Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-27
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lay and Wednesday.
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to he done before America can sit a.
the council of peace and see the prin-
ciplcs of democracy preserved in
peace like of which has never been
known on this earth" and Editor
Allen of the Wichita, Beacon referred
tG II.
Mr. Allen was the first speaker 20
be introduced 10y Mr Kemp at the
Convention hall meetings. "A meeting
made up of almost two thousand men
and women the presence of so many
men evidence to the International Off
GERS that the burden to be borne by
the Rcd Cross was as much a mans
burden as it was that of the women.
81 say to you that the war is but
half over" Mr.. Allen declared. and
yet we people of the United states
have Just begun. We have three years
OF war before us. Years, perhaps, In
which our boys must suffer as the
boys OF France, Belgium. Enyarl
Canada and the other entente nations
have suffered. Our task is before us
AS II to steel the hearts of his au-
dience for the stories of cruelty which
were to follow, the speaker told OF the
thousands upon thousands of officers
of France. Belgium and England, cap
tured in the early part of the wat,
who had lost an entire limb in Ger
man hospital when the wound ua-
der treatment was but shell scratch.
He told of thousands of men, released
from the German hospitals with their
arms set in a reverse position that the
Huns might be assured that they
would never be sent again to fight
them.
Shoot Many Doctors.
hat =
ican doctors is worth five hundred SOL
diers to their enemy" Mr.. Aller de-
clared. And because of that many
doctor has fallen, the target of Hun
sharpshooter."
1t is to provide these doctors, tic
hospitals in which they perform thci"
work of marvel and the nurses who
attend the wounded and dying, that
the Red Cross is now making its mem-
bership campaign thruout the United
States in an effort to secure / 100000
members.
The great need of hospital supplies,
of bandages, of beds and other ma
terals was impressed upon the al
dience by Mr.. Allen, who followed this
thot with one of the master mind who
was directing this great war against
democracy, against every known law
of civilization. AS an illustration, Mr.
Allen referred to the misshapen braiu
which thot to strike fear into the
hearts of American soldiers by offer
ing a reward for their capture
When Germany began this war"
he continued, "she thot that Belgium
would not resist-because Belgium
could not afford to. When the Huns
England would enter-because Ems
land cOuld not afford to.
When il was forced upon u.s. Ge"-
many thot that we would not come in
because we could not afford to-
Thank God we could afford to and
we can afford to do nothing but fight
to the hilt until democracy of the
world has been made secure"
Mr.. Kemp then introduced G.. w.
Simmons of St Louis, who explained
in detail the wonderful organization
which Mr.. Dawson has brought about
him and then devoted a few moments
to discussing the plans for the ac-
tual campaign. Following Mr.. Sim
mons, Mr.. Kemp introduced Mr.. DaV!-
son, who explained how he had been
called into the work by a feeling of
! patriotism and by President Wilson,
and then spoke at length Of the work
which is being accomplished by the
Red Cross.
w. w. 4Not
During the course of his speech
i Mr.. Dawson addressed himself to those
pro-Germans who have made every
effort to stir up strife in the Red
/ Cross as has been done in other de
| partments of the government devotcd
! to providing men to win the war.
/ His declaration that there was no
/ place in the United States for a mem
/ ber of the l. w. w. brought as much
applause as did mention of the name
of Senator T. =. Gore bring Kisses from
the audience when Mr.. Allen declared
that a part of the rebellion of Russia
! could be traced to the remarks rladc
/ by the Oklahoma senator.
Mr.. Allen had declared that the
! pacifst and pro-German words of
/ Senator Gore had been read in PctrO-
grad by German sympathizers to show
! that the people of he United States
were not behind the government. With
! this declaration the hall echoed with
| the Kisses of the men and women,
| hundreds of the latter turning from
their knitting to give vent to theii con-
! tempt for representative who disre-
! garded the wishes of his constituents
and spread poison among them.
/ Mr.. DaVisons declaration that The
nation should rid itself of |. W w.
members made the huge auditorium
ring with applause and tho there wese
many a gray-haired mother present. a
leader would have found little 20 in
ter upt program of retaliation
against the outrages which have been
carried on in the name of the pacifist.
Mr.. Dawson then made an appeal
| for every man and woman to JON thc
Red Cross and asked them to come
to the support of the organization.
which not only binds the wounds oil
the wounded soldiers. but binds the
wounds of the bleeding nation-unites
mother and children. husband and
wife, lover and loved. All in the
name of Christianity, with no crceG.
no race. no color.