The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-02-07

not know, I'd do it if they hung me
the next minute. He doesn't see the
papers as your president does. Only
few special editions are all that he
ever sees. He does not know that if
he dies the war will end. I'd tell him
that and much more if I could get to
see him. / have titles and know
many kings and European rulers"
and she shook her hear and waved
her hands to indicate that that
amounted to nothing. "Pd go not as
Schumann-H eink, but as Mrs. Anybo-
/ dy, a mother who knows both sides
and / could do something, I know"
She became eloquent as she told of
the war suffering and it was easy to
see that the doctrine Of love and not
hate is the one she believes will end
] the war. Her voice was vehement
and she doubled her fists as she ex-
claimed, "Why will they say The
Huns, The Huns We all believe in
the war. am giving all of my fine
young sons for it. But we are not
hating the Huns. We are all fight
ing for wonderful Christian cause
and we'll all give our lives for that.
f, 1t will never be hate, but only love
that will end the war"
To Sing At Funston
Madam Schumann-Heink went
from here at noon to Kansas City
and from there will go to Camp Fun
ston where she will sing for the sol
diers as she did last fall. "Gee,"
she exclaimed "I'm so anxious to see
my boys there" The little slang
word slipped out quite naturally and
even many others in the course of
the talk for she is true American
even in her use of the phrases.
In speaking Of her son who was
member of the National Army at
Funston she said that he had received
an honorable discharge, having taken
down with pneumonia, which develop
ed into tuberculosis and that he is
now in hospital at Kansas City. He
lived on ranch in Arizona and while
he was at Funston the Mexican band
its raided his place and destroyed
$4,000 worth of property. She
barely mentioned the property loss,
but dwelt on his i'll health.
"Pd not want him out Of the army
if they could only send him over to
France at once. If he could fight
and give his life to the cause-that
would not be bad-it was only that
it was so hard to see him SICK" and
again the ready tears came to the
surface.
Daughter in Holland
It was dramatic incident and full
of the most touching pathos when she
spoke Of her daughter in Holland.
She said, "My daughter says, mother
send us something for we are starv-
ing! But what can / do Can the
mother of four soldier boys in Amer
lean uniform go to Jail as traitor
be guilty of treason for helping peo-
pie there? There is no way can
send money or help, not through the
Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A. No way
and she shook her head, "she is my
own daughter and 1 have many other
relatives there, but I cannot help
them. have five grand children
here though and I can help all of
them"
! Over three thousand people crowd
ed into Convention Hall last night to
hear the famous contralto sing and to
say that they were delighted with
her song is putting it very mildly.
Storms Of applause greeted each
number and after each group she was
compelled to respond to encore num-
bers. When she was recalled to the
stage there was dignified air in her
bearing, but she smiled broadly and
nodded her head in reply. The charm
of her friendly personality grew on
her audience and at the close every
one had the feeling that they had
known her before and felt perfectly
at home with the world-renowned ar
fist. Once when she was recalled
she gave "The Rosary" stating that
it was given in answer to many re-
quests.
The wonderful woman, before
whom crowned heads of many Euro
pean countries have paid tribute be-
cause of her gift for singing and her
many other characteristics, is a
mother and this mother-love reaches
far beyond her own sons in the army
and out, embracing the soldier-sons
of all the mothers in the world.
Once she patted the shoulder of Miss
Evans, her accompanist, saying in
half-broken English, "She plays for
the soldiers in the camps too, and
they are all fine boys, too"
An air, half dignity and half sor-
rowful prevailed her manner as she
sang "When the boys come home"
and at the close she hung her head.
To say that she stirred her audience
when she sang "Star Spangled Ban
ner" is a small tribute to the wave of
patriotism as she finished.
Turnout all of the evening she