Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-22

In Germany ana especially among
people who attend universities, that
Holland and Belgium would At in sine
in the German empire, Ne said. And
NOW. he said, Germany has shown
how we'll Belgium would ft into the
German empire.
Part of Salary Taken.
"You hear statements that Germany
has not prepared for this war; that
she was no more prepared than any
other country and yet during the
my salary of 1900 marks were taken
by the government for taxes" said
Professor Davies. "a dentist who
had been working in Germany told
me that in the last year that heswas
there the government took over so
per cont of his income in the. form Of
taxes. The poor people are taxed to
the limit. and I know of many poor
people In Germany to whom this tax
alton has meant the eating, of horse
flesh. For what has all this money
been used?s I will tell you for what.
|A few people in Germany have used
it to infict agonies on the German
people and or the world.
The Germans have gone into
suited the women. and what is worse,
the Prussian devils came floating in
Zeppelins to London.
q. S. Faces Big Task.
1--WE r now in the war. An imA
mense task is pow facing us. If we
are going to win this war everybody
must do his bit. This is q fine time
to obliterate1 sectional feeling. and
that Is now being done. 1t Is going
to be a terrible struggle, but we shall
not quit until the Prussian wolf is
crushed.
"Now the Red Cross is taking a
part in the struggle. 1t is asking for
help. Those who are now really for
America will come out and support 1t.
Those who will not support the Red
Cross and the Y. M G. A. are disloyaC.
But you ask what is the Red Cross
going to do with this money? Dhat
can best be answered by what it has
been doing in France and in England.
In France and England it takes care
of the wounded men. the sick chill
dren. It takes care Of those who are
crazed by the war. Now that our
troops are going over there, they will
need care, and the Red Cross is going
to give that. You have heard rumors
that the Red Cross funds were not
properly spent. Now I want to say
traced a number of these rumors and
found them to be lies.
What Is to be the reward that Am
erica is to get from the war? We are
going to the great ethical power
when the peace conference comes. 4
MI. Collins, who up to q month ago
was an ambulance driver In France,
spoke next. He made it quite plain
that he has been to places where the
strongest and the biggest Of men go.
Mr.. Collins worked on an ambulance
that was operating out Of Ham. Mr.
Collins told of an incident that was
very amusing.
1--WE who came from America one
day played football, and some
Frenchmen who had been in the thick
of fighting some time previous. held
up their hands when they saw the
game. Well this football game end
ed in a fist fight and the Frenchmen
thought that it was a part of the
game. I want to tell you something
about what this war is like. The big
gest and the strongest man IN Olr
company became crazed by the sights
that he had seen. Three days OF
shells and craters made it necessary
that this ma DE sent back to Amerf.
ca in chains"
Mr.. Collins spoke Of the conditions
in France and England and says tina,
the prices of foodstuffs except butter
and fats and coal, are much higher
than in America.
Thousands Needed
1t will be absolutely necessary TO,