The Washington times., 1917-11-09
The Inspiration That Our Allies
Bring to America
1t Was Noby Conspicuous at the Dinner of the Merchants
Association Last Night.

nation had listened the merchants did to the stories Of
those three fighting men,
Count di Campglione captain in the Italian army and
assistant military attache of the Italian embassy delivered
message from bis country and paid tribute to the United
States.
Behind his simple address stood all that Italy has
taught to the world including the existence of this country
discovered by italian Americans who heard him saw
beyond his people fighting million prepared trained Ger
man barbarians suddenly thrown into northern Italy
They believed they heard him. that those barbarians
viii be thrown out again has happened often before
n 1tay's glorious history.
Major Miller typical fighting Canadian broad shoulders
deep chest thick powerful neck and straightforward
ner talked of his years of fighting speaking of
anything that HE had done He talked about the hard
Job Of saving democracy he would have talked about the
business of pulling big automobile out of a ditch
Something that he left out shall be said-namey, that
courage and devotion to duty in this war and the
especially have been above and beyond all praise.
The young able-bodied men Of Canada who are not
wounded dead all fighting In manhood, in money
IN every Canada has done for England all that
loyal could do for his mother And this because England
has known enough to treat Canada AS NATION, as
the vile Prussan beast treats his own, and others.
Captain Devilder who spoke for France will not for
get the admiration enthusiasm and affection shown for his
country last night by the business of Washington
To hear this Frenchman, middle banker, trans
Of exalted patriotism filled with enthusiasm every heart
Here.from the land that sent us La Fayette in our
trouble came one not to ask help sympathy but to let
Americans know what has been done in his country by the
power that hates liberty and stupidity hopes to crush it.
With the utmost simplicity and sincerity this represent
ave of great democracy told the story of French devotion
You knew that his happest hour had been that in which
this Frenchman long past the age for recruiting ad
mitted as fighter to the army, in September 1914.
You felt with him he described the whiteaced girls
Of fourteen and fifteen stricken with consumption brought
by starvation sent back within the French lines by
Germans to die when the Germans had tired of starving
them and knew that disease would do the rest.
And you knew looking at the thin face of the middle
aged man. made old and haggard by the suerngs of chill
ro0 che hoo
every child murdered by starvation Prussan will lie
rottng on the ground killed by Frenchman before this
war is
You felt as you saw this man. that French peace with
Germany should be preceded by early morning scene on
the public in Paris where they set up the guotne
AFTER the Prussan Kaiser and his vicious whelp the
Grown Prince shall have been properly and publicly be-
headed as murderers justice might talk of peace.
Americans spoke the dinner also square shouldered
sailor from battleshp talking just you want sailor
talk: Say had not the flag for two years and
decided to join the Navy And you ought to the
target tJ1 practice TadS .na a- Il, ....a.
after target practice at sixteen thousand yards about
eight sea miles would give you spasm to that tar
get"
young sergeant of marines Ketcher of Philadel-
phia-with the sharpshooters medal his breast and
jaw like miniature snoWpow showed to the merchants one
type of American fighter. He said: 1--WE MUST win this
war Then spoke with pride of the marine corps quite
convinced in his enthusiastic youth that to the marines
tey the preservation of liberty earth thus far is due
and that upon the marines the nations and the allies must
rely for the Kaiser's defeat-the right spirit.
Another American type Private Leslie M Hunt of
Company Sixth Engineers He teaching school last
April When declared and the little flag was raised
above the schoohouse he made up his mind that teaching
was needed in Prussia than America and Joined the
army.
There was beautiful look in the eve of this
young man. barely past his boyhood replying in the sim
plest way his toast Why Am Fighting for the United
States" and then hurrying away Ito my father"
That should be a proud father.
Those thraa r,orad MN, -...
the powerful aggressive young marine loving fight for its
own sake the ideaisc young school teacher rep
resent well this country.
The huge nation which they serve will do its duty
Just surely moving glacier pushes sweeps and
brushes everything before it. the power and weight of this
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