The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-30
BELIEVES IDEALS
Of PEOPLE SAME
Hon. John E. Craig in Address at
Meeting Last Night, Holds
That America Is
Patriotic.
REPEAT LESSON OF '76
Patriotism, Human Sacrifice and De.
pendence on Almighty, Char
acterize Temper of
This Nation.
REPEAT LESSON OF '7s

The American people are as pat
rlotlc today as their ancestors of 1776,
the Hon. John e. Craig told an aud
fence at the patriotic service at the
First Congregational church last
night. He said he believed that our
patriotism was as strong, that our
leaders were as great, and that the
people today through patriotism, hui
man sacrifice and their dependence
on the Ruler of the Universe would
rise to Americas crisis just as they
mad in every other war with foreign
nation.
The service at the church last night
was under the auspices of the broth
erhood, and members OF the patriotic
| societies Of the city were invited to
the services and attended. There was
special music by the choir of the
church
MIR. Craig gave a short history OF
the flag of the United States, the old
est Rag flying over any Of the cour-
tries at war today. He urged that
the people pay all respect and honor
to that flag, and urged also that the
people of this country learn more
about their own history He spoke OF
the wonderful patriotism of the men
and women and of the leaders of tho
country in the past crisis Of the
country. Through patriotism, sacri-
flee and their dependence on the Al
mighty this nation has risen to It's
proud place In the world, he said.
Belief in God.
The speaker cited instances of this
dependence on God, in Washington's
prayer in the woods at Valley Forge.
Lncoln's habit of prayer in the room
at the white house, the prayers which
were uttered by Commodore Phillips
and his command on the decks of
their vessels, that Sunday morning
before Santiago.
1t is the same class of people to !
day who are facing the crisis. Mr.. |
Craig said. While perhaps their pat
riotism has not been SO pronounced. |
he still believed that there was the
Foundation of love for country which |
would maintain the ideals of this ma
tlon 1t is taking crisis to wake us
up, the speaker declared, and he
warned the nation not to think that
this was any play war, it was war
against the greatest military nation
On the globe, one prepared and equip
ped.
Mr.. Craig discussed briefly the
~NAi''SA ApIioi oI1ly duu SpOkS OF the
advantages of universal service. Had
here been universal service estab-
1shed some four or five years ago.
he value would have been demon
'trated in the call for troops for tho
Mexican trouble. The presidents
all for 100000 volunteers would have
'een answered readily by the reserve
orces which universal training would
lave created, the speaker declared.
nd we would have been ready With
n thirty days with an army.
Mr.. Craig said that during the
evolution many of the influential
len Of the colonies gave Of their
Tealth for the cause. He cited the
Instances of Robert Morris and
thecs of the patriots who gave
'eely. The same spirit is manifest
oday, he declared, and pointed to
ord's offer of his factory to the gov
Morgan's offer Of his
ealth to the nation, and the offer of
lie local manufacturers Of their
lants to the government