Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-25
FAITH WON WAR
FOR THE ALLIES.
SAYS DIR. BAGNELL
Railroad Men Hear of BolShc-
vism From Methodist
Minister

Faith and faith alone was respon-
sible for the winning of the victory
over the Huns" DR.. Robert Bagnell.
pastor of Grace Methodist Episcopal
| church, said last evening in speak
ing on THE Last Mile" before the
Friendship and COOPERATIVE Club of
| Railroad Employees in the Eagles
Hall, Sixth and Cumberland streets.
The room was jammed to the doors
and many We're standing in the
| Railways to hear the talk.
| Among the other speakers of tho
evening We're n. w. Smith, of AL
toona, superintendent of the Penn
sylVania Railroad lines east of Pitts
| burg; William Elmer, superintendent
of the Philadelphia division, and
/ other officials.
DR.. Bagnell told that at the be-
ginning of the war many American
people were more interested in the
almighty dollar than they We're in
the interests of humanity. Special
tribute was paid to the late Colonel
Roosevelt, General Wood and a few
| others for the part they have play
ed in opening the eyes of the Amer
lean people to the necessity of q
serious prosecution of the war.
Had the Germans gotten through
the Allied lines to Paris, the entire
world would have felt the shock, DR..
Bagnell said. Credit was given to
the part taken by the United States
Marines in plugging up the hole and
checking the Hun onslaught. Had
it not been for the American soldiers,
he declared, there would be no Peace
Conference at this time.
Bolshevism was mentioned by DR..
% Fn1 nj a
threatening the world. Harrisburg
has Bolsheviki, DR.. Ragnell said.
He had received a letter, he said,
from one man asking why he was
advocating the purchase of Victory
Bonds by Pennsylvania Railroad
men. Another letter was received
in which he was told that he would
be tarred and feathered for his stand
for the sale of bonds.
No serious danger, however, is
threatened America by Bolshevism,
DR.. Bagnell believes. The American
people are too well educated to per-
nit their government to be over
thrown by Bolshevists. DR.. Bagneil
differentiated between the Socialists
of this country. one branch, he
saws, pledges itself as duty bound
to the support OF the government.
while others like Debs and Scott
Nearing are n menace to the coun-
try's institutions.
y. w. Smith. in his talk. SAID that
it was the duty of every employe TO
extend themselves in bringing back
to normal conditions business and
railroad conditions in this country.
He made a plea for better passenger
service, asking that every effort be
made to increase the creditable rec
ord of 80 to 90 per cent. of the trains
being on time. still more.
Superintendent Elmer made plea
that the men constitute every effort,
even though the roads be under gov
ernment control. 1t is the duty OF
the men at this time to aid in con-
ducting the railroads as efficiently as
possible because of the need of the
country for transportation facili-
ties.
Il. e. Irving. division engineer OF
the Philadelphia division, and L.
Reese, a local roundhouse foreman,
spoke on the sale of Victory Bonds.
Mr.. Irving explained that sixty per
cent. of the trackmen, the poorest
paid of the railroad employees, mad
already subscribed for Bonds and
asked the men at the meeting to do
as we'll,