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Show GERARD WARNS 1EK1IW If Russia Fails and U-Boats Succeed, U. S. Has a Hard Fight. PHILADELPHIA, May 25. "If Russia Rus-sia stacks arms and Gorman submarines subma-rines continue to litter the ocean with corpses oC the merchant marine, Uncle Sam will lio-ve to bear tho brunt of tho great battle practically alone declared declar-ed Jameif W. Gerard, former ambassador ambassa-dor to Gormany, who was the principal prin-cipal speaker at a meeting here to-nigllt to-nigllt under the auspices of the southeastern south-eastern Pennsylvania chapter of the RedjCross. Mr. Gerard said he witnessed nearly near-ly all the atrocities which have been charged against the Germans. "While we need many things in this war we need the Red Cross more than anything any-thing 6lse," ho said Mr Gerard said the impression had prevailed in Germany that Amoricans were "tango lizzards and male manicures," mani-cures," that thoy were a "lot of fat people all for money," but who would not fight. |