The Washington herald., 1918-04-22
CLEAN BODIES
WILL HELP IT, S.
TO BEAT HUNS
Secretary Daniels, in Lib
erty Loan Address, Com
mends Moral Efforts.
PRAISE FOR SAILORS
Declares the Boys Of 1918
Have Same Spirit as
Paul Revere.

Providence, r. l., April 2.-In an ad-
dress at a liberty loan meeting here
today. Secretary OF the Navy Daniels
said in part:
II feel that we all should thank
God and take courage that America
at heart is safe and sound and united.
Let us thank God because we have
learned in this war that IL a man
would shoot straight he must live
straight
Must Tell Truths.
I'VE have learned that when we shut
our eyes to evil il does not dissipate
evil. We must open our eyes and tell
young men the truth. that if they
would be good soldiers they must keep
their bodies clean. Our duty to them
is to take away every possible tempta-
ton and surround them with every
good influence.
''To that end the Protestant churches
have united in the Y. NJ. c. A. and
the Y. w. c. A.. and our Catholic
citizens have organized through the
knights of Columbus. and our Hebrew
fellow citizens through the Committee
on Jewish Welfare Work, and all are
working together.
Let us thank God and take courage
that men know each other better and
the lines Of division in church work
have broken down and we all stand
together on a common platform with
a common purpose to help our boys
win the victory.
How often in the last ten years
have you heard rom press and pulpit
that the American youth lacked seri-
business. thinking about play, think
ing about making money and not con-
coTned with the vital things of life,
and if TINS war had not come and
tested them they would have gone to
their graves and we would have dis
honored them. But suddenly the call
came and we found that the only diff
ference between the Paul Reveres of
1776 and the Paul Reveres of 1917 was
that Paul Revere in 70 could go only
as fast as a horse could trot. while our
Paul Reveres go on the lightning"
Recites HerOIsm.
Mr.. Daniels then told of the heroism
and devotion to duty of the men on
board the destroyers and other war
craft in European waters. One de-
tachment, he said, had attacked thir-
ty-one submarines in a period of six
months continuous service at sea, in
addition to escorting hundreds of ves-
sells to port, the flotilla covered a
million miles and yet not a man had
uttered A word of complaint.
''Is il not something to thank God
for?" he asked. that the boys of our
day are of the stern stun they are
and is it not something to uncover
before their mothers who made them
what they are"
Mr. Daniels also paid a tribute to
the Red Cross for the splendid serv-
ice it has given during the war. In
conclusion he said
I'VE are now engaged in organizing
to furnish the sinews OF war to make
the army stronger and the navy
stronger. When we ask you to give
money for liberty bonds it is q re-
quest for you to live up to your privi-
lege.
When the returning heroes march
in triumphant procession through the
streets of your city, let no one feel
that he has a right to join in the cele-
bration or even to witness the process
sion who does not have a liberty bond
or a savings stamp or a thrift stamp
in his pocket
Ladies and gentlemen. we shall
make many sacrifices in this war
how many God alone knows-but there
is one sacrifice we will not make. We
will not lose our SOUL"