The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10

he was exceedingly glad that he could be of such small service to his country and that he envied those who were leaving.
 Judge Jennings in a ringing speech on patriotism and the duties of American citizens was interrupted several times by outbursts of ap- plause and cheering as his eloquence and logic drove home to his audi tors small conception of the great
 love for this country which every American citizen or foreign resident should have.
 It was once said that discipline drove men into battle," said Judge
 Jennings. 'I think that patriotism
 drives men into discipline. Without discipline there would be no battles | and no armies, but without patriot ism and love of country there would be on discipline.
 Sitting before me I see several members of the Serbian race. These | men who have come far and are going farther to join the armies of their lit tie country Is it discipline that drives them on? No, it is patriot ism and love of freedom and jus tice, love for country and an in tense desire to help in fighting the wrongs which have been done their
 native land" he said in part. William Fry and Clifford Cunning sang "The Stars and Stripes Will Wave Over Germany" accompanied by Harold Chaffe on the piano. They made such hit that the as sembly would not let them off un- tol they had returned and led the entire assembly in singing the Star Spangled Banner.
 Gov. Thomas Riggs, Jr., made the hit of. the evening when in his
 short address he expressed his deter imitation of joining the Home Guards, and subjecting himself to the discipline and training necessary to the members. And so that you
 won't think l consider myself the whole cheese, although l am com mandcr-in- n-chief of the Home Guard and cant subscribe myself as a member, I want a good red-headed sergeant to call me down when l don't do right" He was informed by Captain A. B. Cole that the Guards would welcome him in the ranks and fould furnish two red
 headed sergeants to keep him straight.
 Captain Cole, on behalf of the Home Guards then invited the as semblage forward to participate in | the eats which had been prepared and everyone availed themselves of | the invitation. Cigars and cigar cites had ben freely passed out dur | ing the evening, and with the hot dogs, roast beef sandwiches, coffee, | macaroons, pickles, cheese, fruit and | other fixings which had been pre- pared, the latter part of the enter
 tainment was enjoyed as much as | the first part.
 | Following the serving of the lun-
 cheon, Masan Kacojevich, leader oi
 the small number of Serbians pres
 ent, spoke few words to the as semblage Although unable to eX-
 press himself in flowing English, he ] spoke from the heart, and his earn
 estness and fervor conveyed hts l meaning to the hearts of his aud l fence as no mere words could have done.
 "We are glad and fortunate that
 we arrived here just in time to meet
 you boys. We are going one way
 and you are going the other, but
 although our ways are different and far apart, our object is the same and
 we will meet again in Berlin of | Vienna. I am not afraid of the German bullets. If they get me hope that the Allies have made
 some small gain due to the use oi
 my body, but if they don't get me | after the war is over nothing can
 prevent me returning to Alaska and
 again meeting you boys. Serbia started the war because she would not allow her independence to be
 trampled in the dust. She is over run and at present is prostrate un- der the feet of her conquerors, but | she still has her honor among the
 nations of the world. Serbia has
 been fighting for the last six nun
 dred years for this same honor ano
 will continue to fight. She can be
 oyer-run, but she can not be con
 Gucred as long as the world shall
 last.
 "The United States, the great
 champion of Justice is in the war
 The nations of Europe have been
 looking to this great champion ol
 Justice to come to their aid, and
 now that she is coming there can DC
 hut one ending and the nations o'
 Europe with their citizens scattered
 to the four winds of the world arc
 thanking God on pended knee. he
 said in part