
country.
Sacrifice Needed to Redeem World.
Those were some OF the physical
facts which backed his words, when,
after reviewing briefly the evidence
that Germany seeks peace that
would give her world dominion, the
President said:
"FellOw-Citizens This Is the an
niversary Of our acceptance of Ger
many's challenge TO fight for our
right to live and be free, and for
the sacred rights Of free men every
where. The nation is awake. There
Is no need to call to it. We know
what the war must cost, our utmost
sacrifice, the lives Of our fittest men
and. ii need be, all that we possess.
Tho loan we are met to discuss is
one OF the least parts Of what we are
called upon to give and TO do,
though in itself Imperative. The
people Of the whole country are alive
to the necessity OF 1t, and are ready
to lend to the utmost, even where it
involves Il sharp skimping and daily
sacrifice to lend our meager earn
ings. They will look with reproba-
ton and contempt upon those who
can and will not, upon those who de-
mand a higher rate Of interest, upon
those who think Of it as a mere COM
| mercial transaction. have not
come, therefore, to urge the loan.
have come only to give you. if can,
a more vivid conception Of what it
is for.
"Thc reasons for this great war,
the reason why it had to come, the
need to fight it through, and the
| issues that hang upon It's outcome,
arc more clearly disclosed now than
ever before. 1t is easy to see Just
| what this particular loan means,
| because the cause we are fighting for
| stands more sharply revealed than
at any previous crisis of the momen-
tous struggle. The man who knows
| least can now see plainly how the
cause Of justice stands and what the
imperishable thing is ho is asked to
| invest In. Men in America may be
| fore that the cause is their own, and
more sure than they ever were be-
that, If it should be lost. their own
great nations place and mission in
the world would be lost with it.
Huns Ask Dominion, Not Justice.
Il call you to witness, my fellow
countryme'l, that at no stage of this
terrible business have I judged the
pnrpnsnc ~
| should be ashamed in the presence
Of affairs so grave. so fraught with
the destinies Of mankind throughout
all the world. to speak with trucu-
lcnce, to use the weak language Of
hatred or vindictive purpose We
must judge as we would be
judged. | have sought to learn the
objects Germany has In this war
from the mouths of her own spokes-
mon. and to deal as frankly with
them as | wished them to deal with
me. | have laid bare our own
ideals. our own purposes, without
reserve or doubtful phrase. and have
asked them to say as plainly what it
is that they seek.
'Wc have ourselves proposed no
injustice, no aggression. We are
ready, whenever the final reckoning
is made, to be just to the German
people, deal fairly with the German
power, rs with all others. There
can be no difference between peoples
in the final Judgment, If 1t is indeed
TO be righteous Judgment. To pro-