Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-11-27
TELLS OF WORK
OF RED CROSS
LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS CON
GRESHAM FRENCH AT X. p.
HALL SATURDAY NIGHT
MAKES APPEAL FOR LOYALTY
Folks at Home Must Prepare To
Make Great Sacrifices.

There was standing room only at
the X. p hall Saturday night when at
a meeting held under the auspices of
the local Red Cross auxiliary, Con-
gresham Burton l.. French told of
the work of the Red Cross-what it
had accomplished and something of
the work which was before it.
County Attorney o. c. Wilson pre-
sided. A few musical numbers were
rendered by local talent, Miss Medora
Walker favoring the audience with
violin selections with Prof. Perry at
the piano. Mrs. Wilbur sang a patri
otto solo and Master Gale rendered
a piano selection.
Congressman French told that he
has had but little time to remain
at home during the brief vacation be-
tween the closing of the extra session
and the opening of the regular ses-
sion of congress. His time has been
taken up almost entirely with deliv
ering public addresses chiefly in
northern Idaho in the interests Of
Red Cross, Y. M. c. A. and Liberty
Loan drives. Mr.. French left Sun
day morning for Omaha, Neb., where
he will join his wife in a brief visit
with relatives.
The length of the war, Congress
man French said, would depend large
" upon the final outcome of the up
heavas in Russia and the ability of
the allies to cope with the submarine
warfare of the German empire. The
best condition that could exist in
Russia was its return to stable gov
eminent and its continuation as one
of the allied powers, with its armies
IN the field. The next best condition,
as far as the allies were concerned,
was for Russia to be in its present
state of commotion without power
to be of advantage to any nation. The
worst condition which could result
would be an Independent peace be-
tween Russia and Germany and the
unrestricted shipment of Russian
products into Germany as a neutral.
The submarine warfare of Germany
was reduced in the war equation just
as fast as the allied powers could
protect its shipping to the extent that
more boats were being constructed
and saved from the submarine than
Germany could manufacture subma-
rines. If Germany could manufac-
ture submarines faster than the al
lied powers were able to destroy them
and if the submarines were able to
destroy more ships than could be
built to replace them, the war would
be continued an indefinite period.
There were indications that the sub
marine menace was being overcome
and if the ratio of destruction of the
submarines could be maintained be-
vond the power of German replace
ment the end was slowly but surely
being forced.
Congressman French made an APP
peal for the loyalty of all citizens to
their country in it's time of need. He
said that the Revolution was fought
by Englishmen against Englishmen
and that in 1912 again an English
people fought an English people for
the survival of liberty. The same
reasons which existed in the days
of our forefathers for them to take
up arms against their own people
existed today for the Germans in this
country to be loyal to a cause which
sought to remove a menace to the
German speaking peoples both of
America and of Germany
'"When we consider that the SOL
diery of tn United States already
called to arms would extend in march
ing order, four abreast, from here to
Seattle, we get some idea of the vast
ness of our armv already in the
field" said Mr.. French. "When we
remember that it takes one thousand
beeves of one thousand pounds
weight to be killed every day to keep
our troops in beef alone we get some
idea of the stupendous cost of keep
ing this host of men in the field. We
must remember that though we think
the Red Cross must be supplying the
immediate wants of our soldiers that
the mind of man can hardly conceive
of the magnitude of the great under
taking and the myriad of calls for
the work it produces"
Anton Isaacson, of Fargo, N. Oak,
arrived here last Tuesday to accept
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