Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-19
G00DNIN TELLS OF CONDITIONS "0VER 1HfRE" Made Interesting Speech at Red Cross Rally Last
 Night. ALLIES WAIT FOR
 AMERICAS COMING Allied Nations Consider America the Savior of Civilization and the Hope .. of Humanity, Says Congress
 man w. s. Goodwin.

That the allied nations are greatly dependent upon America for the win ing of this war and that the sold .icrs in the trenches eagerly await the coming of the boys in khaki, was the statement made last night by Congressman w. s. Goodwin, at the First Presbyterian church, when he addressed large number of the To. cal citizens in the interest of the Red Cross Christmas membership , cam. Iaign.
 : Congressman Goodwin, who nas recently returned from tour of the European battle fronts, was intro duced by Judge w. D. Jones and told in graphic terms the conditions which exist in the devasted war area and oi the many horrors that have been per petrated by the Germans during tn: present world war.
 "Tle people of France eagerly await the time when the American troops will enter the conflict in great numbers" said Congressman Good. win, land everywhere our party wen; We. were royalty welcomed and re- ceved with cheers and yells. Our national airs are being sung in the streets of Paris and an American ir that country is lionized and given a.: ovation wherever he appears.
 Praises Red Cross.
 q don't want to paint 8 gloomy picture, but I do want to tell the truth, just as I saw it, 1 know that all Of you people are anxious to re- ceive some first-hand information concerning this terrible struggIe. But my honest and candid opinion is that if we want to win this war, and I believe with all my heart we will win it, we must enter into spir- it of utmost unity; there must not be a single stacker among us and we must all strive with all our pow CT to secure the accomplishment Of that one purpose. Thete be must expended many more millions of dol lars and VIC must all contribute our share. If you people could only see the character of the work being done on the battle fronts by the members of the American Red Cross Society, if you could only realize just how very much suffering these people are relieving, how many lives they arc daily saving and how much real good they are accomplishing, then I am sure that the Jefferson county chap ever in filling it's quota of member ship to the overflowing by Christmas eve. My friends, cannot even begin to tell you all the interesting, extra ordinary and truly wonderful things l saw on my recent trip to the war hut <hir,rr e,<o 5c r.,,t o1o r.. ly in my memory and that is the wonderful, merciful work of those who wear the Red Cross."
 war of Science and Salvage.
 MT. Goodwin told of the methods employed in fighting at the present time, and stated that the mode of lighting changes with sucl rapidity that it is necessary for the Ameican soldiers to enter training for g con slderable peroid of time after they reach France. This is a war of science, he said, "of science and sal wage, and the members of the French mlsslon, who visited the United states recently, stated that while mey were indeed glad to make this country a visit, still they regretted F oASAA AoCANC OOuAClJ OCCouoC taey knew that hy the time they re- turned to the battle fronts the meth oes Of fighting would have under gone such radical changes that they would be entirely unfamiliar with ths mode of warfare then in use.
 Wounded Recover.
 The hospitals near the battle nelds are indeed the most wonderful institutions I have ever been privi- sged to visit and the marvellous MolK belng done by the physicians ana surgeons in charge is almost in ooncelvable. Officials of the Trench meaical department stated to me mal rom 60 to 80 per cent of the ,sen .s. wounded in battle recover suf- a.Slentiy to go back to the front. saw many examples of marvellous worK Tn the reconstruction of the o.a; mwanoed and to me the most extra S,ulnary fact in connection with the ,cat ,%uaaoed is that the men who have h,;a SS. i.nelr eyesight, who are totally -uu as the result of the horrors of (COntinued on nare five