The Detroit times., 1917-06-05
Not a Single Serious
Disturbance Is
Recorded
SLACKERS FEW
AND FAR APART
DisIOyal Plots Fall To
Ground Before
Patriotism

world purpose L was meant 70
serve President wilson told the
Confederate veterans a. fhefr con
,enuon today Rebel cheers greet.
ed the declaration
Love % self government and lib
srty by the North and south vas
The motive az me civil NaT he
president said This coun.r, must
nov make fEovernment and lib
erJy safe for mankind
The slgnifcHnce az registration
day was brought home when the
president emphasized that the duty
10 serve and The privilega 70 serve
falls on al alike
There IS something fne about
The spirit OF Volunteering but big
ger is the spirit or obligation. said
tbe president
Commissioner Brow nlov. son 81
Confederate veteran. declared Wash
lnrou was proud 20 be cheered By
he hosts IN gray
This is a solemn day 10 tho his
,orr % our country he told The
veterans To-day ten million men
are registering fer duty under the
stars and Stripes Two million Of
these viii 60 abroad They viii 20
10 fight. not in European var. as
II IS called but they viii 80 10 night
an American war
The president said in part
There are many memories - the
Cfvl war thnt fhril aloEE ne blood
and make one proud 90 have heen
one - race that could Tro1uce su
bravery and constance and vet tne
world 4oes NOT live on memories. TIRE
worle IS constantly making 80 fcil
some way forward into new ar0 dif-
fe~fur ways and believe hat one
~ +he things that contributes salts
welcome ike this is that THIS is also
a Sar % oblivion There arr some
thing that We have thankfully hur-
I'D and among them are The great
passions % division which once
Threatened 90 rend this nation IN
twain The passion ~ admiration
we ettfi entertain for the her0io TX
ures 80 those old favs when the
-ass GA 20 rNnarafinD. fke passion %
dfFsrense - principle IL gone gone
cut - the tu n97 gore our ~ or
hearts ard one 20 the things nat
WY thriN trfs country "a Z reads
~ this reurL11 is that % wln- rad
also - dedication ~ the psrt =
all - gs 90 fte great nation which
wo wfil serve liz common.
These ere days - oblivion ~ well
tho things that once held rs asun-
der NOT only that fhef are days u
re5ofctnE because we now AZ last see
why this great nation vas kept unit
worid purpose which - vsas meant
% serve. Many men. particularly q
Vour own general zion. lave wondered
az some ~ the dealings ~ Provi-
t.ons The dealings ~ Providence be-
cause the great LONG plan as IL un-
folds hba a majesty ABOUT ~ and a
aetniteress cf purpose. an elevation
q deals. wnlch We were incapa Die
% conreivi-E a. we try o. work
things out with our own short sight
and weak strength And now that
We sec ourselves part - nation.
united powerful great m spirit ard
IN purpose we know the great and g
whicr God IN Bis mysterious provi-
ience wrought thru Cur instrun1en-
tAitY because AZ thf heart az the
men ~ fhe North and 81 The South
there was the Hawe love % SELF gov
srurrenf srd - liberty, and now ws
are 20 DO an fnstrunr ent N the hands
~ COD f0 see tat liberty 10 made
secure for mankind Al the day ~
rur Ernnfeaf division there was 0ne
common passion amongst us and that
was the raFriTr gor human freedom.
We did nor know that God vas
Working ont In IT'S own way The
n, efh-d 81 which We should best
faia raflcr great united. indivis-
fhfe irde9fruct bic irstrument In His
han3s FOR TIE accom- lishment Of
.hsse great things
-Ln~. ~ .r-r+hf-~ v.-,, 80 ~
fF1rnw citizens tn the spirit % re
volunteer out deep~r thsn The voiun
teer spirit "a the spirit n obligation.
There "a not man ~ gs who must
nof hold himself ready 20 % SUN
rncned 20 the duty ~ supporting The
great government under which We
I've SO really fhoughfrul and pa
trfrti~ wan 90 Jealous ~ thai obligs-
ficne $50 mar who really understand
The ur eye aud the dignity 81 BE-
INK ar American citizen quarrsis for
q rnor1crf WITH the ideA that The con-
gr~ss - The United States has ths
right 20 call upon whom ~ will ~
save fNe refi0n These solemn lirs'
~ vourg men going today all over
the lnfrr 20 fhr places - regisfrn.
tl0n ought 20 10 alvrAl ~ the
wcrfa ~ those pho dare tout the fiw-
rftv and honor ard tights ~ The
United states that afl hsr manhood
ut'n 0ock % ffaf standard uudsf
Nf| We All NNI.mNf TO HfTNe. Hn1
frHt ~r rh0 Challenges the rights a nd
principles - tho United states ohai-
fenEes Tho united strength and devo-
frn ~ nation
There arc no. many things thar ons
desires about war mv fellow citizens
nuf rou have CONS through var, you
know how YOU have cha.fenrd ~ ~
arf there comes time FOR = nation
~ know fhaf ~ must sarrifcr - need
BE- everrfh IrE 10 has 20 vfndirafe ID
principles which 81 pr1f-sses ",
have rr1enfred wffr q sort az h~sf
tess and Eponsihls property Nov
,rr are going 20 iar All our wealth \
necessary. and eperf an - mr. blood
70 need Do % show that We were not
accommodating that wealth eelash /,
huf were acogmu'atine W for The ser
| Vice ~ mankind Men all over tn
aofid have fhouQht ~ fhe Unite
! states pc trading ara monev-Est
ting people. whereas We who havi
lived az home know che deals Wift
| which The hea re - this people hsv'
/ thrilled we know The sdSer ronvic
/ trus which have lain ~ tho basis NJ
! nIr ufe All the time and ~eJknow th'
l power and devotipn which ran 81
1 spent ln heroic wise for> the servic'
] ~ those IDEALS that we have treas
/ urad. We have been allowed 30 be
/ come strong IN the providence % Cot
/ that aar strength might be ussd q
! prove. not CIR selfshneEa but ou
/ greatness and n there fs any Erouul
! f0r thsukfuiness IN = dsv ike this
| am thankful FOR fhs privilege ~ sci
/ sarrlfce whirh 10 The only prfviiegl
1 that lends dignity 20 the human
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