The Delta independent., 1918-04-26


c. w. Waterman. members Of the G. A.
R. being honored guests at the dinner.
The loyalty expressed by the speaker,
the applause which greeted his patri-
otic utterances. and the way he struck
home on matters Of so much interest
to every true American. makes this
abbreviated address of interest to
every man, woman and child in Colo
rado
In part Mr.. Waterman said:
The President of the United States,
l am glad to say. has finally set out
upon the open sea of defiance with
all sails set. and by the Eternal, the
American people are going to stand by
him.. The American people are begin
ming to climb to the crest where glor-
ious France and mighty England
stand. American soldiers are mount
ing to heights never before trod by
free man. America has finally started
upon the way to Belgium's tomb, and
the way to Belgium's resurrection lies
straight through Berlin, and we'll go
the route II 1t takes every American
dollar and every American life.
Il want to say to you. gentlemen.
that wise transcendent statesmanship
10 the need of this hour. and will be
the crying necessity Of the future
Prophetic vision must clearly see, and
reason open up the way to reconstruct
the nations Of tho earth upon the So
cure foundation Of . lasting peace, and
when peace comes the readjustment of
our internal affairs will demand the
wissst and the mightiest men of the
republic to fashion and to direct the
course of our governments activities.
All Are United. !
Questions which have heretofore
divided US have either been settled or
been obscured by the clouds of war.
New questions viii be rapidly thrust |
upon US, imperatively demanding |
quick solution. questions involving rlI |
the functions and policies of govern
ment. aye. perhaps the very integrity |
of the government itself. These ques-
tions must be fearlessly met. not in q
spirit of compromise. but with rsso-
Lutte determination 70 know the truth. |
The course Of action must BE- tested |
BY the compass Of reason. aud whore
reason and truth point there lies the
way to the peoples security.
All Must d Heard.
Every American citizen with mes
sage must b heard; every citizen
must shake the mud Of politics off his
feet and climb to the sanctuary of
statssmanship: every official ost.ths
government must serve his master. the |
people; he cannot serve them aud do
the bidding of caste or class or avarice |
or selfish ambition He must move
within the sphere of honest. altruistic
effort: he must drink of the clear We
ters Of love and of sympathy and Of
Justice
Universal Training DensfIcIal.
"Universal military training will
provide = physical training and an In
tellectual training II will bring about
an adaptation of the individual to some
particular department Of work SO that
he will be Of service to his government
and to himself; 1t will provide an edu-
cation that will fit young men to meet
and cope with their fellow-men and !,
fit them to take up the trials of life
and of the world and to meet them
fearlessly and well.
you have seen pictures, presume,
Of young men who have been taken
into the service In the last year. men
bent over. doubled up. chests unex-
panded. uncouth, unkempt, and after
three months only OF training what do
we find? We find man as straight
AS an arrow, a man who knows what
discipline is. a man who has been
taught to know and to obey: a man
who has come to know that he owes
allegiance to his government which
gives him life and protection. That i,
II what you get
Must 8s Other Training.
Coupled with universal military
training there should be manual and
educational training for the several
months In each year during which
they are In service. thus fitting these
young men by selection for the work
for which they are best adapted. You
know that the great majority Of young
men twsnty-one years Of age in this
country today are utterly incapable
Of any kind Of character. They have
not been trained for 1t. and there IL
not. ordinarily. anything behind them
that pr0ds them ON to get their daily
bread. We have been too rich; In
centive has been lost
What are these cantonments,
erected At the expense Of millions OF
dollars. TO be used for after this war
IL over? What Is going to become Of