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WILSON OPENS CAMPAWN FOR
REB CROSS IN NEW YORK
WILL STAND BY RUSSIA
America Will Not Be inverted From
Its Alms by -Insincere Talk of
Peace Which Camouflages Teu-
tonic Ambitions in the East—Our
Duty Is to Win the War, and Red
Cross Helps Us Do It Nobly.
The President’s speech follon’s:
'‘Mr. Chairman and Fellow Coun
trymen: I should be very sorry to
think tha£ Mr. Duvieon in any de
gree curtailed his exceedingly inter
esting speech .for feat) that he was
postponing mine, because 1 am sure
you listened to the extraordinarily
vivid account he gave of things
which he had realized because he
had come in contact with them on
the other' side of the waters.
“We compass them with our im
agination; he compcssed them in his
personal experience, and 1 am not
come here tonight to review for you
the work of the Red Cross; r am
not competent t(A do so because I
have ant had the nine or the oppor
tunity to follow it in detail. I have
cOme here simply to say a few words
to you as to' what It all seems to me
to mean, and it means a great deal.
Win the War First.
“There are two duties with which
we are face to face. The first duty
Is to win the war. * And the second
duty, that goes hand In hand with
It. Is to win It greatly and worthily,
showing the real quality of oar pow
er not only, hut the real quality
of our purpose and of our««*
“Of course the first duty, the du
ty that wo must heep In the fore
ground of our thought until It Is ne-
rompushed Is tu win tho war. I have
>"! teatiemea rocoalfy say that
wo most got flea milttoa men ready
Why limit K ta flea pinion’
*1 hasp ashed the Caagrum af (he
Uattad Stales tu
cause the Cuugvum tutuuds. I
ears, aa wa all lutaud. that
ship that eau carry
•hell go
“Ho had evidently misunderstood
Innocence of my own. Rat after
all. althoagh there is uo party pur-
pot# la It. ha got K right as far as
tha world 'party/ to make the whole
world democratic n! the settee of
community of idterest and purpose,
if you ladles and gentlemen could
read tome of the touching dispatches
which come through official chan
nels, for even through those chan
nels there come voices of humanity
that are Infinitely ^pathetic if you
could catch some of those voices that
speak the utter longing of oppressed
and helpless peoples all over the
world to hear something like the
battle hymn of the republic, to hear
the feet of the great hosts of
liberty going to set them free you
would know what comes Into the
heart of those who are trying to con
tribute all the brains and power they
have to this great enterprise of lib
erty. T summon you to the fcomrade-
ship. I summon you this next wetek,
to say how rfiuch and bow sincerely
and how unanimously you sustain
the heart of the world.
“If they wish peace/et them come
forward, through accredited repre
sentatives. and lay their terms on the
table. We have laid down ours and
they know what they are.
Demonstrate CTiaracter.
“But behind all this grim purpose,
my friends, lies the opportunity to
demonstrate not only force, which
will be demonstrated tj the utmost,
but the opportunity to demonstrste
character, and It Is that opportunity
that ws have mos conspicuously in
the work of the Red Cross.
“Hive you formed s picture In
your tmaginstlon of whit thlq war
It doing for us snd for the world?
In my own mind I sm convinced
that not a hundred rears V* reace
coaid have knitted this aitloa to
gether as this single year of war has
halttad II together, sad heller even
thaa that. If. poeslbte. II Is kalttiag
the world together
“l^ooh at the plctare. la (he
ter of the area# fear aattoae et
ed against the world sad at
potat of vqataee showing that they
are seahlag eelftah agarsn<li»eaieni
aad against them tweaty three
fMMafcC repveee*«*ag the greater
part af the neealetlea el the
d’awa together tat# a eew tease of
roaimealtf of Interwet. s
of eeaiaiaaHf ef on rye a
»f aatty af Me
WHAT DID THE UD CROSS DO Win m FUST SIN.NMN?
Esabllehed infirmaries aad rast tUtionu along all
routes followed by the American troops la France.
Built canteens for use of French snd Americans
soldiers at the front, also at railroad junctions and ,
In Parle.
Supplied American troops with comfort kits snd
sent them Christmas gifts.
