Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24
NO LIMIT. TO MEN
GOING OVER THERE
EVERY SHIP THAT SAILS WILL
TAKE FIGHTING MEN AND
THEIR SUPPLIES.
MORE THAN FIVE MILLION :?
President Tells Great New York Gath
er,ns That Every Ecncrsy and
Every Resource Must Be Concen-
trated to Crush the Horrible Hun.

Every Resource Must Be Concen-
trated to Crush the Horrible Hun.
The Presidents speech in full fol.
lows.
Mr. chairman and follow country
men: should be very sorry to think
that Mr., DAWSON In any degree eur.
tailed his exceediniy interesting
speech for fear that he was posipon-
ing mine because ! am sure you lis.
tened with the same intent and int.
mate interest with which listened to
the extraordinarily vivid account he
gave of the things which he had re.
allied because he had come IN contact
with them on the other side of the
waters
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 II greatly and worthily showing
the real quality Of our power not only
but the real quality Of our purpose
and Of ourselves
First Duty is TO Win.
"Of course. the first duty. the duty
that we must keep in the foreground
OF our thought until 1t is accomplish.
ed is to win the war. have heard
gentlemen recently say that we must
get five million men ready Why
limit il to five million?
q have asked the Congress OF the
United States to name no limit be.
cause the Congress intends. am sure
as we all intend, that every ship that
can carry men or supplies shall go
laden upon every voyage with every
man and every supply she can AIRY
And. We are not to be diverted
from the grim purpose Of winning the
war by any insincere approaches upon
the subject OF peace | can say with
a clear conscience that | have tested
those intimat.ons and have found
them insincere. now recognize them
for what they are, an opportunity to
have a free hand, particularly in the
east to carry out purposes Of con.
quest and exploitation.
To Stand by Russia.
Every proposal with regard to &C.
commodation in the west involves
reservation with regard to the east
Now, as far as am concerned. | in.
tend to stand by Russia as we'll as
France
a voice from the audience inter.
rpted With
GOOD bless you"
"The helpless and the friendless are
the very ones tina, .ocd friords and
succor. and # any man In Gefmanv
thinks we are golng 10 5acrifce any.
body for cur own sake. tell Them
now they are mistaken
For the glory Of mis- war nv fol.
low citizens. in SO far II Va are con.
cerned il that II is perhans for tho
first time in history an u,selfsb war
/ could not he nrond to fobt Cor
selfish purnose but I can he nroud 70
FIGHT for mankind II thev wish neaca
lot them come forward tbror~3 ac.
credited representatives ana I9 hair
terms on tho table Wo have IA
ours and thew know what thav arc
Force "a the lItros.
"But behind all this grim n,rnoso
NV FRIEND, 10, a. .....'.s,...
demonstrate not only force which will
be demonstrated to the utmost. but
the opportunity to demonstrate char.
acter, and 1t is that opportunity that
we have most conspicuousv in the
work Of the Red Cross. Not that our
men in arms do not represent our
character, for they do, and 1t is
character which those who see and
realize appreciate and admire. but
Inelr duty is the duty OF force. The
duty of the Red Cross is the duty of
mercy and succor and friendship
Have you formed picture in your
of what this war is doing
for us and for the world? In nv
own mind | am convinced that not a
hundred years Of peace could have
knitted this nation together as this
single year of war has knitted 1t to.
gether; and better even than that. II
possible, it is knitting the world to.
gether,
Look at the picture In the centar
Of the scene, four nations engaged
against the world. and at every polnt