Arizona republican., 1918-04-06
A Four Minute Speech
Bv Erederic J. Haskin

By Frederic J. haskin
 The campaign for the Third Liberty Loan opens today, and about fifteen thousand four minute speakers Will appear in moving picture houses and theaters throughout the country. It would be difficult to over-estimate the value of the service performed by this class of workers in the previous cam paigns.
 Few of the four minute men could be so fortunate as to have among their hearers the president of the United States, vet that honor fell to an em- ploye of The Arizona Republican.
 Frederic J. Haskin, the correspon- dent, had a regular place on the bill at Keiths Theater, in Washington, which is attended each week by the President and Mrs. Wilson. The speech delivered by MT. Haskin to his dis tinguished hearers has been widely quoted, and it is reproduced herewith:
 When the United States government was founded, there were grave doubts as to it's success.
 The older nations called it ''the great American experiment"
 But the 142 years that have passed since this nation was established have been the most wonderful years ever
 
 The three million people then are hundred and five million now
 The original thirteen states are now forty -eight-and many of them are more rich and powerful than most of the European kingdoms. This government, the product of five generations of Americans, is undoubt- edly the richest inheritance ever handed down to any people. Do you think you really appreciate | how much your government actually means to you? Have you ever stopped to think tha. during evry moment of your life, walk ing or sleeping. the vigilant eye of Uncle sam is always watching over you?
 He is the master of the biggest busi- ness in the world-and it is your bus mess.
 He has more might and majesty than all the kingdoms of history-and all this might and majesty is yours He is your faithful guardian; your tireless servitor. | He makes afe the ocean lanes for the way of the mariner. | He speeds the sure, swift flight of the three-cent letter. | He safeguards the perilous task of the miner.
 He smites the rock and the dead waste of the desert teens with life. He makes two blades of grass grow where only one grew before. He measures the heat of the stars.
 He makes your money and he regu- lates your time.
 He is the conqueror of disease.
 He fixes the standards of weight and measure.
 He is the great record keeper and the worlds master builder.
 He is teacher and Iaw-giver and judge.
 He does thousand things in a thousand ways-and he does them all | for you.
 And now he has turned warrior. For your protection he has grappled with the mad power that has tranSgressed the rights of mankind and upset the peace of the world.
 He wants to borrow your money, and you should lend it to him.
 Tour duty to your country is as fixed as your obligation to your family. This is literally true, because if you do not maintain the integrity of your government your wife is no longer se- cure in your home nor your children safe in their school.
 Mind you, Uncle Sam does not ask you to give this money, he merely wants you to lend it.
 Every penny you can afford to ad. vance is that much saved for your owr use in the tranquil days when human. ity shall have emerged from this agon, of blood and carnage.
 You may respond as freely as VOL Will in the assurance that vour ,ponax will not be used for the hateful ant ghastly business of conquest.
 It VII be spent to soothe the hurts o those who are maimed, to feed thos, who are hungry, to clothe those wht are not clad, to shelter those who ar, homeless. and to gird Liberty's defend ing hosts for their mighty task O crushing the brutal, blaspheming plum derer who has shamelessly violated the peace and honor of the world ant all but made it captive"