The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-11-15
THE UNITED WAR WORK CAM.
pAIGN


opening our eyes so that we see wit
a clearer vision than a few years age
The changes have been so many am
rapid that it is difficult for us t
appreciate how marvelously differen
/ the world is to-day as compared wit
the beginning of the world war.
We have come to admire more an,
more the sterling qualities of all tn
forces of men and nations and church
es which have sprung into promi
nence by the worlds crisis.
The American is in the lead an,
the cry comes, who is he and VIVA
is Americanism that the Unite,
States of Americas influence stand
out in Box Car Letters.
II was recently illustrated in gath
ering of 400 men in a patriotic meet
ting. The temporary chairman wa
to explain true Americanism as hi
people had been Americans for NOR
than l7o years. The chairman elect
ed was Swede and he made al
American speech in telling words.
The secretary, an Irishman, who toll,
in yirile terms what it was to b.
an American.
The third speaker was a Pole, VIII,
enthused the audience with tn,
thought of human Liberty. Afte
all this the temporary chairman SAT-
he was reminded of the experience o
the reporter on Paris daily, VIII
visited our army in France to fine
olt from what race the American,
decended The first man he me
V as an Italian, who was blazing will
tie spirit of human liberty, and h,
s lid, that fellow is not an American
bat simply an Italian with a new Wis
ion The next was an Irishman, Wit
talked the Star pangled Banner
like a blue streak, the next man wa.
German talking enthusiastically
ABOUT the Land of the Free" tn,
next man was "A negro as black a.
a pot, The reporter said, you are
MT an American, what are you fight
il z for? Yes boss and / am free
nj fighting to free all others. Yot
j IS wait boss. till US anglo-sexton,
: IS crack at der Kaiser and whai
We do to them will be plenty Thu
reporter said. Americans are not {
rec and Americanism is not Ian.
lage or a religion-but to be al
4 merican is to be man with vision
of human liberty and universal broth.
eehood of man.
Have we this vision? Can we dc
Otherwise than fall in line with this
ereat campaign for human welfare
We are on the threshold of great
undertaking on behalf of mora
and religious welfare Of the men il
or army. The seven organizations
a Q united under one great purpose
to attain common end Indeed met
aid women OF every race and party
AID church and social group must
give up prejudice and preference.
and unite in this common good task
Come and let us 90 over the top
for all are working to a common enc
and are serving the same God
s me Of us may have to die to oul
p eferences and prejudices if we save
others and tighten the bonds of hui
man freedom and brotherhood. Yer
die-listen, yonder in Flanders s
group of men gathered around theil
officer in the front line trenches. II
low tones the officer addressed them
"Men tomorrow we go over the top
That machine gun emplacement must
be blown up tonight. 1t means
certain death to the man who vii
crawl out under our wire and cross
to No Mans Land to blow up tina
death trap, but the man who goes vii
know that he has saved hundreds o.
or own boys. Is there volunteer
willing to give his life for US Will
searching eyes the officer looked upor
tie group. The youngest office
IN the company STEPPED FORWARD
smiling, his eyes cleaning and hi
fingers in salute at the beak OF M
cap. A glance of mutual recogni
ton of love flashed in their eyes a
tie father placed the deadly explosive
in the hand Of his only son.