Arizona republican., 1917-06-25
H0NDR IF PHOENIX IN BALANCE AS
 LAST RED CROSS DRIVE |SSTARTED
Housing Rally Last Night at Y. NJ. c. A. Brings Pledge
 That Full Remainder of S25.000 Will be Subscribed

Is Phoenix going to be stacker in the matter of Red Cross contribu Ii0ns2 Is Phoenix going to he the one city in Arizona that fails to con- tribute it's apportionment to this great work Those directing the movement here answer emphatically, No: but the cold facts of the proposition give rise to the belief that, unless the citi- zens respond today as never before, the city is going to be several hun dred dollars short when the final reckoning is completed tonight.
 The facts as pointed out at the gigantic Red Cross rally held at the Y M. C. A. stadium last evening under the auspices of Phoenix churches, are as follows
 Of 25.000 residents of this city, less than 400 have subscribed to the Red Cross.
 Of the s25.oOO apportionment, barely S11. 500 has been raised
 Hundreds of workers are necessary for the final drive today. All persons having an hour or so to spare are urged to report at the Chamber of Commerce. get one of the committee badges and start work for the Red Cross.
 Last Drive Today
 The final drive to bring Red Cross subscriptions in Phoenix up to the total apportionment and to save the city from disgrace will start at s o'clock this morning. Committees will leave the Chamber of Commerce promptly at that hour and scatter To all sections of the city.
 It is the belief of those directing the work that Phoenix citizens are as public spirited. as true to their coun- try and as true to themselves as citi- Zens in other cities throughout the country. and that they will not falter in this great need. These men are sincere in their belief that the money is here for the asking. and their only doubt as to the success of the drive today is in securing a sufficient num- Der of workers to help collect the funds.
 From all sections of the state have come reports telling of the great sue cess of the Red Cross work. From these reports it is evident that Phoe- nix is the only city of size in the state where the work is lacking to any great degree.
 "America on Trial"
 More than 1000 persons, most of vnom were churchgo attended the rally at the "Y' stadium last even Ing. they utdIu pltdtt4IiS IilfAo oll behalf of the Red Cross, they were given facts and figures that. to many. were surprising.
 America is on trial; every citizen is on trial, now that the United States has entered this great world conflict" declared Dwight B. Heard, one of the speakers of the evening Are we going to do our duty? Are we going to respond now. or are We going to wait until we are forced to respond. The United States is going to win this war, but we are not go- ing to win it until every man does his duty. The sooner we perform these duties, the sooner will the war end.
 In concluding his talk Mr. Heard sounded a call for volunteer workers to assist in the drive today. and ap- proximately 10 or 50 responded
 George Purdy Bullard, in a talk that sounded Americanism from beginning to end, told of the German ideals, their hopes and desires. and finally of the great need of the Red Cross to warning nations
 Relies on Red Cross
 There are two elements that enter into a victorious warfare" he declared. They are man-power and homegrown CT Man-power can be maintained only as q result of efficiency, and efficiency in war falls to a great extent upon the shoulders of the Red Cross. Without a complete Red Cross organization no na- tiOn can hope to maintain an efficient army. It is part, and very important part. of the army equipment.
 During our own civil war seven out of every ten soldiers who were seriously wounded died on the field of battle be- cause of want and care. This was before the day of an organized Red Cross or ganization. Today, seven out of every ten eriously wounded soldiers are Te- turned to good health through the ac- tiVties of the Red Cross
 Rev George k. Varney pictured the wants and needs Of the American sol diers on the battle lines in France. He drew vivid pictures of wounded soldiers and then co .ored them with true stories that have grown out of this great siruss gle. He told of the great help that the Red Cross organization would be in aid ing American soldiers, not only in time of distress, but during furloughs As president of the Phoenix ministerial union he heartily endorsed the Red Cross and the work HOW being carried forward throughout the cou.rry.
 Call Americans Cowards
 German authors and teachers have been preaching of German fitness tc rule the world for many years,' de clared C. W. Ward That has been the motive behind the German arms throughout. This war was not accident al. but was premediated. The Germans have been preparing for this struggle for the past 40 or 50 years.
 They have told us Americans that we were towards for lust of money That we lacked ideais. That we were too greedy to fight. Well, they will learn different. We have only started now They will realize in another six months their mistake"
 At the conclusion of the meeting a collection was taken, very fair sum being realized.
 Roy s, Goodrich was chairman of the meeting. Others who occupied the speakers platform were Dwight B Heard, C. w. Ward, Rev George R Varney, Rev. Ray c. Harker and George Purdy Bullard. Just after the meeting was opened Dr. Norton led the audience in singing America"
 The following telegram was received late yesterday afternoon by Harry Welsh, secretary of the Phoenix Rec Cross, from Washington:
 American Red Cross Headquarters,
 Phoenix
 Monday will be celebrated nationally uzzlz1ulElll