The Irish standard., 1918-10-19
NO NEED FOR DEBATE ON
PEACE WHEN JOB is DONE

"You will hear lot of bunk this
winter about peace. Mark it down as
made in Germany for when the job
is done, there will be no need for any
debate on the peace question. Until
that time comes, the busy little per-
son who talks peace is merely one of
the kaisers invisible army training his
machine gun on us from the rear!"
That is the warning straight from
France which was given by Capt. M.
w. Murphy, who is in charge of Red
Cross work in Bordeaux, in letter to
his brother, M. J. Murphy, 302S Port
land avenue, which appeared in last
Sundays Tribune.
president Wilson in his address to
Congress last January laid down the
terms of peace" Captain Murphy con-
here is making it his personal busi-
ness to see that the President is not
disappointed in any particular when
the showdown comes"
| volunteered IN June.
NJ. w. Murphy volunteered as field
representative in Red Cross overseas
service last June, and left this coun-
try June 19 as lieutenant. He has
since been commissioned captain and
given full charge of the American
Red Cross work in and about Bor-
deaux.
In Minneapolis his brother is doing
Everything in his power to send cheer
to France. Not only has he written
80 letters to Captain Murphy since
June %; more, he has enlisted Cap
tain Murphy's cousins and schoolmates
and friends as correspondents.
Does Captain Murphy enjoy getting
letters from Minneapolis?
Eyes, yes, yes" he repeats in every
message he sends back.
81 received your letter No. 43 to-
day and it is a great comfort to me
to know how you all are at home," he
said. ut tells me Immediately how
many have not received.
"While we are on the letter bust
my thanks for your many letters. 1t
cannot be too strongly impressed upon
the home folks how eagerly those in
the A. E. F. look for letters from the
U. S. A. and how greatly they appre
ciate one when it arrives It is the
one means of keeping in touch will
home-and don't you mistake it
home is the biggest word in the A
E. F. vocabulary except honor anG
victory
"Have Them Write Often.
t'For the sake of the rest of the
boys, will you tell their home folks tc
write often? In my work among the
wounded boys here and at the from
nothing helped raise their spirits ant
take away the pain like letter from
home. The effect upon them is sim
ply wonderful. They should know
about serious matters of Importance
of course, but cheerful letter where
it can be sent is always best.
II want you to know about th'
home and hospital service of tn
American Red Cross. Through ou
own organization here and the chap
ters at home we are enabled to com
municate between soldier and hi
wife or family and vice versa. ]
there is Red Cross at home and th'
soldier is worried, we get the info1
nation from him here, anywhere il
France, cable it home, and then hi
Red Cross chapter at home investi
gates the situation and advises him
If help is needed by his family, it i
furnished and the soldier learns abou
it at once and ceases to worry. Thi
makes better soldier of him and ;
happier man. This service is extend
ed to any soldier or his family, whe
, ther he is wounded or not.
ITO illustrate, have before me
among many others, a report from on
2 of our Red Cross workers at the hos
: pital. A private citizen from --