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Show I UTAH'S GOVERNOR IS OUTSPOKEN. Governor Bamberger is en a tour of the middle states, making speech- - Intended In-tended to stir up interest In the third Liberty loan. Our governor is striking from the shoulder, and he does not hesitate to speak plainly In a speech a i Belleville, TIL, on March 27. the governor, addressing himself to the German element, said: "If you have any sympathy or pity for the downtrodden poor people of Germany don't be a pro-German. Dnn't h.-- so foolish. In 18-18. the common people peo-ple of Germany struck for freedom For a while they controlled. Tbey obtained ob-tained a copy of the American const I tutlon from the American emba."s and adopted it bodily for their country The king agreed to it for a while. But soon the autocracy resumed its control. con-trol. The people were shot down and driven out to Switzerland, to England and to America. Bad as those conditions condi-tions were .that royal government was not a hundredth part as tyrannical as kL. mm4 m.lnv Mi ni' ' I' l UJdU ri 1IUJUUI Ul lUUQ.t iu; i father was a liberal of 1848 who oarae , to America I came over with him at . it yean of ige, with onl $14. 20 in my 1 pocket 1 "As soon as ever I could, I became ( a citizen of the United States and swore allegiance to the Stars and Stripes. It was one of the greatest evmts of my life. America represents the greatest opportunity in the world to the human race. Otherwise I would not be here You1 and I who came Irom foreign soil would probably be In I another land If it represented greater opportunity than America. We are j the ones who know the contrasts in national governments and conditions. 1 1 We who come from other countries ' should appreciate the advantages of 1 America better even than those born . on her soil and who know no worse conditions. ' "Do your part Do it in connection with this gTeat national loan and in supporting the government In every way. 1 know you are prosperous. Think what yon will do for the down- 1 trodden poor of Germany if you help our own government. We are fight- ; ing only for an honorable peace and to . establish democracy throughout the world The negroes In the south were not so enslaved before the Civil war as are the common people of Germany today. , "All that we have belongs to the government The nation has the first claim upon our resources Let us be thankful that we have the money to invest. The nation might confiscate and commandeer everything it needs. However, it offers us a good security at interest. We ought' to be glad we have the boys and men to send to fight the great fight men with the strength of body and mind that enables en-ables them to serve and save their country." |