The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24

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New York, May 20.-Opening with
a speech here, the Red Cross drive
for a second $100,000,00G war fund
President Wilson announced the pur-
pose of the United States TO set no
limits on it's effort to win the war.
IL have heard gentlemen recently
say" said he, chat we must get s.
100000 men ready. Why limit it to o.
100000? I have asked Of congress to
name no limit, because congress in
tends, 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-
clared, will not be diverted from its
purpose of winning the war by insin-
cere approaches on the subject OF
peace.
The audience was composed of dis
tinguished men and women, most of
whom have been leaders in the work
of the Red Cross
Text of Speech.
The speech of President Wilson at
the opening of the Red Cross drive in
part was as follows:
"Mr. Chairman and fellow country
men: [ should be very sorry to think
that Mr.. Dawson in any degree cur
tailed his exceedingly interesting
speech for fear that he was pOstpOning
mine, because / am sure you listened
with the same intent and intimate in
tereSt with which | listened to the eX-
traOrdinarily vivid account he gave of
cause he had come in contact with
them on the other side of the waters.
'We compare them with our imagi-
nation; he compared them in his per-
SOnal experience, and | am not come
here to review for you the work of
the Red Cross l am not competent to
10 so because l have not had the
time or the opportunity to follow it in
detail. [ have come here simply to say
few words to you as to what it all
seems to me to mean and it means
a great deal.
Two Duties in War.
"There are two duties with which
we are face to face The first duty is
to win the war. And the second duty,
that goes hand in baud with it, is to
win it greatly and worthily, showing
the real quality Of our power not only
but the real quality of our purpose and
of ourselves.
"Of course, the first duty, the duty
that we must keep in the foreground
of our thought until it is accomplished,
is to win the war. have heard gentle
men recently say that we must get
five million men ready. Why limit it
to five million?
II have asked the congress of the
United States to name no limit be-
cause the congress intends, am sure
as we all intend, that every ship that
can carry men or supplies shall go
laden upon every voyage with every
man and every supply she can carry.
Finds Foe lnsincere.
"And we are not to be diverted
from the grim purpose of winning the
war by any insincere approaches upon
the subject of peace. l can say with a
clear conscience that l have tested
those intimatiOnS and have found them
inSincere. l now recognize them for
what they are, an opportunity to have
a free hand, particularly in the East,
to carry out purposes of conquest and
exploitation.
Every proposal with regard to nc.
cOmmodatiOn in the West involves n
reservation with regard to the East.
Now, as far as l am concerned, I in
tend to stand by Russia as well as
France"
A voice from the audience interrupt-
ed with:
"God bless you"
An UnseIfish War.
1.-THE helpless and the friendless are
the very ones that need friends and
succOr," the president continued. "and
if any man in Germany thinks we ore
going to sacrifice anybody for our own
sake, tell him now he is mistaken.
''For the glory Of this war, nv fell
low citizens, in so far as We are CON.
cerned, is that it is, perhaps for the
first time in history, an unseIfish war.
l could not be proud to fight for n
selfish purpose, but 1 am. proud TO
fight for mankind.
eff they wish peace. let them come
forward through accredited represent
atives and lay their terms on the table.
We have laid ours and they know what
they are.
"But behind all this grim purpose.
my friends, lies the opportunity to
demonstrate not only force which will
be demonstrated to the utmost but the
ornnortunity to demonstrate character.