Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-05-08

its standard they marched to victory
or to death; crossed the Red Sea, con-
uucred EgNnt. traVerseG the burning
sands of Africa. occupied spain ana
| entered France, and on the other Siue
marched to the Tigris and the Eu-
pirates, the Indies and the Ganges' 10
! the Caspian Sea ana the Byzantine
straits; conquered Turkey ana Greece
| and half Of Hungary and made their
capitol at Constantinople, where II
| stil remains
'"ro the Christian the cross is The
most sacred of symbols. Literally, II
is but two lines placed Mt right angles
| But to the Christian it represents an
| that is noble in life and glorious IN
eternity. With the cross before ms
eyes the martyr has gone loNlullN 10
his death. with no fear Of axe or rag
I got. or has suffered serenely all the
tortures which the malignity OF man
could invent Under it's banner the
! crusaders. men. women and children,
with the shout of In Hoe Signo Ninces
: Nn This Sign Thou Shalt Conquer, /,
! with toll and suffering, traVersed
southern Europe and eastern ASIA 70
rescue the Holy Sepluchre from the IN
i Gdcl and tens Of thousands lett thelf
| bones whitening on the plains of IA =
cstine. as memorial of their faith
land zeal
FOR its cause the missionary today
leaves home and friends and risks his
Uce among savage tribes: while TO the
Christian at homo nothing is SO in
spirina as the cross borne high aloit
on the spire of some stately church or
cathedral
And so. in national affairs. every
patriot regards the flag of his country
OF itself, il is but a piece of cloth
cotton or hunting or slk-but it SYM
bolizes ones own country, the nation
to which he belongs; all that the pat
riotic heart holds most dear Under
it. it is = JOY to live and JOY to die.
In battle. the fiercest struggles are
around the national banner. II one
color bearer falls, comradc leaps 70
grasp the falling standards il he IS
stricken down. Il dozen rush TO fullll
the sacred trusA olives are as nothing
to protect the honor Of the flag
And that is 50, even when the eoun-
try may be a despotism, and its gov
crnment an oppression and curse.
How fortunate are then in this
America. that we may not only glory
in our flag. and the most beautiful of
national banners but rejoice that it Is
unsullied by shame or oppression but
represents the highest principles oi
Free Institutions, Personal Liberty and
Equal Rights.
what a glorious history il posses
sos! From the early days when it
represented but 4 narrow strip of han
settled country along the Atlantic
coast. down through the years, until
it touched the Gulf of Mexico then
the Mississippi valley. then reached
the heights of the Rocky Mountains
and then the Pacific and finally in our
own day covers with its protecting
folds the islands Of the sea. Every
where il is recognized as the Emblem
Of Freedom. When the great fleet. q
wear ago. circum umnaVigated the globe,
the stars and Stripes We're everywhere
received with glad acclaim not simply
as the official ensign of a friendly ma
tion, but by every lover of liberty 1t
was hailed as the Flag of the Free and
the harbnger Of universal liberty
Everywhere it enkindles the patri-
otlc emotions. With what heartfelt
iov does the stranger in Il strange land
behald the red white and blue, which
represent his beloved country.
/ Il rejoice that ] have seen the two
greatest exhibitions of those colors
ever beheld on earth. One was in the
metropolis Of the nation on the days
inst following the attack on Fort sum-
ter When the spontaneous uprising
of the people showed itself in uni
versal use of the national colors which
made il seem as if the whole city had
blossomed out in red and white and
blue: and the other was at the con-
,.lusion Of the great war when for
three long days the consolidated arm
les of the republic marched in wonder
ful procession through Pennsylvania
avenue. each regiment bearing aloft
the tattered and torn and blood-stain-
ed banners that represented Victory,
Peace and Union
Truly to have such a flag is glor-
ious heritage. We have received 1t
unsullied. let us pass it on even IN
lcreased in glory.
Cloud of Regret.
But one cloud of regret dims the
clear sky of our rejoicing. The flag
contains but 46 stars, when we feel
that there should be AZ. Let us hope
that before the anniversary of this
day. that star viii have appeared on
the azure field; q star far from the
least in beauty and glory-the star Oh
the Sunshine State, New Mexico
Then followed the unfurine OF the
FLAG by Mrs. Prince ana as IT rose 70
the top Of the mast and iluttored IN
the breeze the audience chered. me
children sang again and the band play
"a THE Star Spangled Banner
concluding the pretty ceremony.
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