Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-22
L|BERTY'S DEATH KNELL
WOULD FOLLOW DEFEAT
Major Charles Sweeney Sounds GriEl
Warming in Address ut Uni
versity Club.
GLOWING TRIBUTE TO FRANCE
Speaker Declares Glorious Nation
Has Not Been Bled White, but
That Her Fine Army is Continuing
20 Lead and Eight.

10 fail to win this war is death to
liberty, no sacrifice can be too great"
said Major Charles Sweeney last night
IN an address at the University Club
of Richmond. France has not been
bled white" he declared. There
would hardly be time between now and
the resurrection to tell OF all France
has DONE he remarked in unstinted
praise OF the mother country Of Joan
of Arc.
In the course of his lecture before
the members Of the club and score
or more of officers from Camp Lee,
Major "ranli" Sweeney declared that he
was not of the opinion that America
realized the seriousness of the war Sit
uation. "In Germany" he said, there
is no business as usual: no pleasure as
usual Germany. he declared, was a
nation In arms; a machine i'm which, in
the light of her thrusts into France.
Russia. the Balkans and Italy, we are
scarcely conscious. 1.-THE Germans do
war" he said. they feel they have al
ready won it, and that they can hold
what they have won against the rest
OF the world"
Following this lead. Major Sweeney
explained how the establishment Of
the Hun was to be effected America
must come out OF her slumber. he
said She must come TO realize what
is meant by nation at arms. In
stead Of an army of 100000, he said
America must sends millions 10 France
and win ito war with blood as we'll as
money. He laid stress upon the notion
that delay in getting ready to fight
was but prolongins the contest. and
maybe bringing of the final decision
with all of the horrors of battle TO the
American shore. He complimentcd the
army that !. in the making for service.
saying that it would be we'll Differed.
we'll equipped and well provided for,
and would he the one to take Nimy
Ridge in 1915. as the Canadians had in
1917.
FINDS HIMSEEF IN PRAISE
FOR GIORiOUS FRANCE
To indicate 10 unpreparcdncss of
the United States. and how little the
civilized Anne: icaE world realized III
situation. he dr1'v some comparison OF
American forces with those OF Europe.
when the war began, he said. Holland
had modified an army of 100000 men:
Switzerland, an army of 100000. What
is left of Belgium's 10000 he said.
is now holding twelve miles of the
western front.
But 1t was in this praise OF France
that Major Sweeney found himself.
lie declared that while every valid
man-all but the hunchbacks. the lame
and the fool--was in arms or the grave.
yet France held four-hfths OF the
western front, and was able to lend
aid to the breaking lines in Italy.
France has lost by death. he said.
100000 men--2.5oo. as a total
casualty--yet she sent 10 the front this
year n crop of 10000 boys. who went
neither willingly nor reluctantly. but
happily. In 1918, he predicted. it will
be France. her men and her genius
tina. leads the fighting. as she has been
during all the past of this war. The
French army he declared to be good
for long time yet. in spite OF her
losses she has not been blcd white"
he said.
Tributes OF rare respect he paid the
French women. in whom has lived the
uncqualed spirit OF sacrifice since the
days of the Maid of Orleans. He said
this war had not created this sacri-
fetal spirit. but had merely called it
forth from dormant states. \ nation
at arms he declared 10 mean the wo-
rren az work. In this case he said
that it had meant the breaking down
of the age-old barrier against woman
mpctition.
In closing. he reanirmed the ncces-
sity Of America awakening to the con-
test rapidly, rather than going on
with business and pleasure as usual