Evening journal., 1918-01-18
SHIF YARD WORKERS
HEAR WAR DEMANDS
Former Australian Premier
Speaks al Harlan and
P. & J. Plants
NEW RECORD MADE
FOR DRIVING kIVETS


yards OF the Harlan and Pusey & Jones I
plants at noon today In each OF the |
yards the speakers were received by sew /
eral hundred workmen, who listened /
attentively and enthusiastically applaud .
ed their addresses.
The visitors were accompanied Dy
Clarence c. Knlen. secretary Of the
Chamber Of Commerce. AZ the Harlan
plant, which was the flrst visited, The
speakers were introduced by General
Manager j. B. Weaver, ana az the Pusey
& Jones plant Nisse karfe presided.
Lieutenant Nlillson told the men OF
the importance Of the work they were
doing, and gave them frst-hand in
formation Of how the shipyard work
ers Of America were regarded by the
lighting men at the front, and how they
needed the loyal support Of the builders
Of the ships which We're required 90
provide men, ammunition and supplies
for the troops at the front In intro
ducing Lieuieiant Nhllson. Mr. Weaver
said that 10 might be II interest 10 the
men 10 know that during the last week
there had been more rivets driven IN
the Harlan plant than ever before-7u
It's history. He was enthusiastically ap-
plauded by the men, with whom he is
popular.
Mr. Bloomfield explained to the men
at both plants the feeling Of the Ship
ping Board with regard 10 the import
ance Of their work, and impressed upon
them that the man who "loafed' on
his job and did not do six days hon
est work a week was an enemy Of the
country.
Beginning with brief reference 20
the American struggle for independence
and liberty. Mr. Vaughan showed that
It was In reality the same as the pres
ent struggle for liberty. Then, as now,
an autocratic ruler sought to suppress
and subdue a llberty-loyng people. II
Washington and the patriots who were
with him at Valley Forge were right 70
Is now our duty TO complete what they
then began.
wilhelm Of Hohenzollern, drunk with
egotism, half mnatic and half criminal,
has dragged into this war his people.
whose ideals are similar 10 0is own.
said Mr. Vaughan. we are now light
Ing not merely this Kaiser we are eight
Ing a nation that also is drunk with
egoism. When this war is over, Ger
many Will be a national bankrupt We
cannot trade with her. because she ha4
shown that we cannot trust her.
when the challenge OF this gospel OF
+ brutality, instead of the gospel Of peace
and good will, came 10 Australia, there
was nothing for Australia TO do but 90
take up the challenge and fight for lib
erty So we informed the mother coun-
try that we would stand by her. From
every other part OF Britain's far 1uns
empire came the same message.
when we had got fairly into the
war and the wage question in Australia
/ became problem. we found the sinister
influence Of Germany back Of a.. You
now and the same German propaganda
meddling In your affairs. with iis lies
about the work Of the Red Cross ana
about the men AT the front.
when America Is at war 70 doesn't
mean that only half OF the nation Is at
war. 70 doesn't mean that only the sol
diers at the front are flghting. II means
that the whole nation Is at war-everl
man. woman and child. The industrial
as we'll as the military power OF the
nation is engaged And there must be
cooperation and harmony between the
two In order that the world may be
made safe for democracy.
ave must have our lines Of COM
municauon kept open and kept in
operation in order TO put men and
supplies 10 the front IN sufficient
quantities 20 give the necessary pre-
punderance TO our blows. Here. a-
abroad. .here will be difficulties in the
way. but there must be cooperation
and there is cooperation. We iino
capital and labor. Democrat and re-.
rubucan. Catholic and Protcsian'
working i.sCther in the trenches anC
ready to 80 over the top. Men Of al
rauLs cnd cf al callings are workin-
together
"After the war is over. there wll
be a better understanding and a bet
/ ter spirit. Then we may be able q
solve some Of the problems that We
haven't been able 90 solve when W.
didn't understand each other. The lacl
Of discipline Of which YOU may hea
some complaint Will be more than or
sci by the wonderful initiative Of thi
Americans. When the time comes q
arrange peace terms, Australia Wi
never consent 10 tolerate German pos
session OF any territory in the Pacific
! We nave lOuuh We Nah hNN % -NN Nt-'
/ promise made by Germany. We cal
/ not have her IN power in the Pacin
+ and our only security against her any
, where Is 10 deprive her az miltar'
/ and naval power.
Quoting the Kaisers Il go my way.
= Mr.. Vaughan said We don't oplec
e 10 him going his way even TO wher
8 the bad man from sacramento wenl
b but we object TO being dragged dow
{ there with him. We know wnat pun
I ishment we measure out 70 an inul
yldual bandit Shall we deny this sam
J punishment 20 an international nan
r. dit?
% ,You know the issues that are be
y fore us. We must feed and clothe on
G armies and our peoples, and we mus
b teep our industries going Because Bel
s oiun nobiy and with fidelity 10 ne
% treaty. OBLIGATIONS, refused 10 let Ger
MANY 20 through her territory to staI
France. we owe Il to Belsium to reha
snitate he- et the close OF the wal
p And the same may be said In regar
) ~ fhe sacrifices made by France. Thi
J. is indeed a holy var. Not only nav
{ we rescued Jerusalem from the sara
, cen. We've rescued Jerusalem fror
J. the German, from Prussian milltaf
n ism. autocracy and ferocity; a polio
!, which is the antitheses demOcrac,
p Thus comes 10 you Of America. tll
2 opportunity 10 defend your ideals q
r liberty and democracy. The old issu
7 of democracy against autocracy an
; militarism still remains"