The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-16
L. w. Storm in His -Four Minute Talk" Gives
 Facts Straight
 From Shoulder
LESSON FROM GERMANS
Everything in America Be- gins with the Individu- uaI and Left to
 Him to Win.

The work of the four minute men 1t the local theatres is beginning make an impression While the ime is short, rapid-fire speakers re getting right down to brass acks, without waste of words, as
 general rule, and are hitting the ulrs eyes. Very seldom is there
 complaint that speaker exceeds lis allotted time.
 Among the speakers last night vas L. w. Storm at the Dream, who urned loose some telling hot-shot
 said:
 Ladies and Gentlemen.
 "I would like to say a few words T favor of action, prompt, loyal .nquestioning action.
 "The time for uncertainty and the ,ondering of reasons has long since ,ast and the time has come for hat, for which all talk, all reason ng is mere preparation. That is or action.
 
 ,ast which we valued so little while hey lasted and for whose return we ,ow hope so earnestly, we could do we pleased. We could question he acts of the government and fol. ow our own devices, But now the ation must act as g unit and in ividual preferences must be laid side until we have fought our way trough sacrifice into freedom again.
 "The German Kaiser is like the enturian of the Bible He says do and so and the people do it. hey have been trained to implicit ,bedience. The expression of his wish is like throwing an electric witch Almost automatically the yish is carried into effect. He can ake any resource of the country in is hand like a flail and strike at nee where he pleases.
 "We can say what we like about uch a government, but the fact re- 1ains that it is effective and we ave got to be just as effective in ,rder to beat it.
 "It matters not whether the effec- iveness proceeds from the willing ess of the individual or from the nperial will of a sovereign. Bat [ we haven't the one we must have he other Effectiveness at this me we absolutely must have.
 "If our government which we love } well, which is the realization of !, dream of centuries and a promise f so much of value for the future; f this government, even though so inc in so many respects cannot de- elop in such crisis as this, the esolution and power to defend itself, t is doomed. It must go the way of Il ineffective things. The law Of he survival of the fittest will not e set aside in our favor.
 Everything in this country begins yith the individual, therefore. the individual must not fail. He must not waste the nations time in quib- ling over details nor insist upon sing his own judgment, nor set his ,wn interests above the general plan. he request of those to whom we ave delegated the responsibility at his time must have the force Of .ommand. We are a free people of curse. but we must hold our free- om in abeyance just now in order to fleet that unity of action which the aging of war demands.
 Therefore. I say we ought not to ,rgue. or doubt, or hesitate any onger when the course of action is 1ade plain. If the government says ave, why save, and if it says fight, yhy fight, and if it says as 1t does 'ust now: We need money, go Town in your pockets and buy thrift ,tamps and savings certificates yho do so at once as a matter or curse, all you can afford, with put question or hesitation.
 "Thank VOL"