Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
THRILLS 1900
PEOPLE IN AUDITORIUM
Raleigh Lawyer Declares War Will
BE Won or Lost Under Pres
ident Wilson.
PLEADS FOR UNITED EFFORT
Says Americans Must Do Their Very
Best TO Help Nation, and Elimi-
nate Accnsed Phrase, Business
rs Usual"


/ lost under Woodrow Wilson: this will,
/ be the year OF decision. and a decision
/ OF blood and nesh. with the battle
! line blaze of fire from the sea to
I the border OF Switzerland before the
end or the week, the idea that the
! war can be won through diplomacy or
I starvation having been abandoned
/ declared James II. Pou. of Raleigh
/ last evening at G:3o O'Clock 10 an audi
/ encc OF 1000 people in the City Audi
+ torium. where they had massed to
( near the distinguished lawyer outline
the duty OF American citizens and pre-
/ dollars in thrift and war savings
I stamps.
! After expressing the opinion that
I the greatest battle OF the world was
/ swinging into progress al this immedi-
ate hour, Mr.. Pou asked his audience.
/ referring 10 Americans at home.
( What axe We going 10 do?" He
! stated that the destiny OF Americans
! was At stake, as well as IL the battle
i:n" we're here, and that. as it was
i doub,tul, in spite OF the thousands OF
United States could get enough SOL
iicga on the western front In time TO
! DO their full duty. she should do her
f! part in another way.
In what way" he asked. and then
l stated: The bcsetting sin OF the
| allies has been doing what they
ought 10 do. but doing /, loo late
! Two years ago they lost a chance 10
| win the war and spi,tcI twice as much
! blood was necessary. Time no
! longer lights for the allies as II did
| Two years ago. We must fight OF the
western front this year or else We
! can't win" And. therefore. he said.
we must do everything the govern
| ment asks us 10 do. No American has
! the right to Wait now unless linden
| burg will promise 10 walt too
| PEOPLE MUST DO THEIR PART
! IL AMERICA IS TO WIN
! He said it was customary 10 cheer
and praise others. but asked II people
! were willing TO do their own part.
| The duty is u personal duty" he
| said. I'VE can't win by doing our bit
-accursed phrase that has done US as
much injury as business as usual
has done TO England. Nothing else is
worth considering except to do our best
! and our all and do it now to help this
| nation"
| He then said, "rhe government is
asking for money now" and urged the
people at home that they should let
there lie no deficiency in machinery. with
| which America can win the war, and
stated that to be an alternative over
| blood and flesh TO be mown down on
| the western front columns deep. The
| test is the Yc!untar" duty by which
we register the kind OF citizens we
are" he said. The security OF Amer
! lea may not be good, but il is better
| than what your money is invested in
now" Tha, there could be nothing 10
| heartcn the soldiers more than gen
! erouS ami enthusiastic response TO the
| present call. lac advised his attentive
| audience and then indicated that il the
war were lost, OF little good would be
| ones savings at best.
Referring to the purchase of war
| savings stamps, he said IL was les
son in economy for ones own good
good now. and, eXtollinG the lesson of
saving. he reminded his hearers of the
fact that half the people of the ma
tion live in houses that belong to
others and are buried in soil they dc
not own. Money is like water" he
said "of slight power and little use
| IL let tricklc downhll: but dam ii up
Nothing but bad habits and dismal
prospects. he said is ever bought with
money dribbled away. He quoted the
late James j. Hill as saying that the
absolute tes: CT success OF any man
is. "Will he save money! and said
that regardless of mans habits he would
attain some degree OF success IL he
saved, bat that If he couldn't save
money he would be a failure.
No RL1uTt,b InIrC.A,crnS
TuAN PURCHASE Or STAMPS
Declaring that all money spent in
nickeis ami Zines was wasted, he then
said that there was no better cduca-
tion in thrift than taught by tho thrift
stamp system, 1t being a lesson in the
power OF money. lie stated that a
prop was under every stamp, which
could he in an emergency cashed in
on any day. "If You don't want long
term loans he said there has never
been any security comparable to the
war savings stamps in this generation"
Speaking OF its being untaXabe, and
thereby a comfort in one respect, he
said. ~ like to havo some things tho
tax Eathercr can't tax"
| con M rod with thu IJbnrfv hands