Franklin D. Roosevelt- "The Great Communicator" The Master Speech Files, 1898, 1910-1945

Series 1: Franklin D. Roosevelt's Political Ascension

File No. 89

1919 April 24

Washington, D.C.

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VIC'OORY LIB~fi LC~ RALLY

liAVY YARD, WASHI NGTON , D, C.,

April 24., l.9 l.9,

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HOll . PRJJHO.Uf D. ROOSEVELT I Acting s eoret ar7 of the Ua'fl' ,

l!RS . lRA!!ELI N D. ROOSBVJ!Lr,

ADWIRAL T. J. COI U:, U. S . UAVT,

HOII . \il l.LIAII MATHER LEWIS , United St ates Tteuaur)l' Department,

ond

CA~~A~~r!;~~n~~~~~R~~p~~i~t.:!!t of the Navo1 Gun Factory , ~lfaehington, D. c.

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VIC!IORY LIB:;RTY LClll !lALLY

At The

liAVY T!RD, 'iUSHl lfGron , D. C. ,

April ~. 1919 ,

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HON. F!WIKLI U D. HOOSBVELT, Acting Soorota ry of the Navy,

UR~ . l!'RAUKLI II D. RUOSEVELi',

AD>!I RAL T . J , CCI IE, U. S . IIAVY,

BOR . I'I I LLU II IIATHKd LEWIS, United States Trenaury Department,

••d CA.~.:'2AlU A. 1.. WIJ,I.ArtD, U. S . ltAVY ,

co::wan1ant and Superintendent of the llo.vol Gun Fac tory, ,.'u eb1ngton, D. C.

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VICTORY LIBERTY LOll RALLY

held 1D

Leutse' .rark,

' rlAVY YARD, W.ASHi l1GTOtl, D, C.,

on

~·burodoy, Ap ril U, 1919, at 12:.30 o'clock p.m.

The Victory Libert;y Loan Rolly at the Washington liaTY

Yard, held i n Leutse' Pal'k at twelve-thirty o'clock p.m.

~buradoy , April u. 1919, was attenddd by nearly nine thotman4

pereone--ott'ioere , enlisted men of the veasela at the station

1nolU4 1ng the ol.aaeea under inatruotion, t ho marines of the

Yar d , t he yoowomen and the entire emplo yed :force.

The speakers of the day were t he Honorable Franklin D.

Roosevelt, Acting secretory of the navy, and hie wife, Krs .

a ooe evel t: Admirol T . J . Cowie. U. s . nav y ;Hon, Willi &Ill

Mother Lewis, of tho Treasury Department ; a nd Cap ta1n A. L.

Willard , U. s . llavy. Conmandant an4 superintendent of tho

Hove l Gun Factory .

Captain Willard presided during the exerc1aea, aDd ma4e

the opening addreea, aa followe:

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CAiTAI U A. L. 11Ll..&aD , U. S. 11aTy, COl!mandant and Sapertatenllent, fla'T8l oun Paotory, made the ope o1Gg o.cldroes, as .tol l owa:

FellOYI- workmDn of the naval CU..!l r aotor y, na vy Yo.rd,

'ilnel.ington, .D . c . :

Tho llDVl' , in this war, has done groat things. ~he

groote at t hing 1t hds d ono 'w.J.S t o put t ho Arm'/ ocroas. now

wo hllve t.o bring t hem bnok. 'l'o bring t horn book we must ban

a YiotorJ Loo.n . It must be o au.cceaa . f ho J'o.-yy Yard has

put ovor every oU..or undertaking.

You have made the tourtoen-inoh guna and taounta that

ware o potent t'aotor in ending the wer; )'OU developed the

gun tractor mou.nt whioh to t he boat mobile piece of art1llorJ

t hat hoe bsen developed by any nation duri ng tho war.

I would bo d.oreliot 1"! I did not, upon th1 o oooasion,

which l a perho.pe t he l as t t hat we s hall be gathered together

undor my co:.mand, o.xproae t o you my atncore thankB and

hearty appr eci ation o'i all eooh ac.d ovory one of" 70u han

done. llo exeout1 ve has ever bed more loyal or eore geoeroua

or more fa1 thful s upport tl'..an the supervisory f oroe and the

men of t he navy Yard havo given t he executive dur ing this war.

You wor ked day in and doy out without loea of time, you

worked. overtime uooo.mpla1111ngl7 and 111811¥ of JOU aocr1f iced.

leaH. It baa all helped to Win the war. ao4 witho G that

apirit 1.a. tbc procJuotion ot material the war oou.ld MTer

have been won. Aa :tar ae tbe llan.l Gu.o. PaotorJ ia ooq,ernel.

I oan recall no 1o.ata.noe whore any ah1p haa been. kept waltiDS

a eingle minute for ordnanoe equipaeo.t .

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I wut to tllaaJt JO• all fDr tblo - p•t, DOt Oalir

J!Uia.&ll7, ba.t in the DAile ot 'he l a?J.

fbe 4eeU t ant aeoretar7 of t he I &TJ, t he Bonoraltle

h'ellkllr:l D , BONIYelt, AOW aot iD« 8tC'tetU'J 0~ t be l &'t'J,

• • 11• ao t nt ro4~tottoa tr• • • to '\hie aa41eaoe. lie hal liMa

lo.ah 11. t r1ea4 of the W'allhia,gto.o. R&?J' Yard and ita apauloa

aDil ita ftl'lou.a 1ntereeta . aDd hae taken ouob a ke ea pareoa.al

lJJtereet in all of our probla•, t hat I feel that eaah a M.

eTor y one hart~ l oon apen hilll not onl.7 ao the Seontaf'J' of

t he D&?J but •• a pereonal b'lent..

