The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-18
S. c., THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1913.

of knowing nearly everybody in. the
county. He was greeted with warm
applause:
81 do not propose to discuss why
America is in the war. If any man
in Bamberg county doesn't know
why, he is too ignorant to argue
with. If he does know, and thinks
our cause not a just one, he is seri-
ously wrong in the head and heart. !"
He warned people against too much
talk. "My advice to the pro-Ger-
mans is keep your mouths shut be-
fore somebody at home makes war on
YOU
Mr.. Byrnes discussed at some
length the nature of the enemy we
are fighting. He said, His efici-
ency is exceeded only by his brutali-
ty. War is business in the German
empire We built churches, he built
warships. We preached the gospel
of peace, he the gospel of force
call that stands between Germany
and our homes is the battle line in
Picardy. Hold that line!" He said
that the greatest pressure Germany
can possibly bring is being thrown
into the battle now raging in France.
The Bolshviki assisted the kaiser in
driving Russia from the conflict,
thus releasing great armies for the
western front. Germany, realizing
that our shipping will soon form a
continuous line from America to
France is trying to force the issue
now.
Mr.. Byrnes used considerable of
his time in answering some of the
criticisms that have been made
against the government. Regarding
health conditions in the army, he
said that the death rate had been less
than in civil life. The complaints
do not come, he said, from the SOL
diers. AS for equipment, Mr.. Byrnes
said that every soldier in France has
at least five guns at his command
the best guns in the world, accord
ing to British and French ordnance
experts. We also have plenty of
machine guns. Regarding the criti-
cism that we have no fighting air.
planes, Mr.. Byrnes said that there
is not a trained aviator in France
who is without a machine America
has been having fighting planes man
ufactured in France for long time.
Regarding our equipment of heavy
artillery, the congressman stated
that France had asked that she be
awarded the contract to make these
heavy guns, inasmuch as she had
idle factories, America to furnish the
men and the materials. France over
estimated her ability in this respect,
but we have all the big guns needed
there.
The liberty motor, he said, is pro-
nounced as the greatest piece of
mechanism ever produced. The sue
cess of the motor may be measured
by the fact that it is now being sent
abroad for placing on British and
French planes. Our airplane pro-
gramme has not been delayed more
than 60 days, he said, and we will
soon begin to store training ma
chimes.
"The government has three ways
of raising money-taxation, bonds,
or confscation-take your choice,
he said. , If man who buys bonds
has a neighbor who has not bought
them, he will have the satisfaction of
knowing that his less patriotic neigh
Dor will be prettily heavily taxed to
pay his bonds, said the congressman,
and 'if any, man thinks he is going
to make money out of this war he
has another thought coming-to him" ,"
He urged the farmers to get into
line. They are not so situated that
they can be aroused by the enthusi-
asm like the town people, but once
they are started, they are not. easy to
stop. "There is only one difference
between a bond and a bank note
the note does not bear interest and
the bond does," said Mr.. Byrnes.
Although held in the morning, the
meeting at Denmark was a fine one.
Speeches wer made by Rev. Mr.. Muir
Gibson and Mr.. Herbert, in addition
to local speakers. The attendance
was good, and the meeting resulted
in some good sales Of bonds.
J. F. Carter, ESQ.,, spoke at the
meeting at Govan in the afternoon.
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