Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-06-06
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forth even while it grows light and then
as the sun advances the light breaks
into banks and streaming line Of color.
striVinE togefher ro ana aao r,bbing eS the %ori
epiean has, o the stars and Seams Se Of e9e many
the banner e Of dawn dawn. III It t means Liberty
and the galley slave the poor oppressed |
conscript, the down-trodden creature. of
flag that very promise and production
of God. THE people which sat in dark
ness saw a great light and to them
death, the light is sprung up" By these
meaning Of the American flag, the sym
expresses what the flag meant to our
Revolutionary fathers over q hundred
years ago and what it means to every
loyal American today.
We are in the midst of a great crisis
which is putting to test the quality and
fibre of American citizenship: We have
challenged autocracy to death Crap
pie and with Gods help may democracy
President Wilson said in his memoir
| able war message ON April Second: Our
peace and justice in the life Of the world
against selfish and autocratic power.
| We have no selfish ends to serve We
seek no indemnities for ourselves, no
material compensation for the sacri-
fees we shall freely make. We are but
mankind" This is the spirit that ami
mates the life of America, that throbs
the s Se Of sp baf hs a Amsr n5
Stripes symbolic. which stand for Lib:
erty, freedom and truth at the cost of
property or even human life.
| This beloved flag of ours denotes the
making and history of Democracy. 1t
stands for the rights secured to US by
the Dsclafation OF 14depsndencs Which
life, blood and treasure of our Revolu-
tionary fathers. It signifies the patri-
otism of washington whose military
This flag represents our commercial
freedom, our national honor: and our
Fights on on tn the seas 5. waieh were gained
Besides this. our flag has interviewer
within its stars and stripes, liberty and nd
blood of our heroes in the Civil War.
By, the spanish-Amertcan War. our
ali the oppressed people Of the earth.
Today our flag is the banner of de-
mocracy: it stands for nation of in
ices and their lives in order that despo-
tfsm might be wiped out and democracy
be made supreme.
The red stripes in our national en-
blem are not only symbolic Of the red
blood that courses in our veins and sup
plies the life power Of our nation
that has been shed for the maintenance
Of our democratic principles. The red
typifies the valor with which our heroes
have fought for right and justice and it
typifies the defiance that manifested it.
self in maintaining this Union.
The white stars and white stripes rep
purity Of purpose in entering this war:
I'VE seek no conquest, no dominion"
but we have entered this war in order
that liberty might be gained for bur-
! dened and dOWn-trOdden people.
The blue armament in which we have
pinned the stars characterizes our lofty
world. America in the eyes of the world
looms up as ever the land of promise.
Today it is the, United States which
against the monstrous enemy-autoc-
racy, and to whom the world looks up
to for the establishing Of an alliance
This country realizes that universal
peace is impossible until democracy has
unified the political and social conditions
confirms this thought when he says:
THE ri ght is more precious than peace,
and we shall fight for the thing which
hearts-for democracy. for universal
dominion of right by such concert Of
atR S ns sas 1r ana afe t6a
world itself at last free.
Never can universal peace come until
spirit a among are aations tends toward ds
mocracy and democracy must reign SUI
preme before peace may be assured.
break Of the War in 1914. Previous to
the declaration of war, pacifists were
growing hopeful and active commerce,
beginning to unite the nations. Arma-
ments appeared ridiculous and war.
were regarded as criminal. But the
the Scenes he was preparing. In a mo-
ment he struck and the work of quar-
ter Of century was undone. This war
ali ali the nations Of the world profit BY It.
America brings to the nations Of the
earth the message of conscience Of law
on and it keeps it's banner unstained' ana
it helps the world grow better. It seeks
for honesty, and purity in politics. 1t
real natio man and above all it stands FOR
fraternity. and not until ali nations have
adopted these same principles shall
peace be assured to the world.
. The stars. stripes and colors have
their individual messages but putting
and loya1ty' they heSS stand for govern
ment of the people. by the people. and
for the people, and above all. they ex-
press the citizens duty.
There is no question Of. what the duty
OF every American citizen is in this
Crisis c We must stand unitedly and 10y.
stand together in thought, word and
deed. united in a common purpose and
that purpose the support of the govern
ment. We must remember that we are
at war with common enemy and what
ever our sympath1es have been hereto
tore, we are now fighting for one flag
the American flag and for one cause
| democracy.
We must look to our government for
the direction of great affairs We must
obey orders and submit cheerfully to the
regulations of wartime. We must all
offer our services and be willing to make
| many sacrifices. Not the least service
will be to practice economy and so to
add to the nations stock of reserve, and