The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-15
BEHIND THE PRESIDENT

Mir. Johnson, after complimenting the people of Birmingham on their spien- did work for the Red Cross, the '. M. c. A. and Liberty Loans. declared thatdn the state of Washington, also. all the people are behind the Presi- dent and for the United States.
 "In one of the populous. poor parts of London, on my way to one of the great military hospitals said Mir. Johnson. q saw the funeral of a mother and her five children. All had been killed by airplane bombs in a night attack. One of the saddest plc- lures I have seen is that which ap- peared not long ago in a magazine. London mother lay dead on the bed. The father was grief-stricken. By his side stood a 10-year -old daughter who said: But mamma didn't do anything wrong. did she?'
 T am glad the United States is in this war for the sake of wiping Ger man barbarity off the earth forever.
 "Then, too. there was that sadcest of all sights---a great hospital for the men who had been made blind from tie use of gas. These men had not been born blind, but magnificent speci- mems of men had now to be taught trades so that they could earn their living.
 ENGLAND'S LOYALTY
 Tt is sometimes said that England has allowed her colonies to do all her fighting. The fact is that, of all the armies raised by the British empire, Eng land alone has raised 75 per cent and has sustained a loss of 75 per cent.
 'The British government has sent to and from the battlefront over 1s,500, 900 men and has lost at sea only $500 men. This is the care the British take of the troops"
 Referring to Paris in war times, MT. Johnson said that instead of finding "the beautiful, gay Farce" he and his fellow trayelsrs saw "a Paris that looked any thing but gay, and was indeed, tired and weary"
 For very long time the people of Eng land and France have been living on war bread"-not the deifcious war bread we eat-but ''war bread" that is of a dull gray color and is made of so- called stretched wheat and potatoes. "As we pinch and save, let us remember that the bulk of the French people have lived for three years on this war bread and soup"
 Then followed vivid descriptions of the French placing wreaths on the graves of 100000 heroes, on the memorable All Saints Day, when the American congress- men joined in honoring the memory of LaFayette; the battle of the Marne, the Belgian atrocities, and the bravery and sacrifices of the French nation.
 Dr. Stockton Axson, secretary of the American Red Cross, answered MT. John sons War Challenge From the Firing Line" with "America's Answer From the Home Line"
 Both speakers were introduced by Gov ernor Henderson, who declared that, I've will stand together as one man and fight the battle to the death. congrat- ulate Birmingham on it's vigilance conn mittee of 12,0O0. Dr. Axson said:
 SANK THE TUSCANIA
 "Germany has not succeeded in fright ening the world She has only succeeded in sharpening the worlds fighting temper to a keener edge.
 'She sank the TuscaniA and what was the result? Such a rush to the recruit ing offices in America as had not becn known since the opening days of Amer ica's participation in the war.
 "Gernany has been dropping bombs on London for years and still London Is not frightened. She tried to terrorize Paris and failed.
 "Germany expected to stop transat- lantic traffic, but that traffic goes right on. Even the stubborn German mind may still be convinced that the policy of ter- rorism IS an acceleration rather than a deterrent.
 "Of the $sO, 600 appropriated by the Red Cross some $3o.0OO.0oo have gone to France. Tho actual theatre of war is where the need is greatest
 ''Fighting for demosacy, nshing for ht,manity. fighting to end the wAr-these ara the things that make this war seem worth the cost. Nothing else would make