South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-07

tempted by the devil who offered
Him the kingdoms OF the world If
He would but worship him. will be
now as then, with the right and
that America and her allies in their
struggle for freedom and the hber-
alton OF the worIG are glOriously
and unquestionably in the right. he
stated 10 be his conviction.
FIR. Cayanaugh spoke OF the Ma
tional Flag as a symbol OF Ameri-
canism and the highest type OF pa
triotism. He compared its glorif-
cation and sanc:ification TO that OF
the cross which for ages stood for
a symbol OF shame and ignominy
10 the thief the most terrifying and
jisgraceful form Of punishment. SO
il stood. until that day in old Judea
when the Man Of Galilee was placed
upon il naked and bleeding and
cTucified because ne loved his fell
lowmen and sought TO serve them.
Since then, said the speaker, il has
stood for the most sacred and ji-
vine sacrifice in the history Of the
world. bathed with the tears of its
worshipers and held up as an eter-
nal symbol Of the Man whose death
raised il 10 beauty and divinity.
There must be no slackers in
this war, said Fr. Cavanaugh. He
declared that the responsibility does
not devolve alone upon the men of
military age, but upon every man
and woman in the country. And
that men who refuse TO do his part
now, who will not make the utmost
possible sacrifice 10 aid in carry
ing on the war 70 a victorious close,
is a Stacker of the worst type.
Not for the purpose of cultivat-
ing the spirit of thrift in the peo-
pie of the country" said FIR. Cav
anaugh in conclusion, but TO give
every man and woman and child the
privilege of assisting the hottest
struggle of the ages, has the thrift
stamp project been conceived. In
this everyone may do his share to-
ward liberating the world from au-
tocracy and militarism and the iron
heel Of oppression"
In his address which followed aft
or that of FIR. Cavanaugh, Frank i.
Herring emphatically and cOnvinc-
ingly stated that America must not
fail in the responsibility she has
undertaken.
Mr.. Herring has made a thorough
and geogra phical study of the world
war. He took 10 task with unquali-
flying and ungentle terms the politi-
cO-critics who are finding fault with
the government in this crisis, and
stated that destructive criticism at
this time is the worst possible form
of un-Americanism.
Result Fatal to World.
What the results to the world will
be should Won Hindenburg be sue
cessful in his proposed drive on the
French front between now and May,
Mr.. Herring pointed out with alarm
ing eXactness. He showed that the
whole outcome of the war hangs on
our successful entry into the con-
fiict and on the sending Of sufficient
men and supplies to the front be-
fore the crucial time.
We must sacrifice now as never
before in our lives, said Mr.. Herring.
He told of the losses sustained by
Canada, by Great Britain, by France
and Belgium and declared that
America has done nothing as yet,
that not until we too have felt the
terrible hand of war, and not until
our own men have begun to come
back manned and crippled can we
say truthfully that we have done
our part in winning the war.
1t is not for France, for England
or Belgium that we must fight, but
for ourselves, stated the speaker He
declared that we must get rid of
the idea that it is TO aid and protect
France that our men are going over
now. He showed how France and
England with their armies and the
navy of the latter stand between us
and actual attack from the German
forces. but asserted that should
France give way before we arrive
10 her aid, and should the English
navy be unable TO stand off that of