The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-06

Lieutenant-General Laclercq and the
Belgian Commission. the following ad-
dress of welcome was delivered by
Gov. Alva Adams:
AS partners in the cause OF human
ity and liberty. Pueblo extends its
love ana greeting TO our distinguished
friends and allies.
Not since the last visit of Lafayette
has America been stirred as during
the visits of official commissions from
England. France. Russia and Belgium.
They are allies in the greatest advent
ure that has ever faced the race. Sim
cere as our greeting to Britain and
France. there is a deeper note in our
welcome TO Belgium. We love most
those who have suffered most. Fate
has made Belgium the Gethsemane OF
liberty. martyr 10 freedom. In the
pathway OF the vandals. she has been
the victim of ruthless. brutal con-
quest Upon her head crown OF
thorns upon her liberties the op-
pressors heel The German eagle be
came vulture when II crossed the
Rhine. It's taicns were sunk deep in
the yitals OF Belgium. Yet from among
Belgium arose and faced the best
equipped. the mightiest army OF the
age. IL was her yalor. sacrifice and
devotion that helped stay the Satanic
invasion. History VIII record that IL
vas the ranks of Belgian heroism that
saved Europe. If not the world. from
the sway of the modern AtiIa What a
colossal debt civiilzation-liberty.
owes TO the devoted land. They held
he road TO Paris. To open the gate
there was no hribe they could not
have commanded Since Christ and
Satan stood upon the mountain there
has been no temptation 80 great. Bel
GUM never waverS6-King Albert
held true. Gold could not buy-power
could not coerce-threats could not
fFfshtcn suffering could not dismay
In her owa bosom she received the
poisoned spears that liberty might
live. As the 800 at Thermopyiea-as
the 500 under Gldeon-as the 800 at
Lookout Mountain won undyins fame.
20 will little Belgium become immor-
tai and shine forever upon iiberty's
crimson page of vaior and sacrifice. 1t
Is not the FIRST time that Belgium has
been the stage upon which ambition
has me; its Waterloo. II has often
been the battle ground of kings. II
has always been heroic Belgium.
Sometimes bloody Belgium. oppressed
Belgium. but when this conflict ends
Il Is to be redeemed Belgium-free
Belgium. As we speak. the new Chan
cellor al Berlin Is giving voice TO his
policy. VIII he extend an olive branch
or v-iil he reaffirm the doctrine OF
frightfulness, Whatever his message.
the conscience OF ;he world can accep.
no vindication o. Belgium save in the
defeat OF Germany when use the
term Germany mean the Hoheu-
zoliegn dynasty-Psussian milliarlsm
II is against them America fights. not
the German people. The political
mystery OF the age is the loyalty OF
the German race to their kingly house
Shen freedom can only come TO them
from the wreck and ruin OF their au.
iocratic. despotic. reiEning dynasty
Man can forget much. forgive much.
but there are degrees of depravi,y and
cruelty that even the gods Of the ma
tons can neither forget or forgive.
For the wiiful making OF orphans-for
their abuse--for the murder of the
weak and innocent-for the ravish.
Inent OF women. there can be- no sane
iuary. Before the bayonet. helpless
men and women have been driven in.
10 bondage and forced to grind corn
for their oppressors. Deportation of
the non-combatant and the innocent,
enforced labor. is slavery in any coun.
try and abhorrent to liberty every.
where. In the treatment Of Belgium n
new chapter OF infamy has been writ.
ten in the black book OF national dis.
honor.
In Armenia Germany can lay to the
Turk the massacres and atrocities
that made angelo weep and civiiiza-
tion faint In Belgium the Kaiser has
been the sole Caliban--he had no part.
ner. The torch. the sword and dyna.
mite OF German hate have been alone
responsible. Upon these awful deeds
OF blood'lust and vandalism one brand
alone can be placed. As Billy Sunday
expressed IL. Turn Hell upside down