Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-06
only Two Glasses IN War, Patriots
And Traitors, Says Judge A. J. Cobb

eral assembly stand ready to give the
nation every ounce of cooperation Of
which the state is capable. L. S. means
Us In Georgia the same as in Maine. We
have joined with our common country in
Inc battle against kingcraft and des-
potism, and we do not intend to quit
the figh. until victory is won. CAP
plause and cheers)
Whatever issues existed in the
government before the war have now
been settled. No; one single atom of
disoyalty should be tolerated any
where. and | stand here today and say
to our distinguished guest of honor,
General Wood. that in the south is no
slightest trace of feeling brought over
from the Civil war.
THE WORD OF LEE"
when Robert L. Lee, that knightliest
Of a knghtly race, gave his sacred
word at AppomatOx, there remained In
the south not a single man Vno would
not die to upno1d It, prolonged APP
pIauseJ.
The south believes in freedom. Since
the foundation of the republic the
3ouln mas been taught to hate the very
mention of divine right. And today
n tie south there is not a knight who
will be found asleep General Wood
Lmong people whose forefathers wrote
the Declaration of independence and by
their sword upheld it. You are among
The descendants of the Cavaliers and
The Huguenots and the Salzburgers,
and your army is OUR ARMY, please
COD"
Again the emdienrc broke tnto
storm of applause, again they felt shat
hIgn and holy thrill of patriotism
which moves men and women o. occa-
@,uns such as this.
president olive was Followed by
Speaker holder, of the house OF repre-
sentatives, who backed up what PrAsl-
dent. Olive had said and what Judge
Cobb had said.
There is no subject in which the
general assembly feels a more FRO
found interest than the subject OF edu-
cation" said Speaker Holder. amidst
sppIause. They will not go backward
they will not permit the great ednca-
l;onal system of the state to lag while
war is on.
And as long as the war lasts, the
general assembly of Georgia will sup
port the national government. We In
Georgia stand ready to fight FOR our
flag. we stand ready to give to the u'-
most Of our resources both of men and
money. And we know that when at
last the war is over, the golden pen
of American democracy will write
new chapter of liberty and freedom for
the world
GENERAL WOODS SPEECH.
Next came General Wood As he rose
and stepped to the front of the speak
ers' stand, the band struck up "Amerl-
ca" and the audience rose and greeted
him with a storm of applause. The
general acknowledged the ovation with
a smile and a salute.
We are at war against the greatest
military nation on earth" he said,
launching straight into his subject
without unnecessary preliminarles.
For the first time in our history we are
lighting a nation that is strong. that Is
prepared. that is aggressive, and that
IS determined. Four months after en-
tering the war we are just beginning
to prepare. That is the lesson for all
of us-the north, the south, the east and
the west-to remember today. And that
is the resolve we should take today, on
the birthday of American independence
n resolve that never again shall war
catch us unprepared"
The generals address, was neither elo-
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