The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-23
AMERICAS PART.

II Germany is not beaten with the greatest possible
dispatch and e least possible loss Of fe it will not be
due to German cunning, but to American laundering.
The cards Of fate falling against the enemy; all his
moves beginning to be Mistakes the advantages are
shifting to the side Of the allies the enemys weap
ons are becoming blunted and useless while the allies
weapons are becoming keener and more deadly. If
ancient spirit Of America victory will swiftly come and
liberty will forever stay.
The danger is not in lack Of means; It is in lack of
understanding Of the scope of Americas duty What
must be done can easily be DONE but it must be done
adequately to be done at ALL The power Of the United
decsvely. But what is Americas power if it is left
lying buried in the hills ungathered and undscipned
in millions of scattered brains and arms?
Millions of men must be selected, trained armed and
sent to destroy the enemy The equipment for these
must be dug out of the ground and prepared in
tories The duty is here it is imperative and the
it is performed the easier will be the task There should
not be days debate the bill to extend the draft age
limits to make all men between IS and as subject
to examination with view to military service. The
man power of the United States is the indispensable
weapon Of victory Humanity depends upon this weapon
for its liberty The fate of the world will be decided by
these men, 1t is folly to hesitate for moment in calling
them to duty.
The material necessary equip the great army that is
to must be manufactured by Americans. Their
task honorable as that of the boys at the front They
are in fact comrades of the soldiers all composing the
greater army of the nation The workers must work as
faithfully and heroicay the fighters fight They are
doing so now from Maine to California The sum total
of energy applied to preparation in the United
States is Of the marvels of the age 1t will be
still greaterit must be greater the full development
Of Americas war power is reached.
Those Americans who cling to old notions should rub
their eyes, dust off their brains and look the world
it is today and will be tomorrow. The world of 1914 is
gone 1t is with yesterdays seven thousand years. 1t
will come back The United States not the
nation that it when it went to The spirit of
its manhood is different The women have different ideas
and ideals The children have caught different spirit
It is the spirit that will go back to the old false
h0O0S, the OLD TlVlaIueS ana the ola wrongs. from
China Norway and from the South Seas to Archange
the old idols broken and the shaces falling away
Mankind is becoming Free The nations already free
cannot exist without freeing the Others The mandate
Of the Almighty has gone FORTH and mans spirit hears
in the thunder of artillery and it in the iron eagles
that sweep over the bateeds The proudest and most
glorious part to be played by any nation in the worlds
history is that assigned to the United States by
of its freedom and strength The fatal blow will be ad
minstered by this nation. The enemy will fall before
the Stars and Stripes The heart Of evil will be pierced
by the sword that Liberty has always borne for the pro-
lection of the United States
1t is a solemn splendid, glorious duty that lies be-
fore the United States Let be performed with speed
Let the avengng stroke be delivered with lightning swift
ness and overwhelming force Let every American ignite
his soul at the altar fires of liberty and pray that his
vision may be enlarged to the majesty Of his nations
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