The Dermott news., 1918-05-23
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| rupted with God bless you"
 The helpless ard the friendless are the very ones that need friends and succor; and if any man in Ger many thinks we are going to sacrifice anybody for our own sake I tell them now they are mistaken.
 For the glory of this war, my fel- low citizens, in so far as we are concerned, is that it is perhaps for the first time in history an unselfish war. I could not be proud to fight for selfish purpose, but I can be proud to fight for mankind. If they wish peace let them come forward 1 through accredited representatives and lay their terms on the table. We have laid ours and they know what they are.
 But behind all this grim purpose. my friends. lies the opportunity to demonstrate not only force which will 1 be demonstrated to the utmost, but | the opportunity to demonstrate chal- acter and it is that opportunity that we have most picuously in the work of the Red Cress.
 Not that Our men in arms do net represent our character, for they do. and t is character which those who see and realize appreciate and admire; but their duty is the duty of force; the dutv of the Red Cross is the duty of mercy and succor and friendship
 Nation Knitted Together.
 Have you formed a picture III your imagination ot what this war is doing for Us and for the world? Tn my mind I am convinced that not 100 years of peace could have knit ted this nation together as this eing;a year of war has knitted it together: ard better even than that, if possible. it is Knitting the world together.
 Lock at the picture. In the cen ter of the scene, tou nations en- gagged against the world and at er- cry point Of vantage. showing that they are seeking selfish aggrandize- ment and against them 23 govern ments. representing the greater par. of the population Of the world. drawn together into q new sense of commua- ity Of purpose and new sense of unity of life
 The secretary of war told me an interesting incident the other day He said when he was in Italy mem. Der of the Italian government was explaining to him the many reasers why Italy felt near to the Unife- States.
 If you want to try an interesting experiment. go up to any of these troop trains and ask in English hoX many of them have been in America and see what happens.
 He tried the experiment. fIa went up 10 d troop train and he sa l. l How many of You boys have been in America And he said il seemed 10 him as if half of them sprane ID Me from San Francisco; me from New York; all over There Was part of the heart of America n rts Italian army. People that had ben /. knitted to Us by association who i,,sa.e us who had lived among u~. vto ned worked shoulder 10 sAou'c,r l with Us and now friends of Americl were fighting for thetr native Italy
 Friendship is the only cement ! that will eyer hold the world togea,l= CT and this intimate contract of ReII Cross with the peoples who are sa-- l ferinE the tsrrors and dep9iya'ions of ths WIT is going to be one of fAa ]. greatest instrumeutali.es of frten' ship that he world ever knew ard !. tho center of the heart of it all if | we susfain it properly will be th.s land that we so dearly love.
 Pleads For Red Cross.
 My friends. a great day of dl.e has come and day finds man soul as no kind of work can eyer f find it
 May l say thfs2 Tho duty thl, faces us ali now 5z 10 serve one #A-I l other and no man can afford to maaa [ fortune out Of thjs war. There are men among Il. Who have forgotten [ that, if they ever saw it. some ef | you are old enoush-fam old eneusa | -te remember men who made fof- tunes out of the Civil war and yaa know how they wer- regarded Lv | their fellow=eitizens. That was a war [ 10 save one country-this is war r2 i save the world.
 And your relation to the RcI [ Cross Is one of the relations whIed | will relieve you of the stigma. Yaa cant give anything 10 the govern ment of the Tnited States; it woat accept it. There is a law of Congress against accepting even services wiG- out pay. The only thing that the government will accept is loan and duties performed, but it is a great deal better 10 give than to lend or te nay and your great channel for glv- ing is the American Red Cross
 Down in your hearts you can'. !, take very much satislact,.T in rAa | last anlysis. in lenA'--nr money to tbs EoNernmeR Of the United States h,- |