Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-13
Vice Presidents Address.

Vice President Marshall told the phy-
sicians that they should go side by
side by the men who W1elo the s"oIu
in the interest Of democracy ana min
lister to the boys and restore them 10
their families.
Now is the time, he said. to say
whether one stands for the democracy
or the autocracy Of the world: Inc pa
triotism of the American nation mere
after he continued. is not going to De
wrapped in the folds of the AMERICAN
flag or in the singing of THE star
Spangled Banner" but 1t will be found
In the hearts and lives OF men tne
world around, whether they i've mere
or in Europe.
The medical forces will be needed
until the war is over he said Ana l
pray to God that it will never be over
until the right of the people to rule is
S poWer Of the the world IS disarmed; until
there is a decision to settle interna-
tional disputes by arbitration.
Speaks for Quick Action.
The quicker the people Of the coun-
try are aroused to the fact tnat TINS
country is at war the quicker it VIII be
over, Representative Kahn said: He
asserted he was very much afraid IT Is
going to be long war. and the people
will have to make a great many sacri-
fees.
Every person in the country must
realize that he has to get ready. and
the sooner the better. he continued.
The man power of France today Is
pretty low, and Englands man power
This republic now will have to furnish
the man power. the money and the
meals for the success Of the war.
He said there are going to be wars
many centuries of. The people have
been talking universal peace since the
year /, he added.
In time of peace there should be
system OF universal military .a training ha
to shoulder arms for his country in
time of crisis. 1t has been the un-
preparedness of this country. he con-
tinued, that has made US victim OF the
circumstances which brought us into
this war.
Thousands of members of the med
ical profession will be needed in this
war, he said. Representative Kahn
spoke Of the great work Of the Med
ical Corps in Keeping the camps along
the Mexican border and in Mexico free
from disease during the recent dis
turbance.
you must rally to the colors. and
war is over believe that this country
will muster into the service five or six
millions of men. l hope your members
will respond nobly and CALAMITY and in
America stands ready to pour every
drop of blood for the defense Of the
rights Of its citizens"
Col. Goodwin Receives Ovation.
Col. Goodwin was given an ovation
when he arose to speak.
He outlined the preparations for the
care of the sick and wounded in Great
Britain. saying that there were $780, 900
hospital beds in England alone. and
many thousands in France, the exact
figures for which he did not have He
said that now there was left in Eng
land only one doctor for each 5000 in
habitants. and he told the physicians
that England has lost $4,000 medical
officers since the beginning Of the war
American honor. he said. now is
standing before the world. This coun-
try. he said, has not rushed into the
war blindfo1ded. but has been very
patient. The end of the war will be
different from what 1t might have been
had not the United States entered it,
he said.
He told the physicians that the Amer
lean medical profession is expected to
help materially in looking after the
sick AND wounded on the battlefelds Of
EuropeY
Moving pictures showing activities on
the battlefelds and In the trenches, as
we'll as the tank" warfare. were
shown. The United States Marine Band
furnished the music.