The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-04
TRANSPORTATION OF AMERICA.

TRANSPORTATION OF AMERICA.
Nothing finer has been said or written in re-
gard to the Victory Loan, than the express
sious embodied in the speech of Secretary Car
ter Glass, at Pittsburg of which the following
Il IN excerpt:
do we quite fully appreciate the sacrifices
made by our boys for us when we talk about dis
charging our debt on commercial basis, in q
cold FLOODED way? May we not, in this temper
present distasteful contrast with the spirit
Of that American soldier who, standing at the
brink Of eternity, pulled out and gave the Red
CToss his last farthing to help other wounded
man? want to be sensible in dealing with the
Victory Loan; my own life has been LOO nard
70 even suggest an excess of emotion. But. Is
the question looks to me, we should not aE.
preach it in cold-blood. We have right 10 IN
woke the patriotism of the people, ard today II
takes higher type OF patriotism TO serse the
nation than was required in the deiiIium Of war,
Upon this, ! shall confidently rely. and / here
predict the expectation Of those who set . high
estimate upon The fine spirit 81 the American
natson. set.ae ..e..s.s.s
We call this last the Victory Loan. It Is
that and more; it is Thanksgiving Loan.
stood upon the Bottlsship Kew Yor. with i'd
miral Rodman when the wireless news came thar
Germany had capitulated and from the Grand
Fleet went down to Edinburgh to accept an in.
yitation from the Lord Provost to a service OF
Thanksgiving, in the cathedral OF st Giles.
There, under the nave, heard the great organ
peal forth its sweet thanksgiving strains ard
heard the great choir sing psalm Of praise o
God Tor the victory over common foe. II was
the l24th psalm that was rendered and il
sounded Ikea six-thousand- year-od prophecy 50
wen adapted was it to the moment, secIainlisag
the goodness Of God for Sustaining The spirit and
stirring the valor Of the Allied troops until they
had overcome the enemy when he hour seemed
darkest And when / come home ana hear gen
tlen,cn say that we must suppress all sentiment
and annroach This lost ;',-.s* Iran 81 y -
blooded basis, wonder il was too easily moved
by the thanksgiving ) ra-ns Ia ssenG al aros.l
the cathedral in Edinburgh on the 18th of last
November
Men in this great EFFICIENCY Of war have been
transformed. We think today of the Trans
fieuration . il It were altogether and finally
supernatural We speak Of it = If it were two
thousand years away in time and twelve thousand
miles away in space, among the hills Of Pales-
tine; but it is my belief that in every great trial
Of humanity. the TRANSPORTATION is ever pres
ent and that men and women with spirit 10
sacrifice and with courage to conquer. mount
to its highest peaks and bring heaven down to
earth. 1t is my belief that Edith Caveu .anorg
women and Albert among kings and Mercier
Amons churchmen and Burgomaster Max among
the Jesse councillors. have their type in every
nation o. this earth; have their type among the
humble and private citizens Of this land, have
their type here in Pit.sburg tonight While the
best among US may witness in our minds and
hearts. q singular contrast between avarice and
that better element of human nature, which
makes us willing to believe that man was created
IN tho image of God, the right eventually viii
prevail. We are not going to approach the last
Liberty Loan strictly in commercial spirit.
We are not going to float it strictly on . COM
mercial basis. It is impossible to do It. little
thought win teach the wisest among the finan-
ciers Of this country that, it is impossible now
TO float, purely for investment purposes. loan
Of five or six billion dollars. We have got to
appeal to the patriotism Of the American people,