Cheyenne record., 1918-05-23

WOrk OF tno 6oo Gross. mol tnet o0I
men In arms do not represent our
character. for they do. and 1t II q char
acter which those who see and realise
appreciate and admire; but their duty
ID the duty Of force. The duty Of the
Red Cross is the duty Of mercy and
succor and friendship.
Have you formed a picture in your
Imagination of what this war is doing
for us and for the world? In my own
mind l am convinced that not hum
dred years Of peace could have knit
ted this nation together as this single
year of war has knitted 1t together;
and, better even than that. II possible,
1t II knitting the world together.
Points 70 Hun Ambitions.
Look at the picture. In the center
Of the scene. four nations engaged
against the world, and at every point
Of vantage showing that they are seek
ing selfish aggrandizement: and.
against them. twsnty-tAres govern
msnts representing the greater part
Of the population Of the world drawn
together into new sense Of commu-
nifty Of interest, new sense of com.
munity OF purpose. new sense Of
unity Of life.
'The secretary Of war told me IN
interesting incident the other day. He
said when he was In Italy . member
of the Italian government was explain
ing to him the many reasons Why
Italy felt near to the United States.
II you want to try an interesting
experiment. 20 up to any one Of these
troop trains and AK in English how
many Of them have been in America
and see what happsns.'
'Hs tried the experiment.. He went
up to ths troop train and said, How
many OF you boys have been In Amer
icaf and he said II seemed to him -
Of half Of them sprang mp: Ne from
San Tfancisco:' Ne from New York;
all OVER There was part Of the heart
Of America In the Italian army. Peo-
pie that had been Knitted to us By A.
sociation, who knew N. who had lived
amongst US, who had worked shoulder
to shoulder with ~, and now friends
Of America. were fighting for their ma
tive Italy.
"Friendship ID the only cement that
win ever hold the world togsthsr. And
this intimate. contact Of the Red Cross
with the peoples who are suffering the
terrors and dsprivations Of this war II
going to be one Of the greatest instru-
mentalities Of friendship that the
world ever knew, and the center Of
the heart Of It all, II we sustain It
properly. will be this land that we 10
dearly love.
Day Of Duty At Hand.
my friends. q great day Of duty has
come. and duty finds . mans soul .
no kind Of work can ever find It.
May say thisf The duty that
faces US all now 10 to serve one ~
other, and no man can afford to mako
fortune out Of this war. There are
men amongst us who have forsottsa
that II they ever saw Il Some Of
you are old enough am old enough
TO remember men who made for.
tunes out Of the Civil war, and you
know how they were regarded BY
their fellow citizens. That was q war
to save one country-this 10 . war 10
save the world.
"And your relation to the Red Cross
is one Of the relations which WIN ~
lisve you Of the stigma. ~ You can't
give anything to the government Of
the United States: 1t won't accept II.
There 10 law Of Congress against ac-
cepting even service without pay.
A Channel for diving.
"The only thing that the govern
ment will accept is loan, and duties
performed; but 1t is a great deal bet
ter to give than to lend or to pay and
your great channel for giving IL the
American Red Cross.
Down in your hearts you can't take
very much satisfaction, In the last
analysis, in lending money to the gov
ernment Of the United States, bsoauso
the interest which you draw will burn
your pockets; 1t is a commercial trans
action and some men have even dared
to cavil at the rate Of interest, not
knowing the incidental commentary
that constitutes upon their attitude.
But whom you give, something of
your heart. something Of your soul,
something Of yourself goes with the
gift, particularly when It IL given in
such form that It never can come
back by way Of direct benefit to your.
self.
Appeals to All to Give.
"You know there is the old cynical
definition Of gratitude, as the lively
expectation Of favors to come
We'll. there is no expectation of ia
vors to come in this kind of giving.
These things are bestowed in order
that the world may be filter place
to live in; that mon may be succored;