Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
JUDGE WESTCOTT IN
ELOQUENT ADDRESS
AIDS LIBERTY LOAN
Asks Queen Theatre Audience
Whom They Will Support;
Uncle Sam or Kaiser?
STIRS BIG AUDIENCE

The patriotism OF 1000 men and
women who crowded the Queen Theatre
last night to hear former Judge
John W. Wescott speak, is on higher
level today because of what they heard
this distinguished man say If they
nossess che red blood that is stimulating
American heroes now in France to trick
the Germans into the open and then beat
them severely as today's newspapers
describe, then what the lurist told his
hearers ought to make them more de-
ternined today to make Delawares share
of the Liberty Loan more than two or
three times oversuhscribed.
I'm here to talk worry to you people,
the Judge said, because the American
people have not awakened to what is
going on. When they do then just that
minute the war is won.
There are four miracles that have
marked this war" he went on. FIRST,
The miracle that the military men OF
Europe could not foresee what the kaiser
had in his mind during his 40 years of
preparation for this war. Then his
power to plunge the whole race in bloody
and destructive war Third, how n ma
ton as progressive as the Germans could
bo influenced so powerfully by this brute
and lastly because there are some here IN
America who are still in sympathy with
him.
Before proceeding further, said Judge
Wescott, Il want to talk q little about
the third Liberty Loan. There are four
motives in connection with the bond
movement.
Some buy b cause they are enthusI-
astic; some buy because they believe II
a patriotic duty; some buy because 1t
is a good investment, while Others do not
.l fx
pile and let the other fellow buy them
"Iet me tell YOU that the bonds are
the best investment in the United States
They are better than mortgages, because
their financial standing is guaranteed ny
the government.
IF this war is lost and the kaiser hicks
us, then they won't be any good, but we
are not going to lose, we arc gong 10 win.
''Now what is going to happen To
the man who buys Why, he viii get
his principal back at the end OF 10 years
and with 414 per cent interest to boot.
What will happen to the man who does
not buy but who saves his money II we
should lose Why the KAISER Will come
over here and levy the 20 billions of in
demnity he has threatened to do IN his
last speech.
Its a case OF buy these bonds and
I. y
and let the kaiser take il ii we lose. u
rather starve and buy liberty bonds, and
help the world 10 be again Christianlzed
and saved from this brute than TO save
the money and take a chance on the
forces of right winning.
Now, who are You going to give 1t
to? Uncle Sam or the kaiser
STUMBLING BLOCKS TO UNITY.
'sThere are several things that prevent
a unitv of this nation and want to say
a few things about them" the judge went
on. First of all there are the paclfists.
The Jurist then went on to give his ideas
OF how TO combat this character OF enemy.
'Then there are the pro-Germans-the
intentional and unintentional pro-Ger-
mans
Il am not in sympathy with the easy
manner with which these people are
treated by this government. They IN
tern them and then feed them like babies,
put them to bed and wake them UP and
then comb their hair for them in the
morning. That's not what / would do
if | had my way. | would make them
work II hours OF the day. In some sec
tions of the country this easy fashion OF
treating them is called A Christian way,
such as The pacifsts refer TO has led TO
some of the more indignant saying that
shooting would not be too good for them.
Now, regarding the unintentional pro
Germans | want 10 tell you that they are
divided into three classes-profiteers
slackers and professional politicians.
"In connection with the profteers, this
Is a time, when labor has the opportu-
nitv 10 do its mightiest for this country.
By pro6teer | mean a man who know
ing that his country's life is at stake,
will deliberately lay down his tools and
walk out on strike, because he Is not max
ing as much money as be thinks be ought
to have The other class OF profteer
is the employer who seeking more profits
places these profits above the call OF his
country.
PAYS RESPECTS TO POLITICIANS.
The Stacker | won't say anything
about. But of the professional poll
tician. | wish had more time to devote
to them The first man that | want to
call your attention TO Is Senator Cham
berlain ] want to tell you that he is
not q Democrat Why. he isn't even an
American. | wish ] had him here so
that I could have an argument OF about
two minutes with him" The Judge then
paid his respects without mentioning the
name of former President Roosevelt.
There is nothing worse at this time
than a knocker The man who goes