The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-08-17
BIG PATRIOTIC RALLY HELD
BY HOME GUARD FRIDAY

Prof. Lynes presided over the meet
ing at the court house Friday even
ing when Hon. Murphy Gambler made
such fine address on the true mean
ing of patriotism.
There was an orchestra playing
such stirring national airs as Ameri-
ca and The Star Spangled Banner
consisting of Miss Lucille Morris at
the piano, Mr.. Allen Hardeman cor
netist, Mr.. Thomas Nolan violinist
and Mr.. Frank McNeel drummer.
Hon. Herbert clay made a brief
talk on patriotism in his imprisoned
style and Mr.. Campbell Wallace in
troduced Mr.. Gambler who explained
the situation into which our country
was forced by the German emperor.
He then spoke of President Wilson's
great speech to Congress soon after
which the United States was declared
to be at war with Germany.
Mr.. Gambler strove to correct
wrong impressions on the subject of
CONSUMPTION and said in part:
ITO call upon the citizen to bear
arms in time Of war, is no more 'in-
voluntary servitude,' than to call
him to jury service or road working
duty in time of peace. The citizen
summoned to jury duty must answer,
and if qualified must serve, and dur
ing his service may be and frequent
ly is restrained as to his freedom of
communication and action.
"The summons to military service
in national army is no different in
principle. The difference in fact is
that citizen promises more, and is
obligated to give more to his coun-
| try, in war, than in peace, because
the needs of his country are greater
in war than in peace. The princi-
pie of universal obligation and SER
vice is the same and every citizen in
a republic, is particularly pledged to
its recognition.
Another object0A says that the
government is using or is going to
use the state militia in illegal service
and in a manner forbidden by the
constitution. This is not the truth.
The federal government is neither
proposing or attempting any such
thing. The assertion merely sets up
military straw man, for the pur-
posing of an easy knockdown.
every informed man in Georgia
knows as fact, that more than a
year ago, when the Mexican border
situation became acute and it be-
came necessary to send troops there
and the national guard was called in
to the United States service, that ev-
cry member desiring a discharge was
given it, and that every man who
finally went was accepted after a
voluntary re-enlistment for the fed
eral service and was in fact volun-
teer. Every man who has, since the
return of these regiments of origin
ally state troops, Joined them, has
voluntarily entered them while they
were and are national troops, con-
stituting units of the national guard,
and not units in state service.
''You hear other DIRECTORS say they
are willing to send the regulars into
service abroad, but not the drafted
men.
"Who are these regulars whom
these directors would send upon a
dangerous national service. They,
too, are our boys. Two of them |
happen to know are brothers of your
fellow townsman, Solicitor Clay. Why
should the sons of your late Senator
be sent to such service and my son
or Jones' son not be subject to like
dangerous service in behalf of the
country. Some other fellow says
he is opposed to sending any Ameri-
can boys to Europe-that 1T is un-
American-contrary to American
policy to invade foreign countries
or to send armies out of the country
and into other countries.
"Since when has this become an
American principle or policy!
'In the war of Independence we
sent troops into Canada, In the Mex
lean war we sent them into Mexico,
even to the very capital For much
less national cause and interests, we
invaded and conquered during the
Spanish-American war foreign terri
tory in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
PHILIPPINES, and actually dethroned a
king in so far as those islands were
parts of this kingdom--wlthln the
short memory of every boy scout be-
fore me, we have twice invaded Mex
leo. We now and for years past
have maintained armed troops in
China, who fought their way from