The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-09
President in Baltimore Address
Says Americas Response is
Force to the Utmost"
WITHOUT STINT OR LIMIT
THE Righteous and Triumphant
Force Which Shall Make Right
the Law of the World, and
Cast Every Selfish Dominion
Down in the Dust"

Baltimore, April S.-President
Wilson's acceptance in speech here
Saturday night OF Germany's chal-
lenege that the issue between the
central powers and her enemies be
settled by force brought $1,000 per
sons cheering 20 their feet.
The Presidents audience was
plainly with him in his denunciation
OF Germany's military masters. 1t
applauded his declaration that he is
ready at any time to discuss Just
peace sincerely proposed
The Presidents declaration that
nothing is proposed for Germany but
justice was warmly applauded as was
his statement that Germany's course
in Russia is cheap triumph.
Force Must Decide the Issue.
When the President declared that
he accepted Germany's challenge
and that force must decide the issue
the audience arose TO its feet and
cheered for several minutes
Former Governor Philip l.. Colds
borough introducing the President.
declared that out OF the war would
come new world, dedicated to lib
erty. Mr.. Goldsbcrough. a Republi-
can, said that all parties in the coun-
try must rally behind the executive.
This is no time" said Mr.. Colds
borough, Ito criticise the govern
ment. This is the time for every
body to get behind the flag"
At the conclusion of the Presi-
dents address subscriptions were
opened for liberty bonds The Saw
ings Bank OF Baltimore immediately
took $1,OoO,OO0 worth. Other large
amounts were subscribed.
In full. the Presidents speech was
as follows:
Fellow citizens: This is the an
niversary of our acceptance of Ger
many's challenge to fight for our
right to live and be free, and for the
sacred rights OF free men eyery-
where. The nation is awake. There
what the war must cost, our utmost
sacrifice, the lives of our fttest men.
and, If need be, all that we possess.
The loan we are met to discuss is one
lof the least parts of what we are
called upon TO give and do, though
II itself imperative. The people of
the whole country are alive to the
necessity OF il, and are ready to lend
to the utmost, even where il involves
sharp skimping and daily sacrifices
no lend out OF meager earnings. They
VIII look with reprobation and con-
tempt upon those who can and will
not. upon those who demand a high
Ter rate of interest, upon those who
lthlnk OF II as mere commercial
transaction. ! have not come, there>
lore to urge the loan. have come
Ionly to give you, if | can, a more
IVlvld conception OF what 1t is for.
The reasons for this great war
the reason why it had to come, the
need to fight it through and the is
sues that hang upon its outcome, are
more clearly disclosed now than ever
before. 1t is easy to see Just what
This particular loan means because
the cause we are fighting for stands
more sharply revealed than at any
previous crisis OF the momentous
struggle. The man who knows least
can now see plainly how the cause OF
justice stands and what the imper-
ishable thing is he is asked to invest
in. The men in America may be more
sure than they ever were before that
the cause is their own. and that, il
II should be lost, their own great ma
tons place and mission in the world
would be lost with il.
II call you to witness, my fellow