The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-21
Farewell for Young Lawyer
on Way to Army Camp
Given by SO.
DENOUNCES TRAITORS
In Stirring Speech He Hits
Treason of Those Who
Hamper Nation.

In an address that rang with true
who leaves tonight for California to
enter the Preside training camp for
Officers, babe farewell to moro than
30 fellow citizens who rendered him
Il banquet last night at the Florence
hotel.
Dean A. y. Whitlock of the univer-
sitv law school acted rs toastmaste
for the evening and toasts were re-
sponded to by W. l. Murphy. F.. c.
Mulroney. NJ. j. Hutchcns, DR.. w. II.
Fitzgerald of New York, J. II. T. Ry-
man and Tylar Thompson.
The keynote Of all the toasts was
the sacrifice that is being manifested
by the American youth in this great
war It was pointed out that the young
men Of tho country, and especially the
young college men. are responding
wonderfully to the call Of the pr"si-
Sdent for men to fight the battle for
democracy.
Mr. Mccormick in concluding his
farewell TO his many friends said:
Missoula's Loyalty Sure.
In taking temporary leave of all
that the world holds dear to me, to
take up the sterncst duties that man
may undergo, shall carry tho emo
ton cngendered by this gathering TO
the soldiers in the camp and in the
trench. shall tell them that so far
as the people Of Missoula are con-
cerned. they may fear no wounds in
the back. only those in front. And if
I shall be called upon to pay wars
utmost price. I hope to be buried down
in the valley amid the ashes Of the
pioneers and founders Of this town, my
winding sheet old Glory and resting
upon it a naked sword still guarding
the luster of It's colors.'
Mr. Mccormick pointed out what he
believed to be the purpose Of the war
and told of the fight that is being
made between autocracy and democ-
racy He bitterly denounced as "un-
disclosed traitors" those people in this
country who are doing all in their
power to hinder the work Of the gov
eminent in carrying on the war.
"Undisclosed Traitors"
UNFORTUNATELY for ourselves and for
the world" he said, there live among
US certain open and certain undiscloscd
traitors who can never know the
meaning of loyalty. S,igmatizine our
constitution, like the neutrality Of Bel
GUM. as a mere scrap of paper. de-
nouncing our laws as CapitaliSt6
makeshifts and of no force or virtue
they are the loudcst in crying for tho
protection of those laws which they
have denounced when the vrtuous
passion of an outraged people leads tc
reprisals and direct action agains
treason. Industrial Advancement i:
one thing. governmental anarchy |:
another. and the two should not b'
COMPOUNDED or permitted to walk hant
In hand One destrnctionist on this
side of the water IS equal of n score
of German soldiers on the other an'
in the struggle to suppress the loc1
anarchist and traitor tho people who
stay at home have as patriotic a dut,
to perform as he who goes abroad ans
faces the bullets of the enemy.
Vengeance Upon Officials.
Nor should the vengeance of n FREE
people directed alone against the de
strucIiOnist In the ranks. Those nco
pie In high place, those governments
and state officers, thos" trucking of
ficials in whatever station, who 1en'
voice to the cause of treason and in
dustrial terror. and seek to cxait ant
dignity II by open or covert alliance
or by non performance Of duty in &uol
n crisis, should hc haN0ntted by pub
lie opinion at tho earliest opportunity
our people may have. They ar" no
for us-th"y are against us hOt on
day is coming"