Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29

your own vanity; but II you give uati
it hurts, then your heart blood goes
into it.
And think what we have herel We
call it the American Red Cross. but it
is merely branch of great inter
national organization, which Is not
only recognized by the statutes of each
of the civilized governments of the
world, but it is recognized by inter
national agreement and treaty as the
recognized and accepted instrumental
ity of mercy and succor. And one of
the DEEPEST stains that rests upon the
reputation of the German army is that
they have not respected the Red Cross.
Members of Great Fraternity.
THAT goes to the rsot of the mat
ter. They have not respected the in
Strumentality they themselves partici-
pated in setting up as the thing which
no man was to touch, because il was
the expression of common humanity.
We are members. by being members of
the American Red Cross, of great
| fraternity and comradeship which ex-
tends all over the world, and this cross
which these women bore today is m
emblem of Christianity ITSELF
ut fills my imagination, ladies and
gentlemen, to think of the women all
over this country who ere busy to-
night and are busy every night and
every day doing the work of the Red
| Cross, busy with IA great eagerness to
| find out the most serviceable thing
to do busy with forgetfulness of all
| the old frivolities of their social re-
lationshlps, ready TO curtdil the duties
of the household in order that they
may contribute to this common work
that all their hearts are engaged in,
and in doing which their hearts be-
come acquainted with each other.
One Great Family.
! when you think of this, you real
ize the people of the United States
are being drawn together into a great
intimate family whose heart is being
used for the service of the soldiers
not only, but for the service of civil
ians, where they suffer and are lost
| in a maze of distresses and distrac-
| tons.
And you have. then, this noble pic
ture of justice and mercy as the two
servants of liberty. For only where
u.an are free do they think the
thoughts of comradeship; only where
they are free do they think the
thoughts of sympathy; only where
they are free are they mutually help
full. only where they are free do
they realize their dependence upon
a common interest and common neees-
sity.
Tells Indian Story.
81 heard a story told the other day
that was ridiculous. but 1t is worth
repeating. because It contains the
ed in the army. He returned to the
reservation on furlough. lie was
asked what he thought of 1t. He said;
No much good; too much salute; not
much shoot Then he was askedf
Are you going backT Yes.
"Well, do you know what you are
fighting for? Yes. me know fight
. 10 make WuOie uAIilD WORTH ueuOCIdl'
ic party.
No Party Purpose.
. "He had evidently misunderstood
some innocent sentence OF my own.
But. after all. although there Is no
party purpose in It, he got 1t right as
far us the word party to make Tie
whole world democratic In the sense
of community of interest and Of pur-
pose, and If you ladies and gentlemen
could read some Of the touching dis
patches which come through official
channels, for even through thesa
channels there come voices Of hu-
manity that are infinitely pathetic, II
you could catch some of those voices
that speak the utter longing Of OPP
pressed and helpless peoples all over
the world To hear something lik, the
Battle Hymn of the Republic 10 hear
the feet of the great hosts Of liberty
going to set them free, to 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 to contribute all the
brains and power they have TO this
great enterprise Of liberty.
Il summon you To the comradeship
l summon you to say how much and
how sincerely and how unanimously
you sustain the heart of the world"
President Leads Parade.
The president marched on foot
through Fifth avenue earlier in the
day at the head Of 5000 soldiers Of
mercy.
Then, standing in the reviewing
stand, he gravely saluted the colors as
the women of the Red Cross filed past
They marched n a seemingly endless
line, bearing their flags as brayeIy and
wearing their uniforms as proudly as
the nations fighting men.
The miles of white-g0wned women
marchers made a mute but heart-stir-
ring appeal to the million who watched
them for one quarter of the 100000,
600 their organization asks from the
nation to carry on it's work of relief
and succor.
Only One of 1900.
The great procession was DESERT ed
rs "only one of 100 parades. with
100000 Red Cross workers marching
on the same afternoon In the United
States" TO draw from spectators the
dollars which Will mean so much 10
tho soldiers Of America and the allies