I haft t he honor of 1ntr0dao1ng to 7011. tbe BoAOra"Dle

Yrankl.ln D. ROOM Tilt . CAppl&UH)

UU:O:(.I!lA::AJJ=: y~ .... :lrLI~! .D . :tcc•a.:.:T:~:t!r , A<.~ttus Beorotai'J • t tu BCT7:

¥7 l'r1on4a: I eappOH wo e.re here for -..ho t lft:ll ani

l aat t il.ut r or t t.e IJ Ul"pCtl l of see i ng thrc,up the f iaaoee of

tl:.e r.ar. I t lc ob t o ae a a i f t hie or cnrt a oa tal llB J&n

tt.bont ua J.W.ll)' m1ll.iona1r ou oo it cl14 i n t he l aet lou rall7.

(~pp:U.uuel

flo know. not only in t he lierer tment. but t h1-oq:hou.t

t' e t.nt.i..ro nuval w"-..,1c• . ~r~i. 'th., r noord. c f t ile

t!a.:i.~l£1-tlrl ilav .. Y11-""\\ han boca on. U .e ..,~~lou oe-lo• .

l:e aon't han to Mko M 7 appual 40w oJl thl e tlftb. oeouloa.

beoau• .. kDOW froa paat pert ....... u. tbill 1 ... ,. ros.ac to p •owr tbe ,., ••

I aa •nil' pr"' ot ,.,. llanl Gu raohr~r. I \Ilia

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enr)'bod7 in the Depart ment 1a proud o:t it. reoort. You mow,

in tho ifa'1'7, on ehi p - board, a ship i a k.Qown. aa a 'UappJ

Shi p ' or an ' Unhapp J Ship' . There ia a certain undef'inable

oomething Oll boord ahip b:.r which you can tell r i ght •••7

t ile olaoa of 1 t oa bnpp7 or not tuu\ aloe U mea out ot tao the

' .lfappy Sh i p' 1o t ho l)!footivo ship . And one thing that baa

aoemed to rno more true than anyt hing e l s e 1B tha t UDder tbe

ooama nd of Captain Willard the t1aehington llO.VJ Yard haa been

• happJ JON. ( Applause)

I wtoh, TOry much, that we could koop Captai n Willard

1Ddef'1n1 ~ely . ( Applauae)

Every undertaking of the t'Jaabi.agton Ilnvy Yard has been

a BUcoesa . I don ' t mean merely the OLU'ry ing out of the work-­

of the work on tho guna and torpedoes an4 oll the other

co3ent1ol o t hnt you have been doing dur:ID3 thio tlar--but

outside of that , you have bnd auooooe oo on orgoniut i on o"f

Aoeriean c i tiuna working s houlder to shoulder ror the oTen

bigger problema before the nation.

In your roaponaee to the a ppco.la thut hnvo been made by

tho Ccvornmont fo r t ho loans, for tho .1ed Cross, fo r the rtar

Camp Community aorv1oe , and oo on, you have lived Up to the

vory boat tradit i ono o:f c itizenshi p and, may I say eopeoie.l ly,

in one of t hone f ields in 1'lhioh I 8:11. very much. interested,

uancly, the !laTel 4ux111a r y o:f ~he &merioa.a Ked Croea. You

have g iven the tlaval Aux111al7 o:f the American Red Croaa 110 re

money and more actual personal aaaiutanoe than any other

branch o f t ho Gover anent in i7aah1nston. ( ApplaUH)

I take i t thot this organisation ie going to BClinta in

the ewoo epirit. I don' t 111a11 merel)' in thi e loan. That

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almoat apeaku for ituelf' all·eod.;y. I moan in tho ti•e to

ool.!c, beoauu~ I thi nk YO ull uol1o1'o t hut uo raottor ltbat 11

douidad on iu rar:.l.a or between tho .rowora tl!o A;ncrioan ITaTY

ie goitl@' to ountinue to live. {Applauaa) Aad ln living it

means that thie 'Yard 111 goi118' to wlinta1a it.ael:t on the •••

ligh lovel of effectiveuoot~ and sal•vico uu i t hao done in

the paat. It r.~eana tl.~ei. )'Yu ruen are going to uoutinu.e to

g ive tho eame ouopera'tion no\. oul;r to the guvurnment , ba.t to

your eel vea. i1e EU'e go 111g tg keop a ' Ua ppy ..Ship' at

Washingt on . {Appl ause)

Ot course , on the otner alde, tho -ttahtlng work of the

naTJ' i o over. i'he wor k atlll rer.EWi:'lB o! orl,tglttg the troope

bact and the nav1 isn't golng to stop a.ntil thoro ien't a

slagle American soldier on tho ouil ol r.urope. L\pplau.ee)

~hay have t ho opectaoular end Of t ho game--tho mea over-aeea;

they appreo1oto, r think, even mo.ro than WQ 6o back home, tbe

oerTioe of the peopl.e book ha:ne.

