The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-22
work Of Red Cross Illumi-
mated by National secre-
tary for Pleased
Audience.

arhese women are knitting the
hearts OF the civilized world together.
NEVER before have civilians known
.ha importance Of morale IN war.
M soldiers can never win this war
a,nne unless they realize that the
civilian population is behind them.
"The Red Cross can rebuild as long
,s Germany can destroy, Germany has
q concerted plan to harrow the spirit
of civilian populations until they cry
~. for peace on the German terms.
THAT is the game thu Red Cross IS
nlaying against Germany
"The Red Cross as learned tnat
the condition of the soldiers family
e as important as the condition OF the
soldier himself.
made BY DR.. Stockton Arson. secre-
tary of the American Red Cross, in his
address last evening In the auditor
INN OF the Elks club. Other pithy
extracts from the at dress are:
Is Wort, Millions Of Meh.
General Petain said that the pres
once of the Red Cross in France has
heen worth 5000 men on the front.
One Italian COMMANDER after another
has paid tribute to- the value OF the
Red Cross in putting spirit into his
soldiers
.In a short time BOW, as the sum
mer grows upon us, there IS going to
no sucb weaving back and forth OF
ships launched from American ship
wards as will convince Won linden
burg that the American people can't
be frightened.
"One reason why Germany can't get
over here is the way Belgium and
England and France have held the
line.
A Place for the People.
"There is no rest for patriotism"
he said in the beginning, referring to
the successive campaigns for money.
but added, Il think this activity is
good for u.s."
Repetition and reiteration have
made the German people a people OF
one dominant idea Of militarism. 1t
is good for us to bring our minds
again and again into contact with bet
ter things
These demands upon US are Si.ing
US our great opportunity-those OF us
who can not go to the front to fight.
Secretary Daniels told me this is
not the army's war. nor the navy's
war but 1t is the American peoples
war, and the Red Cross is the method
for the people to take part In 1t.
The Women and the Work.
II am helpless to tell you what the
Red Cross does. for its field is too
large
There could not be anv Red Cross
were it not for the women.
The women OF America produced
more Red Cross supplies in the short
month Of February than in the seven
months they worked in 1917.
The Red Cross is both an agency
OF mercy and an agency of war-it
undertakes to keep the fighting spirit
In the soldiers until the war reaches
satisfactory conclusion, and no con-
ciuslon can be satisfactory until Ger
many has been beaten. The Red Cross
is pledged to the allies to remain in
service until that time comes"
An Artist in English.
Dr. Arson painted series OF Wig
enettes and dissolving views Of the
Red Cross work that were drawn in
words as vivid as Cruikshank's car
looms and as delicate as Pennell
eWning, pictures In words by master
artist Of English. And at times he
haa sarcasm as graceful as a rap
lers thrust. Once he described the
guns and instruments Of war as SON.
ofously as the lines Of the Iliiad.
me audience sat tensely silent
throughout the address Of an hour. ex-
eept Tor occasional short bursts of ap-
pause soon stopped to hear more OF
.he most satisfying speaker who has
oeen heard in Keokuk for many a day.
Some Good Music.
ME- 1t. Arson was introduced by c. F.
iro r ariand, director of public meet
a ", composed of c. F. Mcfarland,
= W. w. dickinson. P. c. Hayden, Jay
Hn, mycoH, Howard W., Wood, A. W.
1 onnn John HUDSON and James
lung lung sang several songs with Miss
''e me Rollosson at the piano.
mere was a fairly good audience
ota out not one Of size commensur-
a.e with the importance Of the sneak
g., and the remarkably pleasing DUAL
i. Ivy OF his address which was enthus-
S1. :. praised by all who heard it.
rat was showers and threatening
"'n mat kept people away.