Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-06-03

lceeded even by the Araches. our
memories flash back to the Maine
and her martyred crew, to Dewey
at Manila, and to Sampson and
Schley at Santiago. We read chap
ter upon chapter OF blood and vio-
lence wrought against unoffending
American citizens in Mexico, and
our memories rush to the protest
ing spirits OF Fighting joe
Wheeler and the gallant O'Neill,
the Mayor of our city, whose senti-
ments respecting our national honor
are recorded in his LIES blood at
San Juan. We see a handful of
Texas Rangers. unaided rescue from
Mexican soil the body OF Vergara
/ murdered citizen of the Lone Star
State, while the mighty Uncle Sam
gives I'D beaten in his effort to re-
cover the body of Benton. Thus
our memories revert to all the glo-
rious traditions of the past, and
we pray that we may be so guild
/ ed as. if possible, to avoid war, but
in any event to suffer no further
national humiliation. l refer to
these incidents not by way of urg-
ing war, but as an appeal for di-
rection to the wisdom, prudence and
sense of national welfare of the
great leaders of the past. | refer
to them because today the nation
is wondering how much bloodshed
outrage and insult a powerful and
lpeace-loving people should submit
to tamely. The American people
know from long and sad experience
too much of the cost and conse-
quences of war, to lightly engage
in it, but as the most peaceable of
men are sometimes provoked into
justihable fight, so it is with ma
tons. So it is that now many are
suggesting a change from grape
juice to grape shot in our national
policy. So it is that many are re-
calling Bismark's historic observa-
ton, just before the Franco-Prus-
| sian War, that the problems of
this hour are not to be solved by
speeches and resolutions, but by
blood and iron" So some go to
the philosophy of Heraclitus the
Greek, who held that "War is the
father of all things" Even the
gentle Emerson agreed with this to
the extent of saying that it was a
political and social truth, adding:
War passes the power of all chem
ical solvents, breaking up old CO.
hesions, and allowing the atoms of
society to take on new order. 1t
is not the government, but, the war
that has appointed the great gen.
erals, sifted out the pcdants, put
in the new and vigorous blood.
The war has lifted many other peo-
pie besides Grant and Sherman in
to their true places"
As a people we realize that the
complications of today bear heavily
upon the hearts and consGences of
those high in national authority,
and we respect them in their sin
cere efforts 20 avoid war by every
honorable avenue. The people ap-
preciate that in times past whole
some restraint upon the public tenn
per has proven wise, and are very
properly disposed, even in the face
OF unparalleled provocation, to abide
the result of the Presidents plans.
reserving the unalterable purpose
that henceforth, come what will, the
American citizen must be protected
and respected in every country of
the world, and that the great arm
of our nation, able to smite king
doms and empires to lowly dust,
shall not again be withheld from
the enforcement of his rights and
the unfolding of his dignity.
There are some who read in the
chapter of events now being writ
ten, evidences of waning patriot
ism, signs OF subsiding love of
country. Memories again press up
on us, and we see that in every !
emergency of the pest we have had
the same forecasts of evil omen.
But the God OF Nations, in His di- |
vine purpose TO make of Columbia |
the great and enduring instrument
in shaping the christianity and |
civilization of the world, has and
will continue to set these prophe-
cies at naught.'
Although the address by Attor-
ney Clark featured the exercises,
the program was excellent in every
detail. Selections by the Prescott
Band opened and concluded the
program. Two solos were given
by the Prescott Chorus while the