~hero iun't any quoatlon about what tnw Navy 414 1n thil

wor. Zhere waa one epitiodo up in t he Horth Soa that

dcaor1bes 1 t better than any other. On tha t day, to-.rd.a the

olooe of Itovecber, vJJten the UIOGt ignoru.1.n1oua surrender in

history took plaoe, and the Co;cman flC'ut o£~.-ne Darosa With

1t' a tail. bctt~oen ita l.egu--1 believe I e.11 mixing Ill'

meto.vhora .. - ond g111ve U.ael"f Uf); (LGughtar ) they remoft4 the

German orewa, anct. •·han the;y wore t okina aon::c o:t thoae German8

home , thorc wail s aoufile on 'the d.eok or ouo of the ah1pl

taking them back and presently a rather batter ed r.aman

lieutenant wae brooght before the Com.11.and Lng 01'1'1cer by a

Dr1t1ab uncl an American blue3aotet. ~he Co:n!Mndlng Officer

wantocl to kno• whut hac! bappeMcl to thla Hun with the blaot:

oye. ( Laughter) ~he Amorioan blue-3aotet piped up ana ea14.:

''i1ell, t.hia 1e tho nay 1 t was . Th is Gormu.n woe otanding at

t ho rail next to uu and pretty ooon be turns t o ue and he

enid 'I oare the.t for the Br1 tiall and Amorican navies 1 and he

opat in tho •••. fie kept per:feotly quiet oud pretty soon be

l ookod at ua and enid : 'I cor e that for Ailmiral Boatt)" and

Admira l S1mma 1 and ho again spot in tho oea, m 4 then 1. turo.ed.

to him ond I said ' Loot here. .(don ' t oare personally

what you t hink o:f the AIDerico.n I!o.vy or t he British navy and

do a ' t. oare particularly what you think e. bout the Admiral, but

I ' ll be Blank- Sl ant' i f you oan spit in our ocean. • ( laughter}

And t hen they had t heir i nning . 'l'h&rc l<'82n't any qtleetion

about who controlled tho ooe64, a o there 1en ' t any questi on

flithor tha t the work of t he poople be.ok home woo j ust na

important i n controlling that ocean as tho work of the men wbo

nrc octun lly on 1 t.

Ot oll tho p lu.nto in thi s oou.ntry thot dtd work to turn

out gwlB nnd mWl1t1oos t his ::avy Yard I would put at one

hundrccl porcont. (Aplil tumo)

And 1 v.-ant. murel y to g i l'"c: you oy very simple theuik:a

a a ono A.".lor ioan to a lot of othora • bu. t d.o yonr share anA

nllw keep i t Up, ond p roeet"Yin& it, gr o"• Thank you.

(J.ppl euee )

C.u'1.\ I IJ l ll.LA.tt» : I haTe tho pleoeu.re of in trod uoiq

to you the Honorable Will.laa Wether Lewie, of the

Trea 1uz7 Depart.eat, who will addreae JOU on the Viotor7

Lou.

ROHORABU: n ILI.IAJ4 JUTHEJ: LE\1 I S :

1 &l'll U ro t o apeak to :rou tor Jut a Ter7 t ew minute a

about a aub Jeot that 1a veTy dear to all o:f ue o.nd tbet 11

"Uott1llg ou.r money ' e worth. " The Un1te4 St atee. ae you mow,

hns made 11 tremenaoua inve atment in t he laot two or three

,yeara , ao baa ll'ronoe a n4 Bngl o.nd end a l l tho others who aet

about eiol • .g a 11 1~ ~ ob . Vlc , with our o.llico, havo llUlde a n

i nveat.oaent of ooo hundred tond ninet::v-aovcn b1ll.1on dolla:re.

on~:~ hu.tJ."-1- Uu. and ninet)-sov~n bill i on 4ollur a. I expect,

Lepta!~ Villa.t\l , tlu.'i. 'tbut-e iu uot a man hvr" wbo has had

one hWl4 rOJCi tlt.ul ui nety- uown b1ll1oil 4 oll&n ( Lnu.ghtcr) --

at ono time . ( l.aughtor o.llli nppltluse) •

'J.'hl.lt i a 16\ot t hat meaoa. ':&.'bat umount ot money 1e eo

gr oat "tba't 1~, :fr om the bitth 01' Christ, down to t he preeent

du.y, ooo h UD1ruu. auu. eight y clollai'S ovory minute had been

droppcu iatv a 1·eov~taole, tt.ut l'Oucptoolo no1r would Juat

contain t.he 0 \..~Wlt thot t.no wo.1.· baa cost ; ond I say to you

t hat tllia war i o golug i..o be tlle Kl-'tle'to1n; tr&gooy tha t 'the

aor U . ilS.ti cvvr seon, tho rD.oet use~eaa tl'agody, i f we do not

get out oi' i t ooouBt< t o toak:e 'thnt war 1rorth 1rhilo in money.

But r.o.o1·o tnan t.not, l4'1 t1r 1encie, t he war oost io preo1on1

human l1 vQO nino million umona tho aol.Ui ero ond s o il ora

ti:L.Otw . to oay no'\.h i ug of' t ha civilinna . Ni ue m1111ono .

1 OJII: t.olA 'Lua1. "GbO l'e Ol'O :.lJ- proJCimo.tel )' nino thousand

wen unJ wo.tae.c .Lu t.h.l-s great orgo..a.isat ion. lr OYOrJ man

a1lll WC<D.&.n oo..LlO OTer.J taom1ug into thi u p laoe and wer e ahot

4or.n aild. ki ll ed , ond t bon t.ho next morning an e qua l group

ooll!e in to their death, t hat alaugh'Lor would keep ap :tor

t h ree year a ot working days be fore tho number tha t were

klllod in tho war had been reaobe4.

