Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-08
America Hasn't Begun 60 Feel
Stress of War Because
She Isn't Awake
THERE is NEED FOR HASTE
One Man in France Now is
Worth Five in 1919 and
Twenty-Five in P-o.

More than 5000 TulsluA .........
their way into Convention hU
terday afternoon to hear Drun Goo.
don give his FIRST Official rrpor, o..
his experiences and observation. lf
the great battle aont Ina Franc,
II was the largest crowd Oh. im
mcnse building ever hrI rlcr
seat was taken, the Stage and wings
were crowded, hundreds stood an1
other hundrfds were tmnci ava,
And the crowd fairly nubnI,a
over with patriotic enthusiasm
From the time the Homo Guards
with their band. marched on to the
stage to the inspiring strains Of The
Star Spanglcd Banner" until the
program was concluded. the uIs han
reverberatcd constantly with out
bursts OF cheers and applause. Rev.
J. w, Abels Invocation. intense i'm its
patriotic appeal brought an uutburgt
of hand d-clupping lie has become
known. since his fiery dei<and "A few
"N'hN hh' hAisAN fNfA y l'l t"N tIlIlflu lN
hanged to lamppost as Tulsl's|
fighting minister The national
airs sung by the great audience uu.
der the leadership Of the Apollo and
rCadman CLUBS, provoked renewed
odtbursts And when Al Farmer. one
OF the business men OF the city. who /
contributed to the fund tn send Mr
Condor to Europe. introduced him .
the hail was aflame with a patriotic
fervor 1t never before has known /
since the nation was plunged into the I
war
Receives Great Ovation
Mr Condor was given an ovation |
when he began his speech. was in
terrupted repeatedly by hand clap
ping and the immense audience gave
him a second ovation at the close.
II has been said 30 long that
newspaper men see more than any
other class OF observers. because II
iB part OF their training and work 10
see, that the saying has become a
tradition. Mr. Condon one Of the
best known and best trained news
paper men In Oklahoma. fully sus-
talned the reputation OF his profes
sion. Specially commissioned by
Governor, Williams to go see the v ar
and report what 1t is he gave his
hearers story so well aud SO en-.
tertainingly told that they got nearer
TO the war than they have ever been
before.
.The young oratcr was bit cm-
DarrasSad by the huge crowd. and
frankly admitted IL In beginning his
uDAREh lNtf y,.a ]
only momentnry and he spoke with
the readiness and lf-confidence
thht always chaIacterizcs him
Al the end OF his address Mr.
Condor delivered a tribute Of praise
TO Adjutant Arbour, the French
hero, and urged an TO attend his I
lecture at the llIgh school audi
torium tonight
Condon's speech.
Following is hls speech virtually ,
complete.
What a thru We experienced "A
Few days ago. when we learned that
the inter-allicd commander had ac-
cepted the offer uf General rcishing
20 place approximately ono han :
dred thousand trained American
soldicrs at the disposal Of the ,
French Hrd British 10 be used ,
against the enemy DO you know ,
what that means II means that at
This momeHt America is Roirg into ,
the war ON the western front on a ,,
scale heretofore uninterrupted
At this moment American sol.
dierH may be diving by the scores or
by thc hundreds They have lost |
their military identity by being
placed in French hriRades hut they
were willing 10 sacrifice pride fpr a
chance at the roe what the Amcri. ,
can soldier went ~ Franc" for WIS I
a fight hr wants 90 end o." nasty
iCb as Quickly as possible. and 70 !
long sS they win lct him fcht Ger ,
mans he doesn't care q hang Wheih ,,
er he isoundcr a lorcnch leader a !
British lradcr, an American leader !
or IA Chinese leader }
Nwnkcning l. llcrr.
''Thr point that I want 20 make
e. this american soldicrsr arc ON y
the western front TO-DAY. iu thn bet /,
tie line. fighting II has been SAID =,
that America woIld mover fuzzy
q Vaken 10 tho task that Cor'roniS
her until long casualty lists began
10 appear M tho newspaper ! r'.
Erct that this is so, II n is sn. hut lf I
rs Is 20 We VIII not nave TO wall |
much longer |
~ you could hnvr a~romU7r'rd
me thru English towns ana lt"n'h |
A., llagcs and Eead four out ~ every
five women wearing mourning Won |
would appreciate what it means 'o
have war brought 10 you We Will |
never he called upon % mako ihc
sacrifices that have been made hv |
Belgium md france ard Great Brit
ain. huf We will he called upon to
10 more Tran We have yet done
meke sure ~ that
We Must speed Up.
"It seems that the American peo-
Die still have 20 be aroused or
.houId I say Informed That l'
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