Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-21
RED CROSS ASKS FOR AID
Mass Meeting Last Night Gives
Impetus to Campaign.
Governor Horace r. Graham, Lieuten.
ant-Governor Roger W. Hulburd
and John W. Gordon Of Barre
the Speakers.

Governor Horace r. Graham, Lieu
tenant Governor Roger w. Hulburd OF
Hyde Park and John W. Gordon of
Barre, former president of the State
Bar association, provided plenty of ora
torical fireworks at the mass meeting
of the Red Cross last night in The
Strong Senator Martin s. Villas. chair
man Of the local fund committee. pre-
sided at the meeting, and was one of
the chief numbers on the program
quartet of recruits from Fort Ethan AL
len sang THE Battle Hymn of the Re-
public" and. as an encore, TRAMP.
Tramp, Tramp" Sherman's Military
band played. gratis.
Senator villas said This Is bust
ness meeting" Burlingtons share Of
the 100000 which the State is to raise
is $12.s25. He introduced the Cover
nor as the chief speaker.
THE time has come when we have
got to pay or Tight" said Governor
Graham. The Red Cross must look af-
ter the country's soldiers. he went on.
not only at home. but abroad: and the
latter is the greater duty. The boys
there will have no mothers or families
to minister to them: the places Of these
are taken by the Red Cross. Governor
Graham explained the two boards. the
first Of which would make the frst Sc
lection of 100000 men. the second hear
appeals from those called to the colors.
He asked the men present not to be
slackers. If the allies and this Coun-
try emerged victoriousiy from the war
the United states would be the great
est nation on the globe He said he
hoped a full regiment Of 1000 men
would be sent from Vermont America
had been talking endiessly; 1t was time
now to act.
MR.. HULBURD SPEAKS.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in his most
eloquent vein said many "a fine thing
in a fine way as Senator villas antici-
pated he would in his Introduction. A
| world war is upon U.s." he exclaimed. "a
war that has sucked into itE bloody
Jaws more than half the population Of
the world The war has developed into
one of democracy against autocracy.
1t has become necessary to baptise the
| cause in blood and not in money alone.
We are at war with Germany ne said.
because of Germany's "submarine SOUL
and her submarine ways" There is
no room for two nations like the Uni
ted States and Germany on the earth.
1t Is necessary now to fight and pre-
pare at the same time. we must get
behind the boys with our money; he
that can't go must give" he exclaimed.
MIR. GORDONs SPEECH.
John W. Gordon addressed himself 20
the audience as members of the Red
Cross" 1.-The time has come when we
must make up in the vigor and speed
of our action he said. what we have
lost by delay" He referred feelingly
to Florence Nightingale. who with her
40 nurses in the Crimean war reduced
the mortality rate from 4s to 2 per
cent. he said. Clara Barton, who did
so much in the American Civil War. al
though she had only 100000 to ex-
pend during the entire four years, he
also mentioned. The need for service
was especially great because of the
preparations made by Germany. The lat.
ter had for instance, trained $500 dogs
to search out the wounded on the bat
tleheld. She had modified her indus.
trial resources. SO that she could turn
the factories of peace into those of war
The Germans claimed they had return
ed so per cent Of their wounded to the
battlefields, The 100000 which the
national Red Cross is calling for is
nothing compared with what Europe
has given.
In the course Of the meeting cards
were passed about upon which those
present were asked to make their
pledges of aid.