That 11 wbl.t thla war ooat u.e in baun line alii. the

queatlon t hat 70u and 1 haYe got t o auwer •• .A.merioaD -6-

oithllla 11 "Are we go14g to get our mooe¥•-worth oa.t ot

tbo uo hWJIQn lives or ore thoe e boye who 4114 f or us to haTe

4 1e4 in Tain? n And tho quotstio.o oao onl7 be anawore4 by

t hane men who f oll8ht baoJc 1n At!erioa, ae well oa thole who

fought "Over ':'here", t hnt "Li bert )' I hall not perish frOID tM

eu rth" . Thi u ie your j ob f rom now on . It 1a )lOUr j ob of

por petuo.ti ng ond koop). ng t rceh thi s vi ct or y, ord tho flret

thl!"'g r.o !lnvo z ot to dO in porpotUt!ting thia Victory 18 to

gi ve the boys nho f ought over there u equaro desl whon they

come home . Uppl ouuel

On the olovnnth of Uovombcr l u ut you unii I throw up

our 11a ts and a aid t hc.t tho v:ar wso over. .But t ho roar WBB not

over t hen a nd t ho "t";Or i o not ovor now, 1 t i s not owr aa

long os ou.r boyu o ro ut aml i ng alone 'the tdtino , morch11J8

t l. ro nsh tbe muddy :nato o:f ?lOlltlc:-o or oro laying with

whi to ond unoanpl o. i nl.ng lipo 1n a thouesnc.'l hospitale . Tho • nr

cannot be ovo r for you and me until tho ue boys are brought

bnok to thia country unA are pl aoe4 a gai n i n pr od uot11'8

i ndustr y WlCler tQo bu¥1. ctond .it J.ono t hat we oe.n offor th111

hero . f Appl a use)

You re:uerubot• tho Btory ot tho olub ot people w~ bl4 a

banquet n t t wonty dolloru o plat e , and of't.or t hey h ad eaten

eooupb and drW'lk t oo much obampasno, t ho t oo.atmaeter got up

and aoid "'"e have had a woa:ler:ful ttm.e toni ght. i.'e mu t not

:for got the po or. f11 must give aomethtns :ror tho poor.

s uggest t htt t we giTO throe lusty o heer e for t he poor. "

{Appl a use)

1of7 Priun41, tho t te •hat our potriotl• too often

oonaiet e of- we g1Te three luat7 cheers for that 7lag ana

ten t lw bo:ra "0Tcr ~hero" and let it SO et tba't, a n4 I •

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telling you now that thl• Victoey l.Oan will not be oo..,le t el ,

t hot Our Country will not be eafe from aneroh7 aad al.l tbe

Other thinga thA't 'tho othar DB.tioil:: a.r c 001:11 t~roup.

unleao our Ana)' 8Jl4 our Ua•l". wbOn they oo•e home, han the

back ing o f t he men of America aDd when thet;v ltaTG been rewar ded

f ur all thoy hove done tor us.

Tho eeoond thlng, .uy Friendts, io tbnt vro must pay t he

dt:lbt of honor in money t hat we govo Olll' \'.Or<l that we \'0 ul d

pay l f tb.e wor were f!O n or loat , but uorta i aly our obligation

i o grcator beoauee the war 1 o won oru1 'f./On eo quickl y. I haft

ha4 J:l&n oay to 1oe that t hey will nut oubuor i bo f or the

prc Deut l iberty l oon tocouae :tOney woe v:aatod in T:estJ.ngt on,

bocnuse our Governme nt 1'iuated hundl'O(.I. d of m1111o~s of dollars,

i n o r dor to Ylin the \':ur; thll t there woe e:a:troT¥ga!'lOe aod that

t;le r• -.:.oro mietulcea . I st.oud boru t o oay t hat there 'fiaa

n :travat:ano o. t hot tbore were m.tstokes, that our oauto•ente

oost more than the y sho uld, that we pa14 more JIQ ne::v to

r h"Btera than they wero ~totting at ot hor ~rivate plants, that

tbore aro now on the dooka 1.n France m1111ona and m1ll.1ona ot

roUD.d s of ammunition t hnt n111 nover be :f1re4- tbat are

wo.sted.

I am 11kow1eG here to oay to you t hat i t it ba4il' t

boon :for t ho.t oxtroTaganoe of t he Ame rican JJ OOr:; l e , it it

hadn't been for \lur w1ll1ngnsss t o throw tn.·cry cent in and

get t he Job dom qu i okl-y, tha t Geru.n7 would be t1Bhttas u

t o4a;v, an4 I am hero to aay to you that the way we epe.a.t ou

1:2ono)", t b" wa;.r wo hired men, the way we bull t ahipo and

oarr i od acroe e, by the Graoe ot God and our RaYy, that

wondorf'al. :force o:f two million ••·-that waa Wbe.t broke the

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hea rt ot Gel"''M..ny a rear before an:vbod:v t hought her hea':'t

oould be broken. (Applause)

If you ooll tho.t extravagance, '7 l'r1en4a, you 'bett er

go beck to uohool on.l lonrn art t hmetio . Extravagance ~

t.e moy have Wtloto4 t ivo hundred millions, but tho -aor in

ni netcen- nl netoon woul a ho ve cost uo t h1rtJ billi ons a t least

end ton million .tme r ioan 11vos . On '"lh loh Dido ore \'10 tod_aJ'?­

:'bo loatng or t ho winni ns a itle f l no nclally: \':o oro on t:he

wi nni ng aide an4 thnn.k C'..od nod thank the roon who knew how to

run this Government and run lt quickly t or r eau.lte ,

( ApploUfle )

Uow you and I hnvo so t to moot that g reat coat aod we

havo got to br i ng thos e boys book. \le havo ~t to pay f or

t hi s a!Dmuni tlon o.na :!or this pr t parotion thn t praot1oally

broke the heart ot Ger.nany; am you and I hnve got to do our

oharo at!.d tho ftUUii who dooo not subocribo to this loan today

oanDot cal l ht.mooU' tomorron a ono-hundrod- porcont American.

