El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28
CITY AND NATION ARE UNITED
IN THE THANKSGIVING SPIRIT

HIS is a wonderful Thanksgiving for the Amhercan
people Above all the ordinary blessings for which We
have to be thankulprosperty, bountful crops, the
blessings Of life, liberty and happness-we have occasion
for profound thanks that nation, fument Of Its
manifest destiny has unsheathed the sword IN defence OF
right Justice liberty throughout the world Opposi
ton to world tyranny It is better to be starving the
side OF right possess all the fairness and the happ
and fanced security of neurayand infinitely bet
ter than to be the wrong side.
Fortunately, not starving viii we Starve Tor
have great country widely diversified IN soil and
climate and capable Of giving abundance OF other
ood should some crops fail We are strong IN resources,
the strongest nation in the world We have money food
the finest government In existence and spirit which VIII
carry through IN conjunction with splendid allies
TO the glory OF victorious peace For all these blessings,
and for serious and able president and his advisers,
have to be thankful
Owing the careful guidance the government has
CYed coupled with the sensible attitude Of the people
themselves, the United States has progressed through
period Of transformation from peaceful to military
status with hardly internal disturbance The
Blatant population scarcely has been disturbed notwith-
standing that almost million have been taken into
military service The average family prosper
Gus, well fed, well cared for safe ever more
safe, indeed for now armed hosts up and ready
for the defence Of liberties against very of
imperialism. For this have to be thankful
In the words Of president Wilson in his almost classic
proclamation Of November g. "even in the midst of the
tragedy Of world shaken by and unreasonable dis
aster In the midst Of and great peril amidst
the darkness that has gathered about can see the
great blessings that God has bestowed upon US blessings
that are better than mere peace Of mind and prosperity
Of enterprise.
I'VE have been given the opportunity serve mankind
as we once served ourselves in the great day of dea
ration Of independence by taking up arms against tyranny
that threatened to master and dbase men everywhere and
joining with other free peoples in demanding for all the na
tons Of the world what then demanded and obtained
for ourselves IN this day of the revelation of our duty
not only to defend rights nation TO defend also
the rights Of free there has been voucsad Us in full
and inspiring measure the'Tesouton and spirit of united
action"
And here the president touches upon one of the facts for
which we have to be most thankful that we have been
converted from selfish and contentious people into an IN
selfish and united people, united for the triumph of the
night and united also for any sacrifices necessary to
achieve that triumph; united furthermore in COMPASSION
or the victims Of wars crueltes innocent victims of
oar6arous enemy Those Of who have gone TO way are
thankful theirs the opportunity Those who have sent
loved ones to war are thankful for the same reason As
the president says:
I'VE have been brought to mind and purpose.