The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-15
RE.lElleATE SE!E
REPUBLIC
Canadian EIoquenfly Urges
American Citizenssto Do
TINS

-.pedrcafe yourself afreeh TO this
great Republic Was the admenitiof
dropped By L. Col Charles R. Nc
CulEouSh. of Hamilton. Ganada, in cd
dressing 500 people yesterday after
noon il First 'Presby;er'an church be
believed that rhis re-dedication Is nee
essar: so tia; the great torch OF LID
cry that hes cons for fpe depre<se"
in New York narbor might be some
thing more than bronze. something
more than \ token from The French
who gaze it-a living reality.
We've been il. the war three and
bali years. hut we're going u see il
through II Is year since America
came into the same America. one
million strong. No wonder It's little
brother 1Canaday thanked t;e6 for
this big force that CANE re- The sid"
OF the a;F+eS. Don't Let ta;S !eh end
With EIoa hut let it end With 81
Helena.
America with ns great material as
sociation and I really should p"r the
Sniritaai association frs: because tho
morale OF the army is most essential.
No one must permit anyone I" lover
the morale of ycHr army. No one
must be permitted TO send any letter
that would -end TO weaken the fai;h OF
vour soldiers in their country.
recall hearing Dr. John Aott seii
Of the troubles that beSet Russia. This
strife was due TO the fact thar the
people back home failed TO iced ehe
wives and families Of the fighting men.
In the way OF introduction fhe
speaker conrrasted The hills VI West
Virginia to those Of n. city without
city wall. He pictured the eructtixion
OF Christ on the heights OF GoiEotha-
He asked il the ally nations could rot
ba compared to the. pe1itent thief
full Of mercy for his enemies. while
the German hosts coald NOT he com
pared 10 the u1rcpentant thief, who
had no sense Of mercy in him.
He declared he had implicit faith
in the United States and developed
rhe fact that after his country had
obtained it's independence En- gland
had seen fit to provide the liberHl
laws Of the dominion. which are now
in force. BY the United Stat"S enter
ing the war on the side Of the allies
Ne are spiritually reunited because
OF a common cause.
His closing thought was sportsman
Ship--a cor6inal virtue which Ger
many had rot acquired he declared.
He alluded 20 the saying. Do the. Mex
Thing. which is suspended over 'tf5e
entrance 70 On old English college.
He had been unable to 20 to the front
himself, bNt he did the next thing.
which was &c recruit forces at home.
He referrad to the loeE period OF
peace. which fhs United STATES AMI
Canada have had ~ nS theiy bcrdsrS
and declared theirs were no REGRETS
in the british Empire today because
America had got ITS Magma Charter.
he clo5ed. bis address by reading
poem entitled Play Up. Play Up and
Play the Game .:
tnstll3nE deep feeling into bis ad
ton, D. C. cha irman OF the Gey eIcH-
ment extension department. az the p.
tonae division of the Red Cross 90
cisty. rsverently dubbed the American
Red Cross Society-The Greatest
Mother. II is not a charity 10 help
this cause. hui a dWty-a pleased priv
ilege to give declared Brown. Al the
outstart he gave SOME very interest
ing statistics OF how the family grew
for he continually called this great or
Saaiaztion by that name throughout
his address.
srar,ipE with IS. chapters OF limit
ed membership the american Red
Cross Society today Is twenty-five
millions strong and more than 10 mil
lions belong TO the Juniors. or the
s1Go, 100000 raised lRFt June - nil
lions went for war needs and . mil
lions for supplies: This. great work
is headed by Henry p. Davidson. one
of the foremost business men OF Amer ;
ics who has laid hs life wo-I aside
70 devote his time 10 tho Red Cross
Society without compensation. The
coming drive is Tor Wsr needs. All
dues 20 10 keep Up o:.|es expenses.
FIe urged women 10 keep on ulaSir:S
hospital supplies and bandages al :
though that arm is tired. Keep on
knitting sweaters for. the soldiers. hut
after you have compile: Ell thc m let the
send t'oHm dire@r. % lie djvi
sion headquarters AMI they %ill dis
tribute them. II you will do tE7s thsn
one soldier will not go. :ilrsa md four
sweaters and yeu viii not ind .sl-
cIierS selling them around ire camp.
1t tG not fair 70 the IId lad= perhaps.
who rolled for. any GAYS 10 knit 3
sweater and at it falls INFO ;he hand
OF soldier who alreaaE aa< been sup
piled II you send thetn AZ instructed
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