The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-03-21
N THESE stirring times
when we as a nation are
fighting for the just cause

| NHSS8sGaB when we as a nation are
HSENl fighting for the just cause
llA-A so that freedom might
live, Our forefathers fought to
free our America and now we are
fighting to free our world. Let us
above all be patriotic and stand by
our country and those brave young
men who are fighting for las one
of our worthy members said in his
excellent paper some time ago):
For the greatest country on
Gods earth" The bugle call has
now summoned the young men of
our land to a great conflict, martial
music is in the air. The youths in
the vigor of their manhood have
been called from their daily task
to don the uniforms and train for
battle. Now let US at home do our
part. to speak a cheerful word to
our brave boys who will soon 90
across the sea to fight our battle
in a strange land. And what more
and better can we say than to use
Paul's words: Fight the good
fight" Boys, fight as you are
brave Americans, mid shot and
shell-be brave, be true and the
great General above shall lead you
to victory. When Socrates of old
was asked his country, he replied:
II am of the world" If living
to-day it is safe bet he would say:
Il am an American, which means
the same thing, because all the
world is here, or will be, after the
war is over.
We are the richest nation in the
world-"America," the land of
promise. In scenery we have such
sublime mountains, canyons, rivers,
falls, forests. We have all kinds
of climates. In Minnesota you
may dress in furs, eat blubber and
pick your teeth with icicles. or you
may 60 to California or Florida
and drink orangeade and pick
flowers. Our country is greatest
of all. because in religion we are
free to choose a new faith, and to
worship according to our belief.
Our public schools are educational
shops that turn out good citizens.
1t is great privilege to be an
American and to be able to call
this our country; yet we know
there are many that don't like
America, some that are always
finding fault with our government,
yet you could not drive them away
until they get their pockets full of
American dollars. Now we may
ask, why don't they 90 back to
their own blessed country if they
don't like the land of freedom.
But we must not forget to pay a
great tribute to the. hundreds of
thousands who have come over the
sea and made good citizens. In
our own state we have many ex-
amples:
Take for instance an ex-govern-
or who land if I may use his
own words) said in a speech re-
Gently: America is the only
country where a poor immigrant
boy has just as much chance as an
American born. I landed in this
country at the age of eleven with
one suit of clothes and fifteen dol
lars in money and no friends; yet
l became Governor of the great
State of Minnesota, the highest
honor I could ever ask for"
And many of these once poor
immigrants have made good and
are to-day willing to give all they
possess and are willing to lay down
their lives for freedoms sake, that
they may once more after this war
is over and the Kaiser sent to the
place which can be spelled with
four letters, enjoy freedom greater
than ever.
Although our country is the
youngest among the nations of the