Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-06-22
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN IS ON
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war and slavery they have been de-
spoiled of theil territory ana the white
race. which numbers seven hundred
and fftv million people, now rules for
tv seven million square miles of the
earth's surface, whereas we yellow peo-
pie, who number six hundred million,
rule only four and one-half million
square miles of the earth's surface.
You whites are now engaged in war
in which forty million men are under
arms, almost threatening to depopulate
many countries. It seems to me that
the yellow men are much more 1mper1l-
ed from the whites than the whites
from the yellow men. We have con-
cluded that if we do not want you to
kill US, we must arm and kill you be-
fore you kill US. As an American
would have but one reply to this un-
answer.ble argument, that my country
is brilt on the principle that man IS
a man for 'a~that.' Give to the Amerl-
cans of my generation and my chill
dren's generation the opportunity to
demonstrate our loyalty to our Amer1-
can principles as to the right of any
man.
.'This not remote American problem
of our relation to the Orient I bring to
YOUR attention tonight simply to en-
phasize the supreme importance of the
European war in which we are now
engaged. THIS war on our part as Am
orleans is not war against the Ger
man people as such. who as race are
among the most industrious and able
and home-loving to be found in the
world but our war is against the Prus-
sian system Of iron handed autocracy,
which is being imposed on the German
people by small class Of leading men.
The love of freedom, for which among
nations America stands pre-emlnentlv,
is Numerically opposed to the auto
cracv of Prussia. Either one or the
other OF these two ideas must conquer
and that war to death is now on. we
must fight TO a finish, sparlng neither
men ror onev. We must do 1t now
because now is the time war has been
waged against US and we must do 1t
rapidly because the longer we wait to
respond with our men and our money,
the longer we will prolong the war. We
must not think how little we can DO
but how much. and do it now. We
have already spoken in terms to make
our enemy tremble and our friends re-
ioice. by the magnificent way in which
the country accepted CONSUMPTION and
ten million Young men registered as
possible soldiers. We have spoken
again in stirring terms by putting at
the disposal Of the government two
billion eight hundred million dollars IN
the Liberty loan. We are speaking
word Of encoura cement to the allies by
the presence Of Pershing and the first
troops in France. In a year we Will
again speak BY the presence there OF
probably million men. This week we
are asked to speak again vigorous
word for liberty and humanity by over
subscribing Of hundred million dol
lars needed now by the American Red
Cross. Someone NAV ask why the gov
eminent does not take care Of this. In
renlv let it be said that when human
relief is needed sometimes one cannot
wait for the red tape Of the govern
ment administration. In the next place
the machinery of the government is
now overburdened by the demands on
it. In the third place. the president
has appealed to the Red gross to fur
nish the machinery for this work. In
the next place it can better be done
through the Red Cross than in any
other way. Some may ask why so
much is needed. In reply it is only
necessary to think Of the many things
that need to be done. First, to pro
vide for the soldiers while they are IN
this country: second. to provide for
those who are dependent on soldiers;
third, to provide for the soldiers after
they reach Europe. We must not for
get that when the English or French
soldiers leave the trenches they can re-
cuperate in their homes, but our army
viii be three thousand miles from
home and we must take as much of the
home comforts as possible to them.
Then there is terrible need on the part
of the soldiers Of other countries. All
these forms Of activity indicate what
can be done with money. We must
act at once. therefore the President
has organized the Red Cross war coun:
eli. This Red Cross war fund to be
raised this week will not interfere with
the regular work carried on through
the country but simply puts at the dis
posa1 of the Red Cross war council
funds which are imperatively needed
The response Monday and Tuesday
throughout the United States was mag
nifcent, SHOWING the sacrifcial spirit
of the whole American people. I am
proud Of the way Minnesota has done
her bit. You have all been Informed