The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-15
Miss Maria Sanford Speaks
Before Immense Crowd
at NJ. E. Church.
SHOULD THINK OF PAST
Uses Words From Cromwell,
Trust in God and Keep
Your Powder Dry"

OF Oliver CROMWELL Trust in God and
keep your powder dry" with these
words, which epitomzed her talk, Miss
Maria L. Sanford concluded an address
Of the type which has given her her ma
tional reputation as speaker and war
worker. Miss Sanford spoke last night
at the First Methodist church unuer
the auspices of the State University.
Miss Sanford said in part:
Eyes. l will agree with you that this
Is a dreadful. dreadful time. But We
must not think Of it only in that light.
Let us remember also that it Is glo-
rious time. How many of you have not
read of the heart breaking winter of
Valley Forge. where the fathers of this
country stood, starved, half frozen, but
firm, and have not thought If ] could
have only been there. II l could have
only done something then, or who
among you has not thought Of the Civil
war when young men came from all
parts of the country with the cry, we
are coming father Abraham thirty
thousand strong say. who among
you have thought Of those stirring
through. How many of you have not
wished that you might have had part
In the preservation Of your country?
More Of you. And now your turn has
come; now the time is here for you.
and here with a greater demand and II
possible a greater reward. 1t Is for us,
for you and me, now to spread free
dom over the entire world"
Germany Ambitious.
Miss Sanford continued with the ci-
tation of facts showing that beyond all
doubt, Germany at the time of the out =
break Of the war had her eye on the
whole world as prospective German
possessions. But the kaiser did not
take into consideration the bravery of
Belgium" she said. He did not count
upon the pluck and determination of
France and the stubborn grit of Eng
land. And he forgot to take into con-
SideratiOn the glorious United States
q country with boundless wealth u
country with lO0.0OO,0oO Of people with
= boundless love OF freedom for which
they would gladly fight and die. lie
forgot these but he is being reminded
and at the close of this conflict nc shall
have seen hts mistake.
I'VE must try to realize that this
war presents a great danger to our
freedom and our country. We must not
allow ourselves to belittle the signifi-
canoe Of this war simply because We
are far removed from it. 1t is already
coming closer to us. and before 1t has
been ended it will have come closer
still. And you, most of you, don't real
lie what 1t means but some of US have
lived through one war and to us it has
greater significance. The terrible
ness of that time can never be told, hut
1t may be repeated by the present con :
flict.
Lincoln, perhaps, best expresses II
In the remark Each morning pick VI
the paper with fear that l may learn
that no longer have country to low.
and honor have confidence that the
red blood of America will, in the end
bring victory to us. feel that the
right will inevitably conquer. Perhaps
II Is the Civil war which gives to me
that confidence. And 1t is well to fee
this way. But we must not think fol
one moment that victory will come
anyhow. We must fight every minute
we must sacrifice everything that W,
can. and that Is more than we now
know.
Glorious Purpose.
'Yes. the time has now come fol-
you and for me, aud | for one, thank
God that my life has been heightened
SO that / may share in the glorious
privilege of taking part in this war
"Never in the history of the world,
said Miss Sanford has country
engaged in war with IA more glorious
purpose than has the United States at
this time. We want neither territory
nor glory; we want neither money nor
fame. We want nothing for ourselves
alone. We want our freedom and we
want freedom for the rest Of the world.
And We and the world shall have it,
Il was made glad yesterday morn
Ing to read in the paper of the arrest
of the leader of the ]. w. w. If in this
country there is one faction that is try
Ing TO stab democracy in the back,
which is endeavorinE to ruin the cause
of freedom it is this organization. Such
men should at once be turned over to
military authorities who would, with
out delay deal with them as they de-
serve TO be dealt with"
Urges Confidence.
Miss Sanford urged confidence in our
war administration, in oar boys" in
our cause and in our German citizens
II know" she said, that there are
many German spies in this country to-
day, but We should not condemn all
Germans here on this account"
The speaker WAS emphatic in her ap-
peal for the Red Cross, an urganisa-
ton which deserves our thorough sup
port. The Red Cross" she said, lis a
flower of passion and love growing on
the verge of war, and In defiance of
war"
Miss Sanford is now in her eighty
third year. For 20 years she was an
active professor in the University Of
Minnesota. She is now professor
emeritus of that institution
President u. o. Sisson of the State
University introduced the speaker
Miss Sanford addressed the students
Of the University yesterday morning
and spoke again at a luncheon at one
Of the local hotel. She will leave to.
day to complete her itinerary.
I. celds Cause Headache and Grip.