The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-19

Mr.. Chairman and fellow countrymen: / should be
very sorry to think that Mr. Dawson in any degree
curcd his exceedingly interesting speech fear that
he was postponing mine because sure listened
with the same intent and intimate interest with which
listened to the extraordinarily vivid account he
Of the things which he had realized because he had
in contact with them the other side Of the waters
We compass them with imagination; he COM
passed them in his personal experience. and am not
come here tonight to review for the work Of the
have not had the time the opportunity to follow
in detail. I have come here simply to say few words
to to what 1t all seems to me to mean; and 1t
means a great deal.
There two duties with which face to face
The rst duty is to win the war tGreat appause And
second duty that goes hand In hand with It, is
1t greatly worthy, showing the real quality Of
power only but the real quality Of
and Of ourselves. OF the first duty. the duty
that must keep in the foreground Of our thought
until It Is accomplished is to win the war. I have
heard gentlemen recently that must 100000
ready Why limit to 100000? tGreat applause.l
have asked the Congress Of the United States to
name limit because the Congress intends. am
sure we all intend that every ship that can carry
supplies shall go laden upon every voyage
with every and every supply she can carry. And
not to be diverted from the grim purpose OF
winning the war by any nsncere approaches upon
the subject Of peace
say with a clear conscience that have tested
those intimations and have found them nsncere I
recognize them for they are, opportunity
to have free hand, particularly in the East to
out purposes OF conquest and exploitation
To stand by Russia.
Every proposal with regard to accommodation in
the west involves q reservation with regard to the
east. Now. SO far as am concerned. intend to
stand by Russia we'll France.
a voice interrupted him with God bless you
The helpless and the frendless the very
that need friends and succor. and II man in Ger
many thinks going to sacrifice anybody for
own sake Will tell them now they are mistaken For
the glory Of this my fellow citizens far
are concerned is that 1t s perhaps for the rst time
in history an unseish war
could not be proud to fight for a selfish purpose.
but can be proud to fight for mankind II they wish
peace let them forward through accredited
sentatves and lay their terms the table We have
laid ours. and they know what they are.
But bchnd all this grim purpose friends, lies the
be demonstrated to the utmost but the opportunity
demonstrate character and IL Is that opportunity that
we have most conspicuousy In the work Of the Red
Cross
Not that in arms DO not represent char
acter for they do and is character which those who
realize appreciate admire: their duty
Is the duty OF The OF the Red Cross is the
duty Of mercy and shccor and friendship.
War Knitting the World
Have you formed a picture in your imagination of
what this is doing for and for the world? In
own mind am convinced that not hundred years OF
peace could have knitted this nation together this
single OF has knitted it together and better
than that, II possible it is knitting the world
gether.
Look the picture In the centre Of scene four
nations engaged against the world and point
OF vantage. showing that they seeking selfish
grandizement. and against them twcntythree govern
ments representing the Of the population
Of the world. drawn together into of
community OF interest. sense of community OF
purpose. new sense OF unity OF life.
The Secretary of War told me interesting Incl
dent the other day He said when ne in Italy
member Of the Italian Government was explaining to
him the many reasons why Italy felt United
States.
He said: III you try interesting expert
ment up to OF these troop trains and ask in
English how many OF them have been in America, and
see what happens" He tried the experiment. He
UP to troop train and he said How many OF you
boys have been in American" and he said it seemed to
him as II half Of them sprang ME from San Fran
ne a nd
applausel
army. tAppause People that had been knitted to us
by association who knew who had lived amongst
who had worked shoulder to shoulder with and
friends Of America fighting for their native
Italy. tApplauscl
The Only Binding Tie
Friendship the only cement that will ever hold the
world together. tApplause.] And this intimate contact
Of the great Red Cross with the peoples who'are suf
fering and deprvations of this Is going
the greatest nsrumentalities Of friendship
world and the centre OF the heart of
It ALL II sustain it properly will be this land that
dearly love.
My friends. great day Of duty has come. and duty
finds a mans soul kind Of work can ever find 1t.
The duty that faces all is to serve
another. and afford to make fortune out
Of this war. There among who have for
gotten that IL they knew It, Some Of old