I want t o oay to you. that fl-01!1. now on we have got to

itcor &.nll porpetuat(l tho viotol'y by baoltlntf up our Gover~nt

i n ova ry-dey pa t r1ot1am. 1'1o have got to ooo that tho

Amf.lrionn dollar e t aye in America. Do you know t hat whenever

an Anotri tln omi l={rant l onda 1n :UGW YoTk ho 1e opprooohed by 11

ropr c s entotivo of o.n Au.ntri on bo.nk with o branch in Uew Yor k

and i e induood to put hie aavinga 1n that bank. And that

t be7 dici p ot t heir Bavinge i n t o the extent o:f seveat)'-:fou.r

milli ons ot a:ollara in the laat two or three :vaoro ia a

f oot . And thnt money, earnea: in America, went o"Yer to

Gorl!U)Jly Md Auetria a M oarno bnck and :fought you. The

monoy mode in t ho United Stoteo fought uo, on1 I ooy before

God t hat yo u and I oa Amorio o:t oiti:ons haYe go t to •• that

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the bunch that will do th1a, that t he bWlch \1b1oh will not

booo.ae o1t1IODD of thia oou.ntry oM ooo.form to ite l awa­

aa two hUDd red and ah:ty t h u usun4 Col"ZI:UlnD will not do-..

•• ha"ff got to 1a7 to theil todq "Get the hell out of bere."

(ApploUJO)

This wor wil l not be "'orth while until we make Amarioa

eaf e tor Aoel'ioauo ; antil ~• make thiu c ountey safe :tor the

:uothcn•u ai.ld o 1 stera ot thoae boys who 41ed in Flanders

'f1al4e . 1Ve oa.nno t do that aa long as t be Gertnll!l army of

A.lllori c t\ , which 10 otill oper ating in Am&rioa at ita rotten

poison goa gamo, is &llowed to ge t uway with it. It 1e up

t o you. anti rtiC in perpetuating t his vtotorsr to ta.llc a nS

pr ea ch and l i ve puro patr1ot1a:n trom t hie time on.

Zboro is ono tl'.tng more I want t o say to 3'0U in

pel'potuating thl s victory ac.d thst ta that you and I want to

loal'n n l.e a&O!l from thoDe Austrian o.nd German emigrant&

who osmo here to save becau.se tho ae people bol d on to aOM

part of tboir income which tho:; ea~o whlle we resllJ apea4

oll. We are to learn to save 'Lor no country la b-ee wboee

oithena are not tree ancl no oit 1zen 1e free vmo 11 bound b7

the obo.ins :u1C1 ahookloa of debt and :fi nono1nl uo rry. The way

to get away :trom. debt um f1nsooiol. wor r;,, lSJ' l'ri e nda, la by

BaTing ant! iotcll.lgently spending wi sol ;:r. and putti ng what

11 ttle lJO oan aa?e in gilt 1aTO attlo.a:ta a nd not 1n1;o ,olt.

brio:U . lie ban hat plenty of that ki od. of 1nnatJUnte eJI4

now JOur gonrnmont oomee to you eeoking to k:eop you happy

oi then¥ ana free oitlsena and to belp you to atronstb and

proaperlt7, aod 7011 would at the .... tl.IM be aubeoriblAa" to

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tho laat Libert,- .Loan an4 p .,-tng :tor it 1.D -11 lutal l.-nta­

I bog o:t )'OU to ooi1S14er that phaoe of it. I beg of JOU t o

think of :treedom- .. t be f'roe4om of educating JOUr ah1l4ren and

the :freedom to so where the beat joba are--that :tre.So. oA17

oomeu to the man l'd\o 111 thrifty. who baa pnt hie m011e7 1~ the

r i ght lnveotmc?nt, and oo I ao;v to ;you that tho United States

Gowrrraent neodn ' t appaBl t o you a lone on patriotic and oelf­

aacrlf'icing mot.lvea, but from the opportUJJ1t7 it affords )'OU

for enterprise and a4vancement in the world an4 1n tbe

perpetuating and keeping up of thia Tlotory you bring peraonal

advnnoomont for )'Ourself. I beg o f )'OU to aubsoribe t o the

Viotory Libert;v LOIUl, (Applause)

CAl TAIN 1JILI.A.HD: Admiral Cowto . who hae on ao JD8..Il7

previous oooasiona atoorod tho naVJ Libert;y Loan Ship t o a

aai'o nnohorar-e, needa no introduction to this au41eooe. He

has a meaoo.ge for 70u which I will aak him to 4ol1TOr.

