American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-22

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nefun monument grounds today lint
Germany bias orried into effect The
greutcr rart 81 her immediate plan of
conquest and now is negotiating q new
"infrrlc Of pence designed 10 end
the war while her aegressious are ST.
cure.
All the central empires. The prcsi
dcni declared. have been eementcd ina
to one grent uuiocrucy ridden empire,
"%throWlug "a broad belt Of German
military power and political control
across the very center Of Europe and
beyond The Mediterranean into the
heart OF Asia. This achieved. he said,
III D. cnsy 90 understand why Ger
muny Is fostering IA propaganda for
un early peace.
Peace. peace, peace. has been the
taik az her foreign office now for "a
yeur aud more. -uid the president. "a
little of the talk hns been public. but
most of " hns been private. Through
all sorts ~ chnnueb5 IL has come 10 me
and in utl SORTS of guises. The milf
tnrN masters under whom Germany is
] lNfNhAAiNh HfA WY AAhNAiN wv NANN A'NAAA
fate hu- brought them. II they cnn
secure pence NOW with the immense
advantages sim 300 their hands which
thcA ha,c up 10 this point apparently
guluel they will huye Justified them
SELVES before the German people they
viii hive gained by force what they
promised to gain hy IT,
|N nL--I4.As a..a..sa Ham wr.r
sions.
The president recited again the Ger
mnn impressions which drove The Unit
ed Siulrs tn war. lie declared the pur
posse for which American soldiers now
cnirS the Stnrs and Stripes to Europe
Tor the hrst time iu history are moi
new "a American traditions because
realization OF Germany war aims
must eventually meau the undoing of
the Whole world lie spoke la full ais
iulloWst
AIS Fellow Citizens We meet to
celebrate ilag day because this tlug
which we honor aud under which We
serve is the emblem of sur unity. our
power. our Thought aud purpose nS "a
nation u Inns mo- other character thHu
TINT which we give it from generation
Co generation. The choices ARE ours.
d. floats Doe majestic silence above the
hosts that execute those choices.
whether la peace or in war. And yet.
Tough Silent, 10 speaks fo us speaks
90 as OF The past, OF the men and wo.
men who went before MS ana of the
records they wrote upon II. We cele
brute the day nf u.s. birth and FROM
rs birth until now it has witnessed
a great history. has louted CA high The
symbol OF great e,euts. uf a great plan
OF life worked n hy Il great people
We are about Go carry Il into battle
"a mt IL where IL viii draw the iir,
OF our enemies. W. are about to bid
thousands. hundreds of thousands. IL
> may be millions. Of Our men, IA,
young the strong. the capahlc men OF
the nation. 60 20 forth aud die beneath
u on fields of blood lur away fo'
NhHtf
Must Use v. S. Flag as II Has Al
ways Been Used"
"For some u-uaccustomvd thingf Fol
somrfhius for which 10 hu- ueN,
sought the nre hefore9 American ar
mites were never before -cut ucrus'
the seus WHY ARE they sent nov
For some new purpose. for which I'm
great ting has never been carried be-
tore. or Tor some old. mailiur, heroic
purpos. for which it has seen men. lt'
avn men. iip on every battlefield upon
which Americans hute borne arnt'
since thc r"c,olutouf
.Iie.e are questions which must b.,
answered We hrr Americans. W,
Ia uur turn serve America, and ci
$, r,. her with uo private purpose ~
must use beer Hu- az she ms nf"aA
used lt We are ut'"uhlahle al ln'
huf of history 0ud must ple"d ~ uilei
f~ruukne~- what purpose = = we se''
q" ~siNc
o. IS rIttu rt"ush now we Wtr'
forced iutu the VAR lhr tNifl"f'li
unr> n~lt~ and HSsfe-~ion@ oi INA
imltaI t. un government ieit u'