The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-05-12
A BATTLEFIELD DEDICATED.

Addresses the Dedication Monuments Shos Field
Tennessee
Indiana monuments dedicated April
with interesting Several hundred lndanans including
Durbn his Lew Wallace many other
prominent present Addresses made
United States Senator Beverge Assistant Secretary War San
ger, Governor Durbn and others.
Mr. Sanger said part The federal government accepting these
becomes charged with the duty OF guarding them and
keeping fresh in the memory OF the people record the deeds which
they In creating and keeping these national parks the
country is not merely perPeuang the fame OF brave men, it not
merely recording with landmarks granite and bronze the part which
the gallant soldiers both sides took in the awful OF the civil
emphasizing the that united country thinks with
pride the vaor OF all the heroes who fought IN that great struggle
but putting visible form the OF the people that
ampe brave and faithful performance duty should be honor
ed throughout land We should never forget that the lessons OF
but mpeecy learned think Of them only helping
bear ourselves bravey the face armed In times
peace there are battles to be fought and victories to be wo the effect
of which upon the dene of mankind farreachng the
suits OF armed conflict Honor integrity devotion to pn
cpe faithful performance duty just essential the
greatness OF free people and esacce to the
cess OF fighting army.
The principles upon which government do of them
selves insure good they merely give the people the
they make good as bad they wish AS patriotic Amer
should be discouraged because there need
directions for faithful and effective work improving existing cOnd
tons From these impressive draw inspiration and help
for the better performance OF the duties which crowd upon us as Amer
lean citizens The of the brave soldiers who fought this
and other baefed will die for long the endures
ourageous toward that high standard which every American
Senator Beverage said in part:
Since all die how fortunate die for undng and
under the approving eye OF history.
$50 felt those who fell upon this field For they gave
the life the naon and history ees nober than the
story of their sacrifice.
Their blood the people single
purpose All other of the civil
incident that And they died less for the people Of the south
than for the people the noo the American people undivided
dvisb Their maydom establish the brotherhood OF
the hag-a relationship lofty that within the
boundaries of the republic.
That great purpose they accomplished Devotion the nation is
today the first principle OF all Americans 1t the idea and ideal
OF ALL and of north and south alike.
How little those wordsouhern and northern Let forget
them. How much grander the single word America Let
and that 1t the word the spirits whisper
souls today the word for which they gave up their mortality
Let who live be worthy of dead
who live tolerant OF
other side who died before the of heroes here and elsewhere
Only the tell what elements opinion
tangled in that catacysma conflict For
ulnesso know that central thought of nationality and
it,
But when die for ideas who dare denounce all
y? The Hottest quality of human character Oes
but Tolerance then and loving kindness and
forgiveness both sides and through all the
Nothing but these important for abide truth
and truth is the only sovereign