The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
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tribute to Lewis Ousley, the DakotI
boy who went 20 his death in Franc
The Forum said something about hi
not needing sympathy for himself
since he had found cause WORT
giving his life for. and had given /
gladly.
The thought OF course. has beer
expressed before, like virtually al
other thoughts men have, but sine
expressing it we have come across I
most interesting elaboration Of it il
the American magazine. Here IL Isl
never felt so peaceful i'm my
life-inside. I mean-as since we
got over here. OF course the
thing IS terrible enough. I've
seen dead men and wounded men.
and ] feel as though / could
never get clean again IL wash
ed the rest OF my life.
But IL seems as though I had
found a satisfaction that I never
would have found otherwise.
You know the old story about
the gods giving man every gift,
and then denying him the one
gift OF contentment: because
they knew IL they gave him that
he would cease to struggle and
never amount to anything. And
you know how disconnected we
all are at home. We think,
Gee, If could only get another
500 a month, I'D be happy
And we get the 800, and find
that we are unhappier than ever.
And we 60 on and on, always
thinking that next week we'll
md the answer to happiness,
and never finding it.
Wen, I've found it over here,
Bill I've given up a good job
and my wife and my kid, and
maybe life. And I'm happy all
the way through. Funny, isn't
IL. that / should never get any
happiness when was trying my
darndest to get 1t, and should
find IL all in a heap when
thought / had given IL up? The
chaplain preached today, and
went-first time in eight years.
He preached on Greater love
hath no man than this, that a
man lay down his life" 1t came
over me all Of a sudden that
that's the answer. What man
really seeks all the time, and
mostly don't know ii, is some
thing big enough to give his life
up for. Lots Of us have found
that out over here, Bill; and be-
lieye me, it's going TO make us
different fellows when we get
back-if we ever do.
No it is not a new thought. tt was
Uttered 1900 years ago. "And he
hat loseth his life for my sake shall
Ind it."
Lots of us have found that out
'ver here. Bill. There's q whole
ermon in the sentence.
Looking over a school history Of
he war of 1912, this phrase was en-
ountered:
After the surrender of Hull at
Detroit, the American naval forces
The history then proceeded to give
n detail the glorious exploits Of the
navy.
The Canadian school history is not
t hand, but doubtless 1t passed over
he American naval exploits in much
be same way, and told of the crush
lg and decisive defeat OF General
Lun.
win the history of the present war
. written in the same way? 1t is
, be hoped not.
The war viii bring thousands and
OF new books, histories.
maps. aliases. and
ssays on political science, interna-
onaI law, and every topic known to
AN.
While the war is on the good citi-
N must take the attitude of the
ivocate who can see only his own
luse. He is convinced his own
Luse is just in the main, whatever
inor injustices it may include. He
IN AFFORD to overlook the latter and |
ork and fight for the main object.
But when the war is over, may he |
IT be permitted to view the war
ON the judicial attitude which tries
see both sides clearly?
Out Of the flood OF new literature.
it'll all the second rate books that
e bound to come. may we get some
at approach the subject Of the war
it'll an open mind that seeks only to
arm the truth and record it.
What has become Of the old fash