The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-16
TWO GOOD SPEECHES
Lieutenant Martin of Winnipeg De-
Evers Opening Address in Coun-
ty Red Cross Drive.

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Mr.. Miller of Minneapolis Makes a
Rafting Good Loyalty Address
and DenOunces BOlshevikism.
Before a fair-sized audience at the
armory on Tuesday evening, Lieuten-
ant Martin of the 18th Canadian regi-
ment (who wears Victoria cross and,
two other war medals), delivered an
excellent address in behalf of the Red
Cross drive, which begins on May 20,
and related some of his experiences
in France, where he fought for three
years.
Chairman S. P. Skahen introduced
the speaker, who urged everyone to do
nate literally to the Red Cross, which
will make a drive for $100,000,000.
I. He said that giving to the Red Cross
is not matter Of charity but duty.
The $15O,00O,00O obtained in the first
drive went to the American army, the
wives and families Of soldiers, etc.,
and the money derived from the second
drive will be expended solely upon the
boys overseas, for hospitals, beds,
medical attention and nurses both at
the bases and in the field. He ex-
planned how the Red Cross cares for
the wounded from the time they fall
on the field of battle until they are
discharged from the hospital. Many
Of the wounded, he said, are sent to
England, where Red Cross nurses are
at all times waiting to tenderly care
for them upon arrival. And then, he
added, parents who have sons in the
army are always notified by the Red
Cross should their sons be wounded or
die. 81
- No officials, he said, are making any
money out of the Red Cross donations,
although there are individuals suffi-
GENTLY mean to charge that they are.
He knows the Red Cross is doing won
derful work, he declared, as he had
been afforded an opportunity to wit
ness in France. He again appealed
to the people to give unsparingly to
this organization of mercy.
Lieutenant Martin then related some
of his experiences at the front, cover
ering German mine explosions, bomb
attacks, tank warfare, etc., in way
devoid of sensationalism. The first
time the Germans saw tank, he said,
they seemed to be paralyzed with
surprise insomuch as they forgot to
run as good German soldiers always
do.
He told a story of a sergeant in the
trenches who was badly in need of a
pair Of boots, so he obtained permits
sion from his captain to go out into
the field in No Mans land and secure
a pair. After several hours he re-
turned and the captain asked him why
aa,le had taken so long time. "Beg
pardon, sir, he replied, "but had to
kill four boches before I could find a,
pair that would fit me-"
The lieutenant was wounded several
times and gassed. Upon one occasion,
he said, he was leaning on a barrage
when it-olifted and he fell into shell
hole and broke his leg. ((Laughter.)
To the ladies he said that the gar
ments sent to France were highly ap-
preciated and he hoped they would
keep up the good work.
A quartet consisting of H. A. Gar
rison, Grover Umbehocker, S. P.
Skahen and Jay Winsor, then rem
'dered two excellent selections and the
chairman introduced Mr.. Miller of
Minneapolis.
After making an appeal for the Red
Cross, which he characterized as the
great army of mercy, the speaker re-
viewed the war situation and launched
Sinto the subject of loyalty, and, let us
say here, it was an address imbued
with patriotism from beginning to end.
You can't help where you were born,
he said, but when you are in the Unit
ed States it is your duty to be loyal. If
you d1O IIOC a 1OO pei CSI1C A1ucllCdI1
citizen get out. We have plenty of
stone walls for traitors and plenty of
firing squads. If there is anyone in
the audience who has anything to say
in favor of the German government I
want him to stand up and say it so
I can pass it along.
This war will be ended by pre-
ponderance of man power against man
power. Let us send over a sufficient
number Of men so that when they
strike it will mean victory, and there
is only one way to do this through
the medium Of money. Then support
your government by furnishing this
money. No one is asked to give