Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-31

rebel tide as Gibraltar checks and
dashes back the rage of the stormy
sea.
March to the Sea.
Some of you went with Sherman
from Atlanta to the sea- in the exc
cution of one of the greatest military
movements i'll the history Of warfare.
| You were with him and when you
marched with Sherman to the sea you
marched to glory. Every man who
fought in the ranks with these great
leaders helped to bring them to fame
and arc sharers OF their rcnown.
Il like to think OF the virtue of
the rank and file, Today | rejoice in
looking back over the dusty ranks in
which many a brave boy trudged
whose only fame was the short line
in the newspaper announcing to the
grief bowed friends the cheerful lay.
ing down of his life for his country.
They were boys, for it was the flower
OF youth that was plucked from the
mothers breast and the swcetheart's
arms. Out of 5,2lo,3S4 men engaged in
the struggle 4,S54,276 were under p
years of age. Only 6S2, l0S were over
p. Were the boys older then that
now! Are we softcning as nation
with the luxuries OF prosperity? The
world has never produced better sol
diers than the American soldier boy
1t is the best fighting blood of his.
tory. They can handle any machine
that genius can invent. The torpedo
the aeroplane. the submarine are
American inventions and the Ameri
can genius can invent something to
take the sting out OF their destruc-
tiveness.
Looking Forward Now.
This Memorial day is of peculiar
significance to us, Today we are moi
only looking backward, but we are
looking forward to the great world.
war, in which we are engaged. All
discordant voices must be taught &c
join in one harmonious chorus il
singing the 'Star-Spangled Banner.
Every citizen of this republic, whether
Saxon, Slav, Jew, Teuton, Latin OF
Celt must salute the Star and Stripes
and il he does not salute the Star:
and Stripes he must be striped unit
he sees the stars.
There is need for reconsecration tc
the flag. Each one must ask the ques
ton of himself, What can | do fol
my country in this hour of emer
gencyf The heaviest burdens of wa,
are always borne by the mothers anc
so the mothers with heads up ant
shoulders back can follow the ex
ample OF the mothers of the civil wa,
and give their sons to the nation.
All Should be Considerable.
Employers should be reasonable
and considerate OF their employe
and share with them the profits o
their business. The laboring maj
should be considcrate and REASONABLE
in his dealings with his employer
and endeavor to see both sides o
the labor question. There must b
no strikes and no arrangements il
this hour of peril.
while the mead OF highest prais,
must be accorded to the men enlistc'
in the ranks, we will give apprecia
tive credit to the artisans, nurses
physicians, farmers and all homes
toilers and producers who offer will
ingly the fruit of their labor directet
for the succor of the nation in thi
critical hour. The Red Cross move
ment must be supported. The Liber
ty bonds must be purchased and eacl
and every one must cheerfully NEE
the demands made upon his patrio
tsm.
"The Nebraska National Guard |
just as good as any organization il
this country, and its officers are man
of them the same men who made tn
Fighting First" in the Philippine
islands a regiment that brough
glory to the state. They should b
recruited to full war strength"
Quartet Pleases Crowd.
1.-THE Vacant Chair" was sung b,
quartet made up of Nat Hubbard
c. E. Boeke, Mrs. F. D. Cooper ant
Miss Anna Helm, after which, as
closing number, the audience. stand
ing, joined in singing america"
One of the pleasing features of tn,
exercises of the afternoon was tn,
work of Martina Sites and Virgins
Light, two girls 8 years of age. Sup
piled with numerous large bouquets
they presented them to all persons
who took part in the program. How
ever, those who were on the program
were not the only ones to receiv,
flowers. The members of the Wo
mems Relief Corp provided them
selves with 700 carnations and to tn,
coat lapel of each Grand Army maj
and veteran Of subsequent wars
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