Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-11

bowed heads as an impulave, out
ward evidence Of the place that this
brave little woman and her brave
loyal country holds in the hearts OF
every American.
Madame bernard Is "A resident OF
PARIS. France, and in the first three
months OF the war lost her husband
and every other mai" relative, and
while broken hearted Is deYoting
her life TO patriotic causes.
1T Is with deepest emotion" said
the little matron, that / hear my
beloved song today. Wherever 60,
TO the training camps to all your
big cities, and to all other nations
that fly the flags Of the allied arm
les, my song is on every lip. The
MarselIlaise sprung into being in
1870 In StrassburG, when our fore
bears were at war with the same
barbarians that we are at war with
today.
Five Million Soldiers.
In 1914. when mobilization took
place, In three weeks time 100000
Of our men between the ages Of 20
and 40 were called to the colors
Can you imagine what 1t meant to
have 100000 men taken from the
homes and businesses OF the Coun-
try in three weeks time? or these
5000, 900 brave mon 100000 are
dead; living sacrifices to protect
France from the onslaught OF the
Huns. one million and a, half are
hopeless cripplcs, manned In the
combat
America now has 5000, 900 men
under arms. 1000. 600 OF these are
in France, hut the great part are
sun in the training camps of your
country %
when these five million men
were taken away from France. our
women fell into line and took up
their work and are carving II for
ward with their own. We have no
mems work, nor women's work--it
Is all work that has 10 he done
and the women Of France have
simply added to their burdens with
out thought Of gain or public no.
tiCc and arc thus assisting their men
to stem the tide OF the invading
Huns.
America has been so good TO us.
We are closer than any two nations
have ever been before: but let me
say here, that II 1t had not been for
the timely help and attitude OF lit
tie Belgium--had she done as Ger
many thought she would do--be
afraid because she Is small and Ger
many great, they would have
swarmed over France and we would
never have needed your aid.
Words Arc Inadcquatc.
"The war, OF which you hear, is
nothing--you have no conceptions
OF the horrors, there Is no words
possible for me to make clear to
you people thing that you never
had In your country. Your brave
son Is my son--motherhOod is a
great principle-all OF the allied ma
tions are happy to aid all soldiers
because their own boys NAV need
aid a world that can feel like this
has gained something from the
struggle.
I'VE people at home are honor
bound to live the principle that those
men are dying for. There are per
/ haps none in the audience who has
not someone overseas. and we are
pledged because we live today in the
greatest epoch OF humanity, to keep
up the morale and good physical
health OF these great armies OF vic
torious soldiers.
This war is going 70 give a great,
wonderful edifying principle to live
! M to; a principle that will sweep
away the barriers that have arisen
between the Cathrolic, the Protest
ant and the Jew. Through the min
| istrations of these seven organiZa-
| tions who are doing so much for the
welfare for all our boys, we are
| learning to see with the eyes OF
brothers. yet worship in the way our
conscience dictates. The world has
| learned great truth since 1914,
and that is that war Is something
more than a machine, but a conflict
OF ideals.
"The countries OF Europe were
| going mad the past few years. run
ming n race for gold and to dominate
the world in all ines OF achievement.
! They were plunging headlonE into
| ruin and then came a great halt
and that halt was the world war
/ the agony OF suffering intensified.
out OF that suffering grew a knowl-
/ edge, not Of the brain but of the
heart, that all the world may be
yours today and taken from you
ruthlesssly tomorrow.
Army officials are now consider
inG a cessation OF hostillties, and II
| they should, France will have to de-
| pend upon the allied armies for aid
| during her reconstruction period
| more than ever. Since June OF this
year. French refugees have been
coming back from the towns OF
northern France at the rate Of 1000
a day These women and children
are sent back to us by the retrcating
| huns in n deplorable condition. Dur
ing four awful years the Germans
! have infested that section of my
country. the homes are leveled;
treasures are carried off into Ger.
many; the whole country Is devas-
tated, and the people in such terri
bic condition, their bodies pltifully
wasted, their nerves gone, that II
will take years to bring things back
to even semblance OF their former
conditions.
Help Them Live.
Now let me tell you a secret
Americans. you have two million
| men in France, and 1 don't think
that one OF them would want tC
come home today. They want tc