Gilpin observer., 1918-05-23

MVu III bIAub w uOI represent QUIZ
character, for they do, and It Is a char
acter which those who see and realise
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 friendship.
Have you formed picture In your
imagination of what this war is doing
for US and for the world? In my own
mind am convinced that not . hum
dred years of peace could have knit
ted this nation together as this single
year Of war has knitted 1t together;
and. better even than that, II possible,
1t is knitting the world together.
Points to Hun Ambitions.
Look at the picture. In the center
of the scene. four nations engaged
against the world, and at every point
OF vantage showing that they are seek
ing selfish ACKNOWLEDGMENT; and.
against them, twenty-three govern
ments representing the greater part
Of the population Of the world drawn
together into a new sense of commu-
nifty Of interest, . new sense of COM
munity of purpose. q new sense of
unity of life.
"The secretary Of war told me an
interesting incident the other day. He
said when he was in Italy a member
of the Italian government wa. .xnl.in.
ing to him the many reasons IN
Italy felt near IN m. nnited st....
"'N you want To trv an ,ntsrs.t,r.
experiment no nm to snv IN. =, 49,
troon train. ana - A. vns,s.h ~.
many of them have been In America
and see what happens.'
He tried the experiment. He went
up to the troop train and said. How
many OF you boys have been In Amer
lear and he said It seemed to him -
OF half OF them sprang up: Ne from
San Francisco:' Me from New York;
all over. There was part Of the heart
OF america In the Italian army. Peo-
pie that had been knitted to Us by as
ISOLATION, who knew ~. who had lived
amongst US, who had worked shoulder
to shoulder with N. and now friends
OF America, were fighting for their ma
tive Italy.
| Friendship IL the only cement that
WIN ever hold the world together. And
this intimate contact Of the Red Cross
with the peoples who are suffering the
terrors and dsprivations Of this war II
going to be one Of the greatest instru-
mentaEties OF friendship that the
world ever knew. and the center Of
a .ne nCai' OF II an: II we sustain 1t
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NY OF oosy At Hand.
my friends. great day Of duty has
come and duty finds mans soul -
no kind OF work can ever find It.
| may say tnisY The duty that
races US all now ID to serve one an
otner. and no man can afford TO maks
fortune ont of this war. There arc
men amongst US Who have forgotten
tnAt' II eney ever saw Il. Some Of
you are OLD enough am old enough
10 remember men who made for
tunes out OF the Civil war. and you
Know now they we're regarded BY
!ne'r follow citixens. That was . war
70 save one country-this 10 q war 70
save the world.
ana your relation to the Red Cross
Is one OF the relations which VIM ~
ievs you Of the stigma. You can't
give anything to the government ~
w. on,'eo STATES: II won't accept IT.
cant,v. - .a. Jaw Oh consrsss against &C
So "''nou' pay.
a Channel for Giving.
| wi
ment Will accept is q loan, and duties
performed; but It is great deal bet
ter to give than to lend or to pay and
your great channel for giving is the
American Red Cross.