Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-01
CHERISH MEMORY OF DEAD
Old Soldiers Gather at Auditorium
to Pay Tribute.
IMMENSE AUDIENCE Is PRESENT
william Jennings Bryan Principal
Speaker of the Day-Broth-
eriy Love Topic of
His Address.

Eight thousand or more people. men
and women, young and old, crowded into
the Auditorium Thursday afternoon 10
pay tribute to the memory Of the men
who fought under Old Glory and who
have answered the last roll call. VIII
liam Jennings Bryan was the chief
speaker Of the day, having arrived in the
city on an early morning train.
The memorial services were held under
the auspices OF joint committee OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic and United
Spanish War Veterans with members
Of these organizations and the United
States Naval Veterans. the Nebraska Ma.
tionAl guards. high school cadets, mill.
tary and civil guests. mail carriers and
other semi-mllitary bodice, the entire
lower floor OF the Auditorium was filled.
The galleries all around were occupied by
admirers Of the speaker and those who
wished to halp In honoring the dead.
W. n. Russell Of Grant post. No. ITO.
presided. The program was changed
somewhat, placing Mr. Bryan sooner on
the program. because he had 10 hurry
from the city Mr.. Russell introduced
him. and when the speaker arose, ap.
plause from every corner Of the building
greeted him and only stopped when ne
raised his hand and began his address.
Talks ON BrothcrIy Love.
The keynote OF Mr.. Bryans address
was Brotheriy Love. He brought In the
necessity for honest public officials ana
declared himself for universal pepse
averred the spirit OF war times must te
preserved.
Let the people rule was another of
Mr. Bryans points and he emphasized il
with, let them make mistakes. they will
correct them" He declared that we are
not now To be afraid Of the dangers with.
out, but fear the possible dangers within
that beset us"
Mr.. Bryan began his address with a
glance at the civil war and It's immortal
hero and rather In apology. he declared
that with his short experience In the
army, he was not well equipped to talk
on the subject OF war. lie said the sur
viyors should be the ones TO take active
part In the exercises OF Memorial day,
the survivors Of an army which. OF all
armies of the earth. had the greatest
purpose in view
The civil war" he continued. was one
NJ mighty purpose Its principal object
was the maintenance OF great nation;
Ia indirect object was to free the slaves.
When the injured Of that war had been
cared for. when the fallen comrades had
been buried on the battlefIeids and you
men returned to your homes. a grea,
stride had been made In history.
My army experiences has been indeed
small In comparison to yours. Ny ex-
perience was all In camp. but from II 1
had chance to learn that there is no
part Of war that Is not terrible. Those
who do not go, suffer possibly more. The
wives and mothers at home deserve as
much honor as those who die at the front
never realized before the anxiety OF the
wives and mothers at home. and my ex.
1erience has made me more anxious that
his Memorial day should be and shall
continue 10 be-"
Nj. Bryan spoke Of the honors being
laid the dead by q nation and remarked
bout the flowers contributed to the
during the day.
The soldier of To-day,
The good soldier today Is he who en-
ists In the great army to lift man to a |
higher plane. He Is not seeking a |
nance TO rest; he Is not asking a leave |
4 absence. he is ready for the call every /
lay
No one today need tell us Of the dang. \
RS without. IL has been fifteen years /
Ince We worried because Of someone |
fithOut. Whatever danger We now /
ave come from within: not those who
ONE In ships from abroad.
You soldiers. for this nation, made a
.reat advance. II is now the duty of
our children and will be the duty Of
our chiidren's children to continue that
dvanes. They have and will have the
Anglers within to combat. There is the
anger Of ignorance. Every good cltl-
en- Is enlisted In the war for intelligence.
We now understand that God intended
Il should have mental control The fact
nat he gave brains to all Of US is
Inclusive proof that all should have the
pportunities to develop. We lead a
ORD in this Intellectual advance A
GRID IL following US.
We have a great moral question to
iset- II Is q question that is greater