The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-24
As Many Soldiers Win Go
Overseas as Ships Can be
Found TO Carry Them.
IN Opening Red Cross Drive In Speech
a. New York, President Wilson
Declares That German Peace
Terms are lnsincere.

New Understanding all German
peace proposals. as 'lnslncere,H Presl.
dent Wilson, ia an address here Sat.
urlay night. opening the Red Cross
drive, called upon America 10 make
war to the utmost limit 81 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 amy degree eur.
tailed his exceedingly interesting
| speech for fenr that he was postponlng
mine, because ! am sure YOU listened
with the same intent and intimate in
tereat with which | listened 10 the ex-
traesdlnarlly vivid account he gave OF
| the things which he had realized, be-
enuse he had come In contact with
them on the other side Of the water.
/ Llsts Two Duties.
1--WE compass them with our lmagl-
nntiou--he compassed them In his per
sonal experience aud am not here to-
night 10 review for you the work OF
the Red Cross ! am not competent 10
do so, because have not had the time
or the opportunity to follow III lts de-
tall ! have come here simply 10 say
a few words 10 you az 10 what II all
seems 10 me 10 mean, and Il means
great deal
4 tsfng.au.. a,ss t..,a d.tfE.. ...ltt ..,N,t,t.
we are face 10 face The first duty "
10 win the war And the second duty,
that goes hand IN hand with H. Is 20
win u greatly and worthlly, 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 II Is
accomplished Is 10 win the war
have heard gentlemen recently say
that we must get 100000 men ready.
| Why limit II to 5,000,0O02
Puts No Limit.
/ II have asked the congress OF the
1 United States 10 name no limit, be-
cause the congress intends, l am sure,
as we oil intend, that every ship 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 10 be diverted from
the grim purpose OF winning the war
by any insIncere approaches upon the
subject OF peace. l can say with q
clear conscience that | have tested
those limitations and have found
them inslncere. | now recognize them
for what they are, an opportunity 70
have free hand, particularly In the
east, 10 carry out the purposes of con
quest and exploitation.
stand by Russia.
every proposal with regard to nc.
eommodatlon In the west involves q
reservation with regard 10 the east
Now, SO far as | am concerned, | In
tend 10 stand by Russia as well nS
France.
'The helpless and frlendless are IN,
very ones that need friends and sue
cor, and II any man In German,
thinks we are going TO sacrifice any
body for our own sake, tell them nov
they are mistaken. For the glory o.
this war, my fellow citizens, 50 far al
we are concerned, Is that II Is perhap,
for the first time In history al
unselfish war. could not be prou,
to fight for selfish purpose, but
can be proud 10 fight for mankind.
they wish peace let them come for
ward through accredited representa-
tlves 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 I
demonstrate not only force, which vii
be demonstrated to the utmost, but IN
opportunity to demonstrate chnracte
aud it's the opportunity that We hav
most completely In the work OF I'd
Red Cross, not that our men do no
represent our character for they d,
and II Is a character which those VIII
see and realize, appreciate and admire
but their duty IL the duty OF flores
The duty OF the Red Cross Is the dut
OF mercy aud Sueeor and friendship.
Werld 10 be Better.
sHRye you formed picture In you
Imagination OF what this war Is doin
for us and for the worldf In my ow
mind am convinced that not hun
sired years OF peace could have knltte
. ! this nation together. as this sing
! year OF war has knitted II togcthe
, aud better even than that. II POSSIBLE
Il Is knitting the world together. Loo
al the picture. In the center OF n
scene, four nations engaged again
the world, and at every point OF va
tage showing that they are seekir
selfish ACKNOWLEDGMENT aud again
{ them gwenty.three governments repr
: scouting the greater part OF the 20
! ulation % the world, drawn togeth'
) into n new sense OF community 1
: terest. new sense Of cOmmuni
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