The sun., 1918-05-28

| am advising you to act upon this
matter OF taxation now. gentlemen.
not because l do not know that you
can see and interpret the facts and
the duty they impose Just as well
and with as clear perception OF the
obligation involved as l can, but be-
cause there is n certain solemn sat-
isfaction in sharing with you the
responsibilities OF such n time. The
world never stood in such case be-
fore. Men never before had 70 clear
or 40 moving n vision Of duty.
l know that you will begrudge the
work to be done here by us no more
than the men begrudge us theirs
who lie in the trenches and sally
forth to their death. There Is a
stimulating comradeship knitting us
all together. And this task to which
! invite your immediate considera-
tion will be performed under favor
able influences IL we will look TO
what the country is thinking and
expecting and care nothing at all for
what is being said and believed in
the lobbies Of Washington hotels.
where the atmosphere seems to
make IL possible to believe what Is
believed nowhere else.
spirit Of Nation.
Have YOU not felt the spirit OF
the nation rise and its thought be-
come a single and common thought
since these eventful days came in
which we have been sending our
boys to the other side? think you
must read that thought. as l do. to
mean this: that the people Of this
country are not only united in the
resolute purpose to win this war but
are ready and willing to bear any
burden and undergo any sacrifice
that It may be necessary for them
to bear in order. to win IL.
We need not be afraid to tax
them, II we lay taxes Justly. They
know that the war must be paid
for. that 1t is they who must pay
for 1t. and II the burden IL Justly
distributed and the sacrifice made a
common sacrifice from which none
escapes who can Bear II at all. they
will carry 1t cheerfully and with a
sort Of solemn pride. have always
been proud to be an American. and
was never more proud than now,
when all that we have said and all
that We have foreseen about our
people Is coming true.
The great days have come when
the only thing that they ask for or
admire is duty. greatly and ade-
Quately done: when their only wish
-
the freedom she enjoys: when
great, compelling sympathy wells up
in their hearts for men everywhere
who suffer and are oppressed, and
when they see at last the high uses
for which their wealth has been
piled up and their mighty power ac-
cumulated. and. counting neither
blood nor treasure now that their
fnal day Of opportunity has come.
rejoice to spend and to be spent
through long night Of suffering
and terror in order that they and
men everywhere may see the dawn
OF a day Of Righteousness and JUS
tice and peace. Shall We grow weary
when they bid us act?
ExtempOraneous Address.
IN his crtcmpordneons address Pres.
idcnt Wilson said:
May add this word. gentlemen?
Just as was leaving the White
House ! was told that the expected
drive on the west front had ap-
parently been begun. You appar-
emily realize how that solemnized
my feeling az I came to you and
how i, seemed to strengthen the
purpose which I have tried to eX-
press in these lines.
have admired the work OF this
session. The way in which the two
houses OF Congress have cooperated
with the Executive has been gem
erous and admirable. and II is not in
any spirit Of suggesting duty neg
lected. but only to remind you of the
common cause and the common Oh
legations. that I have ventured to
come to you to-day.