Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-23
AS Many Soldiers Will Go
Overseas as Ships Can be
Found to Carry Them.
In Opening Red Cross Drive in Speech
at New York. President Wilson
Declares That German Peace
Terms are Insincere.

New York.-Branding all German
peace proposals as "insincere." Presi.
dent Wilson, in an address here SAT-
urday night, opening the Red Cross
urlve, called upon America to make
war to the utmost limit of her re-
sources and manpower, and declared
that no limit would be placed upon
the number of men to be sent overseas.
The presidents speech in full fol-
lows:
Mr.. Chairman and fellow country
men:
Il should be very sorry to think
that Mr.. Dawson in any degree err
tailed his exceedingly interesting
speech for fear that he was postponing
mine, because l am sure YOU listened
with the same intent and intimate in
terest with which | listened TO the ex-
traordinarily vivid account he gave of
the things which he had realized be-
cause he had come in contact with
them on the other side of the water.
Lists Two Duties.
I'VE compass them with our imagi-
nauon-he cOmpassed them in his DER
sonal experience and l am not here TO-
night to review for you the work of
the Red Cross; I am not competent to
90 50, because l have not had the time
or the opportunity to follow in its de-
tail. L have come here simply to say
a rev words to you as to what it all
seems to me to mean, and it means n
great deal
There are two duties with which
we are face to face. The first duty is
to win the war. And the second duty.
that goes hand in hand with it. is TO
win it greatly and worthily, showing
the real quality of our power not only.
but the real quality of our purpose and
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 gentlemen recently saw
that we must get 100000 men ready.
Why limit it to 100000?
Puts No Limit.
Il have asked the congress of the
United States to name no limit. be-
cause the congress intends, l am sure.
as we all intend, that every shin that
can carry men or supplies shall go
laden upon every coyage 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. 1 can say with n
clear conscience that 1 have tested
those limitations and have found
them insincere. 1 now recognize them
for what they are, an opportunity to
have free hand, particularly in the
east, to carry out the purposes of con-
quest and exploitation.
Stand by Russia.
Every proposal with regard to ac-
commodation in the west involves a
reservation with regard to the east.
Now, so far as l am concerned, I in
tend to stand by Russia as well as
France.
The helpless and friendless are the
very ones that need friends and sue
cor, and if any man in Germany
thinks we are going to sacrifice any
body for our own sake, tell them now
they are mistaken. For the glory of
this war, my fellow citizens, so far as
we are concerned. is that it is perhaps
for the first time in history an
unselfish war. / could not be proud
to fight for a selfish purpose, but l
can be proud to fight for mankind. If
they wish peace let them come for
ward through accredited representa-
tives and lay their terms on the table.
We have laid ours and they know
what they are.
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 character
and it's the opportunity that we have
most completely in the work of the
Red Cross, not that our men do moi
represent our character for they do.
and it is a character which those who
see and realize, 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.
World to be Better.
"Have you formed picture in your
of what this war Is doing
for us and for the world? In my own
mind l am convinced that not hun
dred years of peace could have knitted
this nation together, as this single
year of war has knitted it together.
and better even than that, If possible.
it is knitting the world together. Look
at the picture. In the center of the
scene, four nations engaged against
the world, and at every point of van
tage showing that they are seeking
selfish ACKNOWLEDGMENT and against
them twenty-three governments repre-
senting the greater part of the pop
ulation of the world. drawn together
into new sense of community in
terest,. Dew sense of community
purpose.