The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
By JEFF BAILEY

"They talk about Russia, 'and they ask you and they ask me, Where are the Rus sian soldiers now?' And they intimate-even say-th at when we aid Russia we are aiding the enemy. Damn the enemy!
 "For if I had known six months ago what I know today of Russia l would have done the same thing that we are now doing-sending 650,000 tins of milk to feed the starving babies of Russian soldiers-and, thank God, they are receiving it now. It has been sent already"
 Thus spoke Henry P. Davison, chairman of the American Red Cross war council, at the Jefferson theatre last night when he addressed an audience that filled the theatre. This terse, straight-from- -the-shoulder statement of the noted financier drew vociferous applause.
 We asked Kerensky what he wanted us to do," said MT. Davison, and he said feed the starving babies of our soldiers-they want milk-for the wom- en are too weak to nurse them and we did it, and are continuing to do it, and we do not think that we are helping the enemy. All that is the matters with and they boys are riding the cars around. HEARTS OF WOMEN
 We are asked why the government does not do this work. The answer is, they can't. They have to work along cer- tain lines that are formal; no govern ment can formulate an organization that can answer any and all calls at any time, and then, if we did it that way, we would miss the greatest thing in the world the mobilized spirit and heart of the women of this country.
 You know why we are looking out for our soldiers and sailors, but why are we taking care of those of other It is because they have been at war for g months for us-bleeding and dying for us-and the whole truth of the matter is that we are just that far behind with our own war. Do not mis- me, for not for moment would I say that we should have gone to war a minute sooner than we did. But we acknowledged that it was our war all along, when we did get into 1t.
 General Pershing said to help the French, and that would help our boys. for when a French soldier came out of the trenches before the American Red Cross took charge his body and clothing were covered with vermin, his garments torn, his body filthy and his shoes worn and in every describable manner a most horrible sght-but that was not the w worse of it.
 "There was nowhere for him to go. though he had a leave of absence Ths spot where his little home stood was swept as clean as your hand, and he did not know where his family was, his mother or father, or his wife and babies. But now, after spending three years in hell, he comes out and is given bath, 'ood, his clothing is sterlized and mend sd and he can tarry three hours or three Jays and recuperate. Then he is told where his family is-for they are in temporary home constructed by you and 5our money, on the same spot where the other home was sweptaway. That's what 7ou are doing for the French. And why? Because every man that you treat this way after he goes to see his folks and | sees what America is doing for him and ais goes back to the trenches to fight lntil he dies, if necessary.
 ALL WILL BE AFFECTED
 Tn the days to come there is not a nan or woman in America who will not ,e affected by this war. There will be lit- le groupes gathered together, leg, an !,
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