The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-03
A KANSAN IN NEW YORK.
CHAPTER XXI.
Win the War for Permanent Peace

CHAPTER XXI.
Win the War for Permanent Peace.
Three Kansas women were promi-
nent at the Philadelphia Win-the-
Warrior Permanent-Peace convention:
Mrs. Arthur Capper, wife Of the gov
ernor of Kansas; Mrs. D. w. Mulvane.
member of the national women's coun-
Gil of defense; Mrs. H. o. Garvey. pres
ident of the Kansas State Federation
of Women's Clubs.
A 9 o'clock breakfast was given one
morning at the Bellevue-Stratford,
presided over by Mrs. Thomas ]. Pres
ton, formerly Mrs. Grover Cleveland.
At this breakfast Mrs. Garvey was
present, was asked to respond to the
toast, Kansas and Patriotism" and
did so with credit.
Two hundred thousand dollars was
raised one day at the convention to
promote the interests of the League
to Enforce Peace; that is. permanent
peace after the war is won. There
were one contribution of 1000, sew
eraI for $4,000, quite a number for
$1,000. great many for $500 and
very many for 500 each. The money
was raised quickly.
One of the Kansas men was asked
to aid in the campaign by distributing
pledge cards thru the audience and
collecting them to be forwarded to the
rostrum. He was given handfuls
signed. AS fast as the cards were
passed up they were read. When any
name was read from Kansas there was
considerable applause.
The campaign for the contributions
was led by Mr.. Charles S. Ward, who
is a wonderful man for such work.
For years he has been employed by
Y. M. c. A. lately Red Cross, and
other organizations for raising funds.
He has an attractive. compelling way
about putting things And he does what
is the main thing, gets results, and he
gets them quickly; he makes the con-
tributor thank him for the opportu-
nifty for contributing.
"And when the war is won the only
result worth all the war has cost is
League of Nations, to make another
such war impossible.
TT has been my privilege to work
with the business and moral leaders of
this country on many large funds, war
funds of Catholics, Protestants and
Jews; to plan the organization of the
first Red Cross campaign, which pro-
duced 100000 in cash for the re-
lief of suffering, and to act as adviser
in the second campaign, which will
produce another $100,000.000 next
week
at have spent my life in developing
and financing the Y. M. c. A, whose
war work ranks among the greatest
achievements in the history of moral
effort. I cannot be accused of any
| lack of enthusiasm for these great
| movements when I say that this or
| ganization to promote League of Ma
| lions is the most important, the most
urgent movement in the field of hu-
man endeavor today, and it asks for a
mere pittance in comparison with the
hundreds of millions so gloriously
| poured forth for the welfare of our
soldiers.
after ALL what are these sums our
| splendid people have given compared
with our resources? The actual saw
| ings of the people of this country for
the year 1917, according to govern
mental reports. were s14, 900, 900, 900.
Suppose the war taxes should take
$4,000, 100000 of this, and suppose
voluntary gifts for war purposes
should take another whole billion, we
| would not have touched half our saw
| ings, but we could afford to give all
our savings, yes, and half our prin-
cipa1, rather than record the failure
| of this great enterprise destined to
| oh rI1I4 80 ~,
| history
Things are coming our way and
we must keep them coming. The
whole world, outside the Central Pow
ers is getting together, seeing eye to
eye, touching heart to heart.
mo one knows how soon the coun-
! ell of nations may assemble-pray God
it may be soon-but not SO soon as tc
! involve any compromise with the devil
Of military autocracy..
ITO be ready involves persistent Ia
Dor. continuous propaganda and the
| strengthening of our organization un-
til it can safely undertake the utmost
responsibility that it may be called
upon to bear at that time when the
destiny of the world for centuries t.
come Is to be determined.
Among all the moral issues of oul
generation none can compare with the
right decision at the end of this war
first, to win the war, at whatever cos
of blood and treasure-for what woult
life or treasure be worth in the he'll
of Prussian ruler"
The money asked for came forth.
The writer knew that he was likely
to have trouble in securing accommo
dations in Philadelphia, so he wired q
publisher friend there, who is better
able both to conduct a newspaper ant
to secure rooms on such an occasion
The Quaker city friend lives in G
suburb called Germantown, altho he
is the most loyal American possible
His paper does yeoman service for tn,
cause. He has lost his eldest son II
the war for world liberty.
This friend replied that in the no
tel where a reservation was requested
more~than a thousand applicants hat