South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-18
ONLY RED BLOOD
WANTED IN j. s.
Dr.. Charles ZuebIin Defines
Character of People and
Mission Needed.

That the war has consec~ated
America and that the United State
from this time on are the leaders
in the adjustment OF a United
States of the world. furnished the
theme around which DR.. Charles
Zueblin. author and lecturer and
former member OF the faculty Of
Chicago university. delivered an IL
Eliminating and highly entertaining
lecture, The United States-Peace-
maker of the World" before $50
members of the Knife and Fork
club at the clubs second monthly
dinner Of the season at the Oliver.
Or. Zueblin was preceded on the
. program by Lieut. Harry Kelley. a
former Notre Dame student who re-
Gently returned from France, and
: who lost part Of his left leg in the
. fighting last April Lieut. Kelley IS
visiting in the city and was not
, scheduled 20 speak before the Knife
and Fork club last night. but late
yesterday afternoon was invited 10
10 so bv one Of the members. In
very interesting manner the younE
hero told Of many incidents or
trench life, including the one in
I which he lost his leg by the explo
sion of a hand grenade thrown after
/ him as he was escaping from several
/ Hun captors after conducting
night raid with 20 of the men Of
his company. He also recited the
story Of the battle Of Chateau Thier-
ry where the American army start
ed the German army on the run TO
its final defeat, which story he OBJ
tanned first handed from wounded
men of his own division-Second-
who were brought TO the same hos
pital in which he was still a patient
with his shattered leg Lieut.. Kel-
ley was decorated with the highest
French military honor for valorous
conduct on he field of battle.
Heron Closes Program.
The program was closed by James
II. Heron. orator. poet and humor-
ist. whose subject was They Shall
Not Pass" Mr.. Heron rendered sew
eral Of his own poems, many OF
them composed during and since the
war. and also interpreted verses
: from some of the greatest pres
: ent day An, erican poets, including
Edgar A. Guest, who will be heari
at the Knife and Fork club later in
z the season.
: Let George do it," had been tbs
z majority of Americans method OF
: conducting national and civic affairs
: previous 10 the war, stated DR.
Z Zueblin. I'VE must now think and
act in the spirit Of our youths a.
: they were in battle in France" con
Z tinued the speaker we must fact
the east or drop out Of the rae
: commercially and industrially will
a other nations Our army has don'
n remarkable things. but we SHOULD
= not waste our time Boosting or brag
n ging about it, The nation face
y many OF the greatest tasks in it
n history. as well now as during tn
y war. and we should not fall bacl
n into the contented, lazy and luXuri
n Gus methods Of doing business in tn
n future that we practiced before tn
y war.
n Must Measure Up To job.
n I'VE have job laid upon on
n shoulders that we have never ha,
n before and we must measure up Z
y it as the nation did in the war. w
n are Just cutting our teeth and shoul
n meet the responsibilities that con
n front US as hravely and u1flinchingl
N as we did those thrust upon us b
N the war. We were not prepared 70
II war. we are not prepared for peace
n but with the same spirit and hast
n that we prepared ourselves for tn
n former. We can also accomplish il
n the latter"
n DIR. Zueblin illustrated why Amer
n lea and Americans are the creates
n nation and people today by tellin
n a story OF a highly trained dog tina
n could speak seven words in tn
n English language and a dog tina
n was nine-tenths pet and one-tent'
n trained. the former dog being
n canine with a mixture Of the bloc.
N Of several species and the other tn
N aristocrats pet.
N Blue Blood Unnecessary.
II The hyphen in America must 90
n We don't want any more blue blood
n but only red blood" he said.
n A high tribute was paid 10 Pres
~
n Europe was fully endorsed as tn
n only course for the executive Il
n take At the same time DR.. Zueblil
n took occasion to fay in modes
n manner by innuendo. the critica
n attitude of Terrible Teddy" whom
N he referred 20 as the man who like
u TO show his teeth. and Sen. Lodge q
II Massachusetts,. who was character
N lied as the moss-b back
n The draft system Of raising al
N army and the success with which
N was carried out by America durin
n the war was endorsed by the speak
n er We couldn't have done our par
n without il. ne declared. He close
NJ with declaring that educational eff
NJ cheney should be the nations air
n instead OF military efficiency. an
n with the statement that this countr
NJ can not go back TO the old systeI
N of private ownership OF railroad.
n at least until peace has been thor
NJ oughly esta bliShed throughout tn