Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-04-18

III speech tudL larry rang VIII
patriotism and that was filled with
the highest praise for the achieve
ments of the American armies in
France, Carter Glass, secretary Of the
treasury, fired the opening broadside
for the Victory Liberty Loan at the
Minneapolis Auditorium the night CT
March 20.
After painting stirring picture of
the record made by our citizen SOL
d1ery against the best OF the German
empire, Mr.. Glass declared that the
fathers and mothers of America who
gave 100000 sons to die If need bs
in their country's cause will not has
the soul Of civilization from the per
dition Of Prussian tyranny"
Mr.. Glass spoke in hall packed
with Victory Liberty Loan workers
from all parts Of the northwest and
delegates to the Better Business con-
vention. His remarks were punctuat-
ed with liberal applause and every
word was carefully followed by the big
throng. =. The secretary: spoke in part
as follows: - ,.s's
when am told of the difficulties
which Will beset, the Victory Loan I
refuse TO lose faith In the enduring par
triotism Of the American people,.
But, l. am told that we must ap-
proach the problem of future loans in
distinctly cold-blooded. mood. Some
mon toll me It will be impossible again
to appeal to the patriotism of the
American people. Frankly, gentle.
men, I should despair of my country
II these things were exactly true. I
should doubt our ability to cope with
the problems Of peace If SO quickly We
should forget the obligations of war
wonder II those who talk in this
fashion speak considerably? They
tell about the sacrifices the American
people have made, and in their voices
there il metallic tone and i'm their
mind unconscious austerity.
What Are Our SacrifIces7
What is meant by the sacrifices
Of war for America? Where are our
devastated fields and ruined cities?
Where our cathedrals destroyed?
Where our detiled women and starved
children and wrecked men? Where on
this wide continent does hunger stalk
abroad or pestilential disease claim
its thousands of victims? Js it, then,
Z serious sacrifice to invest ones
money in the Understanding obliga-
lions of ones government in order to
make everlastingly secure the nations
freedom as we'll as the nations prop
erty! " 49,, E
Our allies fought for us nearly
three years before we began to fight
with them. For nearly that period of
time the United States profited ire
mendously, in commercial and in
dustrial sense, by the European war.
Immense fortunes were made; pros
perity pervaded our land. France and
Britain lost millions of men killed and
millions of others wounded. Less than
sixty thousand American, heroes sleep
beneath the sod of France. These
men made the supreme sacrifice:
Should we dishonor their memories or
dimir Ssh the glory of their service by
pausing in the cheerful performance
! Of an imperative duty? K
When men undertake to compute
the sacrifices of war for freedom In
| terms of commerce would like them
| to get a vision OF some things saw
! not long ago on tie far-flung battle.
! fronts of France and Belgium. l
| would like to take them to the battle
| field of Ypres, which will live in song
and story, through time and eternity,
| as the most memorable Of which his
| tory will ever give account. There
they might perceive the real meaning
of sacrifice. There they could see
| what human heroism endured for the
liberty of the race here and the wide
world over. Here by night and day, in
| fair weather and foul, fighting their
way step by step, waist deep in mud
and mire, chilled to the bone, these
incompatible heroes, these crusaders
in the cause of liberty, fought their
way through inconceivable obstacles
| and drove the enemy off the heights
!. from which the Hun had literally
! viewed the Promised Land: Great
God! What moment was that to,
4 civilization; and how beyond the imag
ination Of man to picture human On