Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-20

n desired result. He told how att
er all 1t was the women and the
nurses who wsre responsible to as
large II not a larger extent than ply
sicians and surgery for the recovery
OF many Of the soldiers injured and
said that q wounded soldier cured and
sent back to the line was worth three
new men who had never faced the
enemy's gun.
All Of the non who spoke were
earnest and enthusiastic and had
given up business to devote as much
Of their time as the president re-
CURED or az 10 necessary for the great
Red Cross work.
ssventy-hve per emit Of a boys
States after the war ID over are de-
pendent upon the service rendered
to him by the Red Cross. The boys
OF our country r giving their lives
or are Offering to give their lives that
the rest may remain home. 1t is up
to the people of the United States to
furnish their money SO that these
ooys will go to tho front equipped
with he best Of everything which
they need at the front and that they
will have back Of them proper build
fngs and rest stations when they are
allowed to leave the nerve wreckinR
trenches for a short time to rest.
When soldiers from France, Great
and some Of the other coun-
tries are given furloushs they are
ailowed at intervals to go home. but
never come back to their families
and friends until the war is over and
unless the Red Cross does it's duty
and does 1t we'll q great many Of
them may never return, but II we
furnish our money now and put our
money up against the lives Of the
young men we are sending to Europe
we are much more likely to see them
again than II we hesitate now.
The spirit Of the meeting was,
Give until you feel it, and keep on
giving until you don't feel it." The
speakers seemed to think that II we
II not give and give freely now in
stead of feeling our money leave Dur
hands we might later feel the steel
of he enemy's bayonet.
asked the chairman Of the meet
ing who was to have charge of the
work In North Dakota and what was
expected of the delegates. I was in
formed that the governors of various
states, including the governor of
North Dakota. would DO the state
campaign managers and the Gam
patgn would be carried on in this
state under the direction Of Governor
Frazer and it would be up to him to
see that the various counties in the
cure the required amount.
l have been expecting to see a plan
OF campaign to cover North Dakota
outlined by the governor published
IN h papers but I have not done 90
Ind for this reason I am taking the
liberty Of addressing the Grand Forks
Herald and I know that 1t can do
much good In the campaign the re-
mainder OF h week because If the
people Of the rural districts are not
going to be fully educated to the
work North Dakota will fall miser-
ably to do its part in the first great
Undertaking that has been put IN to
its citizens. The Liberty Bond is an
Investment and q good one at that,
re re ta.ins o. q small membership in
70 meet the requirements Of the Red
Gross and 1t Is up to the people Of
North Dakota now to show whether
they arc patriotic or whether they
believe that patriotism consists in
talking loud and waving a flag.
Giving to the American Red Cross
society 10 q form Of painless patriot
Ism that ought to appeal to the per-
sons Who have any moral scruples
n and direct part in the worlds
work OF q A subscription Of 500
or nor or even a subscription Of a
smaller amount might mean the saw
ing Of some American boys life and
we should not be required or COM
PEELED to wait until the casualty list
showing injuries and perhaps the
deaths of our North Dakota, bows
should come to us before we give.
The thing to do 10 to give now ana
prevent many of our boys from los
ing their lives at the front. And in
addition to this II we give now and
give literally and show to tho nations
OF tho world that we have billions Of
collars to spend and that We do not
hesitate to spend them Il win mesn
an earlier victory for Ourselves and
u Allies.