Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09
WILSON'S MESSAGE
APPROVED BY READING
England, Too, Accepts Chal-
lenge of Force, Am
bassador Says
SACRIFICE WORTH END
Speakers Gather to Plan New
Campaign to Foster Patriotism
in the Nation
Washington, April 0.

Aplil y
Lord Reading, British ambassador. in
an address before the National Con-
ference Of American Lecturers, empha-
sized President wilson's pronouncement
at Baltimore Saturday that Germanys
chailenge can be met only with force
'Only by force can Germany be met
and with that force she will be met"
declared Lord Reading At another point
he said:
"America stepped into this war and
with It a whole new plane Of thought
was raised. America has fought and
win fight only for ideals of world de-
mocracy"
The ambassador was frequently ap.
plauded by the audience, composed
largely OF speakers gathered here for
conference, preliminary to launching
n new patriotic speaking campaign. In
addition to the Earl of Reading ad-
dresses were delivered by the Belgian
and Serbian ministers, George CreeL
chairman of the committee on public In
formation, and John Barrett, director Of
the Pan-American Union.
In explaining the entrance or Great
Britain into the war Lord Reading SAID
his nation cast her lot with the Allies,
not because she was bound by treaties
but because, like the United states, she
could not stand by ana see the smaller
nation suner from Germany's aggrcs-
sions He urged the fostering of spirit
OF self-sacrifce.
worth the Sacrifice
"Is the sacrifice worth it?" he asked
eyes. worth It again and again It's
worth IL II we realize that we are Tight
ing for liberty and justice. Thls war
is a challenge OF brutality to justice
II the Allies win--and they assuredly
will-light and justice will triumph
Lend all your aid and all your power
10 II. .n,
have done your part in driving down
under ground the power of wrong and
IN unfolding and enthroning on high, to
shine forever in the world, the power OF
right" - -,
while admitting the seriousness OF
the submarine menace, the ambassador
polnted out that Great Britain has
transported millions Of fighting men
across the seas with a loss or only To-
500 of them, including the 500 wounded
men who have gone down with tor
pedoed hospital ships. The cargo ships
have suffered heavily, he said, but Eng
land has been able TO have more than
lao 100000 tons of commodities over
seas despite the U-boats.
Both Great Britain and America are
working fevershly on their shipping pro-
grams, said the ambassador, not with
any idea of taking preliminary steps
toward a post-bellum commercial RI
valry, but TO provide great fleets to take
men. munitions and supplies to France.
"An ideas Of commercial Tivalries and
L. ~ 3 H.
added. 1--WE have but one idea--to win
the war"
Lord Reading spoke of the third Lib.
erty Loan and expressed England's graf.
itude to this country for the readines:
with which the Treasury has aided by
the frequent loans the purchase of Brit
ish war materials in the United States
peclaring that Americas economic
assistance is of the greatest value, the
ambassador urged the lecturers to dis.
senninate the doctrine that "every stroke
Of the laboring man is equivalent to a
shot at the enemy"
Creel Forecasts Plane Announcement
Mr.. Creel in his address, replied Wig
orously to critics of the Administration
and particularly to Senators who have
attacked the War Department. He
scored those Senator's who attacked the
policy of arming the first American
troops sent to France with British and
French ordnance, pointing out that the
Allied Governments themselves sug,
gested this course
In reference to the ai-plane program
which some Senators recently charged
had almost completely broken down, Mr.
Creel said that "in thirty days an air
plane program will be announced that
will deserve the complete confidence OF
the American people" The Liberty
motor is 100 per cent perfect. he said
and in week ample proof will be giver
of this fact.