The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-06
GREAT RALLY N
CAPITOL SQUARE
FOR BOND LOAN
Enthusiastic Richmond
ers Hear Distinguished
Speaker
THRILLS AUDIENCE
interior Secretary Tells
Of Great Objects and
Ideals Of Nation and
Urges Response

Promptly at o'clock yesterday
afternoon on Capitol Square. E. NJ.
Crutchfietd, member OF the Richmond
Liberty loan committee. introduced to
q vast audience Franklin X. Lane,
secretary OF the interior. who eio-
Quently urged the citizens to respond
to the countrys call for money 10
run the war.
MIR. Lane pointed out the great
achievements Of the allied armies in
Europe and Asia against the central
powers. but called upon the people to
double their energies and hit the
enemy all the more vigorously in or
der to accom- plish an early peace
There will be no peace" said he.
s.tiii Germany declares repcntently to
the world that she is wholly wrong
He said that all The world wanted
peace. but not the kind Of peace that
Germany would give them and not
till she 10 whipped TO her knees may
any one expect her TO surrender.
Anncrica Leads Norld.
s-s~st America II leading the world. and
4 GWefy whisper or her great leader ~
heard around the earth, because she
utandN for truth and justice toward
4 Ill mankind and is throwing her great
resources OF men and money ia the
struggle for principle alone.
he III al HS opsSFse0s Is W pa
cal OF our great democracy, Rich
I and poor alike were suhtect te the
same call To sacrifice, II levels into
Fellowship and equality In way such
~ the world never knew before, Four
million men would return from
France in not SO long a time cemented
In the bonds of comradship who are
TO rule and guide the dest.nies of our
great republic.
Mr.. Lane Falnis.
, In the very middle of an eloquent
appeal which was thrilling every
s heart with patriotic zeal. MIR. Lane
tainted and fell to the floor OF the
stage on which he stoad. Doctors
were at his side III moment. and
soon he became sufficiently resussi-
tated 10 proceed with his address
During the period Of his uncon-
seriousness men aud women were
choked with sentiments of sympathy,
and when he nnaliy was lifted 10 his
feet with smile on his face.M tres
mendous roar OF applause swept over
the multitude.
He had begun. before the attack to
tell of what America had in store for
the lads who would return, and re-
sumed this very. thought when again
I on his feet America viii provide for
them. They will not be thrown on
the cold world without hope or pur
pose, but their country proposed 10
adjust them to seif-sustaining ac-
ttyities and personal independence. "
His address was concluded with an
appeal to all men and women to sus-
tain the cause for which America ID
spending her best blood and re-
sources. The government. he said,
must have money. much money, to
eQn the war. and il has no other re-
source than the people
At the conclusion. calls were made
4 for individual responses TO bond SUBJ
Dcriptions. and II is believed that
many thousands of dollars were
loaned the government
Abandon Sunday Exercises.
Continued spread OF Spanish influ-
en1a. which yesterday forced the
i closing Of all theAters. churches and
schools In the city. caused the Rich
m0nd liberty loan committee to aban
don tts plans for Liberty Loan Sun
1ay." This action waS taken by the
executive committee after DR.. En-
G MON @. williams. state health COM
missioner. told members that 1t would
4 ~ unwise to throw open the theatera
I - the public this afternoon for free
i motion pictures.
while there ID no cause for any
u 0xAAt alarm In Richmond over the
~ tnduanxA situation. the disease Il
4 spreading, and since you arc worktns
i u the welfare OF the people, be-
4 Hove It would be far better TO aban-
don the theater entertainment" he
I told members of the committee. Il
ths value Of the subscriptions you
b would obtain in the thcAterQ, At the
0Anae time, / believe that which Rtchs
/, lnonderu know that you abandoned