Mountain advocate., 1916-05-19
Patriotism And The War Dogs

States needs above all others is patriotism spirit of patro
tsm should burn brightly the alter OF every mans heart no
what political party he belong The President OF
The United States is the President of all the people OF the nation
no they reside The civil thing of the past
the south had submit not to the dctaton of the NORTH put TO
the will of the people they happy and content yet they
have forgotten the cruel though war was no worse
than many others.
For thousands of years the human family have been acting
precisely as they acting in Mexico and the Continent
OF Europe any twenty since the dawn OF time
that comparable with the twenty closing in the en-
of territory covered by warning people IN the property de-
stroyed in wealth wasted in the interests involved the lives
sacrificed.
Within these same twenty years. every important nation in
the world has been engaged at least war; and Russia Great
Britain and Turkey have been involved each
in the history Of the human has greater de
gree cruelty brutality and vandalism been exhibited than
Can then wisely safely saney act upon the theory that
tie millennium has come that all national eshneess has been
eradcated and that all the human beings that people this
earth have suddenly and all become angels and achanges
Shall show degree of prudence and more GER
tainy advance the of civilization by preserving own
than to dsarmed and invite its complete obstruction?
The lamp of national experience which for thousands of
has always been kept lighted by overcoming wars is the lamp
by which national pathway has been Illuminated Shall
now snued out? Shall be broken into Fragments Shall
be forgotten until driven of fools paradise
by the sword of people that would absOb markets and
over satisfy their commercial greed crafty their
perial power?
Batteeds are always the footprints of history and very Of
ten they have marked the progress of civilization
But will all hope for We will all for peace
We will all work for international And if
will fight for peace In the meantime will fervently ill
woke the Lords Prayer international relations Our Father
which art Heaven haowed be thy name Thy Kingdom
Thy will be done earth as it is in Heaven
But have been invoking this prayer in domestic affairs
and all the world has been invoking in its affairs for thou
and and yet we all lock our doors at night and every we'll
regulated city its police force and its criminal New
York City 600 policemen corresponding number
international policemen would give standing of 100000
soldiers.
Have standards Justice conceptions of equal opportunity
and national ideas that should be preserved and handed down from
generation generation then certainly take precautions
which necessary to protect and preserve them
The only guarantee that the significance of the the Stars
and Stripes the rich heritage three hundred of
civilization will persist and prevail throughout the
will be the consciousness Throughout all the world that
behind the goodwill of this nation back of its of peace
stands united sptuaized nation of intelligent freemen who
know their purposes and their rights and will be ready if
need be to advance and maintain them.
At the very time that Rome thought that she could accomplish
anything through the sheer Of riches she rong the
because of the coupg influences of these very riches
The hot and scpuous pursuit of the American dollar
for its sake the nodae greed every hand the
complete safety physical desires and sensual pleasures the
regard of human rights the brutal of corporate power all
combine challenge the thoughtful student of history anayze
the that led the degene decadence and death Of the
Roman nation.
Have we not in most recent times felt the overweenng power
the oppression wealth the balancing Of dollars dollars and
personal pleasure against the priceless rights of men and
citizens of this great nation satisfied with the dshonorabe the
contemplate gnobe conclusion that anything better than
though such comparison could be instituted at all and
maintain eespect hold even the decent regard OF single
nation in the verdi?
Have already 5ery times discredted the just
and heroic defence Of the rights and lives of American citizens
which are every way sacred foreign land anywhere
upon the right here soil under
the dome of the Capitol at Washington itself?
Do to have already forgotten that John Paul
Jones electrified every American heart when in the defence of the
rights of Amercon citizens the high the very grip of
death struggle he gave British commander his
II have not yet begun TO fight"
Are there many there living undet our flag
who capable Of feeling the gorfed thrill of noble
transferring impulses that inspired Nathan Hale with arms PIN
oned and facing and immediate death those
mortal woads MY only regret that have only life
for my country"
The children in our public schools taught that