The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-28

ground. and when the name OF each Il
called we answer. with tear in h eye
and a flower In the hand, Dead o. the
field OF honor"
Anscrice Prepared.
What IL the great secret" asks
Carlyle. and then hi answers. THAT
which Is open to all. and seen by most
none" There IL no palmer lesson IN
history or Individual he than that OF
preparation; yet. generally speaking. I
think | am right when ! say that there
has never been n war In which this
nation has been engaged that found
us prepared for a sudden emergcncy.
There are reasons for this. our fnth-
crs came 20 this land TO escape this
very thing and many others have come
since: we want peace; We love u; we
ahhor war. with all that Il entails.
Then. too. We have been prosperous
amidst oGr daily pursuits and have
given little thought 60 these things
but we are facing a different world
than ala Our fathers and II IS utterly
foolish and criminal not TO make due
preparation for unforeseen emergencies.
! have been slow. like many others. !n
coming 10 this conclusion: bpt u is
evident, that we must prepare I'm hav-
] ANA NNANANtA NNl AAA 1870 EH
emergency that may suddenly arise. u
i IA duty that we owe To- ourSelVef
our pos Gritty, and the Democracy OF
the world.
America Ready.
A few DAYS ago. when the nova
came of the arrival Of he American
squadron in European waters We read
this story. After the exchange of
I shore greetings. and the English COM
munder congratulated h Americans
on their safe voyage. he asked. when
viii you be ready for business and
the American commander answered
I'VE are ready at once" That ls
! charasterically American. I feel that
whenever any emergency arises ever
red blooded man in Amriea should
say. Pm ready al once This Is the
American spirit. and always will he II
we understand ourselves. The trouble
Is that In this country we have so
many men who have no red blood.
When Gen. Forrest was asked tlhn
secret 81 his success BY Lee. he an
swered that il was IN Getting there
first" That is the spirit that should
, animate all. and must be II America W.
to keep and hold her place amons the
nations Of the earth.
So on this great Sabbath day of the
nation. let US ~re-dedicate ourselves 20
the cause 81 freedom. that this nation,
under God. mas have q new lease o..
life sor our children and our children's
children. II Is in this spirit that we
would come today IN this memorial
service. Nor would we forget tho
heroes today that persisted in the
Spanish American war. We homo tho
spirit Of self-sacrlfice that animated
their hearts and which was so nohl:
expressed IN the words ~ Capt Grid
ley. "The battle OF Manila Killed me
hut would do II again. We honor
them "a their unselfishncss. as II shines
through the words OF capt 'aprou,
who said. Don't mind me boys. go on
fighting" we honor them because
~ their loyalty to tho sweetest flag
that ever kissed the sunlight OF God
in the breezes Of heaven. II enjoys
the greatest history of human rights
" any banner on earth. Under tht
guidance Of the young cnElct. WHOSE
taions were just %sprouting. II drove
the British lion from these shore
never again to set dominant foot upon
them. Il sailed under the frownine
cliffs ~ Algicrs. and taught the
| naughty sultan OF Morocco. and. wfth
him. all %potentates of Christendom
that the rights ~ American freemen
must and shall be respected. II leo
our fathers over the mountains 81
Mexico and waved In triumph over the
halls OF the Montezumas. IL pioneered
the pathway OF the Pathfinder over
the Rockies, and gave US the Eldorad'
land Of California. Il flaps It's broker
shreds today 81 the north and south
poles more han ans other banner 90
land or deep. And then that a"iu.
p chasm opened IN our " national Li'
D and was not closed until II had brough'
10 sorrow into every home Of the nortn'
land and made the south biilowy H'
{ the ocean with graves Of her sons; SET
= thank God the price was not too gred
J FOR the old flag waves today over at
, the homes II % great free and u4ite'
81 people. Then that banner rested 90
peace for % third ~ a century b wa.
. again unfurled TO the shock 81 battle
= and comes for n as "a bridegroom nN'
Of his chamber and reioices as .
strong man 20 run q race. II led IN
r. brave son Of the Green Mountain STATE
Fl Into Manila harnUr and sunk tlt