Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

WedneSQay evening a rOuS1ng war rally was held in the town hall under the auspices of the Connecticut State Council of Defense. The rally was well attended and the speaking was of an inspiring nature. Seven mem bers of the Bass-Clef. under the direc- tion of James J. Moore, sang some of the war songs that are so popular with our boys and led in the singing of America and The Star Spangled Ban ner in which the audience joined. Those who assisted Mir. Moore were Charles W. Parsons, Dr. c. H. Lamb, William A. Lund, William Mitchell. Dr. c. c. Gildersleeve, ". H. Rush and Miss Annie Taft was accompan- ist.
 Beware of German Peace.
 The meeting was called to order few minutes after o'clock by Arr thur F. Libby, chairman of the local war bureau. Prayer was offered by Rev. Arthur F. Purkiss. after which the first verse of America was sung under the leadership of the Bass-Clef members. In his opening remarks MT. Libby said:
 Ladies and Gentlemen:-Wea are for tunate to be able to hold a war rally this evening under the auspices of the state council of defense. You know "ever there" there are first line | trenches and the reserves. The prob l lem before us is whether ot go into the frontline trenches lover here'' or 1 whether to sit idly by and wait for ] peace. Before the war the trade mark Made in Germany" was famous aI over the world. What we must be- 1 ware of is a peace made in Germany Such a peace might be as beautiful as the setting sun, but like the setting sun, it would soon pass away, withoui leaving trace, and leave the world l in the darkness of despair. Not un. til we get victory may the world resi in the light of peace. The Bass-Cle members then rendered There's z Long, Long Trail.
 A Struggle Between Nations
 The first speaker of the evening wa! Rev. Robert S. Moore of Willimantit 1 who spoke on the Indispensable Con ditions of Victory. He said: When ou fathers and uncles fought to preserv,
 the Union in '61 they fought in an ar
 my where when you met the enemy i
 was man against man. Now it is tn German army, the German people ant all their resources against the allies
 War has ceased to be a contest be 1 lWOOA u IS IOWf q between nations. All talk about peac I is foolish: all talk of reorganization i absurd: all talk of trade transfornna tion and recreation is futile. The on idea at the base of all our action
 must be victory
 l When 1 was a youngster I used t
 play ball on my school team, eve1
 though my figure doesn't look it today
 I remember we used to be in the field fighting for the honor of the schoo
 and the much larger crowd would b in the bleachers offering advice Tha
 is the trouble today There are to-
 many people in the bleachers and to few in the game.
 Victory is ours' if We want 1t an
 are willing to pay the price. whateve , essary men. We have the necessar , money and we have two and one-hal times as much money as Germany , We must save food for the countr as it stands today is on the brink c starvation. We must save coal for i
 the present struggle coal means ev
 erythinS. The man who heats hi
 house to an inordinate degree is de laying the hour of victory We mus ; cut out unnecessary travel. Our pro duce is of no use unless it can b brought to the seaports where it ca be shipped to France We need labo and the non essential industries mus be abandoned when there is such 5 crying need for worke1S in the ship yardsl in the munition factories and o the farms No useless industry shoul
 exist.
 The Striker a Traitor!
 This is no time to squabble abor
 wages. The man who strikes for mol
 wages is a traitor and the manufac !, turer who throttles his country for h [ town gain ought to be shot. There . Tho place in modern American life ft 5 the lazy man for he is the real slact l CT is the open ally of the kaiser. W ; must have the grit and deterninatio just as Washington has at Valle Forge to always believe in victory ar ] put aside all thoughts of peace. It Il construction and trade gain. We mu s think only of victory until victory $ won. The vocal selection was Kee e the Home Fires Burning.
 The second speaker was Mrs. E. V W. Hayward of Hartford, who spol t on Woman's Part in Victory. She sai n We have been at war for year ar
 have not begun to realize what
 means. The women of the allies d . not say to their men protect ol . country and us without our help. Int n have stepped in and done all possib = work to aid their husbands and brotl . CTS. The women of America wi h their wonderful background of patr otic achievement of women in ZIG al f '61 will not fall behind their Europes II sisters.
 n Women Doing Wonderful Work. . . The women of Great Britain ha - been doing a wonderful work. Tn
 have given the lie to the stateme
 that woman is the physical inferi
 of man by doing the hardest kind
 manual labor There are over 1.00t l. GOO English women in the muniti E. factories. Then there are the "V. n D., the W. A. A. C's and the R. N d all of which are women's organizatio i- which do mems work in order to T
 lease men for active service T
 French women are doing much t
 same line of work with added dang
 Tn the Champagne region the awom
 are cultivating the vineyards un6 $ almost constant shellfire. The F'ren at women have not been used to orga s ized effort like their Anglo Saxon S ,d ters which probably accounts for tn |, greater originality. For instance | ny comfort kit was invented by "soc ,a butterfly" of Paris whom no C a6 thought did anything except atte o+ social functions.
 l. What Women Must Do. ce But the prime object is to find ( ga what we must do. Belong to the F Ia Cross. If you are unable to ts al home work, at least pay your du O. Help in the agricultural campaign. H. will need more food than ever bef' 1e this summer, and it is up to the wo
 en to produce their share. Under
 direction of the state council of {
 fense a woman's land army for wC
 on the farms is heinz organized. IT