The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-15

'ne "orid demonstration Of how tv,
republics can live side by side with
3,OO0-mile boundary line and No, -.
sentinel to guard it. They live ~
neighbors should, each conceding ~
others rights. So it will be with ,h
world when all are free. Swit,or,o-S
was the next to follow the princ,r,o.
OF liberty asserted in England ~.
developed into a democratic re,uhu'
long before England, namely. in tba
18th century when she conquered and
killed Charles the Bold OF Burpnn5x
Our own great republic came ir,o
existence after the revolution and bo.
remained beacon light to the wor,a
So We have the United States Emo
land, Canada, France and all ,bo
South American Republics. and Swift,
erland, as pure democracies. witb
Italy, Holland, Norway and Sweden
limited monarchies. Russia has had
a revolution, but it is too early 10 toll
what will be its status. The time vii,
come when all will be republics
hope at the end OF this war but that
may not be.
The people should realize what this
war means. II Germany had oyer.rnn
England and France as she bid fair
to do in 1914 and reached Paris con.
quering England and France, wa
would have had the war forced On
US two and half years ago when wa
were less prepared than now. We ara
fighting for our country, the chastity
OF our women, honor and liberty O,
our men. England only had an army
of 100000 at the beginning, but she
sent them, and the descendants of the
same English Barons who forced King
John to yield Magma Charta gave vii.
liam of Germany his first check. al.
though it ended in the slaughter of
almost all of them. The casualty list
showed who they were, and England
France and little Belgium have been
holding them back and slowly driving
him back since then.
1t is our solemn duty as well as IA
our interest not to see them crushed,
for then we would have 10 Hgel Ger
many alone. We can md ~iu gaip j.
her even if we are fnrred to % Ii
alone. but there's no sense In ta.iing
this chance The-wzr is on us and
We must see it through We have this
they may kill the body
but not our souls. They cannot con,
lIcr America without killing all The
soldier may lose his life On the battle
front but if he has led a clean life
and done his duty, his spirit will go
TO his God who made it. This is the
)nly consolation | have in giving up
my son. l know his clean young life
IS precious to me. | now occupy the
place of both mother and father, as
his mother is dead, and he is my
Youngest child. But | could not hold
him back when he volunteered and
vent to the border. | would not have
i'm soil his honor by being slack
sr." so he must take his chances and
discharge his duty.
There is one more consolation, 1t
axes the thunder and Tightening to
lear the atmosphere of the heavens
/ flashes, rolls and bursts and then
We have the gentle rain and sunshine
t takes war to try mems souls and
,ring to the front true men to estao'
ish lasting peace for the world. 1t
axes war to teach us self sacrifice
md the duty to live for others and
rings the human race together in
,ond of closer friendship. While we
re rolling in ease we forget the wants
# others and are absorbed in our own
ordid and selfish ends, but when war
nd calamity comes We are drawn TO-
ether under that Christian influence
ringing about self sacrifice.
We should be. willing to sacrihce
ven life for our country that protects
ur lives. liberty and property. so
low long pull, and strong pull ana
II together. let US drive.
VIM. ]. WEBSTER.