Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-07

conclusions with any army on the face
OF the earth.
But that was only half the lesson;
the other half was equally important
that when the citizen army has done
IT'S work, II makes no claim, II eXacts
40 conditions OF disarmament. but
melts away Into the Vaster body OF the
nation as the foam crested. sunlit wave
melts back into the profound depths
Of the ocean. The great host Of 1865
ceased TO exist as an armed force; but
In every town and hamlet Of the laud
II lived as a part OF the body polite
nucleus everywhere Of courage pa
triotism and self-sacrlhce. This was
new product the republic might proud
~ show to the world saying: These
be the peaceable heroes | breed from
great wars.
There were many brilliant deeds
done In the war that resulted I'm endur.
ing fame to fortunate individual sold
''~e hut tho disbandment Of the army,
flushed With victory and idolized by the
country, reflected honor upon all our
race a glory In which Individual claims
are lost, like atoms OF cloud In the
crimson splendor OF stormy sunset
GOOD SOLDIERS GOOD CITIZENS.
For four years you showed your
selves good soldiers equal 10 the best
the world has seen, For 81 years you
have been good citizens; and who
shall say IN which capacity you have
wrought best for the repubic2 Each
yea you come together with thinned
| ranks but the undying flame upon the
altar of patriotism. ] should not have
said your ranks are thinned for the
place of each fallen comrade is filled
with a loving memory
"And who can ever forget the faces
which never had a chance to grow old
the brave young warriors who fell in
battle and gained the prize of immor-
tai youth? For them there Is no shad-
ow Of struggle or poverty; no trouble
OF gray hairs or failing strength no
care Of the present nor fear Of the fu-
ture The unfadlng light OF morning
Is forever In their eyes; the blessings
of a grateful nation hallow their
names. We salute them with loving
tears, from which the bitterness is
gone. We hear their young voices in
the clear notes OF the bugle and the
murmur Of the iuttering flags. Our
answering hearts cry; Hail and fare
we'll young comrades, till we meet
again..
NO DISTINCTION HERE.
"Our fathers ordained that IN this Re-
public there should be no distinctions
but human nature Is stronger than
laws, and nothing can prevent this peo-
pie from showing honor 10 all who have
deserved we'll Of the country. Every
man who has borne arms with credit
has earned and is sure to receive a
special measure OF regard. And II is
our peculiar privilege to remember that
our armies and nayies, regular and vol
unteer, have always been worthy OF
esteem. In distant generations, under
different flags of conflicts great and
| small, by land and by sea, they have
always borne their part nobly.
THE men who fought at LOuisburg
beneath the meteor flag OF England;
the men who stood with Washington al
Yorktown; with Lincoln In the Black
Hawk war; with Crockett at the Alamo:
with Taylor at Buena Vista; with
Grant at Vicksburg and with Lee az
Appomattos were Of the stun OF which
not only soldiers, but citizens, are
made. And in our own time the young
men who stormed the hill OF san Juan,
and have borne our flag with such hon
or to the forbidden city Of Pekin and
the jungles Of Luzon have shown that
their prOgenitors bred true.
THE men OF today are as good Amer
leans az the men of yesterday, and. the
men of tomorrow, with Gods blessing,
will be the same. The dominant char
| acteristlc Of every American army that
| has ever stepped TO the tap of a drum
| has been valor and humanity. They
! have-in the long run-carried nothing
| but good 70 any land they nave occu-
| pied. As our comrade McKinley--Of
| blessed memory-said: The flag has
| never floated over any region but In
benediction.'
by order OF the president OF the
| United States, these historic grounds,
| the property Of the nation, are during
| this encampment dedicated TO your use.
| They Will receive from your presence an
| added sacredness and value In the
history Of the twentieth century, which
is opening with such brilliant promise.
not the least luminous page will treat
of this meeting OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic-soldiers and citizens
whom the Republic delights TO honor"
GEN TORRENCE RESPONDS.
When the cheers which succeeded Mr.
Hays speech had subsidized Command
er-in-Chief Torrance OF the G. A. r.
responded to the words OF welcome. He
spoke warmly in appreciation Of the re-
ception given himself and his comrades,
which had been, he said all that they
could expect.
Five thousand veterans and their
friends gathered IN the convention hall
tonight and participated in the camp
fire of the thirty-sXth encampment Of
the G. A. K. The hal was deco
rated entirely with American flags.
The ceremonies We're opened by a med
ley Of patriotic airs played by the
United States marine band, followed by
songs, speeches and music, which
stirred the crowd TO enthusiasm. To
each person entering the \,ll was pre-
scented a small American flag, and these
sands within the building when some
wartime melody was played or some
striking utterance delivered.
The principal address Of the evening
was by Commander-in Chief Torrance
of the G. a. r., who congratulated
those present on the happiness OF the
hour and the unity Of their hearts. II
was late when the camp fire broke up.
Ultimatum 10 Bacoiod Sultan.
Manila, Oct. 6-Gen. Sumner, who Is
In command Of the American forces
on MindanaO island, has sent an ulti-
- Of 1gl