Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-05-25


These things are bestowed in order
der that the world may be q filter
place 70 i've in that men may be sue
I cored that homes may be restored :;
thar suffering uay he relieved that
I. the face of the earth may have the
blight : destruction taken away from
st. and that wherever force goes there
shall 20 mercy and heIpfB'ness-
And when you give. glse absolutely
all thar You can spare. ana don't con-
slider yourself liberal ia the giving. II
sou give with self-adulation. you are
aot giving az all you are giving to
Z your own vanity but Il you give until
il hurts, then your heart blood goes
into IL.
And think what We have here. We
call IL the American Red JroSs, but Il
is merely & branch Of "a great interna-
( tionai orga nization. which Is not only
F recognized BY the statutes Of each Of
the civilized governments of the world.
bur it is recognized by international
/ agreement and treaty as the recoulzed
and accepted Instrument Of mercy and
succor.
And one Of the deepest stains that
rests upon the reputation OF the Ger
man army Is thar they have net res
( pected the Red Cross.
Cross Emblem Of Christianity.
'-That goes To the root Of the matter.
They have NOT respected the lnstru-
mentality they themselves participated
in setting up IS the thing which 10
man vas 30 touch. because II was the
expression Of common humanity.
We are members. by being members
of the American Red Cross. Of q great
fraternity and comradeship which ex-
tends ali over the Grid. and this
cross which these ladies bore today is
IN emblem of Christianity itself
1t Ills my Imagination, ladies and
gentlemen 10 think Of the women all
over this country who are busy to-
night and sra busy every alght anI
every day doi1- The work of the Re-
Cross busy with q great eacerneSs 10
md out the most serviceGble thing 20
10: busy with a foreetfulness OF all
the eld frirollties Of their social -eIa-
tionShip> ready to cgrtail The duties
az the household in order that they
may contribute 10 this common work
that aH their hearts ara engaged in.
and in doing which their hearts be-
come acquainted with each other.
Drawn into Great Family.
when you think Of This you real
ize how the people Of the United States
are being drawn together into q great
intimate family, whose heart is being
used for the service Of the soldiers
not only. bus the service II civilians
where they suffer and are lost in
maze Of distress and distractions.
And you have, then this noble pic
ture Of justice and mercy as the twO
servants Of liberty. For Only xhera
men are free do they think the
thoughts Of comandership; only where
they are free De they think the
thoughts Of sympathy: only where
they are free are they mutually
helpful only where they are free DO
they realize their dependence upon one
another, and their comradeShip Ia d
common interest and common neces-
sity.
Il heard a story told the other day
that was ridiculous, but II is worth re-
peatiDg because IL contains the germ
Of truth An Indian was enlisted in the
army. He returned 70 the reservation
on q furlough. He was asked what he
,houGht Of IT, He said: No much
good; too much salute; not much
shoot Then he was es6ed: Are you
going BACK: Yes
W@i do you know what you are
fighting forT Yes. me know: fight 70
make whole damn world Democratic
party
He had evidently misunderstood
some innocent sentence of my own.
but after all. although there Is no
party purpose In it. he got it right as
far rs the word party 10 make the
whole word democratic In the sense Of
community Of interest and Of purpose.
and If you ladies aud gentlemen could
/ read some of the touching dispatches
which come through official channels.
for even through official channels
there come voices OF humanity that
are infinitely pathetic; if you could
catch some OF those voices that speak
the utter longing of oppressed and
helpless peoples all over the world 70
hear something like the Battle Hymn
Of he Republic to hear the feet II the
great hosts Of liberty going to set them
free, % set their minds free. set their
lives free. set their children free. YOU
would know what comes into the heart
of those who are trying "a contribute
an thc brains and power they have to
this great enterprise OF liberty.
Il summon you to the coraradesh;p.
I summon you 10 say how much and
how sincerely and how unanimously
you sustain the heart Of the world"
The president marched on foot
through Fifth avenue earlier in the
day sit the head Of 75.o00 soldiers Of
mercv.
Thea. standing in the reviewing