Evening star., 1917-06-05
SONS Of CONFEDERATES
HEAR CALL TO AID U. S.
Pleas to Prove Worthy Of Their He
roic Sires Made at Open
ing Meeting.

ing Meeting.
Stirring calls to all sons Of Confed-
crate veterans to prove themselves
worthy sons of their heroic sires by
nation is now making featured the
opening meeting of the Sons OF Con-
federate Veterans last night in the Ar
cade. This call to arms was made by
commander-in-ch chief of the Sons.
Il feel" he said, I'VE should be un-
worthy Of the heritage of our fore
fathers did we not. with a single mind
and single voice, answer the call that
comes to US at this crucial period of our
national history. It is a cali for a re-
newed spirit of patriotism, and warm
cooperation with those into whose
hands We have committed the welfare
of our country"
opening meeting Of the Sons of Confed-
crate Veterans and cheered with equal
enthusiasm and references by the
speakers to the Stars and Stripes.
Representative Harrison. Mississippi.
took the place of Mayor Mitchell of New
York, who had been announced as one
of the speakers.
Cites Conditions Abroad.
ocndIOI leICucT Ol lui dISo du
dressed the Sons of Veterans. After a
tribute to the veterans, he spoke of
the present situation of the nation.
In another part Of the world" he
said. "autocracy has grown to giant
proportions. This giant assumes te
and to control the lanes OF the cper
seas He made the assassination OF
one man in a Bosnian town the excuse
for launching his thunderbolt and
pouring. out Danubes of blood. This
autocratic power. after careful prepa-
ration, when conditions seemed favora.
BILE. began a deadly assault upon the
democracy of the world. The fight Is
on-autocracy against democracy-an6
1t must be, continued to a crushing
hectacombs of slaughter. before the
world can have a peace that means 9
permanent condition Of tranquility
free from the fetters of national arma.
ment and the oppression of military
supremacy and the jeopardy of i'm.
THE peoples of the earth have abou,
reached the point where they begin tc
realize that democracy or autocracy
one or the other. must go, because
both of them cannot live at peace il
the world.
THAT the sons of Confederate vet.
Grams will do their part, will respond to
the call of their country with the cour-
age of their fathers, l have no doubt
and than that, 1 submit, more could not
be desired or expected"
Women to Inspire Men.
In presenting the sponsors, matron.
and maids of honor and chaperons DIR
Clarence J. Owens of Riverdale, Nd.
past commander-in-ch chief of the Sons
said the daughters of the south hat
come to inspire it's manhood 'at thi.
sacred shrine. to offer again life, for.
tune and sacred honor for our common
country" They will point their son.
and brothers to the clear path of duty
In defense of the national honor.
we stand here today and reverence
the men Of fifty years ago." DR.. Owens
said. will our sons stand here fifty
years hence and reverence us? Oul
obligations, based upon the glory OF
the past. involves not only the present
but the future. It is incumbent upor
us to transmit to posterity conditions
conspicuous for their equity, their com
mercial integrity and their political
purity. AS our fathers rushed into the
hurtling storm of shot and shell we
must rush into the opening channel OF
fresh opportunity.
history of the world. Autocracy anc
Mohammedanism are making their las
stand before the triumphant march OF
democracy and Christianity.
Americas part in this supreme con.
test is sublime in its challenge to thu
manhood and womanhood of the west.
ern world. That for which we now
struggle was the morning star of hope
in the breast of Washington; the shrine
at which met Jefferson, Madison and
Monroe; the goal sought for at this
hour by the commander-in chief of oul
army and navy, a son of the south
now citizen of the kingdom of man
sturdy and sterling patriot, Woodrow
Wilson, the President of the United
States.
South Is Ready.
"The south is ready to give its blood
and Its treasure, The sons of the
south will be found deep in the frs,
line of defense on the battle front
with the Stars and Stripes by land and
by sea. In pledging allegiance to Ole
Glory we are not untrue to our faith.
ers. That flag was baptized in south
ern blood, and the stars added by the
south in the field of blue light up the
land with solemn radiance of nation.
al glory"
DR.. Owens said that out from the
this San Salvador. A "star-lit flag un.
furled and "the magic of the Declara.
tion of Independence has belted the
EARTH"
NOW In this tragic hour" he con.
cluded, America emerges as the friend
OF mankind and will hight TO bring the
nations back to recognition of the
rights Of man and of the principles o,
international amity, comfy, friendship
and fraternity.
1T is the hour of fate for America