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New York Tribune, New York, April 9, 1918
„How to Win War“
Editorial content. „Charlie Chaplin and Douglas
Fairbanks Helping The Loan Along“ (...)
„20,000 Throng Wall St. to Hear Movie Stars Tell How
to Win War
Charlie Chaplin Makes His First Speech and Douglas
Fairbanks Cavorts in Urging All to Buy
Liberty Bonds – Several Women Faint in Crush“ (...)
„Charlie Chaplin‘s First Speech. Toward the middle
of the lunch hour Charlie took the spotlight. ,Now,
listen,‘ he began, and the thousands of bankers, brokers,
office boys and stenographers laughed joyfully.
,I never made a speech before in my life.‘ Again collective
cheers and communal laughter.
,But I believe I can make one now.‘ The third outbreak
of articulate joy prevented the next few words from reaching
their destination.
,You people out there – I want you to forget all about
percentages in this third Liberty Loan.‘ That was easy, because
every one seemed to be thinking about feet, and, before
Charlie could resume his sermon he responded to the popular
outcry for pedal display.
Taking up the megaphone once more, Chaplin screamed
so that every one could hear: ,Human life is at stake
and no one ought to worry about what rate of interest the
bonds are going to bring or what he can make by
purchasing them.‘
,Money is needed – money to support the great army
and navy of Uncle Sam. This very minute the German occupy
a position of advantage, and we have got to get the
dollars. It ought to go over so that we can drive that old devil,
the Kaiser, out of France.‘
Cheers that resounded for many blocks informed
Charlie of what the crowd thought of him as a speaker. But
Chaplin was thinking about bonds. He sprang to the
center of things again, and asked:
,How many of you men – how many of you boys,
out there, have bought or are willing to buy Liberty bonds?‘
The hand stretching that followed suggested vividly
the latter part of the seventh inning at the Polo Grounds
during a world series.“ (...)
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