The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-31
UNDER CURRENT OF
0MINOUS FEELING
Thoughts Of Throng Turn to War
and Present Crisis Cheers
as Vets with Old Flags
Appear
BY A. N. PLUMMER

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
New York, May 31.--Never before
in the history of the city, save In
actual war time, has New York been
so patriotically stirred as today. No
special features that would excite the
popular enthusiasm were arranged for
the parade of Civil and Spanish war
veterans, but patriotic feeling ran
high as the stirring music Of the mill
tary bands sounded through the gayly
decorated steets. which we're thronged
with hundreds of thousands of specta
tors.
1t seemed that In spite of the abb
sence of any artificial novelties de-
signed to stir the people the annual
Decoration Day parade today had u
special significance With half Of Eu-
rope one great battlefield the thoughts
of many New Workers are constantly
on the subject of war This martial
spirit has been lacking in Decoration
Day celebrations for many years, but
1t is mighty strong in New York this
May day. For in the Metropolitan city
are natives of every country now In
the European battIefields.
And on the tongues of many, wher-
ever crowds gathered, was talk Of the
crisis through which this country IS
now passing ng-occasioned BY the loss
Of so many Americans live. on tor
pedoed steamship. Yelled though this
discussion was, it nevertheless ran
through the great throngs Of holiday
makers.
And the faces of those who kept
their silence conveyed the seriousness
of the times. There was no Jack Of
enthusiasm among any of the sight
seers, but certain subtle feeling
seemed to surcharge the atmosphere.
And though the martial music, with
its inspiring tunes, brought great
popular demonstration to the surface
it was of a grim, ominous character.
Coupled with this subconscious ten
sion of national feeling the memories
of the recent visit to New York of the
first fighting unit of the American
navy-the Atlantic fleet of fifty war
ships-served to increase the popular
feeling. Not in years has Manhattan
witnessed such a naval demonstration
as that which ended few days ago.
Dreadnaughts, super-dreadnaughts.
re-dreadnaughts, cruisers, torpedo
boats, torpedo boat destroyers and
submarines with colliers, hospital anu
supply ships offered New York the
greatest opportunity afforded Ameri-
cans citizens to see the Real American
navy.
Today the parade of veterans and
the national guard regiments is north
ON Broadway and Riverside Drive to
Ninety-second street, where it dis
bands. Thousands of New Workers
and out of town visitors we're packed
ten deep along this route. The multi
tude around the reviewing stand near
the Soldiers and Sailors monument
on the Drive was generous in its ap-
pause and the cheers rang out like
great guns, sending their cheers back
from the Palisades opposite.
AS the old veterans. with the same
tattered, blood stained flags they have
carried in every Decoration Day marcf
since the time they came from th'
battlefields, swung into view chez
after cheer rent the air And a roya
reception was given to those soldier
too aged to walk. who we're driver
:. slowly along the line of march in opel
carriages.
!! In their efforts to honor the old So
diers New York did not forget Il
younger men. Every year more an
more from the national guard reg
ments and naval militia battalions ar
4 seen in the big parade. They are cal
an m take the Mace Of the fast thin