The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-02-11
GLORY OF OMNIPOTEMT
WAR FADES AS ARMY
SURGEONS SEE SPECTERS
From the New York World.
The International Surgical assoc

Lie ilISTldtlOIa surgical aSSOCla-
TONS fourth congress here is over.
Charles Willems, president of the
association, and M. A. Depage, presi-
dent of the congress. have held their
last reception. Fair women of France
and Russia held court for famous sur
geons of Australia n Canada; sur
geonS of Italy and Austria-Hungary
struggled with Italian and English to
eHssrtaln their partners; over in one
corner a little group of men assembled.
The group was not especially notice.
able. Inc men looked exactly like
others in the room. Nothing marked
them as different. Yet among them
were surgeons who had tended the
wounded on the Balkan plains, the Mo-
roccan deserts, the Cuban fields. They
were veterans of warfare as we'll as of
surgery and their talk turned to the
American fleet, the Mexican situation
and war.
The glory of omnfpotent war depart
ed as they talked. The vision of gaudy
regiments sweeping in terrible array
over the ramparts of the enemy's forts
grey battleships speeding toward Mex
leo for the honor of the nation was
lost.
In their stead rose a specter, hor-
r~edeening traits. 1t was war as the
urgeo sees it, war behind the scenes,
war in all it's cory garments-and they
told OF it in simple words:
Dear God. l had hoped this would
not come" said Professor Depage after
DR.. William Markle, of st. Louis, had
mentioned the fleet which is now on
its way to Mexico. Professor Depage
expressed himself earnestly, intensely
and the surgeons gathered closely.
"One year ago, mes amis, / was
tending the wounded on the Macedo-
Man hills. That is why I say this"
Professor Depage said slowly, as
though reluctant to couture up mem
cries Of the war in the Balkans. Il saw
a l saw 1905 900 men strewn over
fields like chaff before the wind, One
does not forget such a sight!
War still is necessary. A country
must avenge insults. Your President
Wilson has shown himself a true pa
trlot. But | hope war will not come.
Some OF you have seen, as I have, a
shI apne burst amid a laughing crowd
of soldiers. You have seen, as I have,
the bodiless heads still smiling as the
mangled bodies were cas hitler and
yer.
Sometimes II, a surgeon, ond
why mankind does not abolish these
shrapnel shells. They are worse than
exploding bullets, yet no army will
tolerate the exploding bullets, while all
armies nave shrapnel. 1. a suTgeon,
am for peace. Had I my way there
would be no guns, no soldiers, no
armies, no wars. 1t will come.
Should war come perhaps / will join
your Red Cross. ! do not know. But
If l am needed know how surgeons
are needed on the battle field.
end"
1T will end said DR.. Gustave
Friedsam, veteran of the Franco
German war, nodding his white head
slowly. 1T will, but not yet. Before it
does we Surgeons will patch 1000, 900
more mutilated men. But they will
learn. Yes. they will learn
Miss Helen Dalton, prominent
among the young women amateur ath-
letics of New York city, not only makes
the 100-yard dash in 12k seconds, but
is a clever gymnast, swimmer and
basketball player.
Miss Marie E. stocker, who has
the past "a years, has just been grant
ed citizenship papers. Miss Stocker is
OF German birth and came to this
country with her parents in 1866.
Beginning with the next school year,
a formal course will be attached to
the manual training section Of the
public schools of Montevideo for the
purpose of educating teachers In the
various branches of women's work.
British women are now forming Tip
2erary clubs which will bring together
not only the wives, mothers and daugk-
tiers OF the fighting soldiers and sail
ors. but also the cousins, sisters, aunts
n every women who wants to do
something for the recruits and the abb
sent soldiers.
Members of the lower branch Of the
Arizona legislature cannot smoke on
b floor Just because Mrs. Rachel
Barry. a female member, dislikes the
weed n had a resolution passed pros
hibiting 1t. In the upper branch the
senators are more fortunate, as Mrs.
Frances w. Munds, a senator, had a
resolution passed urging her colleagues
W smoke.