Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-25

pedoed 1t will be by their ownffriends.
w hope that IN our own state our
representatives in congress will soon
find something else to do besides int
structing the president what to do in
conducting the war, and we hope the
time will come when the LaFollettes
and the Gronnas will receive the con-
domination of every good citizen. The
men and women of the state hope that
they may yet hear h voice of the
government of the state raised as loud
in encouraging the government as it
is today in asking the I. w. w. and
the Peoples Councils to meet in
state to hinder the government.
And now men Of Mars; you will
fight incur behalf with some of the
bravest men on earth. The English
have always been on hand when duty
called and they will be found fighting
in this great war without seeking
much loud commentator or giving
self glory. The French who rush in
enthusiastically and bravely for the
betterment of mankind. And Their
there are your cousins just across our
northern limits, the bravest men the
sui ever shone on-the same kind of.
men rs yourself.
$50 we will be proud Of you when
your return from this great effort
with victory, after making the world
safe for democracy with the tri-color
of France and the crosses of Britain
and the Stars and Stripes floating on
high as the emblem Of liberty now and
forevermore.
You have a wonderful experience
before you. such as no other men have
yer had the opportunity to undergo.
At no time in history has the whole
civilized world called forth its young
men to go forth to establish peace on
earth as it is being done today. Peace
is your mission, not a peace made at
& sscrifice of honor, but a peace fol-
lowing victory established by arms of
the liberty loving nations. so it will be
a lasting peace. BY the crushing of
the Central powers the world must
show Germany, n Austria. and Tur-
key and Bulgaria that civilization is
dearer to the world than expansion of
territory, and we must show them that
treaties are not mere scraps of paper;
that lying diplomacy Ices not meet the
approval of the civilized world-and
you are the ones who must do this
great task.
After a glowing tribute to the wom-
en- of the soldiers aid and the mothers,
wives n sweehearts of the soldiers,
and a tribute as we'll to the boys who
some day will be going cover the top
as did the heroic Princess Pats he also
paid a splendid tribute to the flag, our
flag, the Oldest flag in the world today.
He then likened the war of today to
the story Of the crucifxion or which
our civilization is founded, quoting
Germany as having said she would
cruelty the world and establish a new
civilization.
Eyes civilization has been crucifed
and we must have a new civilization
ho cold tsTt hos L~11 o,,zsa~ -. 49,
in France, and Germany has rolled
Prussian iron cross, buried somewhere
the great stone of military autocracy
over the door of the tomb. But a
voice has called this great nation Of
the west to roll away this stone and
there will be the resurrection Of a new
civilization, of a new Christianity to
reach out and enfold the world in
peace and love forevermore.'
The Introduction of Colonel John H.
Frame was the signal for a most re-
markable demonstration, the entire as
semblage rising as n and cheering
and applauding until the tears stood
in the eyes of the service-stained Wis
age Of the warrior who is to lead these
soldiers to duty. His voice trembled
as he began at last when he could be
heard, with the gentlest of voices,
Sons Ct mine!" And there was an
other outburst. Col. Frame also paid
a tribute to the loyal women of Grand
Forks, and finally turning again to the
boy in khaki he said he would talk to
them from the text, by their works
We shall know them" He said, you
have come, nearly ESQ, not like those
in h parable Of the householder vino
gave a wedding feast and went into
the high ways and byways to invite
guests, and one and all they began
straightway to make excuses, but you
came to the feast, and it IS a feast
a truly great opportunity to thus serve
our country. I have a message for
the mothers and fathers, the wives,
sisters and s~weethearts of these ,cys.
told you a year ago that if we were
fortunate I would ret Urn your sons to
yel in safety end we were able to do
so. I do not know If we can bring
them baok to you this time, but that
is my prayer. But if these men fall,
and if I fall; if these men die and if
| die, 1t will not be their manhood
which dies and this will be your sheet
anchor n your hope when they are
called to defend liberty and democ-
racy.
But there is breeding in this coun-
try OF ours. a great danger, greater
perhaps thai we will have to conflict
Inc privileges which you have hope
TO convey to your posterity is in dan
ger and the only hope of salvation is
IN the massing of men and women OF
loyalty to conserve liberty and to show
that the will of the individual cannot
stand against the will Of the majority
I:1ere rs a condition confronting tbs
nation that mean anarchy n chaos
That may prevent the TRANSMITTING tr
n children the things for which The
nation a stood and fought in the
past. -
Our lives count for nothing If WI
cannot stop that nenace. That fae
tnat hangs yonder stands for ever,
nope and every ambition OF the ma.
zion. l am going to defend that flag
every man child in my family is goin,
TO defend that flag. I had rather Sc,
MN ana twelve others like him dt,
than to see one stripe of that flag be
arch. e.
And again, my sons (you know
will not talk like that when we're on
In front, but I mcs n 1t just the same
my sons), your duty is to keep tina
Lag clean, to lay on the altar Of you,
country an immaculate sacrifice. !:
eiean life, and to that thought 1 com
mend you as a last word"
Rev. Thomas H. Gallagher Of thu
Metht dist church was introduced a,
the principal speaker, but felt con,
strained to shorten his address becaus.
OF the lateness Of the hour. He told
some good Ieish stories, at his own ex
pense and took as the foundation O,
MS talk the thoughts that came to hin
wren ne first touched Plymouth Rock
the spot which he said typifes III,
american nation. being composed q
irnunerable' particles OF many kind,
held together by a strong camant NJ,