The Washington herald., 1918-05-19

MIR. Chairman and Fellow
Countrymen: should be very
sorry to think that Mr.. Davidson
In any degree curtailed his ex-
ceedingly interesting speech for
fear that he was postponing mine.
because ! am sure you listened
with the same intent and intimate
interest with which I listened to
the extraordinary vivid account he
gave of the things which he had
realized because he had come in
contact with them on the other
side OF the waters.
I'VE compass them with our
imagination; he compassed them
In his personal experience. and /
am not competent to do so because
have not had the time or the op-
portunity to follow 1t In detail. 1
have come here simply to say a,
few words to you as to what 10
all seems to me to mean. and 1t
seems a great deal.
Our Duty to Win the War.
"rhere are two duties which
with we are face to face. The
nrst duty is to win the war
tgreat npplauseD. And the second
duty that goes hand I'm hand with
IL, fs TO win IL greatly and wor-
thiiy (appiauseD. not only show
Ing the real quality Of cur power,
bat the real quality Of our pur-
pose and Of ourselves. OF course
the nrst daty, the duty that we
must keep In the foreground of
our thought until ID In accom-
piished, 10 TO win the war.
81 have heard gentlemen re-
GENTLY say That we must get
s.00O,00o men ready. Why limit
Il to SyO0o.OOof fgreat appIauseD.
81 have asked the Congress Of
the United States 10 name no
limit tappiAsscD because the
CouEress Intends, ] am sure. as
we stl- Intend. that. every snip
that can enrrs men or supplies
shall go ladies' upon every yey-
age with every man and every
supply she can enrry tnppInuseD.
And we are not TO be diverted
from the grim purpose of win
ming the war by any insincere
approaches upon the subject of
peace. i can say with a clear
conscience that / have tested
these intimations and have found
them insincere (applause). 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.
VIII stand by Russia.
EVERY proposal with regard to
accommodation in the West in
wolves q reservation with regard
to the East. Now, 80 far ms I
am concerned, intend to stand
by Russia as well as France.
(Great appIause).
"a voice: God bless you"
The helpless and the friend
less are the very ones that need
friends and succor (applause). and
il any man in Germany thinks
We are going TO sacrifice anybody
for our own sake, / tell them now
they are mistaken. For the glory
Of this war;. my fellow citizens,
~ AoA oS VIC dIS COtlCCEUGu, Is
that 1t is perhaps for the first
time in history. an unselfish war
I could not be proud to fight for
a selfish purpose. but 1 can be
proud to fight for mankind. II
they wish peace let them come
forward through accredited rep
resentatives and lay their terms
on the table. We have laid ours
and they know what they are.
But behind all this grim pur-
pose, my friends, lies the oppor-
tunity to demonstrate not only
force, which will be demonstrated
TO the utmost. bit the opportunity
to demonstrate character. and II is
>that opportunity that we have
most conspicuously in the work
of the Red Cross
mot that our men in arms do
not represent our character, for
they do, and it is character
which those who see and realize
appreciate and admire; but their
duty is the duty of force. The
duty of the Red Cross is the duty
of mercy and succor and friend
ship.
What the War Does.
"Have you formed a picture in
your Imagination of what this war
is doing for us and for the world?
In my own mind 1 am convinced
that not a hundred years of peace
could have knitted this nation to-
gether as this single year of war
has knitted II together, and better
even than that, il possible; it is
knitting the world together. Look
at the picture. "
In the center Of the zone, four
nations engaged against the world,
and at every point Of vantage.
showing that they are seeking
selfish aggrandizement: and against
them twenty-three governments
representing the greater part OF
I the population of the world, drawn
together into a new sense OF COM
munity. interest, new sense of
community of purpose, new
sense of unity of life. The Secre-
tary of War told me an interest
ing incident. the other day. He
Der of the Italian government was
explaining to him the many rea-
. sons why Italy felt near to the
United States He said, IF YOU
want to try an interesting expert
ment. go up 10 any one OF, these
troop trains and ask in English
how many of them have been in
America. and see what hapens.'
He tried the experiment He went
, up to a. troop train and he said.
How maIIyso of you boys have been
in American And he said IT
seemed to him as il half OF them
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