The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-05-21

under Louis Napoleon in the dark days
Of the French empire and is D direct
descendent Of one Of BOnaparte's
drummer boys in his Moscow cam
paign. DR.. Mente's father served as q
lad Of IL, under the great Napoleon.
The following was contributed BY Dir.
Mente upon the urgent request of the
Sentinel:
Europe is engaged in the most
titanic struggle in the history Of the
world; Hannibal, Alexander Bona
parte in all their days Of military
glory are sinking into oblivion when
compared with the men Of this cen
tury, leading the armies Of Europe.
No one dare foretell the final issue at
this stage of the war, no man can fig
ure out the future problems that must
arise from the struggle. One thing
Is certain: The national fortitude,
national temper and patriotism Of the
masses are being tried as never be-
fore and the different governments are
facing a most stupendous deficit in
their financial outlook; the present
war in Europe has called for the very
best Of all the engaged nations, il will
close with the expenditure Of billions
In dollars, and millions Of human lives
for war always calls for the sacrificing
Of the best and strongest manhood up
on the blood-stained altars Of the war
God. Hence the much talked about
survival Of the fittest can never be ap-
piled to warfare. Great surprises have
already come to the engaging nations,
great destruction Il the invaded ter.
ritofies and If TIE proposed hlcelade
vfs the ports of entry should prove suc-
shnaile i Aii =, VII
Its.s1ss.' .s.. fniShing touches ID Il Y
st world df.lna. NJ. ..,,.......,,,.
sI is wise that we look back over 4
tew decades and compare the days d
Is ,g7O with the pages Of history that
are y being written in blood at the pres.
ent siIfie. Only an unbiased mind il
able to do this in justice to all parties
concerned, Epassed through the day
Of the humiliation Of The great French
Empire to seek and to find a new hom.
| on American soil and am therefor'
able to write little Of the past, at th'
| same time dwell upon the present.
The so called neutrality of oul
country becomes a farce as soon a
national division stirs up strife amoni
men Of different nationalities; it mat
ters not whether they hail from Ger
many, France Russia, Servia, Monte
negro, Austria or England. Thi
United States is made up of al
nations, for here we find the Teutor
Slav, Celt, Norseman, Latin, English
indian, African and Asiatic, all pro
tected by the same flag, the starr
emblem Of liberty; and not one Of tn
| millions Of home-seeking and home
| finding emigrants can become a citize
until he abjures all fidelity to any for
eign potentate whatsoever, at the sam
time swears to support the constitu
| ton and flag Of his, adopted country.
j We claim to have solved the mys
terry Of a national brotherhood Of MAJ
Hence we must ever forget that ou
high principles Of American civiliza
ton call for great wisdom and the ma
who belittles any of the waring fat
lions is not wise. It has always bee
a mystery to me, why in this America
republic we should have Irish Amer
cans, German Americans, and oths
nationalities still clinging to their fol
. mer name, when in reality they hay
solemly sworn to become American
This clanish spirit can bode no good
!. the country should ever be called upO
To meet a foreign foe on land or SCI
let us forget the corner where o.
!: cradle stood and sing the praises
the land that mothered VS.; Americ
j forever.
!; I will not enter upon the questic
} whether or not the assassination OF
|; certain man and his morganatic wii
called for the drawing of the swor'
y Mallet Creek high school con
y | rnenceYnent this Friday evening in Il