The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-30
MEMORIAL BRINGS
WAR'SFORCE Home
Present Conflict Is Keynote
of A. IN. U. Observance.
ORATORS LOOK TO FUTURE
Honor Paid to Memory Of Battle
ship Names Dead.

Congressman w. Frank James Of
Michigan, the principal speaker at the
! Army and Navy Union memorial ex-
ercises in the BattIeship Maine sec
ton Of Arlington today. delivered an
Inspiring and eloquent address in
which he emphasized the necessity
for preserving the ideals for which
the nations heroes laid down their
lives.
His address was a stirring appeal
for fiIlIng up the ranks OF all branches
Of the lighting forces Of the nation
and dispatching Of Americans to the
trenches in France at the earliest pos
sible moment.
Applicable To Today's Need.
Several other patriotic addresses
were made by speakers who paid
tribute to the nations heroic dead,
but Congressman James remarks
were of a most timely character and
applicable to the duty OF the man
hood Of the country today.
Congressman James said In part:
THE future OF America lies in
what our citizens make it today. The
entire world is looking to America
there are no new continents.
IF this country is worth living in,
It is worth dying for.
81 am not one OF those who believe
that Germany is nearly beaten. On
the contrary, am firmly Of the opin-
ion that if we had not entered the
war now, our allies would be defeat
ed. We have entered the war at
this time, in my opinion, not only to
I ~ hi
/ because we realized that IL our al
lies were defeated, we would be easy
picking for the central powers.
Let us not deceive ourselves. 1t IL
no little 'skfrmish' for which we are
preparing, but q war to the death
with, the greatest military nation Of
all times. Either German militarism
must be defeated or else the greatest
republic OF all times will pay an In
demnity that will keep our children
and our children's children poor TO
pay. We will be fortunats-if we
lose-if we escape paying q large in
demnity of land as well.
May Need 100000 Men.
Let us not deceive ourselves into
thinking that while we are raising an
army of one million men that they
will not have to 20 to France to night.
We will be lucky, indeed, II we do not
have to send three or four million
men to France.
'StandinE on the street-corners
stating we never have been licked
and never will be- will not win this
war This is no 'taik-fest,' but the
\ greatest war OF this or any other
time.
Standing on the street corner tell
| ing how much you love your coun-
| try is not patriotism. When a man
says 4 love my country, but I can not
/ fght' is the cry OF the weakling and
| the coward. But when q man says i
love my country and I am ready to
hght-and IL need be, die-for it, that
is patriotism.
This is q mans war. and we must
do q mans part. 1 want, to see the
American flag at the front in Europe
at once, and for that reason I voted
| for the so-called Roosevelt amend
ment in the selective draft bill. What
more inspiring sight to our allies and
what more depressing news to the
central powers, than the news that
former President Of the United States
was on his way with $4,000 TO 100000
men. Whether We love Teddy or
hate him, we must admit that he is
no Stacker or 'mollycoddle, but
fighting man through and through"
oners Cuba's Tribute.
Among the other speakers was DR..
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, the Gu
ban minister. who feelingly referred
to the fact that the men who went
down with the Maine were among
the Americans who died that Cuba
might be freed from oppression. The
diplomat also spoke eloquently on the
| fact that Cuba Is today allied with
the United States in making war on
| Germany.
Col. Barry Buckley made q fervid
appeal to the patriotism Of the ma