Gilpin observer., 1918-05-23
WHYLIMITA ARMY
TO 100000?
TRANSPORTS ALONE TO MEAS
uRE SIZE OF v. 2. FoRczN
LOVER THERE" SAYS WILSON
ASkSAID FOR RED CROSS
DECLARES NO LIMIT TO ASSIST.
ANcE AMERICANS WILL GIVE
FRANCE AND RUSSIA

New York. May 21.-Opening with
a speech here Saturday night the Red
Cross drive for a second 500, 000, 900
war fund. President Wilson an
nounced the purpose Of the United
States to set no limits on its effort to
win the war
The United States. the president de-
clared. will not be diverted from its
purpose of winning the war by insin-
cere approaches on the subject of
peace from the Teutonic powers.
Their proposals. he declared, spring
from q desire to have q free hand In
the east. Il intend to stand by Rus
STA - well a. France" he said.
The presidents speech follows:
Mr. Chairman and fellow-country-
men: should be very sorry to think
that Mr.. Dawson In any degree cur
tailed his exceedingly interesting
speech for fear that he was postpon-
ing mine, because am sure you lis
tened with the same intimate intent
with which listened to the extraor-
dinarily 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.
Two Duties to Face.
I'VE compass them with our imag-
nation; he compassed them in his
personal experience, and l did not
come here to review for you the work
of the Red Cross; l am not competent
to do so because 1 have not had the
time or the opportunity to follow 1t In
detail.
Il have come here simply to say .
few words to you as to what It an
seems to me to mean, and it means Q
great deal.
There are two duties with which
we are face to face. The first duty
10 to win the war. And the second
duty. that goes hand in hand with Ii,
is to win 1t greatly and worthily.
showing the real quality of our pow
or not only, but the real quality Of our
purpose and Of ourselves.
"Of course, the first duty, the duty
that We must keep in the foreground
Of our thought until It is accomplished
Is to win the war. I have heard gen.
tlemen recently say that We must get
100000 men ready. Why limit It to
100000?
No Limit Fixed.
Il have asked the Congress Of the
United States to name no limit be-
cause the Congress intends, am sure.
as We all intend, that every ship that
can carry men or supplies shall 20
laden upon every voyage with every
man and every supply she can carry.
And, we are not to be diverted
from the grim purpose of winning the
war by any insincere approaches upon
the subject Of peace. can say with
clear conscience that have tested
those limitations and have found
them insincere. now recognize them
for what they are, an opportunity to
have free hand. particularly in the
East. to carry out purposes Of con-
quest and exploitation.
Every proposal with regard to &C
commodation in the West involvee a
reservation with regard to the East.
Now, SO far as am concerned, l
intend to stand by Russia as we'll as
France"
A voice from the audience interrupt
ed with:
God bless you!"
The helpless and the friendless are
the very ones that need friends and
succor; and II any man in Germany
thinks we are going to sacrifice any.
body for our own sake, I toll them
now they are mistaken.
For the glory Of this war, my fol-
low citizens. in SO far as We are con.
cerned. is that It is, perhaps, for the
first time in history, an unselfish war.
I could not be proud to fight for a
Fselfish purpose. but I can be proud to
fight for mankind.
If they wish peace. let them come
forward through accredited represen.
tatfves and lay their terms on the Ia
Bile. We have laid ours and they know
what they are.
Explains Red Cross Duty.
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 opportunity that