Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
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WASHINGTON, April S.-President Wilson's pronouncement at Baltimore Saturday that Germany's challenge can be met only with force was empha- sized here today by the Earl of Read ing British ambassador and high com missioner, in an address before the na- tional conference of American Lee turers.
 "Onlv bv force can Germany be met, and with that force she will be met" declared Lord Reading. At another point he said:
 America stepped into this war, and with it whole new plane of thought was raised America has fought. and will fight only for ideals of world de- mocracy.'
 The ambassador was frequently ap- plauded by the audience, composed largely of speakers gathered here for a conference preliminary to launching a new patriotic speaking campaign. In addition to the Earl of Reading, ad- dresses were delivered by the Belgian and Serbian ministers, George Creel, chairman of the committe on public in formation and John Barrett, director of the Pan American union.
 England Is Like America
 Explaining the entrance of Great Britain into the war, Lord Reading said his nation cast her lot with the allies not because she was bound by treaties but because like the United States, she could not stand by and see the smaller nations suffer from Germany's aggres- sions. He urged the fostering of a spirit of self sacrifice.
 "Is the sacrifice worth it? he asked Yes. worth it again and again. Its worth if We realize that we are fight. ing for liberty and justice. This wal is a challenge of brutality to justice If the allies win--and they assuredly will-light and justice will triumph Lend all your aid and all your powe1 to it. +
 And, by your assistance you vii have done your part in driving dowr underground the power of wrong, ant in upholding and enthroning on high to shine forever in the world, the powe of right"
 Has Moved 130 million Tons
 While admitting the seriousness o the submarine menace, the ambassado pointed out that Great Britain ha transported millions of fighting mel across the seas with a loss of onl l3.S0O of them including the $50 wound ee men who have gone down with tor pedoed hospital ships. The cargo ship have suffered heavily he said, bu England has been able to move nor than 1So,000.000 tons of commoditie over seas despite the U-boats.
 Declaring that America's economi assistance is of the greatest value. th ambassador urged the lecturers to dis seminate the doctrine that lever stroke of the laboring man is eauiva lent to a shot at the enemy.p
 Minister Michailovitch of Serbia de clared that his nation made every ef Fort, suffered every humiliation, in or Ter to avoid the present war.
 And That Was Not Enouqh
 Serbia consented to imprison innc cent people; to discharge from fiji army officers who had committed n crime: to suppress patriotic societies 70 offer apologies for deeds of whic no one in Serbia was guilty: to revis he program of her schools and even { change the paragraph of the constiti lon m order to be able to suppre. liberty Of speech and of the press f demanded by Austria Hungary" I laid. The central powers, said the mir ster. viewed with much concern fl entry of the United States into tl war because their new enemy do, not threaten them only with it's mil tary force. but also with the strenc, of the just principles it represents 9