Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05

i.TOHNNYREBSHEAR
PRESIDENT'S PLEA
Liberty's New Day" Mes
sage of Wilson to Con-
federate Veterans
:, G SENATE is THRILLED
Adiourns After Speech of Mem
ber, Clad in His Uniform
of the South
- G SENATE is THRILLED
WASHINGTON, June s.

aay of renewal of that spirit
Inns r,ade America great among the
tnat " - nations These solid lines OF young
Wol rAng to the places OF registration
men me,Ihout the country shall be a signal TO
tnl w ,eorld that all OF America Hahnoou
p n, ssrye. and that he who challenges the
,,,sgrity Of the Unlteu S'a'es '"aiieiseS
'Is united strength"
heI ,sos president Wilson's message,
,,li...d this afternoon to the United Vet
..s N the Confederacy, gathered mere tor
~ annual reunion.
,rh.re comes O time when 1t is good for
.atlon 20 realize she must sacrifice the
.o,dart continued. I'VE have come TO
.r We have prospered and accumulated
va. ,,ealth We lay all of our wealth and
- 80 our blood to show 1t has been ac-
s.p,ranIated for the service OF mankind
the president recalled the differences be-
.,rasn the North and South that eliminated
IN the Civil war.
FOR LIBERTY'S CAUSE
.rpr. this is a day of oblivion" he said
.s..us things we have thankfully buried.
ons of these is the passing of separation.
ms differences of principle are gone. This
i.sr ~ occasion for rededication of all of the
yf,i,sd states. These are days Of rejoicing
s.nsuse we see at last why this great nation
ssos Isnt undivided, and we see the purpose
sAich ve were meant to serve. Now we
.,s 10 be an instrument in the hands of
ca 10 see that liberty is made secure for
ali mankind
aTove of self government and of liberty
nv both the North and the South were the
natives for the Civil War" President Will
San said IN the days of our greatest di-
vision there was always one passion for
human liberty. Will you not support me in
euin c
an this day when young men are register
Inu their names with the idea that in a
asmocracy the duty and privilege to serve
t.us on all alike? There is something fine
shon, the spirit Of volunteering, but bigger
1. the spirit Of obligation. No man who
really understands the dignity of being a
limited States citizen doubts for a moment
that the Congress has the right to call upon
him when II Will
Colorel Robert f. Lee, a nephew of the
famous Confederate general made an ap.
peal TO the people of the South in address
ing the veterans to heed the message sent
out by General Lee in a post-bellum ordel
from headquarters to forget all local ami
mosities and remember that the United
States is one"
SENATE THRILLED
A patriotic thrill ran through the United
States Senate this afternoon when a gray
clad Confederate veteran, with trembling
voice and tear-flled eyes, arose in thei
midst and moved that the Senate adjourn
out Of respect to the Southern soldiers hold
Ing their reunion in the national capital
II was Senator Bankhead, of Alabama
who served the full four years of the Civi
War. He was attred in a full uniform o
Confederate private. AS if to emphasiz
the spirit Of national unity while the ma
ton's youth is pledging itself to new servic
and sacrifice, the Senate adjourned unit
Friday without dissenting voice.
In presenting this resolution, trust n
Senator will feel that it is an imposition
upon the time or the business of the Sen
ate, or that its purpose implies any motiv
Of disloyalty of the flag of our country,
said Senator Bankhead "On the contrary
II is intended as a tribute to the patriotism
OF the Confederate veteran and his son VIII
stand willing and ready to offer their live
and their means for the perpetuation of tn
Union which they once so desperately an
such great sacrifice at one time attempte
To dissolve
This Is the first time in the history Of tn
nation that the Confederate uniform ha
ever been permitted in the United State
Senate After the Senate adjourned, hun
creds OF veterans from the South poure
INTO the Senate chamber and took Senator!
seats
We fought pretty hard to get in thi
paee-here we are at last" shouted on
patue-scarred old warrior