New Britain herald., 1918-01-18
MONEY WILL WIN
 GREAT WORLD WAR
Allies Will Be Victorious With '" Help Of U. S., Says Rieg
Especial to Herald.)

Hartford, Jan. 1S--Mak1ng a pa~- triotic plea for all America citizens, as we'll as foreigners come to these shores to make their future homes, to hAnd every effort to the successful termination of this great world war, and in this connection urging not only the economy of saving foodstuffs but also the saving of money which, by the purchase of war savings certifi- cates and thrift stamps, can be used at this time by the government with oy any actual loss to the individual the Hon. Hans Rieg, chief of tho foreign language division of the bureau of publicity of the 1917 I.i- berty Loan. delivered the following address in Hartford this afternoon. MT. Chairman-FeIlow Americans:
 First of all. let me assure you that l consider it an honor and a privilege to address you. I fully appreciate it. In order to set myself right, right fTom the start, let me state that if you came here tonight expecting to be amused or entertained, with great flights of oratory or pyrotochnical elo- quence, you are going to be woefully disappointed.
 Aside from not possessing such ability, I consider the present times and conditions too serious to indulge in such. I believe that the best way to tackle a proposition, to bring about a thorough understanding of same, and to find it's necessary solution, is to tackle 1t straight, to use facts, to employ simple language and most forceful argument, and that suits me, because I am by nature neither a kid glove artist nor a pussy-footer. Why II. S. Is Fighting.
 "So let us get right down to the lmeat of it. Our country is at war. Yet me drive home to you with all my power and with all possible emphasis the seriousness of what this means May you be able to fully realize it. It is only the fullest possible realiza- ton that will beget such patriotic cooperation, such united effort, such individual and systeInatized endeavor as is absolutely a most peremptory Necessity to conduct this war as it should, and as it must be conducted in order to bring about victory and final permanent peace. We became engaged in this war not of our own choosing. We were forced into it.
 We were forced into it by the in- suits the indignities, the injuries which IVY most consistently heaped upon us. We Asere forced into it because citizens of our country, peaceable women and innocent children were ruthleSSly murdered and recklessly sent to the bottom of the high seas without scruples of humanity, without respect for the understandings that were SUD- posed to- underly the intercourse of the world.
 We were forced into it because through spies and criminal intrigues, %Mithin our own land and neighbor states, the very foundations of our common wealth were so threatened as to endanger our national unity ot council, our peace within and without our industries and our commerce.
 That is why it Is our war, my war your war, the war of everybody within = the land who looks with pride upon it's history, written by heroic citizens who accept with gratitude the inner itance which they bequeathed to us and who is resolved to preserve this inheritance unimpaired, and to pass il on to their descendants, enlarged and enriched.
 . That is what should set affre the very soul of every true, loyal, patriotic American, and spur him on to the highest endeavor, even to the point o1 sacrifice, be his birthplace or his par entage what it may
 ITO carry on war is a business, and most serious one at all times. Busi ness is conducted by either one o1 more individuals. The conduct of wal is done by nations. The unit of 2 r% %nation is the citizen. Therefore ever, citizen of a war-conducting nation be
 F.. business. Every live business pro duces-so does war. It produces obli gations and results. As fuIl-fedget partner, the obligations fall upo1 every citizen, as we'll as the results ac crue to him.
 '"The nature of the results is de 4termined by the success or failure O the business. If it is successful, anC victory means success the results arr of vital and immeasurab ble benefit t the nation, and affect every citizen o the nation. If the business is a fail ure, and defeat means failure, the re suits are of vital and imm easurabl detriment to the nation, and tha q. means suffering and hardship fo every citizen, and for some time t come Whatever the results, whethe success or failure, the citizen has n choice in the matter. He is forced t live under them as a unit of tn whole.
 He has, however, a choice as i some of the obligations.
 ", Money Insures Success.
 Just as the conduct of the preser war is the most i'm portant business ( our nation, and therefore of it's cit zens. so is money the most essentie thing to make this business a success
 '"To raise this money, no matte how large the amount, or how quickl to be made available, is the foremos