Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-13
sdent Opposed to the Roosevelt Expedition to FranceV
WAR NO PLACE
FOR AMATEURS:
PRESIDENT HITS
AT ROOSEVELT

Declares Fighting Work
Should Be Done by Instru-
mentalities Already at
Hand and Experienced In
Task.
Washington, May Ia
"This is no war for spontan-
eous impulses" President
Wilson told a great gather
ing that witnessed dedica-
ton of the new $500, 600
home Of the Red Cross here
this afternoon.
This IL no war for amateurs. Thie
war means business on every side"
the president said. And IL n thu
philanthropic as well as in our fight
Ing work we should aot through the
instrumentalities already at hand and
already experienced in the tasks which
are going to be assigned to them.
EXPRESSION OF GENIUS,
This should be merely the express
sion Of the practical genius of Amer
lea itself and believe that the prac-,
tical genius Of America Will dictate
that the efforts in this war In this
particular field should be concentrat.
ed In experienced hands a. our efforts
In other fields will be-"
At the time the, president uttered
these words. the house was consider
Ing the Roosevelt division amendment,
Some day historians will remember
these momentous years az years which
made a single people out OF the great
BODY OF those who call themselves
Americans" said the president.
The divisions which were predicted
have not occurred, and will not occur.
LINES WILL DISAPPEAR.
When effort and suffering and sac
rifice have completed the union, mon
will no longer speak Of any lines
either Of race or associations cutting
athwan the great body Of this ma
ton.
Il do not believe that Il win be
necessary for the Red Cross to appeal
to the American people for funds. be-
cause the heart Of this country il in
this war. 1t would not have gone into
the war II It's heart had not been pre-
pared for 1t. In such a contest, then.
we shall not fail to respond to the
call to service
The American people do not yet
realize the sacrifices and SUFFERING
that are before them.
In comparison with the otrugelo
into which we have entered, the civil
ro H.
ditures OF treasure and OF blood.
SPEAKS FOR RED cross.
Therefore. we should see that the
American Red Cross is equipped for
the things that lie before it, he
added. with deep significance. 1T win
be our instrument to do the works OF
allevfation and of mercy which will
attend this struggle. hope that most.
II not all. of our philanthropio activ-
tiles Of this war may be exercised
through the Red Cross or some other
experienced organization.
The Red Cross needs at this Tina.
more than It ever needed before, the
comprehending support of the Ameri.
can people and all the facilities which
could be placed at It's disposal to per-
form its duties adequately and eff.
"It Is recognition Of that fact that
the American Red Cross has Just add
ed to its organization a small body
OF men whom 1t has chosen to call
its war council-not because they are
to counsel war. but because they are to
serve in this special war those pur-
poses Of counsel which have become
so fmperatively necessary. Their first
duty VIII be to raise a great fund out
OF which to draw the resources for
the performances Of their duty.
COUNTRYs HEART IN WAR,
II say the heart OF the country 10 in
this war, because 1t would not have
gone into it If its heart had not been
prepared for 1t. It would not have
gone into 1t II it had not first believed
that there was an opportunity to ex.
press the character Of the United
States.
I'VE look for no proflt. We look for
40 advantages. We will accept no ad-
out of this war We 20 be,
,ause we believed that the very prir-
'iples upon which the American 70.
public was founded are now at stake
md must be vindicated. On such :
contest, therefore, we shall not fail 20
respond to the call OF service that s;
comes through the instrumentalities OF
n, r"i"r organization.
"And think 1t not inappropriate to
'aS ..-.s: mere will be many express
lions Of the spirit Of sympathy ana
hat 1t fs very necessary that we
'hould not dispose our activities In
hat line too much"
William Howard Taft. who presided.
poke Of the sacrifice and inspiration
II the women in TINA ~ war