Established a hospital distributing service that,
supplies 3,423 French military hospitals and a •ur-^
gleal dressing service that supplies 2,000. .
.Provided an artificial limb factory ( and special
prints for the manufacture of splint^ and nitrous
oxide gas.
Established a casualty service for gathering in-,
* formation *111 regard to wounded and missing,
Opened a children’s refuge and hospital
war zone, establishing a medical center and trav
eling dispensary to accommodate 1,200 ch'ldren in'
the reconquered sections of France."
Planned extensive reclamation yrork in tfye in
vaded sections of France from which the enemy
has been driven; this work now being carried
-* out withe co-operation of the Society of Friends
and an alumnapUinlt from Smith college
Established a large central warehouse in Paris
and numerous distribution warehouses at impor-
tan points from the sea to the Swisp botril err
. for storing of hospital suplies, food, soldiers’ com
forts. tobacco, blankets, cslothing, beds and other
articles of relief.
Secured and operate 400 motor car vehicles for
the dffejribution of supplies.
, Opened a hospital and convalescent home for
French repatrie children at Evian; also established
an ambulance aervlce for adult repatrles wh ~are
. now returning from points within the German lines
at the rate of 1,000 a day..__
Organized a nurses’ service for American army
uae.
Established 20 dispensaries In the American ar
my zone to Improve health conditions in that sec
tion before the coming of American troops.
Total amount of money appropriated for relief
. work ta France, to March 1, $30,034,103.
BKlAmM.
Erected warehouses aad storas to serve as rea
lm of rallef distiibotloa.'
Started zacoastruction work In conquered ter.
ritory. supplying repatriates with temporary dwall-
tags, tools, fnraltara. farm animals aad supplies
auaaatUI ta giving theqi * fresh jUrt ja Ufa.
Appropriated for the rallef of Belgian
children, covarlag their removal from terrltorias
dMdr bombardment and tha establishment nnd
maintenance of them In colon!##. /
Provided funds for the operation of a hoepital
for wounded Belgian soldiers and for part of the
equipment of a typhoid hospital. .
Total amount of money appropriated for relief
work in Belgium to March 1, $2,086,131.
^ ITALY.
Provided the Italian army with three complete
motor ambulance sections comprising 60 ambu
lances, 40 trucks and 100 American drivers.
J Contracted for ten. complete field hospitals for
use by the Sanita Mllitalre and the Italian Red
Cross/
Supplied 1,000,000 surgical dressings.-
Opened relief headquarters In nine regional dis
tricts of Italy.
Established a hospital for refugees at Rimini.
* Opened a canteen for soldiers at Milan.
Planned and made appr'oprfattohs for extensive
relief work among the refugees In all parts of Italy.
—Supplied more than a million blankets:
Total amount of money appropriated for relief
work in Italy to March 1, $3,588,826.
UNITED STATES.
Organized and trained 45 ambulance companies,
totalling 5,580 men, for service with American sol- .
diers and sailors.
< Built and maintained four laboratory cars for
emergency use in stamping out epidemics at esn- -
tonments snd training camps.
Started work of eradicating malarial bearing
mosquitoes in the zones immediately surrounding
cantonments. * ,
Established camp service bureaus to look out
for comfort and welfare of soldiers In training.
Supplied 2,060,600 sweaters to soldiers and sail
ors.
Mobilised 14,000 trained nurses for care of oar
men.
Established a department of civilian relief and
opened training school# for hons sarrita workers.
Planned recreation house# nt all cantonments
snd training camps . _
lacraaaod membership from scant half million to
approttmately 22.00a.000.
Total amoaat of OK>aey appropriated for relief
work la Unlfod States to March I. Oi.5i0.000.
MUSI n» FKACl TM
IKY UN NU«UIB ..
CONFIDENT V WINIHNS
Germany Bellevea Allies Are Wi
/. ' _ r
lag for the
1st Newspapers
Troops From
Will Meai
the United
Internal Condition
Not of the Beot.
