The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-10-18
ALLIES CANNOT WIN
WITHOUT OUR AID
God-Given Opportunity For Service
Here, George Wharton Pepper Tolls
Safety Committee Men,

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Here, George Wharton Pepper Toll,
Safety Committee Men.
Addressing the county representa-
tives at the opening Of the Public
SAFETY conference In Philadelphis
George Wharton Pepper, chairman Of
the state committee, made a stirring
appeal for efficient effort in every dis.
trict. Mr.. Pepper said:
The efficiency Of the work that we
are going to do for the cause OF Pub.
lie Safety in this commonwealth is
gong to depend almost entirely upon
the appraisement which we as indlyid.
uals make Of the seriousness of the
situation In which our country finds
Itself at the present time.
III a man believes that this war
VIII be over In ninety days, II he be.
lleyes that 1t Is going to end without
serious inconvenience on our part: or,
II not that, that at least at the first
apProacn OF our advance guard the
kaiser Is going TO state his readiness
to. come down; II that Is the state of
mind OF a man. am quite sure that
to him the Committee OF Public 81 fpty
Is quite unnecessary organization:
ne Is not going to spend much time
or much energy In Its service.
On the other hand, II man has.
as | have, a living and burning con.
viction that we are In for a long and
bloody fight, and that upon the issue
or that conflict depends the very eY.
lstence OF the idea Of democracy In
government among men-if that Is
the mans conviction, then he will
look upon the work Of this Committee
OF Public Safety as a God-given op-
that is yelling inside of him.
1T seems superabundantly clear
that the allies cannot win this war
except at the price OF the life. blood of
our mothers and daughters. We must
keep on because without our aid the
allies cannot win the way, and unless
mis- war Is won by the allies the
things that we stand for cannot sur
yiye or prevail.
There are many OF us, know. who
wish to God that we could exchange
,hairmanships and secretaryships for
ne more active service on the line;
out II we can't, II they won't have us |
,n any terms, at least let us consti. |
u'o oui oViNco uu tHtCllNb support 10
hose that. do 20 to the front, and be |
he guardians and custodians of the |
ZONES that will be waiting for them
when they come back.
II speak with a degree of intensity
which only family lcdicates the way
feel about the mater. My convic-
ions about 1t are SO deep and so
urning, and | seem to zee the situ.
tlon. so clearly. that tremble when
find so many of my felow-citizens,
ven In this commonwealth, who do
ot seem to be aware Of the predlca-
ient In which the world finds itself,
nd who are unwilling to make even
light sacrifices to the end that Amer.
,an ideals in the end may be su.
rene.
"If we, my friends, Of the Commit
se Of Public Safety OF the common.
'ealth OF Pennsylvania and its afIiliat-
d organizations through the state-if
g do not busy ourselves with the
ffectlve organization OF this COM
Ionwearth so that we may adequately
ipport the lads that go, and preserve
lie homes for those OF them that will
,me back, then we do not deserve to
> called Americans sud we are not
to be the representative Of the
eystone state"