Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-25

now has more than 5000 members,
mentioning names of prominent Wash
| ington men acting on committees as an
assurance that relief work in the ma
| tons capital is being carried on eff
fectively. He called attention to the
fact that a year ago the American Red
| Cross had only $4,000 members, but now
it has nearly 100000, and predicted
that before the end of the year it
would have between 100000 and 100000.
He corrected the misconception that
| the Red Cross is supported by the gov
eminent. saying that while the govern
ment had contributed large fund to-
ward the erection of the Red Cross
building. as a memorial to the heroic
women, 1T does not contribute for the
| maintenance of the organization. I'VE
! need" he said. the personal services Of
others, but especially we need the
moral support of every one in this
country"
George E. Allen was introduced as a
man who had put "tute" into insti-
tute and is originator of the phrase,
IL you don't like your job, change
your mind and keep your job"
Must Cope With Foes.
"Of course we must have universal
military training. We must have some
such system as that of Switzerland.
whose every citizen Is soldier. We
must. of course. develop our army and
navy. filing the sea and the sky with
demons of destruction. not only to
meet as far as we can impending con-
ditfons Of war. but also to cope with
future foes, whoever they may be. All
these things are necessities. 1t doubt
less will be met in the shortest possible
time. but In the threatening interna-
tc fiy11n
President Wilson has delayed blood
shed and made opportunity for some
degree of preparation by writing notes
Each and every word Of what he has
thus written has saved an American
life and developed an American soldier
Nevertheless we are not yet ready to
do much physical fighting. Judged by
military standards we are among the
weakest of nations, but in the possess
sion Of the one invaluable weapon of
modern warfare, we are prepared and
well prepared right now. We control
the worlds gold. We are masters of the
worlds credit
From this time on the paramount
problem of the present war will be the
problem of issuing government securi
ties and selling them to the public. If
we should Immediately provide $1,000.
100000 (this is no time to pinch nickels
and cents), and with it supply the allies
now our partner-with munitions of
war--on terms or no terms sufficiently
liberal to stagger the world-the mad
DOG OF Europe would stink to his ken
and thousands and hundreds of thou
sands of human lives, many of them
Americans. would be saved.
without Indemnity"
Under such circumstances we could
consistently, as Great Britain, France
and Russia, to welcome the republic
Fof Germany into the brotherhood of
democracy without the payment of
any indemnity. for we ourselves would
have paid the price-not only the bit
ter price of our own. unpreparedness
for war. but also the blessed price of
the privilege of being Gods messen-
ger OF peace-peace and good will to
men even not by the cooling dove,
but by the golden eagle"
Rev. DR.. James Shera Montgomery,
among many other strikingly patri-
otto utterances. said: There is some
thing even worse than war. i would
rather go to he'll temporarily than to
W ear the signal Of distress in my face
and the badge of shame on my back"
Again. he said: The American man is
ever a soldier in defense of right and
shedding of blood we will defeat the
monster with the mailed fist and save
the nations of the world" At another
stage Of his address he declared: This
nation has always regarded it's treaties
more than a scrap of paper" DR.. Mont
gomery concluded with the exhortation:
Let us all sacrifice our personal opin-
ion for public good on the altar of
patriotic devotion" and recited Nesbits
EApostrophe..tosth the Flag. : -
The banquet closed with monologue
and sleight of hand performance by
o. F. Werner.