The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-15
Organization of Syrian War Com
mittee.

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mittee.
The story OF this world war, is a
story OF progress. With purposes
changeless and inexorable, with
courage strong and stern, humanity
ascended the ladder and stepale OF
time, unsubverted by ages OF VIC
lence undestroyed by movements OF
retrogressive tendency. Through
pestilence and carnage, through
famine and fame, through flood and
blood civilization sweeps toward
God.
The past four years have born
mankind through storms and lire OF
ccaseless change. Ignorance and
supcrstitutionS, oppression and cor
ruption. anarchy fanaticism and III
vasion have failed to stem the VIC
torious armies of Liberty. The ad-
vancement of men during the past
four years is the complete awaken
ing of the human race. Three
fourths Of the world was asleep and
one-fourth was awake; day and
night training and preparing tor
plunderism for murderism and tor
conquerism. They are the oriGi-
majors of the darkness that covers
the earth.' Their capital, Berlin, is
the home where none but the most
infamous deeds; the most damna-
bic, by its most damnable people,
are hatched. There was written III
the Book of Civilization, the darkest
chapter of all mankind, attributed to
German intrigue.
The world is in danger, the earth
is wounded. and the sky is eclipsed
by the souls of men. But still you
can hear the voice of humanity call
ing for help, crying for help, and dy-
ing for help. Civilization is in pris-
on, CRYING for Liberator. Can you
see The simple cause, why America
declared war on the beasts OF Ber-
lin? lesus hath so said Draw the
sword when so necessary Is there
any greater necessity than that
which confronts Us now Arise!
We sons OF America, Arise! Ye
adopted sons OF America Arise and
don't bite the hand that is feeding
you.
| wish to impress upon the Amer
ican people that we, the adopted Sy-
rian sons, will not under any cir
cumstances go back on America in
her hour OF need. But we shall press
to the front OF all the natonallties
whose destiny guided them to Amer
ica. We thank God who guided us
from our ancient promised land OF
Syria to the new promised land OF
America; the spotless land OF Co.
lumbus. the mistress OF the nations
of the world, the land OF the free
and the home of the brave; the land
of Washington, Lincoln, Lee and
Pershing.
Nv countrymen, who under the
canopy OF heaven, can deny us, the
Syrian people, the distinctive PRIDE
to which we are entitled, that OF be-
ing the direct descendants OF the
most noted tribe OF ancient history (:
What historian can deny the mighty
power of our forefathers in war, i'll
science and in education? Who
were the first navigators OF the
stormy seas, who were the most III
genuine architects in historyt Were
they not the Phenecian, OF old, our
forefathers? There is no need to
saw. those illustrious and most won
derful characters Jesus, Solomon,
Abraham and Moses were the sons
of Syria. The world must preserve
sacred Syria, if but only for the
memory of those whose names are
the very blessing OF humanity.
And we are willing to do our part
in this mighty struggle for the
worlds liberty. We are at Uncle
Sans command. We are ready TO
sacrifice in men and wealth. Thous-
ands and thousands of Syrians are
Loyalty fighting, side by side, with
their American comrades. Seventy
per cent of the Syrian population or
Carter county is in the service. And
if the need arises the remainder will
also 90. We have donated freely