CApplauf'Je)

AJJI! Il!AL ~ . J, COl lE, U, S, JIAVY:

Lodi oa eJ1a Gontl.uen and co- work:oru ot tbo Wooh1D3ton

IlaT:r Yard. t ata no1. boro for the purpoae o'f urgiAg 7011. to

oubeoribe to thle Vlctor7 Loan. Our Countr)t lo oalllng aOd I

know Whllt tbo people of tbl Waabington ll&"'7 Yard. are golDS to

do aod you are 801118 to eubaori'be. fh17 M•• scuM o.,.r the

top before nn4 th17 will 80 O"ter the t op egd.JL. l'e han

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etarted out to lee4 the OJWltr7 in thia loan aa we 414 in the

laat and w a re go i ng to do it.

I 1-.:~. ve l:t.r c :a :neco&g«> tror:1 eecrotary Denicle T.'hieh o o..zc

f rom Oerma~Q" . (Laughter )

Dur lng tho last loan I urged t hot. wo Ylantod to send

Soureto.ry Paulele o'1'8r to r.orme n:;r t o r,o J.•!th Ocneral l crsbing

into Berlin. They are OlUr thero now. r.'e haTe had a ~reat

ma117 of our boJc lttlle d t horo . !:'bose boys won.'t come home aD4

wo ure n;oir..c tc bring tl-.o.u hcco . t:o"• 1.-;o l~unched on thc

twont y- firot n Victor:~ !lhi p on t ho other s t ae , to otnrt f'rom

San ~'rnnotaoo to oooo aown the oooet ancl wo n.re lllQtchlng

t 4ut v'Vor;, ..tu.:;r b3 ~ .. b..; !:.-.:ue:, pu"~ U!,l b;; th1J O¢':lnt:.:y. ::h':l rtill

not o0rn1o into !few Yor k until tho fo ur an:l one- hal:t billiooe

i s subeor1bo4 ond i t 1o up to thi s country t o bri.ns this

ehi}J Gllf_, i ato uhu.~.·e and no"; let t!w o!'iicuru ~w. men on bmr4

drown.

tJill 1TG bring her in? (A7c , nye , air}

ii'ho f'ol l o·d ng i B the mosc:;sgu reuei vtHl b;.· the ADtl atsnt

SeorctN" ~ o'f t ho lla"Q fro!D Secret a r y Daniela et Coblens,

Oermany: "Tho vorld recognizes 1.hnt the navy was not only

t ho i'lrl!lt lint~ oi' dote nue i n thic groat w:..r tut' in OOtl'YOJing

and tranaporting t roope it made poeeible the c oming to

Europe of the two million Ameriolllla wboae nlor waa oae ot

the l arge ooatributiona in winning the wur . l fee l eare

t hot Avery roen Vlo had tb€l honor of wear i ng the tlnval

unitorm sooner or later will wish to haTe tho pr1Tilep ot

being in tho tirat lino tefe48e aleo ln aabaoribiag to the

uta.oat ot tbail" abilit)' to the Viotory Loan. War 11 a

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"ooetl:; n ne\ gr1A1 buei ne::su . The ri&Y)" made ito aaoritioe at

BOD. It wi l l uow i noroaUfJ tho public gratituc!e by leading

i n paying ~t.c ooo t of war and the oaring for the dop-.ndente

of thooo who guve their live& nne! in oaring for tboee wbo

waro dieoblod in tho grcnt otr aggle, I , tbtrutore , appeal

to evor;; c o..o. in tho ~tll'VioCJ to uubeoribe tor at leoet one

bond tlw.t ·.'l'hon the roll of honor 1B pr inted the ru.:unoe of

ilO'YJ mon will bo OJftOllS the fo remost. Let u.a by aotiona aa7

t o all A..':ltrioa ":{stoh the !faTY. " Si gned JOSi:lRUS DAIIIELS."

now, if m ore golns to ask t he poople to "Match the

llftVY", lot ua a ive thetD 1:1omothJ.ug to matoh and carry thia

Victor y I..osn so :tar "Over t he Top" t hnt the 'l'reaauey

Department will not be ablo tc g h·o up more t han half' the

notoa t hat aro eubacribed tor. Let us show Ger mony that • •

are at1ll alive to tho s1tuat1cn and that a nything that thia

countr y calls for le ,.01118 to be given.

\~o a a;.' t hat the llavy fights . \1e love to fight fo r

anything t hat this Country oalla on us to :fi ght f or , aD4

wo a1•e F;Oi!16 t o :tigh t and 'VO arc solng to win evory time.

( J.\}lplause)

I wi l l l'ead you a meaeuse 1.bot oo.11o yoet erday aft ernoon

from tho uss !.!Al:!lLI:.c.-:AD, then a t ~an ..:.. logo, wbich moiJ&age 1a

ao :follomt:

"Tiotor..- Ship Pen.naat will bo tro.Qiferre4 fro. the

l.:.l...tBUllr:.iD to U.7eter7 Ship " . whioh il th1 uss OHAlfE ,

"'tomorrow afteraoon et f i n with appropriate oere•onhl

ohiof of which will bo hauling down of Victory Fenzant b7

z.Ia7or o t San Diego . Pennant wi ll then be ontrnato4 by

Capta in of Nnvy Victory Ship t o Captain oreehu o'f th1 lla17

!17stery Ship, " t he \iSS C.r'.At:B, " I!ever i n a.nnelo oi' history

has ouch an 1mpre r~a1 V(l uational inci dent oooarr•4. Ginllina

t ile o ot iro c ontinent i n t hi s r t.oe of ~hipD to ke ep up tbfl

world •a oreatcot and flnsl aubscri ptlone soea a atoune l" of

white ccrr31ng o. mosaage of hopo and to.lt h to a long

oufierl ns tlorld . A!!:erloa has and lo doing ber part to

finioh last ohopter of worU. ' a h i at orlo evo nta aa only

Amerlea knO\?D how tor the f uture welfare of all humanity.''

