Evening journal., 1918-04-01
COlDITION SERIOUS
SAYS MAJOR GARRETT
mo Time for Applause"
Asserts Man Back From
the Front
GERMANS AIMED TO
INVADE AMERICA

"The difference between England
and the United States Is thot tho con-
dition is serious, and England knows it.
Here. the situation is serious, nut the
United states does not know H."
This assertion was made last night
by Major A. W. Garrett expert railroad
man and member u commission sent
to France by President Wilson 10 study
transportation problems in an impress
siye speech az great mass meet
ing at the Queen Theatre. lie told .
OF the horrors OF the German invasion +
in Belgium and France and urged an 20
do their part In the forthcoming Lib
erty Loan drive 10 was the FIRST "
a series 81 mass meetings held 30 pro
mote the Lihertg Loan. Major Garrett
spike from FIRST hand knowledge and
told OF the things that he had seen.
"Tf the people of America could only
visualize the atrocities In Belgium the
decseration of France. the vidAation Of
the women-the mothers. sisters. and
grandmOthers, OF our Allies he said,
"there would be no need for call FOR
a Liberty Loan. There would be such
a spontaneous and voluntary offering
of money. as a glft. that IL would for
ever crush mllitarism and help to make
tho world safe
Major Garrett told how the commits
sion OF which he was n member, went
nrst 10 England and there saw evidences
on every side OF how the English peo-
ple were economizing in food, coal and
every other necessity NJ life.
lie spoke OF the Place de Concords
in Paris and Of the Kaisers boast that
he would hivouac his troops there.
"Ii is one OF the fairest places in
France" he said, hut IT. is no place for
German miltarism The Germans
never got there aud they never will
set there"
he made a special appeal 10 the
workngmen IN this country 90 do
their utmost 10 help win the war and
said that n ~ were known here IN all
ITS details what the German military
autocracy did GO The Belgian workmen
10 would stir every artisan, every me
chanic and every union man Go renewed
efforts 90 stamp ont from the world the
threat ~ German domination
Major CARROTS talk was greeted wfth
apnlause. but ne deprecated this. "This
is no time for applause he said, "or
for namhouysnt speeches Let us keep
our applause FOR our boys when they
come home
IIs sketched what the German posi-
tions mean ia terms of American
geography. lie pictured the German
army extending In line through
Nawa, Lancaster, Coatesytle, with
one ~ the fanks resting at Octoraro
threatening Baltimore and only a feW
+, miles from Wilmington.
y What would you give to keep them
mlf II they were there2" ne asked
r Remember. they have said they would
come here. TheGerman program was
E 30 days TO Paris. three months 10 Eng.
land. and three years TO the United
States
Major Garret was introduced 10y John
, s. R0ssen, ch9irman of the Liocri>
Loans committee. who presided 40 Tho
% meeting Mr Rossell announced tla'
y, there would he another mass meeiins
.. i'm lho Queen Theatre neNt SUNDAY
q night when another distinguisilcf
n speaker VIII make an address.
10 one of The features OF tho evening
u was concert by the military hsn'
from Fort DUPONT
d This evening viii mark the end %
al the weeks campaign ihrough the stale
Id under ihc auspices of the Commiiie
m on Patriotic Addresses, when the ilna
,e meeting OF the week win bc held q
E. Newark Accompanied by the isu
Is Band. Coast Artillery Corps. from For
he DUPONT, which was loaned lhe commit
Gee through The courtesy Of Colon'
r. Raymond commanding the Coast do
o. fenses of the Delaware. Che speaker
~ visited NeN Castle Middletown. SmyI
Sc Ina. Dover. Milford. GEORGETOWN an
Laurel. returning 10 lhis city las
or evening for The meeting In the Quee
h. Theatre
lg 80 ihe meeting in Laurel on Sa,uI
n day night Lieutenant p. A. sutton. @
the British army. and Percy Warrc
he Green, deputy oltocnty-gencrol, ver
X the speakers, The latter urgng ON h
d. hearers the necessity for them to g.
"a. busy sud help advance the single ain
ty Of America today, Beat the Hun 4
also made stirring plea for support
IN The tobacco fund for the soldiers at %
on front. and ihe purchase or War Sa'
mt lnrs Stamps and Liberty Loan bono
lr- "untl 20 hurts. and hurts bad. "Thcn
Tor ne said "you will be beginning to d
he your share ai ihis end of ihe line.
zen al several of the points visited, o.
ROY. Dr. n. r. Randolph. OF this cit
nd made strong. effective pleas for
,k- practical patriotism That would
something moro effective than vavil
in. nags aud telling how The war should
or ,yacod