The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-05-31

of the Grand Army of the Republic
from the headquarters at the library,
through the streets to the Fargo audi
torium. A large audience had assemb-
led in the auditorium to join with the
old soldiers in playing homage to the
dead veterans of the Civil and Spanish
wars. r.
soldiers monument, which arrived in
the city Monday morning and which
will be placed at the entrance of Island
park, was one of the features of the
Memorial day exercises.
The procession which passed down
Broadway to the auditorium was head
ed by a platoon of mounted police.
Then followed the Salvation Army
band, Company B, agricultural college
cadets, Sons of Veterans, Spanish Am
erican war veterans, AuVergne Com
mandery No. 2, K. T., DR.. Franklin
McVey, Rev. w. F. Backer, city off,
cials and large number of citizens.
After selection by the Salvation
Mr.. Backer lead the audience in
prayer. The choir, under the direction
Of Prof. A. ]. Stephens, rendered sew
eral selections. Lincoln's Gettysburg
address was eloquently delivered by
Beverly Hancock. The Memorial day
address was given by DR.. Fran lltn
McVey of the North Dakota universi-
ty, and in part, it follows:
We are gathered today for the pur-
pose of doing honor to the men who
gave their lives to the saving of the
nation. We recall, with grateful hearts,
the deeds which they accomplished and
the results of their sacrifices. This day
differs in it's celebration here from
those in the past in that it is proposed
to perpetuate the spirit of memory in
bronze and to set up monument that
shall recall to the generations that are
to come the sacrifices of the men of
the SOS.
This is not a celebration for the
glorification of the soldier but of the
citizen who has done his duty. 1t is
Of men but rather to emphasize what
the everyday man has done.
1t is interesting to note that the
wars which the United States has en-
gagged in have been wars for the main
tenance of its nationality rather than
of wars of conquest and aggrandize-
ment. The revolution, coming in de-
fense of our national life, was fought
esta blished, was made a part of the
constitution. 1t was the principle of
representation and the right of the
people to have something to say con-
cerning the basis of taxation. The war
of 1912 was a war with the mother
country, war that again rested upon
the rights of citizens-their freedom
from seizure while on the high seas,
and the right to navigate their ships
without molestation, and though this
principle was not acknowledged by
Great Britain until 1859, nevertheless,
to all intents and purposes. the war
gained the point. 1t may be said that
the next war-the Mexican war--was
the only one which the United States
has fought that can be called in any
sense of the term war of aggrandize-
ment. If looked at from the point of
view of the nationality of America it.
| too, might be included as war that
of our territory. Following this con-
fiict there was developed that great
social revolution called the civil war.
Here were brought in contact two diff
and two different theories of govern
ment. We all know the outcome and
how the principle of federation was
established, how the nation was made
one, and how we have come to recog-
nize our nationality as people. The
war with Spain was a war for the pro-
lection of the people from the tyranny
of another land. 1t was fought in a
spirit of chivalry, of larger brother
hood. There was no purpose of con-
quest, no intention of injuring other
| lands. ....
When we look back over this history
of more than 100 years we are impress
| ed very forCibly with the idea that the
| United States in the wars which 1t has
waged has had clearly before 1t the
! principles of nationality. There was
no intention of imperialism, no idea OF
establishing colonies abroad, no war
| fought for the extension of world mar
| kets. 1t was rather incidentally that
these wars developed as the nation has
! gone on. II. ...-
with the opening of the twentieth
century a change has come in world
policy and nations have entered upon
ing their authority and power over
| other lands and the, spirit of national
| ism no longer remains within the bor-
looks forward to new conquests. The
signs of such change can be seen ev-
| erywhere and it is worth while to in
| quire as to its basis and to compare II
! with the point of view existing in the
previous century. -e.
| There has been an immense develop
| ment of capital in all lands. AS the
methods of production have become
| nation have been taken up, the owners
| of surplus capital everywhere have
| looked for new opportunities. They
have sought new openings and these
| they have found in an unusual degree
in the new places of the world. Ad-
| venturous citizens seeking these re-
| sources have come to occupy territory
that. it seems to them, must be pro,
| little, nations have been called upon tC
1 extend their sphere of influence until
with the new responsibilities, the!
have incorporated into their colonia
possessions the territory that was once
| the property of a weak state. So ag-
| grandizement for commercial purpose!
has proceeded, the flag has followed
| trade, and with the following of thu
flag have come new national RESPONSE
| bilities.
The phenomena accompanying thi
movement are to be seen also in thu
development of great banking organ.
| izations in the capitals of the glob,
| and these have been used to financ'
/ the operations of citizens in foreign
| lands, and these citizens. looking t
their nation for protection. have callet
4 for a larger merchant marine and thu
| development of naval and militar.
forces that will protect them from tn,
| tions. 1t is felt that without such pro.
| lection the nation will lose the advan,
tages which it has acquired;
The theory upon which 1T is based Il
| that a peoples prosperity is dependen
| upon the possession of preponderan
| military and political power over eco
nomic rivals. The supposition is tina
| states are natural enemies and that tn
makes the state a person and therefor
| to be brought in conflict with othe
| states in competition Tor the places Q
| the world. The law of trade and bust
ness is. despite the seeming competi
/ ton that exists, one based upon mu
tual advantage to both sides. Tha
same law applies TO trade and lnduStr,
and some day we shall discover that /
l is unnecessary for nation to own ter
| ritory in all parts of the world, in or
der to have prosperity in its foreigl
/ trade. If we look back over the his
/ tory of medicine it will be noted tina
/ so long as men thought pestilenc
| was the visitation of Gods wratl
| medicine remained stationary, bu
1 when they found that the pestilenc
1 was due to their own negligence an,
| filth then medicine moved forward ii
/ its mission When we, too, shall grasl
| clearly that 1t is not necessary for
i nation to own the uttermost parts o
the earth in order to carry on trade