Si gned "Coa...andlns O:ftloer o f the CA~tBJ.EIIEAD . t'l t•pplaue)

Ro't'e is a mthor t nlcrrram :tro111 tho U3S m::nTUOKY . It

atarted down t hm ooa:Jt fl"oa Port.larxl , J.l&i llO. B1 tbe wa y I

j ust had s meo~Rge !'rom thore ;7tJeterdny uaying tlw.t the J

hnd gone OT~r tM top, all but Aroostook a nd tha t Arooatook,

on a ccount of t he nor.- s ele of hor potptoee, we.•-' u.nable to

au.bocribe. 'l.'wo hOllre later I p;ot r. t Ellegrnm :trof!l. the

Conrnandtne: O:ffieer o:f the I.cr..tuot..y sa:r1ng tt~t the o :ttioere

anLI men of t he JC~t~ntuck'f hod 't.ousht ~arty-eight t 'Louaand

dollera worth of "epudl" and thr.t J.rooatcok had goae

"Ovor tho Top ". I ow thil ie the me soagtl from the COIIDIDtHng

Officer of tbe USa XEr!IICKY :

"Ia ViotorJ I.oaa. contest New H6JII)8bin J•p•d .torwardi

today to noarly nine huodre4 thouMD4. .enthula• t hroashoD

the etate will be p-eatl7 heigbteMd b7 Ylel' of t he Vlotar7

Lou Blllp XEM'l'UOICY , Qonraor Jolul Bartlett wl.ooMt tho

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"iti'i1Tt!CKY in a at1l·rl ns ..,.eoh, thtank.ldl pa.bllol7 nanl Vloto17

Lot~n Ot'i1(.181' A6.m1rtll 'l, J . Cowie for Nading t he KEU~UCJCY.

Keet1D5 in publia aquare after parade of Blae Jooketa tr•

tho IE":tCfi and ll~'.'JBURG a nd 1!ar111118 t'r• SOU~B DAICr~A.

MaJor William K. Carter ot Porta:~outh male a apeeoh thantlDg

tho X!D'l'UCKY and ita Captain Welle. Ad•irala Caperton aal

Bouooh with Captain Brtuhh:lw of the 1 IZI!SBURG hel ped the

. nnval o .1tbua1ucm DlO::J.8. .cCRXtiliCU~I DAV'X YA?.D inoreaaed ita

ellbeoript iou b7 tor-:y thou aun:l dollara at beaks and o1t1senl

of .rC9.~::h'0U':H ca::~o fol'wcrd with ono hund.H4 t -::enty·five

t uouea.n4 . Froa. tho oamc public oquaro nhore the governor

roviowo~ the YXll'TUCt1:' ' 8 men, George Washington, first prae14ellt,

mado one of hie notable a 44.resscB to t ho 11eople of llaw

S:ntlaad . ;!1:\aed !'uller. •

These tlaTJ ahipa , ae will be shown by thia, are going to

oro a to au.oh enthll81oato ill t he diffor cnt porta t hey 1'iB1 t that

t ae J will bring tho pooplo o f tho ontire oountrJ to the troa.t

a.M we will get t he au.baoriptione wo nee4 . I have no

doubt whate•er but thOt onr~· pl nuc T:hore e iTaq ehip ea.tera

will go over tha top, over and over a.lf&ill, And tor that

-roaaon r ou people o'! the Ua.TJ ra111t f'(lol tbut tho Ka?y 18

loodintJ and clo your ut•oet to help 1t e.long.

1 4on•t want to 4etain ,.ou bare, but. I wlll g1?e J'OU

ao:s10 of the :fisurea tl'..at I got at tho oft loe Juet bofon

I oue bere. !faTJ Yard eubaoriptlona to date are aa followa:

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Portsmouth, now Hllll.i)Bh1ro, Boat: on, flew York, Philadelphia, Wtuh1nston, oooon4, llortolk, New OrlORD8, Uo.re !olonl, Pupet Bound,

Total

eeoe . aoo. 00 166,160 . 00 16, 4<'10. 00

M8,660 . 00 381,760 . 00

32,460 . 00 66, D60.00

eo6.160.oo 14,860.00

~1, 187,!60.00

Tho etotiatioe are hardl y worth roont i on1.ng 'f;h1a tiae

bccauno th~ returns l\I'O ao meager. but the nbove figuree are

those at t.bo last acoou.ot, Amoog other o1.utist1ce which I

hnvo roceJ.ve4 aro the following:

