Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-31

and amended by crowd of thou
sands he said he did not pity the
men In whose honor the ceremonies
were held
EnyicS CiVil War Heroes.
Il envy them rather" he went on.
because theirs is great work fo-
liberty accomplished. and we are in
the midst OF work unfinished test
ing our strength where their strength
has already been tested The time
for action. he said has come. "and
in the providence OF God. America
will come once more TO have an op.
portunity to show 10 the world that
she was born 90 serve mankind"
The program has conferred an un.
merited dignity upon the remarks J
am going TO make by calling them an
address. because am not here 90 de-
liver an address W aid 81 am here
merely TO show in my uliieisl ,apa
city the sympathy OF this great gov
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casion and also to speak a word of
sentiment that is my own heart. This
day is a day touched with s0rroW u,
memory and yet for one do not sec
how We can have any thought OF pity
for the men whose memory we honor
today ] do not pity them / envy
them. rather. because theirs is a great
work fo~ liberty accomplished ami We
are in the midst OF work now test
inc our strength Wnoro their strength
has already been tested There rs a
touch Of sorrow but there @ q
touch of reinsurance also in a day
Ike this. because We know how the
men of America have -csponded To
me call Of the cause of liberty and u
fills our mind with a perfect aSsur-
ance that that response will come
again in equal measure. with equal
majesty and with result which vii
hold the attention NJ all mankind.
Dic,l IN Same Cause n Now.
Nhen YOU reflect upon u. these
men who died 10 preserve the union
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which We are now using Co serve
the world a FREQ nation espousiug
fbH cause 90 human liberty ln one
sense The great struggle into which
vc have noV entered is au American
struggle because u j. iu the sense OF
defense 0f American honor and
American rilhts but if is something
even greater than that 90 is world
struggle if is "a struggle of men vino
l0f. liberty cEn-twh,rc and u tlis
cause America Vill show herself
greater thau eve. because shc Nil
rise f. greater tliug We have said
.r rra beginning that Wo planned
r... great government that mon who
ai.l freedom might have a place of
re.rE. and a place where their hope
could boz realized and now having
established such COVE umout hat
inr preserved such a government
having vadica'ed the power 0f such
"a government. So are working Tor all
mankind
"Clad aud Vet Not Glad "
$50 man Cu ho glad that such
thing. have happened a. we hare ait-
messed I1 these llst fsteiui wears au'
perhaps DO may be- permitted to us
fn ts clad tiat 500 have au opp0r.
rurv t0 .Haa 'he principles that Ve
profess to be living principles that
1.-Two boz our hea o. and 90 have a
chance by the pouring out o. our
blood and treasure 20 ,indicate the
things which W. have Drofcssef For.
rv friends the real fruition % life
is t0 d. tho tllUrs We have said we
wished t0 90
There arc time when Nork seems
emptr and only action seems great
such time has come end in the prov.
iienrc of Cod. america viii once
more have an opportunity % shov
10 the world that she vas born t0
--auEfuH