Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-05-19
Why Limit Men to Go to
France to Five Millions,
Asks President, if More May
Be Needed to Serve Cause.
SAYS HE STANDS BY
RUSSIA AND FRANCE
Liberal Giving to Red Cross Is
Every Mans Duty, Declares
President; This War Will
Save the World
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New York, May 1S.-The American
Red Cross drive for a second $780,
100000 war fund was opened here to-
night by President Wilson In an ad-
dress at the Metropolitan opera house.
The president was given great
demonstration when he entered the
hall and was introduced by Cleveland
II. Dodge.
Before the speaking began the Met
ropolitan opera chorus, conducted by
GuiIio Setti, sang the national an
thems of France, Italy, Great Britain
and the United States.
The president was preceded by
Henry p DAWSON, chairman of the
Red Cross, who spoke of the work of
the organization. Mr.. Dawson re-
ferred to the president as the leading
figure of the world.
In introducing the president Mr..
Dodge said the president had asked
for the privilege" of marching in to-
days parade when none or the COM
mittee had dared to invite him.
Spokesman for World
The president, Mr.. Dodge declared,
is the spokesman of all the grdat
spiritual forces of the world
The president started speaking at
9:30 ocloclt. He began By saying he
did not come to New York TO tell Of
the work " Siia it6G Cross, Sut ID telI
what II think it all means
There are two duties with which
we are face to face" he said THE
first duty is to win the war The
second is to win it greatly and worth
ily."
II have heard men say" said he,
that we must put 100000 men in
France. Why limit it to that num-
Der?
Every ship shall go on every voy-
age with every man and all the sup
plies it can carry"
The crowd arose when he said:
Stands by Russia.
'I am here to stand by Russia as
we'll as France"
The president said he had tested
the Teutonic nations and found them
inTincere.
For the first time in history, said
the president, the world has seen un-
selfish war.
II can not fight for selfish pur-
pose, but am proud to fight for mau-
kind he said.
Nothing said the president, in one
hundred years has knitted the nation !
together as has the war.
1T also" said he, ''is knitting the
world together"
Against autocracy are lined up the
free governments representing the
greater part OF the population of the
civilized world. he said.
Illustrating how the war is knitting
the world together, the president re-
ferred to the great number of Ital-
ians fighting to preserve Italy, who
have lived in America. The duty that
faces the nation, said he, is Cor people |
to serve each other. No man, said he. |
should make a fortune out Of the war.
Such fortune would be a badge of |
lishonor and would constitute badge |
of dishonor to whoever such fortune |
was transmitted.
Give Liberal, His Request.
Liberal giving to the Red Cross the |
president said, is every mans duty.
This is the war that will save ,he
world The war is being fought that |
the world may be better place to |
live in he added, "In giving to the I
Red Cross a man is giving to himself"
One Of the damning things against
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