Evening star., 1916-07-31

Every man may judge the future by
the past. There is no other way. Men
become soldiers by training and fight
ing. There is no other way.
England's Cupidity Finds Sequences.
The cupidity of England in the mid
die of the eighteenth century, when she
set the American colonies upon New
France. and wrested the valley of the
st. Lawrence river from old France,
with the aid Of $4,000 American soldiers
and many millions of American money,
produced results that the wise Pitt did
not foresee.
The trained soldiers of the colonies
twenty years old and upward. The
union of the states may be said to date
from the Plains of Abraham, at Quebec,
1859. With union already in their
had expelled the French. the colonies
later, in turn, expelled the English and
became the United States. by war. by
suffering and self-sacrifice, by bitter
loss of blood and treasure. and sealed
their Union in the Constitution, under
the Stars and Stripes, the colors of the
| ia bernacle. and the basic law from
Mount Sinai.
IN this promised land. the United
States of America, there Is one stand
ard, one ensign, one flag, with its brave
story Of the past. commanding the full
duty of the present. even from every
male twenty years of age and upward
Every Star in Flag State Sovereign.
Every star in the flag is state SOW
ereign in its own borders. limited only
| by it's covenant of the Constitution.
to form a more perfect Union, establish
| justice. insure domestic tranquility.
provide for the common defense, pro-
mote the general welfare and secure
| the blessings OF liberty to the pres
ent and future generations within its
borders.
ITO the church. which was the gov
ernment. the people Of Israel gave
tithes, a tenth of their increase. 1t
was a wise custom.
From the lessons Of the past Of the
present. every man Of reason may lsarn
must set our defenses. which are our
men. We have lived in peace so long
that many have forgotten that our
heritage from our fathers was won at
Trenton, Princeton. Saratoga and York.
town. in the North sea. on the broad
Atlantic. on Lake Erie and Lake Cham
plain. from the shores of Tripoli to the
| halls of Montezuma, where brave men
have fallen by thousands that others
might rest secure, as We have rested
secure for generations.
Must Hold Heritage Unimpaired.
"As we hope to hand this heritage
stand ready as our fathers stood. hardy.
trained. loyal and true: we must stand
ready by our standard to fight for it
IL need be, to die for It.
There is a story told of the Geneva
convention, at which many of the dele
gates sought to secure the adoption of
a resolution generally condemning war
| and generally approving peace.
Two delegates were sent to Berlin to
secure Gen. Won Moltke's approval of
I the conventions peace plans. With
Bayard Taylor, secretary of the United
States legation in Berlin, these gentle
men visited the great general who en-
tertained them. wined and dined them.
! and at the end of their visit promised
few days. The delegates, highly pleased,
returned to Geneva and reported that
Won Moltke would probably favor their
plans for peace.
Won Moltke Shocks Peace Advocates
The generals letter came in due
time. and instead Of condemning war.
shocked the peace advocates with the
phrase: No great nation can endure a
century Of peace and retain its great
ness; for all history teaches that in
time Of peace. the unworthy obtain
control. whereas in time of war every
nation, in very self-defense, puts its
best men in charge Of affairs. both
civil and military
The United States has had four
major wars from the close of the war
of the revolution. 1888, to the Spanish
American war. 115 years. with the av-
erage interval OF twenty-six years be-
tween wars. and an average of twenty
| commencement OF wars.
| jackson and Harrison Of the war
Of 1912, Taylor of the Mexican war,
| Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Harrison. Nc.
the Spanish American war. were chosen
chief magistrates of the nation After
| the civil war the Senate and House of
Representatives bristied with briga-
| diers. cabinets. legislatures, representa-
tive conventions were largely made up
| OF former soldiers
Military Men Have Managed.
The people of the United States for
a generation chose men with military
training to manage civil affairs Won
Moltke may be right.
| Our national independence, freedom.
growth. unifcation and every tnstftu-
ton that We hold dear have been won
and maintained by the lighting man
The fighting man 10 our hope Of the
future Just as he has been our strength
in the past.
Government IL q rule Of force. We
have scattered army Of men who
bear loaded weapons, ready to shoot.
This army includes policemen, sheriffs.
marshals. deputies. wardens. watch
men. messengers. guards. consta blss,
transportation employees, rangers. Who
preserve the peace by being ready TO
shoot This army numbers more than
two millions Of men armed for peace,
ready TO shoot Because Of thsn We
live 0ecu4as marry, trade and travel:
taxes and revenues are paid peacN md