The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31
The TOWN WAS OUT.
Memorial Exercises
Were Impressive
in Clinton.
DENOUNCED IMPERIALISM.
Canton Clergyman Has a
Word 10 Say About the
Great Subject.
DENOUNCED IMPERIALISM.

Clinton May 3O.-Not in years before
has Memorial day been so generally
observed in this town as it was today
Thousands of people visited the ceme-
teries. The pilgrimage to the old St.
Johns cemetery was especially great,
because in that ground are inferred all
but three of the dead of Co. K, Ninth
regiment, who gave their lives before
Santiago, or as a result of the war in
Cuba. Many also visited the new
cemetery.
The ladies of the Relief society had
made $50 wreaths, enough so that one
could be laid upon each soldiers grave.
Each grave was marked with a flag.
The exercises began early this morn
ing. when the comrades of [. D. Baker
post, the members of the Ladies Relief
society and the Sons of Veterans as
sembled before the soldiers monument
at Town hall. Brief services were held
commemorative of the unknown dead.
Mrs. G. A T. Marshall presided over
this service.
An hour later the members of E. D.
Baker post took barges and were con-
veyed to the old St. Johns cemetery,
where the graves of the dead of two
wars were decorated, The parade for
the march to town hall was formed at
l. 30. The column proceeded in this or
der: Platoon Of police, o. B. Bates,
chief; Clinton Turner brass band, F.
H. Miller leader; chief marshal and
aids; Co. K, Ninth regiment, NJ. Y. M,
Capt. P. J. Cannon; F. D. Baker post
81, G. a. R., Alfred Head, command
er; Spanish American soldiers Lieut..
A. L. Fuller camp 10, S. of v, Capt. o.
1. Stone; disabled soldiers in carriages =;
Ladies Relief society in barges, Mrs.
Q. L. Martin, president; Daughters of
veterans in barges, Mrs. G. A. T. Mar
shall, president; orator and invited
guests in carriages.
The exercises in town hall were most
interesting. Rev. c. A. Young of Can
ton delivered the address. His speech
was spirited throughout and listened
TO with interest by an audience that
filled all save few sS2ts in the hall.
The most interesting portion OF Rev.
Mr.. YOung's Grafton was his fierce de-
nunciation Of Imperialism, as exempli-
fed IN the conquest of the Philippines.
He began by abiding 10 Kipling' 5 poem,
The White Mans Burden" He de-
clared that there was white mans bur-
den enough for each citizen to bear in
this country. Let US not go back TO
the old world to get q white mans bur
den. Let US not do violence to American
ideals. It is not for America 10 partici-
pate with England and those other
countries in the affairs Of China. There
is an expansion that doesn't pay. That
kind of expansion is illustrated in the
fable Of the toad who wanted 10 be as
big as an OK. The toad drank water 10
make himself swell. He drank and
drank. until he was very full, then he
said to the OK, Am I as big as you are
now?' Not yet said the OK, but you
will be if you keep on drinking, if you
don't burst first There's an expansion
in the wrong way. The American ideal
is confined 10 this continent; il win not
stretch across the Pacific ocean. Al
this tends to imperialism, and 10 COM
Inercialisnn. 1t was a grand and heroic
thing when Dewey blew up those Span
ash ships. Then he should have sailed
away. Worse than Imperialism is com
7nercialism. What enforced Salisbury tC
silence when Turkey was massacreing
the Armenians, when Turkey was hurl-
ing its armies into Greece2 The Greeks
are Christians but the Turks are Ma
homedans. So are they Mahomedan il
Egypt, and in India, and in other Eng
lish possessions. 1t was commercialisn
that restrained Salisbury, and CONNER
cialism is worse than Imperialism
Mr.. Young is veteran Of the civil