The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-20
THING We FIGHT FOR
IS DEARER THAN SONS

"The thing that We are fight
ing for II dearer than any mans
son. dearer than any woinan's
husband. dcarer than any moth
rr's boy--it II the nations honor
aud the nations freedom. and u
IL that honor and freedom may
b. made secure for all the PEG.
pies OF the world"
so said Major Charles Gordon Of
the Cameron iiighhnders of Canada
TO the thousands or people who
filled every nook and Granny OF the
big shrine auditorium Friday night
Major Gordon II better known to the
public as Ralph Conner. an author.
Major Gordon followed big liill
Hart. motion picture star. to mako
his appeal for tho support Of the
Third Llbeyty Loan.
Tho this war should cause the
destruction OF a whole people" said
the CANADIAN soldier" II ~ worth
while 20 the rest OF the world that
people be destroyed that the 70
mAindcr may i've in peace"
Ncafn tTnppthkS
Hart. massive and picturesque In
his trapplnEs OF the wild and
wooliy West. WINS introduced 60 tho
expectant crowd BY Carl u. Croson.
chairman OF the speakers division
ANY one who IL not behind the
government at this time IL a pre-.
German. l don't care where he was
born or what hc calls himself | am
one of those people who believe
that a pro-Gerrnan should be put In
tail or stood up against the wall. "
IN. movie hero hurled at tho people
with all the forccfuin~na thai IN
characteristic of his work upon the
screen.
Both speakers appeared at two
meetings Friday night. alternating
In their appearance at the shrine
auditorium and the First PreShy'
terrain church. where they were In
troduced by Rev. NJ. A. Matthew,
seire Handkerchief
At the Queen Anne and Lincoln
high schools. Hart spoke Friday aft
-rnoon. AZ the Lincoln building. the
boys seized the tRttcred ncckerehicf
he wore by fore. and divided Il
among themselves as souvenirs 81
the occasion.
Hlg Bill coined new slogan AZ
the Chamber Of Commerce and Com
mrrcial Club luncheon In the Arcade
building Friday noon when he said.
NO American must ever say. we
hope % win this war but We must
nay instead. We have 20 win this
war. and take the Teut out Of
T~uton."
Major Gordon. DR. Charles Epson
Clark OF the American Academy ~
Rome and Hart were all luncheon
guests OF the club.
Most OF the smaller communities
% King county have reported heavy
over subscriptions TO the Third Lib
crty Loan. kirkland perhaps leads.
with subscriptions totaiing $4,000
by $40 subscribers against n quota
Of $500. Enumciaw reports $685..
$50. with ssT subscribcrr. and sub
ncriptions promised TO make q total
VI ~ iraak StsspS" A&&Atan& i1oAs
OF $4,000. vashon has subscribed
$4,000. with 2,i bond buyers
againSt a quota Of $500. With a
quota Of $4,000. Auburn has rub
scribcd 81. 500. with s7< subscribern.
Iaaaquah. with n quota OF si2.soo.
has subscribed s,s.s5o. with 600 in.
dividual subscribers.
There In danger Of n famine Of
subscription buttons Of the Third
Liberty Loan In the state OF Wash
ington. an the government may no;
be able TO furnish any more ccilu-
lold buttons. with the heavy demand
upon that material in the manufnc.
turc Of munitions. Altogether. 800.
900 buttons were sent from the
treasury department TO Washington
state headquarters. but nearly all
these were placed In the hands Of
solicitors early In the campaign.
These solicitors are now requested