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line and we would put firing SQUADS
hack of them and we would force
them through that line so that Eng.
land and France could take care OF
their own people
'In the annals OF recorded time,
before or since the Christian era,
has there ever been such a record OF
mans inhumanity to man. rms IS
not German malice, hatred or revenge
but German political philosophy Ger
man system and German kiltur Ter
man philosophy recognizes no inter
national morality 10 denies that be-
tween nations there are such things
as Justice mercy or humanity.
germany has conquered northern
France Mr.. Hoover tells us that
within this conquered territory there
are some million helpless women,
children and old men. All males be-
tween IS and so have been taken into
Germany The Germans have destroy
ed 800 towns and villages and all
the houses. woods and orchards. They
have appropriated all the livestock
They took the farming utensils into
the center OF the towns and burned
them. Here are millions OF homeless
helpiess. starving people who must be
clothed and fed or they will die. Here
Is an unhounded field for civilian re-
lief. which Mr.. Hoover claims Is the
most urgent one In Europe.
I'm Russia there are 10000 fohsh
refugees wandering about or living IN
novels without shelter, food or clotn-
Ing In Servia three quarters or mil
Hon have died from battle and ais
ease In Roumania 100000 inhabi'
,ants have been murdered by the
Turks In these countries also are
millions OF homeless. helpless, starV'
Ing men women and children 10 be
ied and clothed. They must be put
upon their feet They must be sup
piled with agricultural instruments.
seed and the elementary means OF
sustaining life.
Call Of the Red Cross.
MAY 25th the President issued a
nroclamation 10 the American people
He declared this week. beginning with
this day 10 be Red Cross Week, and
called upon the people to give gem
prouslv and i'm a spirit OF patriotic sac
rifce for the support and maintenance
OF the Red Cross work The Presi-
dent appointcu war council Of five
leading business men OF the United
states. This council has issued call
70 the American people for one hum
bred millions and has asked the peo-
nle OF Delaware 10 furnish one-hali a
million dollars
'Nr. Bonar Law the English Chan
cellor of Exchequer. stated In Par
lament the other day that the war
cost England s40.000.000 a day. lie
urther stated that Il was estimated
hat the whole cost tnthe belllgerents
VAS one hundred millions a day.
"The American Red Cross asks
rom the American people one hun.
srcd millions to relieve soldiers and
10 relieve the suffering millions OF
Europe. The nations Of Europe con
tribute this amount each day to carry
IN the war.
"Delaware's share Is one-half OF one
per cent. OF the total Tho measure o'
our response is the measure or oul
patriotism Does Delaware represent
less than one half Of one per cent. o
The patriotism Of the naton2
ut was pointed out by Judge Day a
Old Drawers and by Bishop kins
man at the Delaware College Com
nSncement that the first star In tn
national flag I'm the upper left han
corner stands for Delaware and tina
the first stripe in the flag also stand
for Delaware The flag stands for tn
nation-its power and IT'S ideals. /
has been carried in every battlefield
for more than a century. 10 viii bt
carried by our troops in France. How
can Delaware hold the first pace IN
the flag n she fails in this patriotic
duty to the nation?
I'm the past, Delaware men have
maintained her right TO her place in
the flag. In the Revolution, Colonel
Haslett commanded the Delaware
regiment until he fell at Princeton and
Kirkwood took up the command and
led that regiment until Il was nothing
but a shattered remnant at Yorktown
In 1912, Commodore Marlborough al
Lake Champlain and Commodore
Jones on the Wasp and in the Civil
War Admiral DUPONT and Genera
Thomas A. Smyth upheld Delawarel
place in the flag
"Some children OF their spirit sur
vive today. Or. William C. Speakmai
has served in France as a doctor AM
as an ambulance driver. William j
Prickett accompanied the Columbia
Relief Expedition to Servia in 1915
in 1915 he served for six months a
an ambulance driver, part OF the tim
NJ Verdun, and today he is a cadet 4
the Royal Field Artillery, preparin
to go TO France. Henry 3. Thompson
Jr.. grandson OF General James 7
Wilson, the last surviving majorger
eral on either side of the great Civ
War and Bernard Peyton. greatgran'
son OF Charles l. DUPONT. brother {