The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-02

of war in order that it will protect
us in times of trouble.
Must EquaIize Conditions.
ITO bring ourselves to the best
standard of citizenship we must
equalize conditions. The factory
girls who work six days week fol
a mere living cannot have the patriot
ism for their country that the girls
have who are enjoying all the pleas
ures of life. So long as mere man
can tell mere woman that she can
not vote because she is woman
there is something wrong in the
standard Of citizenship. What we
need in this country more than any
thing else is just plain Justice BRAY
cry and self sacrifice are the things
that make our nation great" Mr.
Flittie then recalled the heroism and
self-sacrifice exhibited by the Ameri
cans on the steamer Titanic when
IL sank last year.
Tomorrow will be the birthday
of Ulysses S. Grant. 1t is well fol
us to remember it for he was a
patriot indeed He rose from the
common people to a high position in
military and civil affairs. He was
beloved of the north and the south
cto WI
those of Jefferson, Hamilton and Lin
coin, for he was a man who by
mis- great love of country made him
self man to be ranked with these
great men.
Patriotic citizenship then means
an ardent love for native land, lofty
ideals in the minds of the young
and a feeling of the sanctity of the
law"
In closing his address Mr.. Flittie
spoke of the place the poets should
occupy in the hearts of the people
end of the patriotic inspiration
which has been the result of then
work
Peace and Arbitration.
Rev. w. r. Keesey spoke on
Peace and Arbitration" Jesus
Christ is called the Prince of Peace
His gospel is called the Gospel pi
Peace and His reign is called the
Reign of Peace. We call ourselves
q Christian world and yet it may
be said that Christ does not reign
After nineteen centuries of gospel
influence war has not yet disappear
ed and the Christian nations are
the greatest fighters of all nations
There have been times, believe
when war has been absolutely nee
essary.
Universal peace must come by
power. So long as there is weak
nation in the world there will con,
tinue to be war and tyranny. There
must be power in every nationality
to meet every conner. do not
however, believe in a braggadocio
patriotism.
Il believe in the heavy equipment
of armies and navies as one of the
most hopeful signs of our times
We need not worry about spend
ing our money for that if 1t will
prevent war. In my estimation that
very fact has prevented more wars
than you or | can imagine. There
is popular sentiment in this coun.
try for disarmament. The ideal thing
would be for all countries to dis,
arm at the same time.
You and / can see the end of
war and sacrifice of human life, for
there is a great peace movement
growing in the world The Hague
Tribunal is an instrument which has
settled many International disputes
and saved many countries from wars.
William II. Taft will stand as one
who has stood for universal peace.
And it will be said to the everlast-
ing shame of congress that that body
turned down Taft's proposition for
treaty between the three great
est nations of modern times, the
United States, Great Britain and
France. The new secretary of state.
William Jennings Bryan, is an adj
vocate of peace
During the past year we have
the one hundredth ami
Versary of peace between Great
Britain and the United States. I
believe that your children and mine
shall see the day when there shall
De universal peace" '.s
The stirring program was listen
ed to by about 200 people whose
close attention was given during the
evening and the closing number was
rs fitting as could well be, the sing.
ne OF America" by the entire audi
ence.
The program was arranged by the
district patriotic instructor of the
Women's Relief corps, and was a
credit to her.