Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-13
THE LEAGUE OF
REMEMBRANCE.
Cop, aFhtct ~ Tho Golden Trai and
~ printed by permission.

tath 70 tftif Hnfn.a riHnNdi pfuui
irse askfhar1es ne millions ~ war
F.sr marched.
FfgA the border lands whore rs,
strife bad been ficrcest. one could wei
teAevv that an audible. anRnishes
naos arose from The very earth. d
hopeless. helpless moan for the desc.
.afien Wrought
HDt back from the frontiers. where
only ne more trivial evils Of debt and
hunger and Industrial atagnetion and
fEs lose Of loved ones from every home
marked the progress % the war. there
was an almost cheerful attempt NJ
recovery. Fires wsre liShfcd In the
Factories the black smoke rolled across
the hilis a. q harbinger Of peaceful
activities no morn would tho clouds
rain bombs that marked Tor deatslc-
tion every smoke. every sign ~ indus
tfy, and lighted The hand with the
flames u ruin.
a million ermIcas. leglcas. cyclcss
f'f'Hs tfftfffH mum 'Ffil ANh"lif
wound aud disease that chemistry. me-
ehanics. satanic eenius could devise.
wsrc The wsimess legacy Of the titanic
ssrueEie. Handicapped IN III. always
fierce sirusEie for life. they noW found
themselves chained BY their infermities
80 ne hafiom while she tide Of pros
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rolling higher and more hcneflciently
Tor tbose who we're strong and whole.
boz snsulflns tho MANNED laggards. the
wrecks % the great war These had
Paid lheif an the nations had accept
"a 'heir sacrifices but now they were
- rforce forgotten IN the stern battle
lor Industrial uphulidlnr. ~ nations
~hctc etots man had sacrificed some
thins The greater sufferers lost the dis
function given their kind IN lesser wars.
Prom their hopeless ranks were re-.
cfulsed fbe piotttts. the violent protes-
T. nis aRalnst the nation that could
forget their misery and their sacrifices
And they were many Private crime
took ,he place q organized. national
lied savagesys crime that lusted for
rain for chapce 70 live. Tor blood
for revenge. such terrible sore with
in ms atafsi
ret the fashsrnnd seemed 70 pros
psG though herc this hldeops canker
snewed most insidlonsly with the /
factories Running Nah, and day. with
ESQ railroads ssrainins every steel
serve 70 rni business back into is
awn hong congestcd haunts. with every
farm sown 10 grain that grew marvel
,usiy over the red. watered fields the
rppniry was getting hack into It's old
.irid, q Industrial efficiency
Tho land had been drained OF lts
rooney. 81 Us medium OF exchange
aith other nations. self sufficient
aoueh 80 carry on the war with only
i transient smoealed commerce from
board 4 nevertheless gasped FER
f.atb, Tor room 70 expand out into the
~ wide world across the waves. or
'ostlel up Ia It's own neutral ports:
,ot q sinxle ship hearing the Father
ard fias Waa les anon the great deep
,hen ,he end came. And their navy.
heir mefetans fleet. was their one +,
.ftat boast their one great link with ,
~ peepis. abroad The nation must
oo make ane~ ~ conquest ~ tho I
atsids rHsiness world must make !
iartela ihti had been deserted since i
81 outhfesk ~ the war must plan to Z
0p apfoea every product that could ,
rinr baes me mooney aud the eom- /
iosltirs nan other lands that The war 4
80 aenlsd The factories must run
ssftice making eoods 20 sen 20 pay .
BE- stlpenaoas war debt and lnaem- 4
su ie hfine tefk some ~ the COM {
.si thst wsf bad denied in the bitter ,
- eksa iust zone.
- from the herl,ogs. as soon ~ the +,
nrirs eoaid make the soods ard the
..ifeads carry them % sidewater. I
.ssnet procession 81 ships Great I
et r,sa seift and slow. every steam. 4
isat fhs war had spared was fired
aae maae resas for ne Journey I
oa 81 me hish ,sas Almost bstore .
~ toer could ~ pot aboard and #,
he mass fast the anchors
.ss asta ard the ships Shot ont 2
it esea ana me world. CONNER 5
81 setfemses Netcs had she nation Z
'mhos - fysfisail for an emalre u a
atps
the f,fai hinge Steamer 70 ~, sail >
% fhe bone port Tor e forcisn shore Z
ryra nailoual ovation. She was y
q s'ersusaie ~ith the nations whole
'stins srd eeps spa prsyers penncd I
ifnia 5ef sisfl sides. she Mss the q
ssest chin afims .he carried The ont ,