The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-01

| land did swell the chorus of the Union
when again touched by the better an
| gels of our natures.
To the south OF us, washed by the
waters of the Atlantic and the Gulf of
Mexico, lies a fair island-the gem of
the Antiles--fair as the garden of tho
Lord. In soil, climate, minerals and
vegetation. rich beyond the dream of
avariCe. Yet for three hundred and
fifty years the scene of ruthless rapine
and cruel extortion. until cruelty aud
barbarity reached its climax in the
, rcconcentrado policy of the Spanish
under the unspeakable Weyler.
Wars have been waged for conquest,
the mere lust OF territory and COM
mercial supremacy. Wars have been
waged for lbcrty-for independence
Wars have been waged as "A religious
propaganda. Wars have been waged 10
repel invasion and to suppress revolu-
ton.
But to you, survivors of the Span
ish-American War, To you. survivors
Of the Cuban campaign, was reserved
the privilege of being the first To wage
war, not for lust of land or loot. not
for civil or religious liberty, not to re-
pei n foreign or domestic foe, but To
guarantee to an alien race. to race
not connected or related by blood. Ian
guagc. laws or traditions; to guaran-
tee To them. say. the right To the pur-
suit and enjoyment of life, liberty and
happiness.
The Revolutionary soldiers fought for
political liberty. The soldiers of the
War of ~ fought to vindicate politi-
cal and commercial autonomy. The sol
diers of the civil War fought To pre-
serve the Union. The soldiers of the
Spanish American War fought to ex-
pei medieval tyranny and To extend the
benedction of constitutional liberty tn
an alien race.
Such is the story of our heritage:
such is the heritage of American citi-
zens: such is the meaning of American
citizenship. What of the future? Shall
we preserve the heritage untarnished
and transmit it unsulied?
New occasions teach new duties.
Time makes ancient good uncouth.
They must upward still and onward
who would keep abreast of truth"
ON days like this we extol the virtues
of those who have died that we might
enjoy the manifold blessings of Amer
lean citizenship in this, the second
Cecade of the Twentieth Century
Are we willing 10 severally assume
the responsibility of that eternal vigil
lance, that has been, is and always
will he the price of liberty? Respon-
sibility and privilege can never be di-
vorced. No other citizenship on the
flood of time ever enjoyed our meas
IRE of privilege. And upon none 9TH
or rests the monentous weight of re-
sponsibility. AS goes America so
yoes Humanity.
1--WE are living. we are dwelling,
In n grand and awful time,
In an age on ages telling.
To be living is sublime"
our people have survived the shock
Of sectional dissension growing out Of
the slave power and secession. our
reople have honorably spurncd the
temptation to national dishonor In re-
fus!ng to debase it's currency and re-
pUdiate its obligation, paying In full
the stupendous debt of the Civil war.
cnd redeeming every obligation to the
soldier and sailor, his widow and his
orphan.
Our people are at the present
being tried as they never have
been by the seductive and plaus-
ible sophistries of that horde Of
half-inforrled and mis- Uniformed.
solf-confessed failures and incom-
pctents. who are seeking to array
class against class and to SOW the
seeds Of class hatred and indiv-
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