The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-12-13

Expresses Gratltuoe.
4 What We all thank God for
with deepest gratitude Is that 4
our men went In force into the +
battle line just at the critical r
moment when the whole fate +
OF the world seemed to hang 4
in the balance and threw their 4
fresh strength into the ranks of 4
4 freedom in time to turn the 4
whole tide and sweep Of the 4
fateful struggle-turn it once 4
for all so that henceforth it 4
was back, back for their enc 4
mics. always back, never agains 4
4 forward. +
After that it was only a scant four
months before the commanders of the
central empires knew themselves beat
en- and now their very empires are
In liquidation.
Finest Spirit.
And throughout it all how fine the
spirit Of the nation was. What unity
OF purpose, what untiring zeal. What
elevation Of purpose ran through all
Its splendid display of strength, Its un-
firing accomplishment. / have said
that those of US who stayed at home
to do the work of organization and
supply will always wish that we had
been with the men whom we sustained
by our labor; but we can never be
ashamed. It has been an inspiring
thing to be here in the midst Of fine
men who had turned aside from every
private interest Of their own and de-
| voted the whole of their trained ca
pacity to the tasks that supplied the
sinews of the whole great undertaking.
The patriotism. the unselfishneSs, the
thorough-gping devotion and distin-
guished capacity that marked their
toilsome labors, day after day, month
after month, have made them fit mates
and comrades Of the men In the
trenches and on the sea. And not
the men here in Washington only. they
have but directed the vast achieve
ment. Throughout innumerable fac
tories, upon innumerable farms, In the
depth Of coal mines and iron mines
and copper mines, wherever the stuffs
Of industry were to be obtained and
prepared, in the ship yards, on the
railways, at the docks, on the sea, In
every labor that was needed to sus-
tain the battle lines, men have vied
with each other to do their part and
do it well. They can look any man-at.
arms in the face and say, we also
strove to win and gave the best that
was in us to make our fleets and
armies sure Of their triumph.
Praise to Women.
And what shall we say of the women
of their instant intelligence, quick.
ening every task that they touched
their capacity for organization and
cooperation, which gave their action
discipline and enhanced the effective
ness of everything they attempted
their aptitude at tasks to which they
had never before set their hands; that
utter self-sacrifice alike In what they
did and in what they gave1 Their
contributions to the great result Is be.
yond appraisal. They have added q
new lustre to the annals Of American
womanhood.
X The least tribute We can pay 4
4 them is to make them the
4 equals of men In political
r. rights as they have proved 4
4 themselves their equals In
4 every field of practical work
4 they have entered, whether for
4 themselves or for their country. 4
4 These great days Of completed 4
+ achievement would be sadly
4 marred were we to omit that i
4 act Of justice. 4
i Besides the immense practical ser
vice they have rendered, the women OF
the country have been the moving
spirits In the systematic economies
by which our people have voluntarily
assisted to supply the suffering peo-
pies Of the world and the armies upon
every front with food and everything
else that we had that might serve
the common cause. The details OF
such a story can never be fully writ
ten, but we carry them at our hearts
and thank God that we can say that
we are the kinsmen OF such.
Are Sure Of Triumph.
/ And now we are sure Of the great
triumph for which every sacrifice was
made. II has come. come In Its com
pleteness, and with the pride and In
SEPARATION Of these days Of achievement
quick within us we turn to the tasks
Of peace again-a peace sure against
the violence OF irresponsible monarchs
and ambitious military coteries-and
make ready for q new order. for new
foundations Of justice and fair dealing
Seek World Justice.