El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-01
Hope Of World
Is Britain and
US Says Lauder
Singing Scotchman Given
Welcome as the Guest at
FL Paso Rotary.

Sir Harry Lauder. bard and min
strel TO the English speaking world,
appealed to FL Paso Rotary at &
luncheon given in his honor at the
Del Norte hotel Saturday, 10 help
keep cemepted the friendship Of
Great Britain and the United States
which was welded during the world
war.
The dazed nations Of the world
today do not know which way 20
turn, with their broken hearts" de-
clared the Scottish singer. Their
hope and their only hope Is In the
English speaking people. The world
today is looking to US for an ex-
ample We BritOns and you Ameri-
cans fought together and died to-
gether and nothing must ever sepa-
rate us again"
Rofarians Are LnmplikhterH.
The English language is the Ian
guage Of this country" Sir Harry con
tinued. "and II this country is good
enough to come to and to live in.lit is
the first duty Of those who come 70
learn its language. III tell you the
world is a sad one and it is all due to
seltlshness- We are all wanting
something for ourselves"
Rotarians were described as lamp
ber," he said. sitting ore day In a
little English town after tea and
watching a lamplighter. / saw him
with a little pole over his shoulder, a
very simple thing, going down the
street and reaching up into the globes
on lamp posts and touching the light
ed poles to the WicSs inside. Then
a light would flare and illumine the
way OF the passerby. I watched this
man all down the street and as he
went his humble way he left a long
line OF light behind him in a dark
Remember Those who Died.
That IS what We Rotarians must
do And after our sons mount the
Rotarian wagon they too viii con-
tinue the good work we started. On
it's a fine thing TO know YOU left
the world better after you have gone
And 10 know that our sons can point
TO what we have done and say my
dad lit that lamp.
Referring 10 what might serve TO
soften the world and make US love
each other more Sir Harry said: IF
the birth, life and cruclfixion OF Jesus
Christ IS too Tar away for Us 70 appre-
clate. then we have only 10 take the
sacrifice Of the young lads who went
10 war two years ago They died that
you might live today. This isn't too
Tar away In fact IL was only the
oLleE cay 4Aeg AA4 not Gle 4QE money
but for love and that you might be
safe and happy"
Would Try the Kaiser.
Then there is work" Sir Harry
said. Il don't want you TO think am
preaching 10 you II IS not for me TO
tell you your duty Let US again dis
cover work. The work OF a nation is
the true wealth Of that nation There
is something wrong with system
that gives 20 the shirker and the
Stacker the same reward that il gives
70 the diligent and the hardest toll
er
IN closing his talk to te $50 or more
Rotarians the actor said the kaiser
must be brought 70 triaL II for no
other reason he must be tried Tor
sending 70 the bottom OF the sea H.
600 brave British seamen, he said
I'VE must not get chicken hearted and
say the war Is over" he said i lost
my dearest and my all in this var
but i do not seek revenge for that
But lido seek justice"
Roturians Present Flowers.
A collection was taken for the Scot
tish sailors. soldiers and fishermen
disabled in the war. More than half
million dollars has already been
raised for this fund, Sir Harry said
Two large bouquets were presented 7
TO Sir Harry and lady Lauder by the
Rotarlans-