The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-06-01

war is known to all. But his pre-
ceding words may not be SO readily
recalled. He said: II confess with.
out shame that am tired and sick OF
war; It's glory is all moonshlne.
Even success the most brilliant IS
over dead and mangled bodies; the
anguish and lamentations of distant
families appealing to me for missing
sons, husbands and fathers. tits only
those who have not heard a shot nor
heard the shrieks and groans of the
wounded and lacerated that cry aloud
for more blood, more vengeance, more
desolation. War is hell!' And he was
one of those who knew. :,
But he never meant by this that
we should basely shrink from war;
nor that we should cravenly submit to
CONQUEST or oppression; nor that we
should invite attack by inefficient
wealth and ease, and want OF prepar-
alton. One of the great absorbing
problems with us now is this one OF
nreparation. AS to it's necessary or
proper extent: there is. the greatest
diversity of opinion. Of one thing we
are for the most part happily agreed
that our preparedness should be
but with a view to preservation OF
neace: not for aggression but solely
or~1efense; not for defiance even but
for defense. And such preparedness
should not be of a weak, irritating,
aggravating or inviting kind; it should
be ample and sufficient for its purpose;
But one thing we should ever hold
in thought-that no amount of mater
! ial preparedness alone can be eiiec.
tive to preserve the peace. This pres
ent war has conclusively demonstrated
that neither, want. Of, nor the greatest
and most thorough material Warllke
preparation the world has ever known,
assures the world of peace. -
To be thus effective preparedness
must be something vastly more than
our material lives. It must be in the
realm of mind and thought. Mental
and spiritual must it's nature be. Our
hearts and heads must be attuned to
hear and heed the heavenly song OF
that great heavenly host: ,
Con earth peace, good will toward
jmen." :.
And this is a natter of individual
and personal thought and action tor
YOU and me and each and all. "
There is little that we as individuals
can do along material lines Tor our
country's preparation. This is the
work Of our representatives under our
form of government. But we can 90
our part along these individual lines,
and not otherwise can it be done.
; Character cannot be built by proxy,
| and the character Of it's individuals IS
| the nations character. And character
, is the real measure Of the nations
| greatness, it's strength and its sup
bort. Material success alone but en-.
, eryates and saps it's strength, robsr II
Of defensive power and leaves 1t an
inviting prey.
: Whether in war or peace, we neeo
the character of -FOUR boys of 81"
: We need the characte ter Of Lincoln
who in the hour of triumph with nc
| bitterness or thought Of triumph OF
: revenge in his great heart, could say
2 with malice toward none; with char
ity for all; with frmness in the right
5 as God gives us to see the right; let u
l strive to bind up the nations
2 wounds, to care for him VINO snal
f have borne the battle, and tor nj:
e widow, and his orphan-to do all which
r may achieve and cherish a just ant
r lasting peace among ourselves, an(
!, with all nations" -
r In our day of ease and peace ane
f plenty may we never forget these mel
: and what they did. Should DANCE!
f threaten US, let us remember how the!
S answered dangers threat $4,000
y $50 100000, 900 more; until well nigl
!. three million fighting men had an
i swered to the call, and at what cost
e Seventy thousand men in battle slam
p nearly $4,000 more succumbed t.
r wounds: a quarter Of a million by dis
r eases claimed; $4,000 persisted from
It other causes; thousands miserably sui
n fered as prisoners of war; almost 300,
900 suffered battle wounds; and thous
d ands more uncomplainingly live on
o their lives in pain.
e Well may we strive Onto care TO
g him who shall have borne the battle
t. Well may we cherish your memory
= Cou who have gone on, beyond GU
powers of earthly care.
e "You silent tents Of green
d Yours has the suffering been,
st The memory shall be ours" =,
r. At the conclusion of Mr.. McMillan'
BILE address, the High School orchestr
= generously rendered another pleasin
selection, and then Rev. DR.. Peterso
ID pronounced the benediction. The excl
4 cises closed with the singing of thu
le anthem, so dear to all who love the
N country, "America.'
IS The final services of the day wei
n. conducted at the cemetery, and co
1r umn was formed at the Armory for tt
II annual march to Oak Knoll. Hem
f. Shcckley, on horseback, acted
tn marshal and led the column whie
S; was made up as follows: Princetc
s. =. band, Co. G., M. N. G., Wallace T. Rint
- Post No. 142, G. A. R., Ladies' Aux
I'D larry, and citizens in automobiles ar
We on foot. The exercises at the cemete1
ol were brief but impressive.
a. After the reading Of the roll Of no.
ored soldier dead, F. A. Lowell al