Evening star., 1918-05-19
|NS|NCERE PEACE
APPROACHES WILL
NOT DIVERT j. S.
Says Enemy Seeks Free
Hand for Conquest and
SpoIiation.
WILL STAND BY RUSSIA
AS WELL AS FRANCE
Mr.. Wilson, in New York, Asserts
Americas Cards Are
"On the Table"
By the Associated Fress.

By the Associated Fress.
NEW YORK, May 1s-Opening
with a speech here tonight the Red
Cross drive for a second $1G0,0O0,0 900
war fund, President Wilson announced
the purpose of the United States to
set no limit on its effort to win the
war.
~ have heard gentlemen recently
say" said he, "that we must get 5,O0O,-
900 men ready. Why limit it to s.
100000? I have asked of Congress to
name no limit, because Congress in
tends, I am sure, as we all intend, that
every ship that can carry men or sup
plies shall go laden upon every voy-
age with every man and every supply
she can carry"
The United States, the President de-
ciarcd, will not be diverted from its
purpose of winning the war by insin-
eere approaches on the subject of
peace.
Tested and Found Insincere.
~I can say with a clear conscience"
he said. that have tested those in
tentions and have found them insin-
cere. I now recognize them for what
they are. an opportunity to have .
frea hand, particularly ins. the east.
to carry out purposes OF coh6dest ana
exploitation. Every proposal with
regard to accommodation in the west
involves q reservation in regard to
the east. I intend to stand by Rus
sia rs well as France"
The statement brought the house
to its feet cheering.
German rulers. the President de-
United States will sacrifice anybody
fer its own sake.
IF they wish peace. let them come
forward and lay their terms
on the table. We have laid ours, and
they know what they are" he said.
The war. the President declared. is
q war to save the world The con-
fifct. he said. will knit the world to-
gether.
Dwelling on the duty of Americans
to give to the Red Cross. the Presi-
dent declared no man could afford
W IhOHCy Odt oA thC W al
Given Great Ovation.
The President was given a great
Metropolitan Opera House Hall at $3.50
pm. The President was introduced
by Cleveland H Dodge.
Before the speaking began. the
conducted by Giuio Setti. sang the ma
tfonal anthems of France. Italy, Great
Britain and the United States
The President was preceded by
Henry p. Dawson, chairman of the
Red Cross. who spoke of the work
ferred to the President as the leading
figure Of the world.
I'VE are come here" said Mr.. Dodge.
"to infuse our hearts and minds with
new enthusiasm and purpose for the
great adventure which we are under
taking beginning tomorrow, purpos-'
ing to raise the largest sum which
has ever been raised in the history of
the world for humanitarian purposes.
And when I say the largest. / do not
forget what We raised a year ago. We
have named a minimum figure Of
hundred millions Of dollars. but
think, Mr.. Dawson. and / am sure
will be very much disappointed IL we
do not. well. fifty or one hundred per
cent oyersubscribe."
Eight On for Peace"
A universal conviction among the
military and civilian forces of the en-
tente that the only way to attain
peace is to fight on was reported by
Henry P. Dawson. chairman of the
war council of the American Red
Cross. Speaking of his recent visit to
England. France. Belgium and Italy.
he said:
at last all forces of the entente. mil
ttary and civilian. have learned how
TO get peace. which they so much de-
sire: and they are all in accord, not
only as to how to get it, but In their
determination that it shall be had
They are convinced that there is one
and only one method, and they have
approved and adopted that method:
and that Is to tight. fight. fight and
many is crushed. Germany has made
clear to all in the countries of her en-
emies that there is no peace and there
can be no peace so long as Germany is
possessed of military power"
Mr. Dawson said the military situa-
tion was serious. but he had left Eu-
rope confident of the outcome
Demands on Red Cross.
Demands on the Red Cross for as
eistance to soldiers and relief of civ
flians have increased. he said, and the
organization was meeting those needs
60 well that American military and
naval leaders were anxious that it's
work be continued and broadened
admiral Sims. Gen. Pershing, the
leading members of his medical staff
and doctors and surgeons all along
, the line, without exception" he said,
stated to me that IL the American
people had any appreciation of the
Importance of the service which the
American Red Cross had rendered to
our forces and of that which they
(Connnned on Fourteenth Pa9el