Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-16
PATRIOTISM WILL MAKE
VICTORY LOAN SUCCESS
Secretary Glass Depends Upon This
and Appreciation to Put
Campaign Over.
ADDRESSES NEWSPAPER MEN
Thinks publishers Render Valuable
Service to Nation in Keeping Up
Morale Of Country-Contlnsts Sac.
rificcS OF France and America.

NEW YORK. FcU. l5.-.rhc patriot
ism or the Americans for whom, their
young men offered their lives in the
surtcssin! effort to keep the war 5000
the victory For tho American people in
Their efforts this spring to raise the
Victory Liberty loan.
Such was the declaration today by
Secretary OF the Treasury Glass i'm AN
address 20 newspaper publishers and
executives at the Bankers Club Sec
rotary Glass said. in part:
Il want TO express The very earnest
appreciation OF the Treasury DEPART
mcnt Tor the splendid service that the
newspapers OF the country have rem
of the American army and navy aud
The American people may confidently
ec referred to the spirit that found
"NrpresSio,' IN the press of the metro
Gentlemen who advise me to an
p,oaSn IN" victory loan from a cold
ntoodcu POINT OF view. who insist tina;
only considerations Of business shoulJ
obtain and that il may be noatcd only
on an investment hasiS-they talk TO
me OF The sacrifices that have been
mace IN TINS country. and to save my
NE cannot refrain from contrasttn g:
this talk with the Impressions tna,
| got on the other side during the
months OF October and November. wien
traNcrScd the devastated regions OF
Northern France and Belgium.
SACHITICE: or FRANCE
tNn AMERICA C0NTR tS'rID
cannot refrain from contrasting:
inc rcactionary spirit which in recent
days seems to have pervadcd parts
OF Tho country with tho cyjdsm"ns
of real sacrifice that | saw over there
and TO inquire what have we sacrificed
sacrificed
1t is very appropriate that we should
remember that our allies i'm this war
,er three tateful years fought for us
before we finally fought with thcm.
and when we come 10 tho matter Of
paying our war commitments. tho hon
orania obligations OF your government
"e should not approach the question al
way.
our fields have not been devastated
our our homes have not been profancd
not heen stolen and our treasures
ruined our temples and our churches
have not been lai6 waste.
BRITAIN MD FRANCE:
LOST MILLIONS or MEN
britain and France lost in Killed
millions OF the very flower OF their
youth befoc We took arms in the
cs.,se OF humanity and to-day only
$1,000 Of our Americans boys lie be-
! contrast tahfact with tho other
irishtiul facts of the slaughter of our
allies. say that we ought TO be moved
by a spirit Of patriotism TO meet the
a degree of chcerfulncSs and with
Thanksgiving to Goal that we have es-
capped with so little sacrifice on our
part.
when in the initial stages OF the
war The people would say that the
European conflict was no concern OF
ours. that il was 5000 miles away. |
took the position that We should
speedily sec TO it that il remain 5000
miles away and there il has remained.
SHOULD BE THANKSGIVING
LOAN. HE DECLARES
II have said that this ought to be
not only victory Libcray loan. hut
a Thanksgiving loan. because ii there
arc any people ON the face of the earth
who have more cause 10 he thankful
20 God fer sparin@ them tho sacrifices
that other people have made for and in
behalf of freedom, ii is the people OF
the United States and We ought to 20
into this next campaign for this final
loan inspired by spirit Of thanks
giving.
surely 7 DO not need to appeal to
Your spirit OF patriotism TO have YOU
present tho matter in its most attrac-
tive and its most Impressive way TO
the public in order that the burdens
OF the Treasury Department at Wash
ngton may be lightcned.