The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-21

confronted himself with that question.
Though he is devoting his thought and
energy to the conditions and demands
attendant upon the conduct of the
I war yet he replied with aubscriptions
that were large. for man who had
always been on salary--subscripti
! TO both the Red Cross and the liberty
loan. AS the president added his av-
ings to those of his fellow citizens.
he gave and he loaned for his coun-
try's service, because he knew that
thought alone would not bring sue
| cess to our great adventure for our
people and for the peoples OF the small
nations
! Ioday IN the city OF Washington
the culture and peratment of the
American people are apparent to even
casual observer ON the streets. IN
the cafes and restaurants, every where
one meets the men in khaki. many OF
them are accompanied by their wives
and children, some by their parents,
offers by their comrades. The city is
| hlied far beyond its normal capacity.
Neither the crowded accommodations
nor their extremely high cost give rise
10 complainings. The women folk of
the men enrolled in the military
branch of the army are as calm and
gentle as the wives OF the men be-
longing to the Industrial branch, men
who are not going to the trenches or
the battlefield. There is an expression
OF quiet determination common to all:
occasionally a far-away look steals
over the face of the soldier, the wife,
the father, or the mother but the
indication OF sadness Is monaentary
only.
Not only in Washington and its Wei
nifty are people saying the final word
cheerfuliy to those who hav We answered
the call 10 arms. but wherever camps
have been establish ed the American
home is extending the hard and say
ing "Godspeed." Who does not know
that at least two motives influence
him to an act that liz not habitualr
And so the onlooker notes two desires
influencing home folks and eomra des:
Preemfnent. the desire 10 have the
last impression on the soldiers mind
that OF love Cor friendship and con-
fidence I'm his integrity on the mission
taking him hb, DAD; subordinate. the
strong. the American desire to see
FOR oneself jtH't what the government
is doing for the great army il has In
training.
Visitors return home with well-de-
fined idea OF the tremendous task OF
supplying food ana equipment which
confronts the government. They have
a better conception of the possibilities
Of hunger and weakness in their soldier
boys. and OF defeat for the army
America sends 10 France and Belgium
unless the government proves equal
Ia meeting this extraordinary demand
on the resources Of the country.
The supreme effort of patriotism
that with a "Godspeed" bade sons and
husbands so forth to battle: the
clearer comprehension OF the problems
Of food and equipment that confront
the government both viii be worse
than worthless II fathers, mothers,
children, and friends do not make
strenuous endeavor to help bear the
material. the financial burden. Wei
must each and all say, II must carry
the load The SIRENS song so often
hlfftt:4ea~ 1.-THE American ear-tJncfe
Sam has money; enough and to spare
shall not luil me into a state OF in
olence, Tie effort and the COM
81 al ensss7a failing 10 mia he one put the
boulder To the wheel are worse than
worthless, because the moral fiber |
IL weakened when deep emotion
liz combined with an intellectual in
sight and the combination results II !