Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-11

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the armament Of memory, where they
will always shine and always be re-
membered because the owners of those
names performed the duty laid not on
" upon them, but upon us.
"Duty is not an uncommon thing.
Men are performing it in ordinary
walks of life all around us all the
time and making great sacrifices to
perform it,
"What gives men like these "--and
the president made gesture toward
the flag-covered coffins-'' their pecu-
liar distinction is not merely that they
did their duty, but that their duty had
nothing to do with them or their own
personal and peculiar interests.
Gave Lives for Others.
"They did not give their lives for
themselves. They gave their lives for
us, because we called upon them, as
nation, to perform an unexpected du-
ty.
"That is the way in which men be-
come distinguished, and that is the on
IL way-by serving some one besides
themselves. And what greater thing
could you serve than a nation such as
this we love and are proud of
Are you sorry for these lads-sorry
for the way in which they will be re-
memberedi Does it not quicken your
pulse to think Of the list OF themf
I hope to God none Of you may join
such list, but if you do you will join
an immortal company.
$50, whils we are profoundly sor-
rcwful, while there goes from our
hearts very deep, affectionate sym
pathy for the friends and relatives Of
these lads, who for the rest of their
lives shall mourn them, though with
touch of pride, we know why we do
not go away from this occasion down
east but with heads lifted and with
eyes on our country's future, in abso-
lrte confidence as to how it will be
worked out
awe have gone to Mexico to serve
mankind if we can find way. We
don't want to fight the Mexicans. We
want to serve them if we can.
A War Of Service.
GA wal of aggression is not a war
in which it is proud thing to die,
but o war of service is one in which
it is a proud thing to die.
"Notice that these men were Of our
blood. / mean the American blood.
which is not drawn from one country,
one stock and one language, but
free men everywhere have sent their
SONS and brothers and daughters to this
country to make the great compound
ration consisting of all the sturdy ele-
ments, all the best elements on the
globe.
"These were not Irishmen or Ger
mans or Frenchmen or Hebrews. They
were not when they went to Vera Cruz.
They were Americans, every one of
them, and with no difference in their
Americanism because of the stock from
which they came.
Therefore they were of our blood,
and they proved it by showing that
they were of our spirit-that no mat
ter what their derivation, no matter
what people they came from, they
thought and wished and did the things
that were American, and the flag un-
der which they served was the flag un-
der which the blood Of all mankind is
united to make free nation"
The II victims were as follows:
Chief Gunners Mate Louis F. Boswell
of the Michigan, Coulterville, Ill.
Gunners Mate Gabriel A. De Fabbio
of the New Jersey, Batavia, n. Y.
Coxswain John +. Schumacher, of the
Florida, Brooklyn.
! Ordinary Seaman Francis p. De-
Lowry, of the New York, Pittsburg.
Ordinary Seaman Frank Deyorick, of
the South Carolina, Blakesburg, la.
Ordinary Seaman Il. @. Fisher, Of the
New Hampshire, Forest, Miss.
Ordinary Seaman Louis o. Fried, of
the Arkansas, Gretna, La.
Ordinary Seaman e. II. Frohlich-
stein, of the New Hampshire, Mobile,
Ala.
Ordinary Seaman Dennis j. Lane, of
the New Hampshire, New York City.
Ordinary Seaman George Poinsetta,
Of the Florida, Philadelphia.
Ordinary Seaman Charles A. Smith,
of the New Hampshire, Philadelphia
Ordinary Seaman Albin +. Stream,
of the New Jersey, Brooklyn.
Ordinary Seaman Walter L. Watson,
of the Arkansas, 0releans, Mass.
Private Daniel A. Haggerty, of the
marine corps, Cambridge, Mass.
Private Samuel Marten, of the ma
rine corps, Chicago.
Private Rufus f. Percy, of the ma
rine corps, Concord, Ill.
Private Randolph Summerlin, of the
marine corps, Wallacooehee, Ga.
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