The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-08-02

tci-leidttu pioHidDlt dCllNlIleS ana
peace.
That nothing but war can overcome
and put an end TO war.
That when barbarism with war at
tacks civilization at peace, civilization
has no weapon with which 10 defeat
barbarism but the weapon of barbar-,
ism.
That this nation in graphing war as
its weapon has need of vast military
forces to win victory.
That nation is not a mere popula-
ton but body of citizens organized
under its laws as its units of useful
ness.
That a regiment is not a thousand
men but is one soldier a thousand
soldiers strong: that a fleet is not
fifty battleships but is one battleship
fifty battleships strong; that a nation
at war is its body of citizens become
one unit of service all-its-serviceable-
millions strong.
That in free nation all units of
usefulness in peace are voluntary
units of service in war
That in a free nation universal OBJ
ligatory service is not different fro-n
universal voluntary service: o5iipa-
uon is recognized as just and natural
and disappears in consent
That no nation could endure whose
citizens reserved the individual right
10 decide whether and how to serve
That loyalty is acceptance of the
service required.
That disloyalty is refusal of the
service asked.
That the treatment to be meted cut
TO the citizens who refuses 10 defend
the nation when at war should be the
refusal by the nation aay longer to
defend that citizen: should be de-
privation of all his rights under its
laws. the withdrawal from his proper
ty and business and from his home
and from his life of the safeguards of
ITS government. of the shelter of its
institutions, of the protection of its
police, and of any foothold whatso-
ever for him on its soil: Defend or
not be defended.
That these are not guileful. wiiifui.
slothful. playful days
That the loyal part OF this whole
nation how organizes itself into a
unit of service for war.
That whatsoever the service every
loyal American can or is called upon
TO render. each shall say to himself
and to all the rest: With this service
would hep the nation TO win vic
tory.
That every smallest garden shall be
recognized as corner of the desert
battlefield.
That every furrow made by the
plow shall run into the soldiers
trenches at the front.
That every barbed blade of wheat
shall be n spear.
That every bandage for a wounded
youth shall be part of the garment of
destiny to stanch the ebbing blood of
the wounded. the better, world.
To the end that the German Nation
shall leave this nation in peace.
To the end that the German Nation
shall leave every other unoffending
nation at peace.
To the end that the German Nation
shall cease 10 seize the lands and
homes of other peoples as lands and
homes for its own people.
To the end that ie shall cease TO
proclaim its lust of conquest TO be
God-an Almighty God OF plunder
and butchery, of torture and treach-
cry and lies.
That the fighting. wounded. blind
ed. starved. agonized generation sus-
tanning this conflict shall pass the
heritage OF civilization and the ark
of the worlds ideals safely on the
generations yet unborn.
That these are immortal working
days.
That the pick of the nation shall
gather into camps to train for the
armies. shall flock to the seashore TO
await the building of the ships.
That while they train and while
they walt. there shall be grea; res
direction of this nations heroic mar.
tial dead as memories.
That the Great Lakes shall giye up
their great story.