Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-31

the titiZtns WIN cCfdlal ana lmpfeS-
siVe Wordes after which Lincoln's
Gettysburg address was given ~
Hillmun Williams Of the Waterfalls
high school. Mayor Wariweu was
introduced by Commander Lunt and
| said that he remembered seeing the
veterans Of the Grand Army when
they swung along with martial tread
and Soldierly bearing bur as the years
have gone by their heads have be
com" grayed and their steps faltcr
ing. Honor them While living ia
the mayor, and decorate their grave j
when they are dead and keep their
| memories green" He bespoke the
support Of MI movements in the NJ
terest of the hcys on the other side.
Gen. Loean's Memorial crGel WAS
gwen by Maurice O'Donncl of me
Natctv'iIc high school. Both Of those
'cho"' speakers were giHea applause
!nr thtii efforts.
Fred ". Clair was the speaker OF
he OCCASION and gave talk that
went straight 10 the heart of every
one who heard him. To those who
served IN the Iast he gave full credit
ard 70 those who are serving now and
Will serve he gave their fun need CT
praise.
Mr.. Clair said that Logan's procla
nation, which had just been heard
was made when peace had come to
this country after great war. after
the Republic had been saved and the
victory won. He spoke OF the youth
OF the soldiers Of the civil war. cali
ing them boys and said IF you today
are sitting here in perfect confidence
that there can he but one result of the
conflict in which we are now engaged,
thank the Riddles of 1861 to 'S5.
To them we owe our gratitude, to
them we devote this day Of thanks
Swing Upon them deVolved the duty
to save the Republic that will save
the world TO Christianity and human
ity. There is now another crisis. We
had been told that we must not in
tcrfere with The affairs of Europe.
Our fathers had thought that when
we had got through the conflict of the
Civil war, and established nation of
the people. by the people and for the
PEOPLE we We're done.
found we We're a world power and
VIXEN this conflict came it could not
be avoided that we must get into il.
Germany thought we never would.
She thought that we We're money!
gruhhers and taught their whole
country that we We're Germany car
ried on the propaganda that the first
duty Of q German was TO the Father
land and taught them that the Faith
erland was their God Second, that
TO perform their duty to that God any
and al things We're permitted. Third,
that because they had lad easy sue
cesscs in the Austrian war of 60 and
in tie French war OF II. they were
entitled TO the earth and were super
men and that all others We're easy and
lawful prey to them They taught
the doctrine SO well that everybody
was entirely and wholly inoculated
with their philosophy OF frightfulness,
which they thought would be the
thing that would prevent all nations
from entering the conflict.
We are told that We are fighting
for our liberty and oar homes.
can't believe that my home is In dan
ger Of invasion or that | am in per
sonal danger. Those Germans went
into The war foolishly. They thought
that there was nothing in integrity,
nothing Of bravery, nothing Of honor
lett in the American nation. They
thought that we only cared f0r case,
comfort and dollars, bat they made
a big mistake. When the Kaiser
woke M the wrath Of the American
nation, that very day his doom be
came scaled. lie decided thai there
was no thing that he could not do
10 this nation. SO they went on till
no nation with an ounce of respect
could cease in her purpose to make
war on those brutcS q; rc8s the seas.
But there is no danger over here. !
They will never land here in 10000
years.
We are in this war for idealistic
not for gain or conquest. |
but we are where we ought to be. I
We are a great nation out to estah- I
lish tho principles that these men
fought for and there viii be ahsn-
lutcly nothing 20 prevent rs doing
IT, All over this bro..I land there
II hut enc ambition and one bust
ness and that Is T. WIN this war.
There s 4 force Of evil working
against force Of RICH. and N times
~ now il seems that The evil must .
win, hut just az sure IS The days
come and 90, right will prevail. Right
won In the Civil war and viii win
In this war
Upon this cay let ne dedicate our
selves 70 more and greater effort. lie
member tho boys nf all our wars and
remember that they are going today
to the army camps and environments
to offer the supreme s4crificc. Let
~ dedicate ourselves anew to do all
possible sacrifco If VIC get into this
and carry it on with de-
termination there can ne but ole end
!" this conflict. And these boys have
he thought in their hearts If they
maven II on their lips. God wills il,
God wills it,"
me exercises closed with th. band
playing America, in which all joined
n singing
tnc Of the noticeable features If
re parade on Memorial day was tbo
xceilent work done by the members
of the police department. II every
ers"' where necessary. the way was
area rcr the marchers without con-