The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-21
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holds it's place with the nations of the
world as to military strength and no
one will deny that man for man and
number for number no nation in the
world can show better army than
the United States has shown in the
last few years.
1--WE have been through a number of
wars in our history" he continued.
Not even a school boy can read of the
bravery and courage in the face Of vi
cissitudes that characterized the Rev
dictionary Army and not be thrilled,
nor yet of the heroism displayed a few
years after when we were called on for
the second time to thrash our I'M
natural parent
And no country in the world, Mr..
President, has furnished so many brave
soldiers as were raised right here, and
the greatest war in history was the
Civil War for there the American SOL
der met his equal-his equal only, be-
cause he was an American soldier.
That war lasted so long as it did only
because Greek met Greek" The glory
of those armies is ours-the glory of
feats performed against a foe that were
only equally by the foe against whom
they were performed.
I'm the person of our secretary and
treasurer we have a representative of
our regular army and to the pride Of
this association he wears upon his
breast the Congressional medal for
gallantry and honor, the highest gift
that can be given and in our ordnance
officer and others we have representa-
tives of one of the greatest of armies,
that of the Confederacy.
The Civil War was shared by three
classes. of soldiers but the fight with
spain was a regular army war and a
war that no American citizen can fail
to be proud of. There seems to be a
fashion to-day to decry this army of
ours-a tendency for some people,
being in safety in the four walls of
Congress to designate as liars, cow
ards, and butchers, the men that lead
this army-these men that ten thous-
and miles away are fighting a war not
theirs but ours. l wish to record my
vote here that these men are not dis
grazing the army but honoring it,
The speaker spoke of General Order
No. 1907 of which he said doubtless his
hearers had heard; an order of which
the general supposition was that it had
been issued and used during the Civil
War. This order, he said was pro-
mulgated by the President at that lime
but was done so in accordance with
the rules of civilized warfare, and that
il has since been recognized by the
world as the most humane and civilized
order of the kind ever proposed.
Touching on the Philippine war he
said the natives were treacherous and
cruel as was shown by their massacre
of almost a whole company, and by
their roasting of prisoners. Instead of
letting this thing run on it was put
down in ninety days and by such re-
pressive measures life was actually
saved. I'VE can't deal with this people
in the ordinary way" he said, ut is
necessary to teach them that when
they come in conflict with the United
States power they will be punished
it may be cruel, but it is necessary"
In conclusion Col. Lawton said, 81
can't stand quiet and villificatlon
heaped on an army whose acts are
yours and mine, and whose glory must
be your pride and the pride of every
true American"