HANDS THAT ARE QUICK TO HEAL 



Like this mother and daughter, many Americans, who are now serving in the ranks of 

 Red Cross workers in France, had never known hardship or privation until they volunteered 

 to assume the responsibilities of war service, in order that they might mitigate the suffering 

 of the men who actually bear the brunt of battle. 



She has now made an egregious error, 

 as it is for us to show. When we went 

 into this war there were a good many 

 people that thought all we had to do was 

 to draw a check or several checks for a 

 billion dollars, and that "George" would 

 do the fighting. 



THE FRUIT OF GERMANY^ CONTEMPT 



That is not the case. One of the things 

 which has happened ought to give us the 

 greatest hope and satisfaction. It is 

 largely due to the gentleman who has 

 just addressed us, the Secretary of War, 

 and the President of this administration. 



We have begun right in the raising- of 



an army, and that is one thing gained. 

 We have provided for a million or per- 

 haps a million and a half of men. That 

 probably will not be enough. 



A great deal better that we should make 

 overpreparation in a matter in which the 

 whole welfare of the world is engaged 

 than that we should make underprepara- 

 tion ! 



What has been said I only wish to re- 

 peat, and that is, while we can intellectu- 

 ally, perhaps, visualize the war, if we sit 

 down to think about it, we do not in our 

 hearts feel it yet. It is something apart 

 from us. 



I read the other day, as doubtless you 



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