The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-16
Fighting is Over But War is
Not, War Fund Speakers Warn

The fighting may be over but the
war is net, was the warning given in
talks by j. H. Bentley, F. A. Dressed
and Henry u. Johnson before the
workers Of the United War Fund Cam
paign in the Commercial Club assem-
bly, room Friday evening. The group
was called together to discuss the con-
tinuation of the United War Fund
drive in Richmond, in order to raise
the quota of $4,000.
1--WE are here tonight to talk over
what we are going to do about this
drive" Commander-in-chief Lontz said
in opening the meeting. You have
all Of you done splendid work, think,
but whatever may be the trouble, we
do not have the amount we have gone
after, and / am sure that there Is
not one Of you here who Is going to
allow Richmond to be Inundated in
not fulfilling it's quota. The United
States has $17O,0Oo,OOO to raise, and
Richmond will do it's part"
1--WE have come here to tackle big
problem" said J. H. Bentley" and a
problem about which there seems to
be some feeling of relaxation on the
part Of the people Of the country. But
the war is not finished, so far as bring
ing our boys home is concerned, al
though we think the fighting Is over.
Suppose our boys were put into all
the available ships tonight, and
shipped home with all speed, it would
take a year to get them all back. Do
you not realize that there are three
years of wheat to be shipped from Aus
tralia, and thousands of other sup
plies from all parts of the world which
must be shipped in order that people
may live? For these supplies there
must be ships. / know that you who
have been soliciting, have had to go
up against the criticism of people who
think the war is over, but l hold that
we owe it to ourselves not to settle
back into lethargy, and we owe it
to the men and women we are going
to see to help them to see this thing
clear-headedly. If you men go out
only as propagandists of the import
ance of the present situation, you will
have done we'll
Facing Third Trench.
you've carried this war through
the first and second trenches, and now
you are facing the third trench in
which are the machine gun nests.
This thing has to be finished up by
you with the same spirit as if you were
in khaki he said. Mr.. Bentley spoke
of the splendid work which is being
done in the schools with the drive
He said ST. Johns school is now 100
per cent, and the girls and boys in
high school are pushing ahead with
their part.
II hold" Bentley said, that there
is no good Germany that is not a dead
Germany, and our men over there
must watch to see that they do not
kick the hat that has a brick in it.
They are watching Germany to see
that she does not pull another gigantic
scheme. Traps may open any time
until the Peace conference is over.
We must help those boys to give no
chance for another German advance.
Are we going to let our boys have
an opportunity to say as did King
Lear "Ingratitude thou marble heart
ed fawn?" said the Rev. F. A. Dressed.
If this country were filled with little
men, if this country were little ma
ton it would not be asked to do that
which the United War Fund will do:
but you are big men and the United
States is big nation.
Just how much do we owe these
men of ours? Is it not in comparison
with what they have done for u.s."
Il wouldn't give very much for those
who attended my church service last
Monday morning at a. M, If they did
not 60 down in their pockets and give,
for this cause. We did well to rejoice
on Monday, but now let us back up
our noise with money.
There must be something to oc-
cupy the hands and minds of our sol
diers over there when they are not
engaged in war, and If you want to
be able to welcome back the same
man to your home that left-the man
you want to introduce to your daugh-
ter, your wife, your mother-then
march up and do your duty now. An
army of occupation is different thing
from fighting one, and we must take
care of our men, or they, like the
mule, will kick up their heels.
II know exactly what classes of
people you gentlemen are running up