The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1917-07-18
VOL. XIV.
RedCrossMeet-
ing At Wise

thusiastic meeting hereSunhay.
I'm. court room was packed TO
lis capacity with patriotic men
and women. The Norton band
wns ON hand with splendid
selection Of martial music. The
ladies' of the local chapter were
ont in full force in their i'm
mnculate uniforms aud added
greatly to the occasion by sing
ing the "Star Spangle Banner,
DNme.ica" and other songs.
Major Bullitt was here rs the
orator of the occasion. His
speech will never be forgotten
by the people of Wise. When
the meeting adjourned he was
overwhelmed with handshak-
ing and congratulations. Many
said it was the most eloquent
address over delivered i'll Wise
County. Senator Bruce, in in
Producing him, said that he
would, among other things,
"toll us of his experiences ON
tho Border
Major Bullitt, in opening,
said he did not contemplate
such a wide field but that he
would nevertheless try to com
ply with his brother Bruce's
wishes. He thereupon pro-
ceeded to give an interesting
account of the experiences of
the BOYS on the Border. Among
other things, he said that the
soldiers who went to the Bor-
der were all very much pleased
with the Mexican character;
that the people Of this country
did not really understand the
Mexicans, aud that he himself
aud the soldiers did not under
stand them until they had lived
among them for eight months.
He said that they found them
to be much higher type OF
people, much more generous,
accommodating, peaceful and
law abiding than they had an
ticipated; that he thought they
mere too good u people for this
country to over-run and XII
out like we had done the In
dians, and that such being the
case, he did not believe that the
United States ought ever TO 90
into Mexico; and if Mexico was
left to settle her own troubles
She would settle them alright.
lie further stated that while
every soldier who left here Il
year ago expected to 80 into
Mexico within two or three
weeks, or two or three months
after he got TO the Border, yet,
az time wore on, they all be-
came satisfied that they were
not going across, and that they
We're glad of it: that he did not
know what was in Mr.. Wilson'S
mind, but he was inclined to
believe that the trip to the
Border was i'll preparation for
what has recently developed
rather than with the idea of
lighting Mexico; that Mr.. vii.
son was one of the greatest and
most far seeing statesmen tina.
this country had ever produced,
and that no one would ever
know until after the war was
over how far his vision had
penetrated into the future.
Major Bullitt then took up
the subject of the present war,
and war in general. He first
read an address which he had
delivered at the School House
here in Wise on Commence
ment Day in May, 1898. This
was just after The UnitedStates
had declared war against
spain, and his subject on that
occasion was "War" His ad-
dress was most apropos, and in
deed, looking back now on
what has TRANSFERRED since, il
was truly prophetic. There
were many in the audience who
mad heard it twenty years ago,
and It was listened to by those
and also by those who were
hearing it for the first time
with intense interest. He then
Iook up the question of the
causes TOR this war and showed
that the great and moving
causes were, first, the deep