The situation of the Allied
on the Western front grown
every week. It is now two
since von Hindeaburg hogtli bin
boasted “victory offensive** in North
ern France, but so far he haa nothing,
to show for his operations bnt two
positions Mragetlcally unsound nnd m
casualty list that has astounded nM
Germany.
No one in military circles in.l an
don or Paris believes that tho Ger
mans have been stopped finally,
there is s rapidly growing
that the enemy
much morn severely than hao h
thought probable on this side of
battle line. The Germans
rdly have on# big “poach*
It Is equally certain that
eagaged ia propariag this
| at the present time. Bat Fork. I
and Petata are confidant that
coming blow will h# parried OR
and moro quickly thaa tha flrnl
and thoro always remains tho p
billty that the Al!iaa may
with a drive of thoir own.
Infantry flghtiog of 0 wm
local asters boa boon tha
tho wook on tho Wseism f
though both tho trtillory at
hue#
busily
af War told maj
«tho nthor day
Ho mid whoa ho was in Italy g
tho Holloa
to him tho mooy
hr I to h foots noor to tho I
tOtss
***tf yon want ta try an
i op to
wm imn mono oad*ash m
IFfaocOsro mo from Mow York, oh!
loose, TVce was eon of tho heart
i of Amortm m tho flatten army Fso- ?
n' ole that hod hose bnMtod to us t*
tsvod oooangot an worn fighting
tholf aattso Italy,
Every
tho
roootvation ottb
BI^S^S ee tar oe I OSS Vie— * snsnv^^n ^^e
son to mnan up naama aa won aa i t^yrimhddn^ hiso. tho Evmmh may nsaioi in
miMW I ^ tUe
A rstrr from tho ondlonm mtor I ^Frisodihtp Is tho only cement» tr1 - fc
“TW hrtitrw end tho frtoiilmi |J ons hAnts rorautty of Ooemon motet
rSSefS-lfSrmL ^ ,y hi ths gtao rwto mobs and thoro
and soccer and tf any man in Ooe- 1 dogrtvotloms of this ear fes going to M fa .| ^
many tblahs w# are going to mrthiho on# of tho gvootoot inwmmon f toctedioc thot of a
thorn now thoy am mlsinhon Inenr know leiw
“For tho glory of this war. my j “Mt frtoads, a great dot af doty
fellow einsons m so far os so ora. has room, aad doty finds a man's |
isorerasd. la that H ta perhaps for seel so no kind of oorh ran
tho first time in hfeutory on ouaot ( find it
fish eror, I ronttf not ho proof “May 1 soy this 9 The doty that
to fight for u s’tftrh porpooe. hut 1 tares aa all now to to serve one on-
I con U t*r» ^ i to fistit f**r mssUod , **thrt an.i tu» man can offerd to
“That goes to tho root of the mat- * * fortaoa on* of thla mar.
I«r. TWr ban aat miwrM IM i “T »•»*!
lo«tnmeatalHy they themselvaa pus^-1 ***** w #v#f . 1
tlrtpatod la settlag ap as the thing j of T* ,,, #rr 0, ‘'
which no man was to toarb. heranm fortunes oat the civil war. aad |^
von know how thoy were regarded
hr their fellow rlttsens, That was s
war to save one country—this Is s
war to save the world.
of
It was the expression |
humanity. ,
Emblem of tliHstlonlty.
“We are members, by being mem
bers of the American Red Cross of
a great fraternity and comradeship
which extends all over the world,
snd this cross which these ladles
bore today is an emblem of chrletian-
ity itself..
“It fills my Imagi&at'on. ladies
and gentlemen, to think of the wo
men all over this country *’ho are
busy tonight and busy every night
and every day doing tho work of
the Tied Cross, ready to curtail the
duties of the household in order
that they may contribute to fhis com
mon work that all their hearts are
engaged in.
“When you think of this, you
realize how the people of the Uni
ted States are being drawn togeth
er into a great intimate family whose
heart is being used for the service
. of the soldiers not only, but for the
service of civilians, where they suf
fer and are lost in a maze of dis
tresses and distractions.
