The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-25

resist the invasion of Germany More
than 3yo0o laborers at the meeting. held
under the auspices Of the American
Alliance for Labor and Democracy.
cheered his remarks
And all over the world men who
love peace will turn their eyes toward
that long suffering people" said the
secretary. referring TO Russia, and
pray that "a belated wisdom from
George washington may cause them
to take up arms and night for their
liberty and the liberty OF the earth.
. And when they do, the message which
4 Elihu Root and James Duncan and the
/ members OF the Russian commission
bore to them, will guarantee them
Americas help to the last man and
the last dollar"
when introduced by Chairman Gay
lord. Samuel Gompers said he was an
ultra pacifst before the war but that
he had been cured. The large audit
torium rang with applause and laugh
ter when Mr Gompers Tecitsd the
comedy and tragedy of the Boil
sheviki peace negotiations and their
fatal end
/ whole ssruRaie Revelation.
TO me this whole struggle was q
revelation. as well as revolution.
may say TO you and say Il IN all can
dor that I doubt that there existed,
or now exists. in all the world, man
VINO was so pronounced q pRCl1sL as
was. l belonged TO every peace so
oiety of which ] knew anything
II want TO make confession on this
subject. The Carnegie foundation
asked me TO write a manuscript on
peace, In my efforts for peace. did.
turned over the material and they
were about to be put into book form
when the war broke out. lost no
time. ran while the running was
good to get that manuscript that
damned fool stuff. ont OF the hands
| of the printers. I had permitted my
eelf TO live in FOOLS paradise. When
our labor brothers across the sea.
those who had authority to speak.
pledged themselves that they would
go the limit TO prevent rupture OF
international peace believed them,
But when found that they had obeyed
the orders of that intellectual scientific
murderer to attach their brothers
whose lives they had vouohed 70 pro-
tect. awoks, I am a pscinst no
longer. am a living, breathing night
ing man"
Gotnpers, referring to prevailing crit
> icisn. the republic Is not perfect. 1t
has the imperfections of tho human.
. and In as much as we are not perfect.
re have not been able to make per-
feet democratic republic, but 1t is ths
= best country on the face of the earth.
Sounding a warning to the Ameri-
can people, Mr.. Gompers declared;
@ III tho so-called radicals of America
. could have their way, you would md
this same condition here as in Russia
e now"
Daniels sttrs Hearers.
No man has right TO take the
name OF Washington on his lips or
invoke the blessings Of the father of
a his country, unless Lexington 10 to him
sacrament, unless he IS ready to go
. barefoot at VALLEY Forge. unless
y In the periis OF cola he IL willing
to put his life Jeopardy 10
= cross the Delnwarp unless he is
e willing TO have mea1.ess and wheat
iess weeks on the exhaustive trek be-
J. tween Kings mountain and Yorktown,
- unless neither iife nor possessions. nor
Hove. nor Embitions. nor comfort, nor
. home. nor wife weigh anything with
. him IN comparison with tho supreme
- duty OF laying everything upon the
q altar Of his country TO preserve for
mankind the liberties for which the
sacrifices Of washington and his com
patriots won for America"
II These were the stirring words with
Witch Josephus Daniels, secretary OF
the navy. opened hts address. Hts
- speech, which was interrupted IRE
Ia uuently by tnunderous appliance, FOL.
lows In part;
p There is no need TO speculate this
~ year in giving answer 10 the question
What In this emergency wouId wash
'F ineton dor The revolution which he
. led is Identical in it's alma and spirit
with the great struggle In which all
10 Americans are now enlisted what
Washington would do is answered by
what washington did He offered his
II sword. ne gave his money. IN the
darkest period OF the colonies dire
81 need for money the funds ne advanced
II fed and clothed those lghting for lib
erty. Washington knew then as we
y know now that nothing has any real
n value II the aims of his country dc
not prevail.
" mo man loved home more thar
Washington Yet az hts countYy's call
he turned His back upon home and
q peaceful pursuits ana consecrated
himself. every faculty power and
. possessions to winning the victory
- which has made America.
Birthday of Washin Rton.
II NO man can truly celebrate the
!, birthday OF Washington in this day
OF his country's need unless he IL
q freely making the tender OF all he
has, Of all he is and hopes TO be The
- nrst military man Of his age, wash
i inxton hated war, but he realized as
we must realize that no man loves
anything for which he is not willing
to die.
! Warrington declared his abhor-
renee OF war by saying MY first wish
Ia to see that plague Of mankind ban
- ished from off the earth
MANY good people dream that war
can be banshed by resolutions, by APP
pesls TO reason. by the LAYING down
rot arms war-torn and peace-lovinR
Russians dreamed they might have
peace and preserve the integrity Of
their country by laying down their
arms. Their delusion was a faith that
Prusss anism would share their idoal-
ism. washiuRton's desire 70 see the
plague OF war baniShed was ba aed
. upon the common sense doctrine that
a the best way 10 preserve peace was
to prepare for war and, when the
o sword had been drawn. not 70 sheath
81 until victory vas assured.
safe for Democracy.
2 The whole world applauded, and
the allied nations adopted the ehtbbo-
leth when woodrow wilson declared
the world must be safe for democracy.
1T will he made safe. No call has
e come without hearty response from
, the American people. either to fight
in the trenches. to meet death In the
e perilr OF the deep, to drive rivets In