Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-11

ON"Nh H'dhS an an lIlpulSlNe, OUT
ward evidence OF the place that this
brave little woman and her brave
loyal country holds in the hearts Of
every American.
Madame Bernard is a resident Of
Paris. France, and in the first three
months Of the war lost her husband
and every other male relative, and
while broken hearted Is deyOtng
her life 10 patriotic causes.
1T Is with deepest emotion" said
the little matron, that hear my
beloved song today Wherever | go,
TO the training camps to all your
big cities, and TO all other nations
that fly the flags OF the allied arm
les, my song is on every lip. The
MarSe el,laise sprung into being IN
1870 in StraSsburg, when our fore
bears were at war with the same
barbarlaES that we are at war with
today.
Five Million Soldiers.
I'm 1914, when mobilization took
place, In three weeks time 5000 600
OF our men between the ages OF 20
and ~ were called to the colOra
Can You imagine what IL meant to
have 100000 mkn taken from the
homes ana businesses OF the Coun-
try In three weeks time? OF these
100000 brave men 100000 are
dead, living sacrifices to protect
France from the onslaught of the
Huns. one million and n half are
hopeless cripples MANNED in the
combat
America now has 5000, 900 men
under arms. 1000 900 OF these are
In France, but the great part are
still in the training camps OF your
country.
when these five million men
were taken away from France. our
women fell into line and took up
their work and are carving II for
ward with their own. We have no
mems work, nor women's work--lt
is all work that has to- he done
and tho women Of France have
simply added TO their burdens with
ont thought Of gain or public no.
tice and are thus assisting their men
10 stem the tide Of the invading
Huns.
America has been so good to us
We are closer than any two nations
have ever been before; but let me
say here. that II it had not been for
the timely help and attitude Of lit
tie Belgium--had she done as Ger
many thought she would do-bc
afraid because she Is small and Ger
many great, they would have
swarmed over France and. we would
never have needed your aid
Words Are Inadequate.
THE war. OF which you hear, is
nothing-yOu have no conceptions
OF the horrors, there is no words
possible for me TO make clear to
you people a thing that you never
had in your country. Your brave
son IL my son--motherhood is "A
great princlple--all OF the allied ma
tions are happy to aid all soldiers
because their own boys NAV need
aid. a world that can feel like this
has gained something from the
struggle.
I'VE people at home are honor
bound 10 live the principle that those
men are dying for. There are per-
haps none in the audience who has
not someone overseas, and we are
pledged because we live today in the
greatest epoch OF humanity, to keep
up the morale and good physical
health OF these great armies OF VIC
torious soldiers.
This war is going 10 give a great,
llIB DElUNlDlt W NV
up to: a principle that will sweep
away the barriers that have arisen
between the Cathrollc, the Protest
ant and the Jew. Through the min
istrations of these seven orRaniza-
tions who are doing so much for the
welfare for all our boys, we are
learning to see with the eyes OF
brothers, yet worship in the way our
~ parinnnA Hipt at ass Tho tunr1I {
learned great truth since 1914
! and that is that war ls something
more than machine, but a conflict
OF ideals.
"The countries OF Europe were
| going mad the past few years, run
ming a race for gold and to dominate
the world in all ines OF achievement
They wetc plunging headlong into
ruin and then came a great halt
and that halt was the world war
/ the agony Of suffering intensified
out Of that suffering grew n knowl-
edge, not Of the brain but OF the
heart, that all the world may be
yours today and taken from you
ruthlesssly tomorrow.
Army officials are now consider
ing a cessation or hostilitles, and II
| they should, France will have to de.
pend upon the allied armies for aid
| during her reconstruction period
more than ever. Since June OF this
year, French refugees have been
/ coming back from the towns OF
northern France at the rate OF 3,0oC
day These women and children
| are sent back to us by the retreatinl
! huns in a deplorable condition. Dur.
| ing four awful years the Germans
| have infested that section of my
| country. the homes are leveled
treasures are carTied off into Ger,
many; the whole country is devas
tated, and the people in such terri
| BILE condition, their bodies pitifully
wasted, their nerves gone, that Il
will take years 10 bring things back
to even n semblance Of their former
conditions,
Help Them Live
Now let me tell you secret
Americans, you have two millior
| men in France, and I don't thlnl
| that one OF them would want tC
come home today. They want t