Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-12
Speakers Speed Knights Of
Columbus War Fund Quest
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In this big gathering were men Of
wealth, Of influence, OF affairs and
there were workers in the campaign,
both men and women, some OF whom
stand high IN the community while
others, contributing n great sacrifice
IN order 10 do this work, are drawn
from the stores. Offices and workshops.
In fact II was a democratic assemblage
in every sense Of the word The Knights
" Columbus, which Is conducting This
campaign, Is an organization Of Cath
Ole men, but at this dinner were as
sembled. Jew, Protestant and Catholio
and they touched elbows in the inter
est OF doing the right thing by the
soldiers.
Among those seated 40 The speakers
iaDle We're former Congressman Cochran,
FORMER Judge George Gray, by whom he
was introduced; John S. B0ssell. vino
was POSTMASTER; senator Willard Sauls
bury, Judge William II. BOyce. former,
Juoge lgnatius c. Grub, RI. Rev. John
D. Monaghan, d. D., Bishop Of the RO-
man Catholic Diocese Of Wilmington,
RI Rev. Frederick j. kinsman. D. D..
Bishop or the Protestant Episcopal Dio-
cese Of Wilmington; Gen. James n. VII
son, L. 6. A. retired: Mayor I ~
lawson, John j. Rask0b and John q
Bird. Scattered about the round tables
were other men Of prominence among
Whom were noticed former Governor
Charles r. Miller, Henry p. scott. Col
George A. Elliott. Matthew y. Murphy.
j. B Laffey, Of the dupCut Co.. Scnl-
tor Thomas l.. Gormley. Representative
VIM. NJ. Connolly, Cornelius J. NundN.
lanes D. IfnnNH nnnafA LnnfH.r.k..fa..
United states Marshal Martin T. Fairy.
City Solicitor Thomas F. Daytra. j..
horvey Mhiteman, Colonel Edmund
Mitchell DANES j. O'Neill. M,iarl T
Davis, c. 2. Buck. Charles p. Evans
and many others.
la paving the way for Judge GRAY
70 introduce Mr.. Cochran, John 5. Ros-
sell announced IL had been suggested
that as Delaware never does a Big
thing m a small way but always in
bis way that the amount Of the fund
be doubled, making it $4,000 and he
said the great body OF the people would
not be satisfied he believed unless
the amount Of the fund was rounded out
70 $4,000. Delaware's amount. he OK
planned, is a part Of the 100000 fund
which Is being raised throughout the
country for the same purpose. He in-
troduce Judge Gray as man
whom we oil know and whom we an
love"
In speaking of the large audience.
Judge Gray said that the one last night.
after so many gatherings Of this kind,
IS evidence that the enthusiasm and pa
triot SIN Of our people is not waning
II there IS anything 10 be gotten
out Of this war. be continued, 1T is
that % has brought our people closer
together. We are 10 longer divided bv
partisan distinctions. but we come to-
gether as Americans of this great land
Of ours with a common purposs-to
help win the war hv inspiring the
lighters 30 do their part
Judge Gray then introduced Mr.
Cochran, who opened his address by
saying.
Never in the history OF the human
race has an issue so vital been sub
mitted 70 the arbting OF arbiters as
the forces which arc now battling
against the forces Of civilization"
He referred 10 the fall % Jerusalem
10 Christian arms-"ihis time never 10
90 back-as one indication of the
benefits that war viii bring
The thread of the speakers whole
narrative was woven about the issues
between civilization and barbarianism.
he pointed 20 two kinds Of ciyiliza-
tion-thc civilization of the camp
and the civilization Of the work
shop. There cant be one, ha
declared without tle other say
ing that no means have as yet been
discovered OF making peace secure
without arms. This country Is the
only one that has ever been established
on The civilization Of The workshop
Then he took up the cudcel against
Prussianism. This new empire he said.
had injected itself upon This ciyiliza-
ton Of the peaceful period-an empire
founded upon war, upon barbarity,
upon customs that the civilized nations
had expelled from the habits and Gus
toms Of men. lie rct0ld what Is had
done 90 Belgium and other neutral
countries, how 90 had revived the svs-
tenn Of selling private property and
how % had resolved itself into gov
eminent Of blood and lrc. This cm-
pirc chose for IFS head "a war lord.
Thus It continued 20 encourage these
theories between 1871 and iQii I'm the
meantime the other nations were try
ing 10 live IN peace with this empire.
But now the speaker said, the war
lord is as incompatible with The peace
and prosperity OF civilized nation as
mad dog Is with the peace and pros
perity OF a civilized individual. | have
no antipathy for The war lord Neither
have J for the mad dos. but ] must
get rid Of him, must bill him. lest he
make me mad. "Sinco these two are
Incompatible De added, ut Is the duty
~ every American citizen TO destroy
hat syste moi Madness
From the time that This empire be-
san TO make IFS vii" plans. the speaker
pointed out. the economic situation Of
the entire world began DO change from
one in which the cost OF living Was de-
creasing and wages increasing 90 the
reverse situation. and the reason for
this, in the speakers opinion, was the
increased cost Of arms. Some five mill
lion men were being held idle under
arms. They couldn't feed. clolhc or
equip themselves and there was only
one source from which they could get
what they nccded-from the labor OF
other human beings. So every iabOrcr
was forced 20 give something from his
labor for the men under arms. Other
nations than the war lords empire
were made 30 pay i'm the stunlcd
growth OF children, i'm The growing
anxiety Of its women and in The
spreading discomfort of rs men. They
were made 90 pay for the wrongs OF
this empire born IN violence. con-
ceiyed in perjury and existing as a