The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03
lake in memory Of the sailor dead.

ney Herbert S. Siggelko Of Madison,
Past Department Commander Of the
Sons of Veterans.
In his opening remarks he said, first
of all the motive and spirit inspiring
the Civil War Veteran and those who
served in other wars would be referred
to, then reference would be made to the
forces confronting us now in the time
Of peace and lastly it would be shown
the order of sons Of veterans fosters
the kind of motive and spirit, akin to
that manifested by the boys in blue, -
needed to meet these forces.
Attention was called to the unselfsh
spirit of the Civil War veteran, willing
to die for another. Said Mr.. Siggelko:
AS we grow to believe more and more
in the brotherhood Of man, your fame
and glory, o Veteran Soldiers, will
shine forth with a lustre growing
brighter as the years pass by.
Forces confronting us now were char
acterized as being quite like those that
made slavery possible. They rest on
the selfshness and greed Of man, so
well portrayed by Lincoln who, in his
debates with Senator Douglas, referred
to slavery thus: cit is the eternal
struggle between two principles, right
and wrong, throughout the world.
They are the two principles that have
stood face to face from the beginning
of time and will ever continue to strug-
gle. The one is the common right of
humanity and the other the divine right
of kings. 1t is the same principle in
whatever shape it develops itself. It
is the same spirit that says: You toll,
and work, and earn bread and LII eat
it'll No matter in what shape it comes,
whether from the mouth Of king who
seeks to bestride the people of his own
nation and live by the fruit Of their
labor, or from one race of men as an
apology for enslaving another race, it
is the same tyrannical principle. -
An appeal was made to all to face
the issue unfinchingly, to dethrone sell
fshness, enthrone boundless fraternity.
It was optimistically predicted that
despite the prevalence Of a war spirit
abroad the people, generally, influenced
educationally, morally, spiritually, be-
coming more fraternal, will vie with
each other in making unselfish contribu-
tions to the welfare of their fellow men.
Among orders composed of men, the
"sons of veterans now rapidly grow
ing in strength and influence, giving
instead of receiving, serving instead of
being served, existing for the purpose
of honoring and aiding an entirely in
dependent society, the G.. A. r., foster
ing in broad way the spirit referred
to stands unique among organizations
formed of men. In the words of an
other:
HtThe Sons of Veterans founded
upon civic patriotic basis, lis unique
and, having few rivals, stands as a So
ciety of men formed and maintained
primarily for honoring and aiding an
other entirely independent society. It's
most practical purposes are to assist
the Grand Army Of Republic as repre-
senting the survivors Of the War Of
the Rebellion, to honor the man who
fought for the preservation of the Ma
tional Union, either living or dead, and
to uphold the principles in defense Of
which he offered his life
This order and all allied and kindred
orders among the women are great be-
cause service to humanity constitutes
true greatness.
A portion of the Gettysburg address
was quoted and the conclusion drawn
that all were called upon, when once
the battle flags were furled, to become
citizen soldiers Of peace, to get and
cultivate the spirit of sacrifice upon
which the order of Sons of Veterans
rests, spirit splendidly shown by the
heroes who battled on the field of Get
tysburg.
The speaker depressed for the pur-
pose of referring to peace with honor
for which the order firmly stands, help
ing speed that glad day when swords
shall be beaten into pillow shares, spears
into pruning hooks and nations shall
know war no more Partly, in the
words of another, "Peace. Look for
ward and see. There lies cannon. It's
threatening mouth is choked with
roses. Over it vine creeps and clam
bers as if binding it to earth forever.
Where once shot and shell, grape and
canister, tore the earth, dealing death,
ruin, destruction, children are gather
ing flowers. What does this symbol
izeg Roses in the cheeks of woman
hood, laughter on the lips of childhood,
no home without hearth, no heart
without hope!" He predicted the pres
ent great war abroad is a prelude to
world wide peace.
The closing paragraph of Mr.. Siggel-
kos address was as follows:
"tFinally, in '61 you gallant veterans
emancipating yourselves from self in
terest enlisted and served, in '63 the
sanity Lincoln issued an emancipation
proclamation freeing chattel slaves, to-
day let us all issue another emancipa-
! ton proclamation more fully freeing