Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11

next that of France and next our flag,
which," he said, represents our dear
land, which is now in the struggle for the
rights Of free men. We will have heroes
among our soldiers over there. / did not
! feel from the first that we could keep out
of this war. We did not declare war on
Germany. For two years we had been in
war before we took up arms. The greatest
/ danger from German aggressions 10 any
people in this country would bc to our
own little State, because formerly our
coast was unprotected and we could not
have opposed An advancing horde. Thank
God we are free from that now. Ii you
think America is not doing "a great work
you should listen TO Senator Root, one Of
the staunchest Republicans in Congress
| America has done and is doing everything
that free people can do that IL not
naturally military nation. Men are
] going to France as rapidly as they can tie
| transported, and they are trained soldiers:
| They are helping to fight for freedom and
/ thank God Americans are over there.
| Think what we might expect II Germany
should win this war"
The Senator told how tho Teutonc
nations had from time To time provoked
wars of conquest. Within ms
! recollection, he said, there had been Tour,
III three of which the aggressors were
victorious. He told how the strong ma
| tions had inveigled the weak ones INTO
war and had robbed them of Their tern
tory and had levied ransom. The thing
we must do in this war" he went on, is
To make the Kaiser know, and also the
German people until they leave hiIn, that
war is not a profitable game
81 hear no voice say that Democrats
1. ,s,.bni1snn fhn hands
% our great President. who Ra IN haiti-
more that We have been patient beyond
measure, but now our answer to the TIER
man empire il our Force shali meet your
force until YOU arc overcome. We III
Congress have pl0dged all ot the resources
of tho nation 10 win victory, ! am
proud that my State exceeds all oth'fs
IN contribution of its means. lho p"oIle
Of this State have gwen greater amount
per capita than any other, merely NJ an
internal revenue tax. and II al S'a'"S
had done as well the revenue from that
source would have been 50 900 00O,Ooo,
instead ol $1,000, ,OOO, 600 This city has
gwen the largest per capita TO tho hod
Cross. Y. NJ. c. A.. knights of Columbus
and all other patriotic objects And
don't LOT my friends in Congress forget
that either And wo ought TO do IT,
our little State having been so dlsgra'ed
in tho past by political lrissanism-
''That's the reason want tho t1rst
Delaware Regiment t. bo IN a poFl'l"h
to carry out the reputation that was
gained by It's predecessor IN the hcVo-
luton, TO be really the Blue lion mex
ems. because Of tho fighting amhty OF inc
men Of Delaware.
The Senator culogiaed Commodore
4N....,.t,.,.i,,v,4 a Thomas Mac
donouph and other patnots and sald he
knew that the Delaware regiment, y
given a chance, would not disgrace thoAe
names He predicted that Amenca VIII
have hand IN making tho peace thht
will follow victory in the war, and he
sand il NAV be- made IN Washington
uuou which the ewes Of tho whoic clNli-
izcd world rest we must do all We
can Ia win, he said and those oi YOU
here can do no better than by beating
here al homo the political PnsAans VINO
are trN1nE To subdue and ovorawo thlS
dear little State OF ours,
SENATOR woLCoTT APPEALED TO
PATRIOTISM.
limited States Senator Josiah Q. Wolcott
made q stirring appeal to all llela"areaiis
10 stand BY their country IN this terrioie
crisis. Fellow Americans and fellow
Democrats" he said. "l42 years ago. the
Declaration OF Independence was gwen
10 the world. annunciatlng the principles
Of democracy as penned by the tather OF
the Democratic party. Today those
principles are at stake the democracy oil
the world is at stake. Ii Is tttlng That We
should assemble here III the name OF
democracy. When British tyranny pre-
sided over by a German prince, attempted
10 establish an autocracy here, france
came to our aid. but things are dliicfehI
now and a democratic Britain has joined
with France and America TO hgnt 50 InaC
no tvrant shall ever again rule the world.
Much Is at stake. You hear WHO reports
from Washington, but they come from
those who are unduly apprchenslve that
this country is not prepared for Its big
mart in the conflict | want to say 10 you,
gentlemen. however, that the world Is not
going 10 be disappointed IN sAmerica. IL
will soon realize that America Is prepared
70 defend democracy 10 the last ditch
Senator NolcOtt drew contrast be-
tween the acts of Germany, before TINS
country was at war, when 1t was trying to
incite Mexico to fight the United States,
promising a division of thus country be-
tween Mexico and Japan, II Japan would
90 into the plot, and the acts OF Great
Britain in the War Of 1872, when American
shipping on the sea was searched ior
alleged British subjects, pointing out that
Great Britain did not endanger the lives
of Americans In doing so. II this country
was offended and went to war over tnis
policy of Britains what should be It's
attitude toward Germany
Il cannot understand why any great
number Of Americans, after the wrongs
we have suffered at the hands of Germany
in the past three years, he said, should
hesitate to take up the gauntlet and
fight for our rights. Won 1lrptz OF
submarine fame has said that the plan
of Germany was to defeat the allies and
then take over the British feet as one OF
the conditions OF peace, alter which II
would Join il with its own and come TO
this country and collect out OF America
every dollar of expense 1t had been put
10 on account of the war, which now
amounts to about $50, 600 000,0 She
expected to conquer Britain and France
and then come over here and lombard
New York and other cities with the hope
Of making us surrender, but the American
people arose the God Of justice reigns, and
Won Trpitz will not collect a single dollar
There is a great change in America, the
people are aroused Many who had
thought we were unworthy sons of honOred
sires have changed their minds, they were
mistaken. and. except in Wisconsin, the
shout is going up all over the land that
the KAISER is doomed and the world is
going 10 he saved The German govern