The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-06-03
WAR
Discussed b Y
Gen. Kennedy
I'm Address to Old
Soldiers.
GRAND FILLED
Upon Afternoon of
Memorial Day.
Speaker Grew Eloquent in
Discussing Present Rus
siO-Japan Conflict.

Gen. R. P. Kennedy surpassed even
himself in the address delivered to the
Civil WarVeterans There always will
be wars and rumors of wars so long as
Kings and Emperors rule by Divine
right" said he. 'While there is de-
termination to govern more territory,
cupidity and ambition so long will the
questions of state be decided by arms.
Caesar and Alexanders mighty hosts
marched and fought only to hold des-
TIMES. Napoleon swept with his le-
gions only for conquest. But at last
these conquerors met their strength
with those battling for liberty.
Napoleon, all conquering, and ad !
ding to his crown. met mighty Russia,
then fighting for liberty and home.
At the end OF battle so, 600 lay dead
along the Moscow. Napoleon, true,
flung his banners from the dazzling
spires and towers of Moscow, but the
Russians fired their beautiful city and
in licking flames went up the power
Napoleon had so dearly won"
BOERS' STRUGGLE.
General Kennedy stated that every
nation will fight desperately for home
He spoke of the handful of Beers, 15.
900 in all. making the magnificent
fight against powerful England.
England. upon whose flag the sun
never sets. had to send 300, 900 men to
wipe Is, 900 Beers ont of existence. .
he exclaimed.
In the speakers opinion England q
last conquest was in South Africa, az
she has shown to the world her weak.
ness.
There was an immense audience al
the Grand Monday afternoon in at.
tendance at the Memorial services oi
Eugene Reynolds Post No. al, G. A.
R. But there was not the usual mum
ber of old soldiers seated in their allot
ted places The ranks were noticeably
thinner, the bronze buttons fewer thar
heretofore, because deaths sickle Il
lplaying havoc.
| The stage was decorated with larg,
flag and stands of arms to the righ
and left
WELCOMED VETERANS.
| W. b. Bushong, commander of Eu
gene Reynolds Post, welcomed the vet
, arans. and twenty little school chill
dren. under the direction of Professo
Denny, sang 1.-THE Star SpangIed Ban
ner." Rev. G. E. Davies. pastor o
tine First Presbyterian church, led il
, prayer. Attorney Luther Slough, o
, the Sons of Veterans. read extract
} from Lincoln's Gettysburg sddres
pursuant to an order from Gen. Johl
G. Black, Chief of tn
Grand Army of the Republic. Mrs
J. ". Denny sang The Days of tn
Blue and Gray are Past -
KENNEDY'S ADDRESS.
al JAPAN-RUSSIA WAR.
BE alluded to the Japan Russian wa
I and said the struggle was another cas-
i of ambition for power aid aggrandizs
ment.
I "But on the shores of the Yello'
: sea Russia is meeting worthy advel
sary." General Kennedy told how
was America which opened the gat,
IS ways of Japan; of the little country
!, marvellous growth in half q centur.
. and said that Japan, instead of stru,
Cling for territory, was fighting Il
y home and people.
% He said Russia had no right to pu;
e her armies into Manchuria, but wan
q ing way to the Yellow sea, covet,
II ManchurIs under pretense of civiliz
he tion. Japan, remarked Gener
Kennedy, "knows that her days W
IS be numbered if Russia has undisput
m control in Manchuria-
y General Kennedy described the Wig
g. and strength of the Japs; the victori
r. they had achieved, and prophesied tn.
D. ultimate triumph.
or AMERICA INSPIRED JAPAN.
u Speaking of the magnitude OF I
he civil war as compared with the bait
.. of foreign countries, the General &C
]. clusively showed the immensity of I
nm struggle He stated that since I
ot civil war 81. 900, 900. 900 had been p,
or in pensions and 81, 600, 900, 600 on I
ed national debt. He spoke of the migf
To sacrifices of the government In 1,
a. battles and skirmishes and told of
bv wonderful progress made in Amer
he since the struggle. IF Japan has b
,es inspired, stated the speaker, sit
re- because OF Americas complement
at General Kennedy, In concluding
air mastery address, favored good sta
10, ing army, so that America can
ready for defense; favored a gr
on navy, not for conquest. but to 7
vas claim to the world that our coast is
Tended by American sailors; and
would send .Old Glory to ey
quarter of the globe to carry the m
itS age of mercy and good will to all CO
sy. tries