The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01

GENERAL GEORGE w GORDON delivered the
address to the Confederate Veterans re-
union which assembled in Memphis recently.
During the course of his remarks Gordon said:
Il welcome and bow to the revered and honored
remnants OF the armies that fought battles anu
won victories when barefooted, ragged and hungry
And we would marvel that such mould could ever
have been yanoushed, if we did not know they
were finally overpowered more by the vast pre-
ponderance of numbers and resources than byI
ueneralship courage and prowess, more by famine
than by fighting. When disparity in men and
MEANS in war facilities appliances and resources OF
all kinds are considered, it must be admitted the
South made gallant fight in defense OF her rights
to Independence and congratulate the survivors OF
her passing armies, not only on the gallant hight
thew made but upon the justice of their cause
have the fullest faith that posterty will honor ana
perpeuate the story of your just and heroic struggle
though our hearts are beating slower than they
did in the Wild stirring days OF other years. every
throb is conscious of the memory OF right ana
honorable cause. No right cause can ever die.
The civil war ended nearly fortyfve years ago
almost half centnry-but this genteman-den.
George w. Gordon-says the Cause for which the
Confederates fought is not dead and that II sui
Hives He is fighting the war over again IN ME
feeble way. mo right cause can ever die" But
slavery was never right in the sight of God and
never will be right. It cannot be made right.
Slavery is extinct in all parts of the world and the
/ Confederate Cause is dead. In fact there was nc
corpse to bury. The Cause was a hallucination. Il
was papier mache outfit.
In loving and patriotic contrast are the words
Iof that noble knight Grant of chivary-Col. Henri
lWatterson-who maintains that slavery was curs
land the civil war terrible misfortune. Th'
lbleaching bones of half million soldiers-thos
who wore the Blue and those who wore the Gray
testify mutely but convincingly to the folly o
fratricidal strife and nternecine warfare in Caus
THAT rests upon the bondage of human souls. Slave
|ry is dead and the Cause is no more-forevermore
CHINA is being invaded by the Americana
Railroad building and manufacturing developmen
under the guidance and supervision OF Americans
going on apace China with six hundred millio
linhabitauts tho most prolific 6old in the wori
for advancement along commercial and manufactu1
ling lines The great Oriental empire is determine
| to cast aside it's lethargy and assume its prope
place in the classification of nations OF power an
prominence.
Railroad and ship building will prove proftab
pursuits in China for ali time to come With
foresight that is commendable Americans are takin
advantage of the situation by entering that gre'
province through the open door OF trade and trait
secured to all the world by the diplomacy OF tt
late Secretary John Hay.
Speaking of opportunity China affords a he
wide enough for the display OF the genius OF
million Americans. 1t is strange thing, b.
nevertheless true, that nearly all Americans who s
to China or Japan remain there. The same is trt
of the English and Germans. Trading in Japs
and China is profitable for the reason that Il
people of these nations take kindly to Yankee
tons All modern appliances and inventions find
ready sale in the Oriental market.
Before many years there will be large Amer
can colony in the Orient and when that time 9
rives Japan and China will flourish amazingly.
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5 by Alice Hubbard-Elbert's better threequarte
The cosmic and altrustic fux is predomina
! throughout.
s ONE of Americas few truly Great Men is Sc
: Low of New York.