Arizona republican., 1918-04-21
BAKER BRINGS FROM
 FRANCE MESSAGE IF
 ARMY ID HOME FOLK
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON. April 20-"We will do our part, you do yours" is the mes sage from the American army in France to the American people that Secretary Baker delivered here tonight at Q Liberty Loan rally in his first pub lie address since his return from Eu- rope.
 We are fighting an adversary Mr. Baker declared, who has elected to make force the center of his political philosophy and belief; pure, naked force. 1t is not the doctrine upon which a permanent and beautiful civ ilization can be built but we accept that challenge as it has been made. There is no answer except eoldSrelent- less, adequate force.'
 Crowd Roars Patriotism
 A tremendous crowd that packed the great Y. M. c. A. building to it's ca pacity, roared with applause as the war secretary reiterated the purpose of America and the allies.
 When force is divorced from moral ity, he continued, there is something in morality that engenders the force to overcome it.
 There is no doubt as to the outcome.
 Until the German Heart Breaks
 The end of this war will not come I not end until peoples heart is broken and those who have looked into the faces of the people of England. of France or of Italy, or the faces of those reugees leaving territory to be occu- piled, know that mere force can never break that heart"
 A new industrial civilization, he said. was being self imposed on what France | had already built for the war and the 1 time was at hand when an American could go from end to end of the line and touch nothing and see nothing eX- cept that which American hands have erected to maintain a great American army.
 Merged in One Great Identity The aid of France and England and Italy had been generous, he said All allied and American men and resources had been pooled until they were merged is one great identity All the nations | had lost their sense of distinction be- tween what is theirs and what is ours The common purpose of all to 1 beat back and crush German force he 1 said had welded all into one. | Going from the ports where Ameri- [ can trops land to the front line 1 trenches, Mr. Baker said. he had seen ! andS and under every condition.
 Big, and Strong, and Brave
 And 1 found them big and strong and brave and filled with fine determi- nation. In all that time I saw not one Of whom 1 was not proud that he was an American"
 The secretary told of the action of an American officer who passed along the front lines on dark night when his men were first in the trenches when an attack was impending.
 This officer. he said, patted each of- flcer and man on the command on the back as he passed and spoke to them.
 The Hand on the Shoulder
 Later came the raid. It was repulsed brilliantly by these new troops under hgoing their baptism of fire
 When it was all over, a captainFtold of his own emotions. The higher officer had come to him early in the night. he said, and hand on shoulder had asked
 Captain, how goes it here?'
 We'll" the captain replied. Good. D said the officer. Hold 'em.
 Hold 'Em"-And They Did
 All night long" the captain contin- ued. T could feel that hand on my shoulder saving. Hold 'em.'
 MT. Baker applied the lesson.
 We must put our hands on the shoulders of these boys in the trenches They hear what goes on in America They hear what we are talking about They learn whether our hearts are as stout as theirs.
 When an opportunity comes fol America to express her spirit as she always has in this war, they hear il and it is hand on their shoulder OF the dark and moonless nights, saying Hold 'en"