The Arizona copper camp., 1918-07-06
.SEC'Y Of STATE OSBORN DELIVERS
RINGING ADDRESS TO HAYDEN K. OFF,

T., at the CeleDrauOn OIL PdITlOIlc Gay
by that order Monday, July /, Secre-
tary of State Sidney P. Osborn deliv-
cred the following stirring patriotic
address:
Brother Chancellor Commander,
Brother knights and Friends:
1t is proper that our order should
from time to time set apart day for
it's members to gather and repledge
their allegiance, their fortunes and
their lives to that flag, and to all that
it represents, and it is particularly
fitting that we meet today when we
are in the midst of tumult, strife and
battleshock; when the sob of race
is in our ears, when armies of men and
all the gigantic enginery of death are
in motion, and on such a colossal scale
as to chill the heart and stagger the
world.
| The history of mankind is a strug-
gle out of darkness into light-it is
climb from the marshes of selfishness
to the lofty tableland of love and JUS
tice, and today millions of American
mothers and fathers are giving their
sons to bring assurance that darkness
will not again envelop humanity. To-
day we honor the flag because it is
composite picture of the American
people, because of the honorable his
tory made under it's fold, because it
stands for justice and equality, be-
cause our forefathers gave their lives
that it's traditions and ideals might
| live, because it stands for the hopes
and aspirations of more than one hun
dred million free and liberty-loving
people ,and because today it is being
carried into battle in order that right
and Justice shall emerge triumphant.
The Soul of Americanism
No man is loyal member of this
Order who is not loyal and patriotic
citizen of our land, and every man
who by his life, measures up to the
/ standards of high, clean and patriotic
citizenship, is a Knight of Pythias at
| heart. whether or not he has ever been
formerly admitted to the order, and so
it is that our order has. set apart this
day for it's members to assemble, and
/ in unison dedicate our thoughts, our
| fortunes. our lives, our entire being,
to that flag Today, when millions OF
| Americans are under arms when the
young men of this nation have needed
the call of highest duty, when the
green valleys. of lovely France resound
with the martial tramp of our soldiers,
when the hillsides Of that country are
being dotted, in eyer-increasing num-
bers, with the graves of our brothers
4 whose lives have been gladly and glor-
iously given that this world be made
a decent place in which decent people
! may live in peace and Contentment and
happiness, it is proper that we hon
estly and conscieptiously search our
hearts to see if we are making, and
are willing to make, the sacrifices that
we must make in order that the world
i be saved from thousand years OF
larkness-to see if we have forgotten
i personalities and animosities-to as
certain if we have banished from our
hearts all that is of self and selfish
el'ness. Selfishness is the demon that
must be cast out Selfishness closes
the door of the heart and smothers
4 the high and holy impulse of the soul.
n Selfishness. is the program of hell,
Il and the selfishness of one man is
causing a hell on earth today we
cannot afford to. be selfish, we cannot
t afford to- waste time, we cannot afford
/ to waste food, we cannot afford to let
the Stacker browse, to coddle the ro-
bust nor waste energy in foolish quar-
/ rels. The end of the war will come,
and can only come with complete vic
tory, and complete victory can only
/ come when we are all in it for the
/ little or the much we can do. The
blessed order for which the heart of
America yearns will not be estab-
lished as long as we delegate any de-
gree of constancy or self-denial or en-
durance or meager or magnificent
ability or heroic patriotism entirely to
uniformed men three thousand miles
away. We are in the army too, and
we are all soldiers.
The Hand of the Kaiser
That flag stands for law and for
order, for justice and for liberty. but
not for license The American Nation
has been what might be termed an
"easy going" nation. Everyone has
been allowed to do about as he pleased
and it is to be keenly regretted that
there are some in this Nation today
who, in consideration of the past com
piasance of our people, are hindering
or attempting to hinder our Govern
ment in carrying on this war to an
ultimate and complete victory There
is an organization first brought to life