The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-04-09


should assist the sales of war stamps,
and later, the Red Cross drive, as well.
along this line" said Mr.. Crawford
I'VE can probably get some advice from
giving a very interesting talk, and
among other things, said:
Ex-Governor's Address
Gentlemen, America is today march
ing to martial music. When | was in
Boston, there was scarcely moment
of the day when one could not see sol
diers marching and hear bands play
ing. We ought all to help the govern
ment. / want to make an admission.
The women are usually the ones who
are first to help, in public affairs. They
get in and take action while we are
busy with our business affairs. Then
we give them a dollar to help them
along, and we begin to become inter
ested, and then we get to work.
This is the time when the United
States needs our help. This is time
when we owe our first duty to the
country. This is a time VIXEN the
jewelry manufacturer shold stop max
ing gee-gaws, and commence to man
ufacture something more practical and
more useful. This is a time when
cabinet makers should cease making
ornamental things, and commence to
make practical things. Many men Of
means are giving their entire time
and a great deal of their money to the
government. What then, l ask, are
they canot help. England is now feed
ing 10000 men a day by parcel post.
That work was started by girl who
waned to help her country. Then
the government took it up.
You will remember that when the
draft act was passed, some asked
whether it was constitutional. l like
the answer of the attorney whose
opinion had been sought. He said;"If
the draft act is not constitutional,
then we will soon be without a con-
stitution."
European Conditions
There are a great many men who
are now giving their time to the gov,
ernment for one dollar year. | heard
of a pastor who quit preaching and
went to ship carpentering. We need
five tons of shipping for every man we
now have at the front. We have only
0,000 men over there now, but we
ought to have a million. Yes, two
tions in Russia is very great. 1t has
given Germany a chance to buy food
and supplies from Russia. We've got
to whip Germany. There is no use
of her coming around talking peace
till she gets out of France and out of
Belgium.
That German Propaganda
| say this war cannot be won by
battle. Germany knows that. So she
is trying to win it by spreading Ger
man propaganda and discomfort among
the nations. Look at Russia. She is,
tened to it. What became of her?
She's torn to pieces. She is paralyzed
because of the discomfort of her peo
pie, and that discomfort was engen.
dered by German intrigue. We want
you all to invest in United States
bonds. We want you to give to the
Red Cross. We want you to become
very materially interested in the sue
cess of the United States. Then you
won't listen to any German propa-
ganda, no matter how it may reach
you.
Grman Woman Gave Her Boys
| knew a woman who, before the
war broke out, was bitterly opposed to
having the United States enter the
fray. She had two brothers in the
German army. But she began to learn
something of how Germany was car
rying on the war. Then she said with
a sigh, 81 can't stand for that My
three boys must go and fight for their
adopted country even though they
may be called upon, in their fealty to
the United States, to shoot my broth
ers."
feel that every laboring man can
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