The Arvada enterprise., 1918-05-23

men in arms do not represent our
character. for they do. and 1t is char
acter which those who see and realize
appreciate and admire; but their duty
Is the duty of force. The duty Of the
Red Cross is the duty Of mercy and
succor and friendship.
Have you formed picture In your
imagination of what this war is doing
for us and for the world? In my own
dred years Of peace could have knit
ted this nation together as this single
year of war has knitted 1t together;
and. better even than that. II possible,
1t is knitting the world together.
Points to Hun Ambitions.
Look at the picture. In the center
Of the scene, four nations engaged
against the world, and at every point
of vantage showing that they are seek
ing selfish ACKNOWLEDGMENT; and.
against them, twenty-three govern
ments representing the greater part
OF the population Of the world drawn
together into a new sense Of commu.
nifty Of interest, q new sense OF com.
munity Of purpose. new sense Of
unity of life.
"The secretary Of war told me an
interesting incident the other day. He
said when he was In Italy a member
OF the Italian government was explain
ing to him the many reasons Why
Italy felt near to the United States.
III you want to try an interesting
experiment. 60 up to any one Of these
troop trains and ask in English how
many Of them have been In America
and see what happens.'
He tried the experiment. He went
up to the troop train and said. How
many Of you boys have been In Amer
lear and he said It seemed to him -
of half Of them sprang up: Ne from
San Francisco Me from New York !:
all over There was part of the heart
OF America in tho Italian army. PEG.
pie that had been knitted to Us BY as.
ISOLATION. who knew 10. who had lived
amongst US, who had worked shoulder
to shoulder with N, and now friends
of America. were fighting for their ma.
tive Italy.
Friendship 10 the only cement that
win ever hold the world together. And
this intimate contact Of the Red Cross
with the peoples who are suffering the
terrors and deprivations Of this war Il
going to be one Of the greatest instru.
mentalities Of friendship that the
world ever knew, and the center Of
the heart of It all, II We sustain II
properly. will be this land that ~ %
dearly love.
Day Of Duty At Hand.
my friends. great day Of duty haa
come. and duty finds q mans soul q
no kind Of work can ever find It.
May I say thisf The duty tai
faces Us all now 10 to serve one N.
other, and no man can afford to MAXI
. fortune out of this war. There an
men amongst Us who have forsottea
that, If they ever saw IT, Some oi
you are old enough am old enough
Ito remember men who made for
tunes out Of the Civil war, and you
know how they we're regarded By
their fellow citizens. That was q Va,
to save one country-this 10 war d
save the wGld.
And your relation to the Red Gross
is one Of the relations which WIN \,
lisve you Of the stigma. You can't
give anything to the government al
the United States: It won't accept Il
There 10 law Of Congress against 40
ceptins even service without pay.
A Channel for diving.
"The only thing that the govern
ment will accept IL . loan, and duties
performed: but II il . great deal BET
ter to give than to lend or to pay and
your great channel for giving IL the
American Red Cross.
Down In your hearts you can't take
very much satisfaction. In the las,
analysis. In lending money to the GOV
eminent Of the United States, bsoalea
the interest which you draw will burn
your pockets: II Is a commercial trans
action and some mon have oven dared
to cavil at the rate Of interest, moi
knowing the incidental commentary
that constitutes upon their attitude.
But when you give, something o,
your heart. something Of your soul
something Of yourself soea with the
gfft. particularly when II Ia given IN
such form that It never can come
back BY way Of direct benefit TO your
self.
Appsais to Al to Olive,
you know there 10 the old cynical
definition Of gratitude. a. the lively
expectation Of favors to come
well. there IL no expectation Of n
vors to come In this kind Of giving
These things are bestowsd IN ords,
that tho world may be a filter place
to live in; that mon may be- succored
that homss may be restored: that suf
fering may be relieved: that the fsoe
OF the earth may have the blight Of do
struction taken away from II, and that
wherever force goes. there shall "a
mercy and helpfulncss."
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