Arizona republican., 1918-05-19

The United States, he said, will not be diverted by insincere talk of peace from the Teutonic powers. Their pro- pcsals, he declared, spring from a de- sire to have a free hand in the east.
 To Stand by Russia
 T intend to stand by Russia as well as France" he said.
 The presidents speech in full fol- lows:
 MT. Chairman and fellow country men: I should be very sorry to think that MT. Davison in any degree cur tailed his exceedingly interesting speech for fear that he was postponing mine, because I am sure you listened with the same intimate intent with which I listened to the extraordinary vivid account he gave of the things which he had realized because he had come in contact with them on the other side of the waters.
 We compass them with our imagin ation; he compassed them in his per sonal experience, and l am not come here tonight to review for you the work of the Red Cross; I am not competent to do so because 1 have not had time or the opportunity to follow it in detail. I have come here simply to say a few words to you as 10 what it all seems to me to mean, and it means a great deal.
 "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 it greatly and werthily, showing the real quality of our power not only, but the real quality of our purpose and of ourselves.
 "Of course, the first duty, the duty that we must keep in the foreground of our thought until it is accomplished is to win the war. I have heard gentle men recently say that we must get five million men ready. Why limit it to five million.
 No Limit Specified
 T have asked the congress of the United States to name no limit because the congress intends i 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 carry. And we are not to be diverted from l the grim purpose of winning the wal i by the insincere approaches upon the subject of peace. I can say with 6 clear conscience that have tested these ! intimations and have found them in sincere. I now recognize them fol what they are, an opportunity to have a free hand, particularly in the east tS | carry out purposes of conquest and ex. ploitation.
 Every proposal with regard to ac 1 commodation in the west involves |; reservation with regard to the east Now, so far as am concerned, intenC to stand by Russia as well as France.
 A voice from the audience interrupt ed, with God bless you"
 The helpless and the friendless ar | the very ones that need friendship an, succor; and if any man in German, thinks we are going to sacrifice any body for our own sakes, tell them nov they are mistaken.
 For the glory of this war. my felloy citizens, insofar as we are concerned is that it is, perhaps for the first tim in history, an unselfish war. I coul not be proud to fight for a selfis purpose, but l can pe proud to figh for mankind. If they wish peace le them come forward through accredit ed representatives and lay their term on the table. We have laid ours an they know what they are.
 But, behind all this grim purpose my friends, lies the opportunity t demonstrate not only the force whic will be demonstrated to the utmos but the opportunity to demonstrat character and it is that opportunit that we have most conspicuously in tn work of the Red Cross. Not that ou men in arms do not represent our char acter. for they do. and it is a characte which those who sec and realize ap preciate and admire, but their duty i the duty of force. The duty of the Re Cross is the duty of mercy and succo and friendship.
 War knits Nations Together
 Have you formed q picture in you imagination of what this war is doin for us and for the world? In my ow mind am convinced that not a hun