“And you have, then, this noble
picture of justice and mercy as the
two aervants of liberty. For only
•whfere men are f»ee do fhey think
the thoughts of comradeship only
where they are free do they think
the thoughts of sympathy; only
where they are free are they mutnal-
iv helpful; only where they are free
do they realize their dependence up
on onr another and their comrade
ship In a common Interoat and com
mon necessity.
German sebmane* in a wmmpMm
haul. * *
AH booth there have been many
mm or# ronremtag events In Ireland
recently, tho now# roroivod from
Dnhtta of tho ororote mad ' la Ire
land. and of t>nrd French •
Tlou tha* rertot#
ject# “have entered late t»en•enable
l( | cammealaettoe with tho Got wan an-
i .m Mny.“ created a oeaoatloa.
1 ho ' days ago dir Edward Carson.
creek and want In a negro cabin for
ndi. Thnea whu Ini
body and the
farm handi. had disappear-
WRY DO Ml NS DELAY?
I xtofi s «n«1 Du firs.
“And your relations to the. Red
Croat Is one of the relstlons which
wll| relieve you of the stigma. You
cannot give anything to the Govern
ment of the United States; it will not
accept it. There Is a law of Con
gress against accepting even services
without pay; The only thing that
the government will accept is a loan,
and duties performed.
“Down in your h*nrtn you cannot
take very much satisfaction, in the
l*st analysis. In lendlne money to the
Government of the United States, but
the interest which you draw will
burn your pockets; it |s a commercial
transaction, and some'men have been
dared to cavi| at the rate of inter
est, not knowing the incidental com
mentary that constitutes upon their
attitude.
“But when you give something f
your heart, something of your soul,
something of yourself goes with the
gift, particularly when it Is given
in such form that it never can come
back by way of direct benefit to
yourself. You know there is the old
cynical definition of gratitude, as
the lively expectation of favors to
come. • Well, there is In expectations
of favors to come In this kind of
giving. • -
“And when you give, giro abso
lutely all that you can mare and do
not conaider yourself liberal In tha
riving.* It ron rive with *e?f-arfnla-
An ladlaa's View. . tloa ron are not riving at all. You
- I kMrt • mott tow lb. other ,0 TO,r ow » *•»«*
d„ that wm rtdtnrioa*. tat I. worth | - - - -
rotroaratlta horaaM It roatoln. tho A proalaoai BIomt tatar. hoforo
r.Z iKmC/.’V". c **** <«*«•* th* roast? la
mm am a fbrla^h Ho ,MI ***** Tt
rhat bo thopgbt o< It 5ad mm oqM • wma4 a hop! tt lb
Ho •o»d h II ttMHtt HMd. Tbo wpm hda spoorh t# tbv
^ m b Mitov af Httl «bo
letter to the goverameat that he
knew certain persons In Ireland had
been In communication with the en
emy but It was generally taken to
mean some unimportant individuals
connected wHb ♦he man who was cap
tured after landing recently on the
Irish coast In a collapsible boat.
The nature of the arrests, taken in
connection with the posting of V«ord
French’s proclamation, however, in
dicates that the persons referred to
are the heads of the Sinn Fein move
ment and that the government pos
sesses evidence against them.
♦ ♦ ♦
1,000,000 TONS AT WORK
Ships Requisitioned by Government
Are on the High Seas
TJie first million tons of ships
completed and delivered to. the gov
ernment under the direction of the
shipping board have been put on
the high seas to help defeat Ger
many.
A total of 159 vessels of 1,108,-
621 tons was completed up to May
11, according to statistics compiled
by experts of the shipping board.
Since January 1, more than half of
the total tonnage, 667,896. has been
dellevered and .the monthly totals
have shown a steady Increase.
Mott of the ships delivered were
requisitioned on the ways or in con
tract form, when the United States
entered the war. Virtually all are
of steal foastrvetion. None of the
ships of th# grant wood program has
been delivered although forty-atx
have been launched duo to dolay In
obtaining hoflov# aad other machin
ery Tho firm completed wood ship
built on contract far th#
Is
tho Factflc
The long delny In renown! of tho
German drive In Picardy and Flan
ders. Is variously accounted for by
officials of the War Department
among shorn tt has come to be a
subject of animated discussion.
