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HARDWOOD RECORD 



June 25, 1918 



Mr. Davies eoneluded his address with a reference to the place 

 which the wholesale lumberman fills in the industry, and was fol- 

 lowed by E. V. Babeoek, mayor of Pittsburgh, and a former presi- 

 dent of the association. At the beginning of his address, Mr. Bab- 

 cock stated that he did not intend to say much on the subject of 

 lumber, but would leave that to others, and he would deal with 

 other vital matters. A summary of his talk follows: 

 Address by E. V. Babcock 

 We are In the midst of a great wnr fliat i-; .laimlng our attention, and 

 that is something more important ili.in thr liinil.er business. It is no 

 longer a clash of finiis on a Iir.<' -liiii niiics 1..11;,' lietween Germany and 

 the one side is our arcli 

 (■ past lift> years, and he 

 a pliase and fighting us 

 i.mncv can create, while 

 nation's that went into 

 [le partially woin out \n 

 Hling there, with all the 

 on like grim death until 

 D f 01 get the lumhei Imsi 

 ill Its lesouues and 



stop talking about the horrors of (Jerman prisons or our men's condition 

 when confined in German prisons. It is b«d enough for them to give up 

 the boys without some of the soldiers from the other side, who have beei. 

 in German prisons, telling us about the horrors .if th..se prisons On the 

 contrary, it you can't think of anything else t.. do. I. 11 tli.ni some stories 

 that will lift them up and make them cheerful ami keep their morale right. 

 In winning this war. we not only have to stop the German sword, but the 

 (icrman propaganda. Let us, in resolving ourselves into good patriots and 



propaganda. The sword is easier 

 at poor old. deluded Russia. Why, 

 ley hi-l.l lint thi- olive branch and 

 hr olivf l.ranrli what has Russia 

 and that is wli.it they are offering 



France, but it i: 

 enemy that has 1 

 is fighting us a^ 

 with the most 1 



we, on the other -i 1: ! >: 



the war three yeai - 1 

 their efforts, and . '. 



fortitude that a 11. ii"ii .n 1 . - 

 we can get there to help them. It 

 ness if you can, to help this grea 



good soldiers, watch out for this German 



to stop than the propaganda. Just look 1 



we have even lost her address now. Tl 



spread it all over Russia. Instead it t 



now? A lemon tree, full of juicy fruit ; 



us. I come from Pennsylvania. We are furnishing more soldiers to send 



to the front than any state of the Union, l.S0,S20 having gone now. The 



citv of I'lttsbuigh has within its environments 150,000 soldiers producing 



^^ ir munitions Philadelphia is building ships, Pittsburgh is making the 



I I I 1 III ^liii s 111 1 t I lis to haul material from Pittsburgh to any 

 , I I I II 1 n II ill! 1 It has been my thought to build up 



II II II I I I til II n 11.1 I am proud to tell you men that our 

 1 ,111 II I I I lii_li III th I. k We are fighting in every way that we 

 kuun h iH mil \M w int thi m to allot us our share and we will go a little 

 tiithei than the allotted amount nece-.sary to finance this war and take 



throw them into the combat and support those wonderful, courageous allies 

 of ours in every way we can. The only way we can stop the Germans 

 is tn -Im 11, ,h »"|li1 ili.y have been doing for the past fifty years— mould 

 .nil (l\.^ iiitii 11 ^iii^li lUhtiug unit and kill them. I am tire.l of this 

 in,,M\ . r„i,ii. n:i\ ,,1 t.ilkiiii; about war. I am tired of pacifists. I am tired 

 01 til.' |iiciiiii;;iiii.iii that we read about, which admits or think.-i possibly 

 Germany i,5 worn out. starved out or has international complications that 

 can stop them. Cut it out ! Let us believe that the only way to stop them 

 is to still their blood, and then we will stop them ! 



We are some nation. We are Insbed together with splendid countries 

 that have shown us the most n.-ml.iinl .niirage the world ever proiluced. 

 When we get going with th. m, hIi.i, ».■ ^-..t harnessed up with them, let 

 the damned Huns go as far as ili.,\ hIII, l.^t them break the line if you 

 please, they can't do it, but I say let them drive our boys that are over 

 there fighting shoulder to shoulder with the wonderful comrades there ; 

 let them drive them into the sea if they can, and we will fight only the 



■der. and I 



eh the 



business is a non-essential or less essenti 

 "non-essential," for there is no non-essentia 

 war in some other way. If you are in an 

 with all the vigor you have. Make all the 

 way, for the government not only needs 

 and you will realize this fully when thenex 

 year. 



I am tired, too, over the spreading of propaganda amongst our people 

 that makes our fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters more sad than is 

 necessary over the fact that they have rendered the greatest service to the 

 country in their power and have given their sons to their country. Let us 



id we will go them one better. 



:.i...l . itiz. in .if our respective 

 1 111.' .|!ii. k.-t way? You are 



iiiiri.ii.. ^:. ,1111.1 to occupy, and 



iiu III.' liiiiit.ormen. If your 



,111.1 I .l..iri like the word 



1.1 y. ur iii.m enter into the 



'ss.'iiiiiil iii.liistry prosecute it 



i.imy you can in an honorable 



our lumber, but your money, 



tax period comes around next 



activities, we will 

 not only finance so 

 as to provide for our 

 own needs, but for 

 the wonderful ar- 

 mies that are fight- 

 ing with our own ; 

 and as far as France 

 is concerned, that 



!!J.B.W/lLL 



helped us wh 

 were a babe 

 dling clothes- 

 pe to God, my IS A BUFF/JLO 



lis. that Con- -Booster.. 



Pordney 

 other states- 

 Washington 

 arrange that 



