The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
WILSON HURLS BACK AT HUNS
DEFIANCE OF PEACE DESIRED:
LIBERTY LOAN SWEEPING ON
President Again Throws
Down the Gage for Ger
man War Lords.
1000 HEAR HIM SPEAK
Vast Audience in Baltimore
Shows Enthusiasm for
Determined Policy.

Baltimore, April 6.-President
Wilson tonight hurled back at the
German war lords the defiance
with which all efforts to negotiate
a Just peace have been received.
The speech was delivered before
a grave audience in the Fifth
Regiment Armory, where he was
hrSt nominated to be Chief Mag
istratc OF the nation. The oeca-
sion was the opening OF the Third
Liberty Loan drive, which had in
cluded a review in the afternoon
OF the national army units brought
here from Camp Meade.
The liberty loan exhibits in the
great auditorium supplied a fitting
setting. Immediately back of the
stage a Statue OF Liberty lowered
more than forty feet. Seven thou
sand were present.
Nh@hchEc Accepted.
Police authorities announced an
equal number had been denied en-
trance Fhe doors were closed at
o'clock.
The President called it the ami
yeTsary Of our acceptance of Ger
many's challenge to fight for our
right to live and be free" Then.
following review of his efforts for
peacc-an effective verbal bonn
bardment of Teutonic poIfcies-he
framed the response the United
states now makes in these words:
Force, force to the utmost; force
without stint or limit; the righteous
and triumphant force which shall
makc the law of the world, and cast
Selfish dOminions down in the dust. "
Each rhetorical salvo was receiy-
ed with enthusiasm.
Consistent with the previously an
HOunCed policies. a clear distinction
vas again drawn between the war
Crazed autOcracy OF the central EN-
pires and the German peoples,
Great emphasis was given to the
statement. 4 do not wish, even in
this hour of utter disillusionment. to
judge harshly or unrighteously."
Then followed this definite an
nOuncemCnt which leaves the question
of peace on the same solid basis it
has always occupied so far as WASH
inEton is concerned:
For myself, am ready, ready still
ready even now. to discuss a fair and
n just and honest peace at any time
that it Is sincerely proposed-a peace
in which the strong and the weak
shall fare alike
Cheap Triumph.
The only answer yet received to
peace suggestions, the President said.
had come from the German COM
manders in Russia 'I cannot mis-
take the meaning of this answer" he
declared.
The conquest of Russia by the Ger
mans was called "a cheap triumph in
which no brave or gallant nation can
long take pride"
{ The purpose of Germany in the
Baltic Peninsula was described as an
effort to erect by force an empire for
gain and commercial supremacy-"an
empire as hostile to the Americans as
to the Europe which il will over
awe-an empire which will ultimately
master Persia, India and the peoples
OF the Far East"
Former Gov. Goldsborough, of
Maryland. was the first speaker. He
Preferred to the President as the man
of all the world" at which the audi
ence gave three rousing cheers"
Gov. Harrington presented the
President.
The President began his speech at
.S:25 and concluded at S:4I d. m. He
read from prepared manuscript and
made no additions to the original
text.
Curtain speech Mt station.
President Wilson made a cur
tain" speech just before his special
train pulled out for the Capital. 1t
was in response to the yociferous
demands Of the crowd in the station
for his appearance on the observa-
tion platform.
You're very kind he said, but
I've fired my shot; but you're very
good to look at"
This was the signal for a new
butburst. and one leather-lunged in
diyfdual called out in beseechinE
tones:
Please let US see Mrs. Wilson. win
youY'
rhs President nfOtioned to AIRS.
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