l avy Yarde, Dietrioto, Buroaua on4 O:tfiooe , Shi ps,

~~~r o~;~~· · rotal

$1,467.260.00 7~C ,400.t0 2SV,870.00 2GO ,OOC.OO lVO, 760.00

23, 600 . 00

t2, Bel,770 . 00

But it ia 11uoh 110re than thot the t we need. We want a

a.1111on dollar• t1 day to move that Ship a mile. (Applause)

and tbero are f1To thouaond two hllDdred and fi:f't7 &il ea .

Thot lo all t ho Dar.~ noo4 gin thio timo. It will coat the

ooWJtry much more. UOlf, when 1 say "J;.'lob more " I want JOU

to know tbnt it won•t coat you peopl e one cent. ~ie 11 the

beet lnvoutment in the "fo'Orld, and many of you peOple who

bough't boode be:fore han them now a.od are riober than 10•

ever were in JOUl' Ute. A taw 4ap a:ttar pQ'ta7 1 never JaM

a 4ollar--a.nt 11 I sot a Victor7 Bond. I went in debt tor lt

and I had to pa7 tor it . fhat i e 11het n all ahou.l4 4o 1~

wa want to pt weal tk7. l ow than, .1 want to 11111 JOG.

oorneth1Jl8 ot tbl 1hip1 that au.beoribl . Toa. all mow ot tbat

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German ahl p the VnttrlaaC, now tho LoTiA'tbaA, C~&ADel ,,. oar

ottloen aM men, bringi..og i)U.r bo71 bcae. Wind JO 11 the ol&

Germnn ahl p ooue 1.D with a tel-ana th1a •oratzas wttll

twerrt7-Ri.x thou~ac.Q t hroe ha.u4 re4 and t 1t17 4ollan. How ia

that f or Gel'IIID...,. (Laugbter)

lfo'fll thorv are u :tov.; tbiu,ge I oou.lCA. sa,- but ,ou blow all

about it . I 8Q.y I knou the Weahi..ogtun Bn~f Yard ia go lag

to go "0vor the ~op " beosuse I know ,ou. Will do •••n ldLat

you think Captain T1Ular4 will aa.ggeet. .L •ill aot ~•r

you. You know nhat ho 118.1\'h and ;you are going to do it.

Thank you Ter7 m.uoh. ( Applatloe)

CAZ-TAU! WILLARD : ~a men ot tho NllTBl Cun r aotory haTe

done lo;ya:tl y a Dd not epo.rue tbtr.lleelvoe i n raaklng eacritioea,

but no leon oo thOJJ. t be 1;0mcn of the llavol OWl Jaotor,-.

(J..pplauee} The wc~n have m&de am g,;ai ntaiood oomforia'ble

bomco tor JOU a nd n6m1l:.1etore4 t.o rou£ phy-11ical well-be i ng.

In addition they bavo cacri!iosd tileir U.a e and their labor

in runki og aarmoutu tor t nuso O'f'er-aeu• and s iwn entertairuae.

which helped koop Up ;your good opir.Lta und. ~ur morale.

At th(l »O."'f''.O t tmo. ".11th ovor t\10nt:~ tlio wa.ud dDllar• that

the Navy Yorcl han aont.r.•ibuted t o t ho NtH' ¥ Auzil1ary ot the

i.tD.erioan Red cro :~e, t ilc7 hnvo earued iu u.d i Uon. 1hroach

t J!eixo labore, a yeq oubet1Ult1al 010. lurt of thia - ia

aade a.:p of JOU eu.'b t:or1ptiona atJid ou.t of the tarnl.np fro•

the Setu.r4e1 onaJ.ng ••••• pyea ~7 tile •••:r lard. .Aa1liU7

ot tbe Jla'f'J' Depct.eat .t.ailiar7 ot tho J.aorloaa Be4 Croaa.

It 81••• mo great pleanre W4&7 t:o preHat on behalf

o f t he Jla'YJ ta.r4 Uait ot tM laq lJepar .... at: 4wdU&rJ, t:o

Kra . Rooee.,.elt, aottos preaUaft ot tile Da-., Depa.r...,at: -lf-

.AuiliarJ o~ the .&.Mrioan Red Cro1e thil oheok for II'Hil

thouea~ dollere, (Handa ol1eok to Kra , Rooeenlt).

MRS . P.llliD.Ill 'C, BOOS!:~~ : I want to thank JOU for

thio a nd. tor the mone,. and work whioh pou_ preriouely p.w to

tho Ua'Yy Dopertrnont A'CO!:ili&ry of tbo l00r1oan Re d Croes.

I cannot begin to tell :you how muob good you bove done aDil

! wiab thougb that I could tell you eome of the th1Q88 ;your

mone:y baa done , bcoaua o Jonr mono J baa done a great deal for

t he co n i n tho lfovy boop 1tal.s and now \te aro try ing to gin

tblnga t or t he men in St. El i ::nbeth'a and .1n other h0ep1tal•

a ll ovor the country whore men aro taken. I hope you will

all fe el that 'fl O ar €1 trying to do the vory beat ?.• oan with

t he money and tbe work which :fOU ao kill4 l y put in our banda

to uoe o I tha n..lt J OU very t!'IUCb o {Appl a use)

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CAJ. ~Aitf WILLARD : I propose three ohoers for the Acting

Sooretery of tho UaTJ, Kr . noosovelt . (Hi p , h i p, hurrah,

hurrah, hurrah)

I now prOpoae tbre(l oheere for Mrs, .Rooaevelt and I want

t hem b18f"&r thnn those ;vou juat gave o ( ~IP, HI? , liURRAB,

BURRAJI, HURRAH) •

.AC~IJIG SZCAE~ARY ROOSEVElT: Let U8 gin thl'H oheen

of farewell for Capta1A i'1llari., alliS hope he w1l.l. o•• lNt.ok

100n again. (Hip , hip, hurrah, h u.rrah, hu.rrah).

Plni ao

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