Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-31
GEN. EDWARD ANDERSON
 PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT W.S.S. BANK DEDICATION
Armistic Must Not Be Deterrent !C Ihrift or American People. and Pur. chaSe 0f W. $. $. Still Essential.

'Brlgadier General Edward Anderson commanding general of Camp Pike. was the chief speaker at the dedication o1 the w. s. s. Bank Sunday His speech was forceful and vigorons. 2 speech ripping with smiles, yet under nea'h deep current of sincere earn estness His speech follows:
 MT. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen.
 When your committee asked me to come to Pine Bluff and say q few words at the opening of vour War savings Bank it gave me great pleas nre 10 accept, as l was glad to come nefe ana express my sincere apprecia tion TOT the good work that has been done here by the splendid, loyal de voted men and women of this city in hushlng across with so much success me various Liberty Loan, Red Cross war Savings Stamp and other natr;o, tlc dries, which have so materially a'Sls'ed Ill winning this terrible war greatly admire the fine spirit and eh'huslasm which has animated your people Ill giving hearty support and cooperation to these various war meas 'fes, involving sacrifices, labor. anx- ious days of waiting and losses of loved ones.
 1t is essential that this splendid patriotic work should continue. The 1act that the armistice has been signed ana peace appears in sight must not seem as a detterent to continued es. sentlal work along these most import ant lines. Our soldiers are still in trance and occupying a part of Ger many They are still engaged on the Work TOT which they were sent there ana TOT which the war was declared mat work is yet far from finished and untll It IS completed our soldiers must nave the full support and backing of the people at home as they have had during more active operations. Many times have wars been fougn, and xa fruits of victory lost at the peace table our great President has foreseen this anu Tn order to make secure the | triumph of our arms and to firmly es- taDllsh i'll binding covenants the prin- clples of freedom and democracy for "hlch this war was fought, he has gone to Europe to add the prestige or his great power and position fo draft peace treaty that will forever, Tree the world from autocrats and tyrants, and place sovereign power in she hands of the people where if properly belongs.
 It will be several months before these objects are attained and in the meantime our armies must remain there. We do not expect further war Wltn Germany, she has been stripped or the best of her navy; large quanti- tles of arms, munitions of mar and means of transportation, making it impossible for her to resume hostili- tles With any hope of success, but in war, the unexpected often happens, ana we must be prepared for all even tual.tles by maintaining there a mili-- tarV force sufficient to cope with any situation that may arise. The main tenance of this force must be kept up Dy the sale of bonds, war savings and thrift stamps and taxes as heretofore. 1T the patriotism of the people should become lukeWarm and indifferent then the taxes must be increased to make up the deficiency The great difference betWen paying money for bonds
 'IoAAPo oA IdAcS IS JldC TOT ponds or stamps we not only render a patrio. tic service to our country, but at the same time make for ourselves the most secure investment known to the world todaf, whereas money paid for taxes passes foreer from our possession.
 We know now from subsequent de- velopments that the plan of the Ger mans was to defeat France with a quick, overwhelming blow, to dictate a disastrous and humiliating peace for France, then to turn upon Russia and encompass her destruction while lighting alone, then with no enemies at her back and in control of the East bank of the straits of Dover, to hur] her mighty forces against England defended at the time with only a small standing army, and bring the proud Briton to his knees, and then to crown the German achievement he was 7 1assail and overcome defenseless and rich America and to have imposed g treaty of peace that would have struck a mighty blow at our freedom and lib.