The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-11-28
Thanks For Victory.

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banners waving in many parts Of the
world. The American Thanksgiving
Day is going to be observed not only
within the confines Of the nation but
in all parts Of the world. AS we bow
our heads in Thanks to God in Keno
sha men in Northern Russia, In sunny
France and Italy, on the great expanse
of oceans and in fact where ever Old
Glory flies, are going to turn their faces
toward the home land again and join
in the general applications. The songs
of praise uplifted in Kenosha will echo
round the world.
1t is to be Thanksgiving born of
sacrifice and while there may be lonely
hearts who win find it hard to cry out
through the agony Of soul that they are
thankful, time is going to mollify and
sanctify the sacrifices which have been
made and about those sacrifices the
coming years win throw crown Of
glory.
We are going to give Thanks for
Victory and with it Thanks that the
nation had men Of strong hearts and
noble minds. Men who went forth as
crusaders to carry the doctrine of world
Liberty.
Every great good to the world has
been born Of sacrifice. From the rivers
of blood which flowed in the French
Revolution France brought forth the
greatest Republic of Europe. The rights
and liberties Of men have always been
made greater and more sacred by the
blood spilled in cruel wasting war. Out
of the waste of war has always come
the new civilization.
The worlds greatest boon was born
from the pierced hands which hung
on a cross at Calvary and from the
cross came the lesson that the great
emancipation of the world must be
brought about by the blood Of men, by
the suffering of women and by the sac
rifices of both.
The victory we have won is the
world . greatest victory. The price we
have paid is the world Is greatest price
Millions Of men-your brothers, your
sons and your fathers have given their
lives that thanks may be rendered for
victory today. For the most part these
millions who bore the brunt of the
world battle went willingly into the
contest counting their lives as nothing
to the cause they hoped to gain. Many
of them did not live to see the fruition
of their sacrifices but today these men
should be honored to the fullest extent.
1t is the irony of fate that banners
of victory may not wave in triumph
without other banners being draggled
IN defeat. There must be a loser as
well as victor and when we gather at
the shrine Of nation tomorrow fervent
prayers should DC offered that out Of
the calamities Of defeat may come a
new hope to the peoples who have met
defeat. The hopes Of victory must not
be alone for the victors but it must go
out to the vanquished. May your
prayers on the morrow while exulting
in the victory Of your great cause carry
with them petition to the Infinite
Mind that out of the losses of war may
come the hope of new and better ex-
istenee for the men who have failed.
May your greatest thanks be that
out of the victory of the battle for
the great cause of world liberty may
bring much to other people who never
knew the value Of freedom the lesson
Of self government.
The wounds of the world must se
healed by friendship and not by hatred.
We can not forget; We do not want to
forget; The cause we have fought for
and won was a just cause. 1t must
mean justice to the world Peoples in
Europe crushed by the weight of ouI
victory must be given to understand
that their rebuilding is to be accom-
plished according to our program but
that this program is going to offer to
them new and better national life.
The battles of Europe have crushed the
military spirit of a cruel nation. This
we give thanks for and we add thanks
that the battles Of Europe have paved
the way for the reorganization of peo-
pies under the new regime. These PEG.
pie may have even as great a reason
as we have to observe this "Thanks-
giving Day" Possibly when the his
tory of future world shall be writ
ten it viii be shown that these people,
with shackles of monarchy broken
may have been the real benefciaries OF
the war they appeared to have lost. II
from it all these people learn the les
son Of governing themselves their gain
is infinitely greater than their loss.
Make the day your Thanksgiving, L
keeping with the proclamation of the
nation 3 great leader, gather at your al.
tars in churches and about your affairs
in the homes. Don't forget the indivi
dual duty that you owe to be a part Of
this great festival.
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