The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-23
U. S. IN war
TO THE FINISH
PRESIDENT WILSON DECLARES
POLICY OF NATION IN OPEN
ING RED CROSS DRIVE.
REVEALS EHENTS SCHEMES
Germany's Approaches on the Subject
Of Peace Have Been Tested and
Found To Be Insineere-cheers
Greet Declarations Of the President.

OF FGdC0 nave 6CCU ISoNCo allu
Found To Be Insineere-cheers
Greet Declarations Of the President.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New York.-Opening with a speech
here the Red Cross drive for a second
500, 100000 war fund, President VIII
son announced the purpose Of the Uni
ted States to set no limit on its effort
to win the war.
Il have heard gentlemen recently
say" said he, that we must get 5,O00,-
900 men ready. Why limit it to 5,O0O,'
900? l have asked of Congress to
name no limit, because Congress in
tends, am sure, as we all intend, that
every ship that can carry men or sup
plies shall go laden upon every voyage
with every man and every supply she
can carry"
The United States, the President de-
clared, will not be diverted from its
purpose of winning the war by insin.
cere approaches on the subject of
peace.
81 can say with a clear conscience"
he said, that have tested those in
tentions and have found them insin-
cere.
81 now recognize them for what they
are, an opportunity to have a free
hand, particularly in the East, to carry
out purposes of conquest and exploita-
ton. Every proposal with regard to
accommodation in the West involves
a reservation in regard to the East.
l intend to stand by Russia as well as
France"
The statement brought the house to
its feet cheering.
universal conviction among the
military and civilian forces of the en-
tente that the only way to attain peace
is to fight on, was reported by Henry
P. Dawson. Chairman of the War
Council of he American Red Cross.
The Presidents speech in full fol-
lows
"Mr. Chairman and Fellow-Country-
men: | should be very sorry to think
that Mr.. DAWSON in any degree cur
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 l 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 waters.
I'VE compass them with our imag-
nation; he compassed them in his per-
| sonal experience, and l am not come
here tonight to review for you the work
of the Red Cross; am not competent
| to do so because l have not had the
time or the opportunity to follow it in
detail l have come here simply to
say few words to you as to what it
all seems to me to mean, and 1t means
a 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
of ourselves.
America% First Duty.
"Of coul Sc, the first duty, the duty
that we must keep in the foreground o.
our thought until it is accomplished, ii
| oRH
men recently say that we must ge
5000, 900 men ready. Why limit 1t tt
10000
II have asked the Congress Of thu
United States to name no limit, be
cause the Congress intends, am sure
as we all intend, that every ship tina
can carry men or supplies shall go la
den upon every voyage with ever!
man and every supply she can carry
"And we are not to be diverted from
the grim purpose of winning the wa
by any insincere approaches upon tn
subject Of peace. can say with
clear conscience that I have teste'
those intimations and have found then
insincere. I now recognize them TO
what they are, an opportunity to hav'
free hand, particularly in the East
to carry out purposes Of conquest ant
exploitation.
Every proposal with regard to &C
commodation in the West involves ;
reservation with regard to the East
Now, so far as / am concerned, IN
tend to stand by Russia as we'll a
France.
"The helpless and the friendless ar
the very ones that need friends ant
succor, and if any man in German!
thinks we are going to sacrifice any
body for our own sake, / tell him nov
he Is mistaken.
For the glory of this war, my fel
low citizens, insofar IS we are concern
ed, is that it is, perhaps for the frs
time in history, an unselfish war.
could not be proud to fight for . selfisl
purpose, but can be proud to figh
for mankind. If they wish peace lie
them come forward through accredited
representatives and lay their terms OF
the table. We have laid ours and the!
know what they are.
But behind all this grim purpose
my friends, lies the opportunity to de
monstrate not only force which will b.
demonstrated to the utmost, but tn
opportunity to demonstrate character
and it is that opportunity that we haV'