Tkj* most generally accepted ex-
plarfauNn is that German divisions
engAged' in the first phases of the
battle were so badly shattered that tt
has Waken time to restore them to
fighting form.
It is apparent, however, that many
officials feej that a deeper reason
than this underlies the lull. They
regard it as certain that only some
serious internal cohdltion would
cause the German high command to
lose the advantage gained by the
first rush of the offensive. The value
of pressing forward without pause,
once an offensive effort is made, is
well recognized. That the Germans
have sacrificed.
During the lull th® strength of the
British army is understood to have
steadily - increased, French troops
have been brought uo and disposed
to block the roads and American for
ces have been assembled In both of
the sectors of attack. It now appears
therefore, that when the assault 1«
renewed, the Germans will face again
well established defensive systems.
STILL HOPES FOR CYCLOPS
Daalcift Retleveo
Big
l> for
Collier Will
Amtou# for
ton ta #oa4 #44H
♦h'B c«iun»r*. d!* To
m
drive taaachod
wall under way
month* haa boon required to got tha
Rret of thaoe troope arrom the aaa
and Into position. *
Nothing la available af the War
Department to Indicate tha Identity
or number of tho men in Flanders.
It ft probable, however, that the na
tional army regiment reviewed re
cently'In London by King George te
Included.
The men, it is noted, are describ
ed as being “in training” in the
British zones.. That is taken to mean
that they are being brigaded wKh
British divisions in reserve and will
get their final seasoning quickly
through this close association with
the veterans of Sir Douglas Haig’s
army. Unless a great Emergency
arises when the German assault is re
newed It Is not regarded^as probable
that the American battalions will be
employed on the first line for some
time. «■
jOoFd tho oca T H
Secretary Daniels has not aban
doned bop* that the big naval collier
Cyclope. miMtag since early la March
will be heard froe • He said
s. off v ^| r g •••id Wod him
early lalutlaa af ffcg|
Cyrlaps suit rauaaiM on the eeey Urn i
aad tho leap af the ship# tv pear
wttt mm ho famugaased e#fbr*e!»f fcem
hai 1 aatt* the hull these gTigihu tmm #A
'V* ttawd #■ Pee the aa# ram am haa
CHARLESTON YARD WORK
Senator Tillman Haa Two Tug# Add
ed to Program
<
Having learned that workmen
were being dropped at the Charles
ton Navy Yard because of lack of
construction work to occupy the com
plete force on hand Senator Till
man says K. Foster Murray in the
News and Courier, “called the mat
ter fo the attention of the Navy De
partment and as a result telegra
phic orderx ware dispatched to tho
commandant at Charleston to add
two ninety-foot naval tags to tho
yard'p eqpstrurtioa pragma
flays tha “*— “ ““
time to recognise that
offensive ta tha Want I
ed. perhaps crushed It
the problem of oar
hold fast that which thoy
en and thus keep tho |
strife fro m tho toll of the
land a task which will grow
difficult month, by month, em
ly with the advent of Ai
troops on the battle line.’*'
Germany’s troubles, however,
not solely those of von Rffli
burg’s drive. The German
have not accepted the hvge U
Incurred with equanimity, and ia ad
dition, the - food shortage agaia la
becoming acute, and the labor aRfc*
uation, especially dn the non-war
trades. Is disquieting. Then Aoocrttb
and Bulgaria give continued entt*
dences of dissatisfaction otter lies
prolongation of the struggle.
Indications, too, are multlplyiiag
that Germany’s position in the tthtttt
is' not only unstable, but actuaff^
threatening. The Ruslan Bolsbevlltt
are dissatisfied over the constant de
mands made by Berlin, and erpa
daily the German attempts to pm»
vent the formation of a Slav wasp*
In the Ukraine the aituatfon Jw
Oven more disturbing to the Cap ■
mans. There is a growing anti-Ger
man sentiment because of the re
pressive measures practiced by tttfl*
Teutons, and to meet this It hao baara
necessary to send additional Ger
man troops, especially cavalry amdP
machine gun detachments froai Rttw-
Western front, a move which Oar-
many can 111 afford to make at
oroscut time.
THURSDAY
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