The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-22

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ton was put to them Are you an
Ephramite? And II he said nay, they
would ask; Say now "Shibolcth." and
II he said "Sibboleth" he was slain
there by the passages of Jordan. The
time Is now for the correct "Shlboleth"
and we must take care of all who con
not or will not say II correctly.
1t is refreshing in these dark days
to learn that all over the land they
are coming forward, aliens and sons
of aliens, who, until we entered the
war. were in sympathy with the lands
of their fathers. to help fight the
Unions battles for freedom.
They realize that the future welfare
Of themselves and their children is
dependent upon the maintenance OF
the Union with all Its free institutions.
There is AN awakening on this crucial
point everywhere In the land. There
will be great host Of Austrians and
Germans fighting as valiantly as my
under Old Glory before we are through
with this war; and when 1t is all
over, we will be one people, one coun.
try. one flag. as never before. This Is
the crucible. The fire will bring out
the pure metal. The Arnolds and all
other traitors will sink away into utter
oblivion.
How the handful has grown and ex-
banded We now have an area of coun-
try more than FIVE times that of the
original thirteen colonies, the added
area being almost 100000 square
miles. There have been 10 additions
to the 10 colonies since the peace
treaty with Great Britain In 1883.
But infinitely greater than all this
has been the march OF the principles
set forth In the Declaration of indie
pendence. II was the early dawn OF
the coming day after night of feudal-
ism and civil and religious oppression;
and now this sun is rapidly climbing
toward the zenith chasing away the
mists and darkness of the ages!
We live in most wonderful times.
Washington and Lincoln, like the
prophets of old, looked forward into
the future. but could not see the amaz
ing political changes that we behold
literally: nations reborn In day, and
the common people coming into their
own and finding themselves.
Our President proclaims liberty and
live and let live among the nations.
the weak and small as well as the
large and strong, and from the ends
of the earth the voices say, amen
and amen" and even out of the dark
ness of despotism where. the voice Is
not needed. we hear mutterings and
groanings of hope for the daylight.
o. Old Glory, we are proud of you;
we love you. You have waved over
our army ulin navy anu ONti tnc puDiie
institutions for $50 years. You have
fioated proudly over the Union hosts
in is wars and during all this time
there was no defeat and no selfish or
sordid motive. Your bright hues are
unsullied. You have ever been victori-
GUS and you shall be victorious in
order that the government Of the
people, by the people and for the peo,
pie. shall not perish from the earth
And, OLD GLORY. we trust you
shall lead us on still with these senti-
ments OF our beloved Lincoln through
the present great conflict, and on and
on. until the Illuminated procession,
with palm branches and hymns OF
glory shall bring us to the last and
eternal funeral of imperial despotism.
and then still on and on into the fade
less glory of liberty, justice and equal
ity for all our sons and daughters and
all the peoples of the earth.