Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-14

infirm. old men. the women and chill
dren we will take behind the German
lines and put a firing squad behind them
and drive them across the trenches and
through the English lines. and what
are not killed. they will have to. iced"
j. Bayard Backus. field director of
the Red Cross war council Of New Eng
land, outlined the plan of Work. He
said that while this work. Isl being
done by direction of the Red Cross war
| council appointed by the President of
the United States to place the REQ
Cross of the country on a war basis,
| it is still Red Cross work. and 1t is.
therefore, the duty of the different Red
Cross chapters to take the initiative
in starting the movement.
| In so far as possible each branch
should choose as many teams as the
organization will allow. Each team
should have a captain and not less
than six workers or lieutenants. Lists
of prospective contributors should be
made and assigned to the teams.
Whenever a contribution is made
card for the purpose is to be used. The
contributor may designate how he de-
sires to make the payments, to cover
the amount he subscribes. All sub
scriptions, however, should be so d.
vided as to payments that the full sum
will have been paid by October /, 1917.
Four equal payments is thought to be
the better plan. The subscription cards
will be furnished the several branches
| from headquarters in Burlington.
Get together at least once day for
conference. The evening is hest for
this, and be sure you send a report to
Estate headquarters daily. Work with
zeal, enthusiasm, and a determination
to reach the goal.
The best business men of the COM
munity must be appointed to the execu-
tive committees Of the various branches.
for the man to ask for subscriptions must
be of highest character and of best bust
ness judgment to get the cooperation
needed to raise the desired amount. These
men should be prominent and public
spirited citizens and be willing to give
their entire time during the week Of the
campaign. .. %.
Governor Graham spoke in part as fol-
lows:
From personal knowledge and from
things that come to me by virtue OF my
office, can say to you. and say 1t honest
ly, that the condition abroad is desperate
and there is no other word that describes
it. I had the good fortune. three or four
weeks ago. to be present at a banquet
given to the gentlemen who came here
from France. and men who came from
the scene and knew the situation, and the
thought l gathered was that If the Eng.
lish and French can hold their own unit
this country arranges its affairs and get:
into gear. 1t is about all that can be ex
pected. II this country is to do anything
it must be doing it now The time ha:
come when that which a man has mus
be taken away from him, and that which
man has not must also be taken from
him. because it is necessary to use al
that we can get in the matter we are
engaged in.
I'VE are organizing here force Of 1000,
900 men. Up to the present time the govern
ment has no place in which to house thos'
|, men when once they are raised. One o
the first things the Red Cross must d.
(is to assist in the care Of those men a.
: they are brought into these concentration
camps and made into soldiers. and II
order to do it the Red Cross must hav
: money. When those men are sent abroa'
they must be provided for In the sam
way. Recreation camps must be provide
to which the men can go when furloughe'
from the front. This money which W
propose to raise is to be used for that pur
: pose. The 100000 we are expected t
raise is substantially go cents for ever
man, woman ana child IN the STATE
When you consider the situation Of to-da
and have it come to you every day fror
9 people who know and are in constan
> communication with the executive an
q his authorities at Washington. 1t is no
e situation that you can put of any long
: er.-it is a situation you have got to mee'
u and it is question whether you will Civ
: your money and time now or later"
a A. L. Squier of Boston headquarter
Il said: I'VE think. because Of our isola
9 ton that we are safe hope this
n will be true. France is making he
last great drive and England has al
o ready reached the maximum of he
n military strength; II Germany coul
n crush France it would be an easy mat
ter to crush England. and we kno'
s. what the result would be so far 4
o this country is concerned"
IS The real work Of organizing for Vel
o mont's share in this s10O,000,00O can
! paign begin this morning. and by ne,
D. Monday when soliciting begins, ever,
J. thing should be in first class shape fc