The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-24

passage which was most appiauded
was this one: Il have heard gentle
men say recently we must get five
million men ready. Why limit it to
five miilion?"
Again he said: IF they wish peace,
let them come forward and lay their
terms upon the table. We have laid
ours and they know what they are.'
Another sentence:
For the glory of this war, my fell
low citizens, so far as we are con-
cerned. is that it is perhaps for the
first time in history an unselfish war.
could not be proud to fight for a
selfish government but can be proud
to fight for mankind"
And again:
But behind all this grim purpose
my friends. lies the opportunity to
demonstrate not only force, which will
be demonstrated to the utmost, but
the opportunity to demonstrate char
acter; and it is that character we have
most conspicuous in the work of the
Red Cross. The duty of our men in
arms is the duty of force; the duty of
the Red Cross is the duty of suceor-
ing and mercy and friendship,
At another time this was received
with applause:
Have you formed picture in vour
imagination of what, this war is doing for for
US and for the world? In my own mind
of peace could have knitted this nation
together as this single year of war has
KNIT 1t together and better even than
together"
Friendship" continued the Presi-
dent, lis the only cement that will
ever hold the world together"
And this intimate contact of the great
Red Cross with the peoples who are SUI
war is going to be one of the greatest in
strumentalities of friendship that the world
ever knew, and the centre Of the heart Of
II al, II We sustain 1T properly, will be this
land that we so dearly love
And when you give. give absolutely all
yourself liberal in the giving II YOU give
with seh-adulation, you are not giving at
az. you are giving to your own vanity but
blood goes with it.
You don't give anything to the govern
it. There is law of congress against
accepting even services without paw The
only thing that the government will ac-
1t is a great deal better to give than to
lend or to pay, and your great channel
TOT r giving is the Inn American Red Cross,
very much satisfaction in the last analysis
IN IN ienn nf.S money money to the government of
which you draw will burn your pockets.
| it Is commercial transaction, and some
m men have even nt dared to cayii at the rate
commentary that constitutes upon their at
titude;
| heart, something Of your SOUL Something
or yourself goes with the gift, par
And think what We have here. We
| call It the. American Red Cross. but it is
| merely a branch of a great internationa al
organization which is not only recognized
governments of the world, but It is recog-
| nfzed by international agreement and
treaty. as the recognized and accepted in
And one of the deepest stains that rests
upon the reputation of the Germany army
is that they have not respected the Red
That goes to the root Of the matter.
They have not respected the instrumental
| up as the thing which no man was to
| touch, because it was the expression of
common humanity. We are members, by
being members of the American Red Cross
of a great fraternity and comradeship
which extends all over the world"
The Indian story told by the Pres
ident was received with great laughter
and applause. Here it is:
Il heard story told the other day that
was ridiculous. but II is worth repeating
because it contains the germ of truth. An
Indian was enlisted in the army. He re-
turned to the reservation furlo. He
was asked what he thought of it. He
said: No much good; too much salute
not much shoot Then he We asked. Arr