Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-15
MRS. DANIELS "
PAYS TRIBUTE

fought and bled together but TO
those who enlisted here in the ranks
OF home service, canvassed or knit
ted. solicited or four minuted' to-
gether in the great cause Of liberty
the thrill OF the battle came not only
to those who fought with bayonet,
but TO those who with pen and word
Of mouth sought to combat the S"eeI.
and selfishness, the indolence ana
apathy. the pacifism, slackerism ana
German propaganda that was gnaW-
ing away at the vitality OF our ma
tional organism, on this side or the
Atlantic.
80 far neither side has failed,
for every great battle gloriously
fought and won in France, we can
point with pride at a campaign
fought and carried on to success
ful termination here. Our great he
roes overseas have achieved the final
victory over there. 1t Is our sacred
uuIy to duplicate a similar teat over
here. or else we can't look our boys
straight in the face, when covered
with the worlds applause and glory
carrying the flag that never knew
and with Gods aid, never will know,
retreat, they will come proudly
marching home.
when you and ! were young and
read some Jesse James, NICK carter
or Frank Merriwell story, we often
in our childish fancies imagined our
selves as the leading heroes or the
book doing all the unusual stunts
they performed; and even now
grown-ups though we are, whenever
we read a good book or witness the
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on the stage, there comes to our
hearts a lurking desire to imperson-
ate in word or deed the splendid
hero or heroine. In fact the reason
we express our approval of book
or play is because it embodies our
hidden warnings and aspirations. 1t
prons pts us to go and do likewise.
And this innate desire is the God
like element within us that Is largely
responsible for all our progress and
the onward march OF humanity.
That this divine spark is aflame
in your breasts, needs no further
proofs, your presence here today and
in the past, the zeal and self-sacri-
flee with which you carried on the
work. demonstrates II without a
shadow OF doubt.
That's why I want to say unto
Won now, Here is your chance
Here Is your final opportunity to he
the heroic actors, the active partici-
pants in the most stupendous drama
the world has ever seen, and, | pray
God, will ever witness in the future,
The curtain Is about to fall on the
great play, woven around the grand
lose theme OF liberty, in which hu-
manity took the part of both spec,
tators and actors, which extended
over period OF 80 centuries
THE first act of the play was
pcrformed in the far orient, when
NV ancestors OF old, liberated from
Egyptian tyranny, We're first com
manded hy God to proclaim free
dom throughout the land The sec
ond act is made up Of several scenes
laid AT several places and different
times, in England. France, In the
second land of promtsc--the United
States Of America, and in all other
nlaCes, wherever brave men rose
against the brutal power of tyrants
Now, my friends, we are witnessing
the denoument Of the drama, the
final act, in which We, Americans
Gods and humanity's chosen serN-
ants. have proclaimed freedom
throughout the world, with malice
towards none, with love and justice
for all of Gods children.
Those OF you who are familiar
with the construction OF the ancient
Greek drama know that each scene
was in turn followed by a chorus
which in chosen lines and rhytmiC
: steps expressed their heartfelt sym
pathv for and intense interest in the
heroic players and their cause.
Il look upon you, workers OF the
war budgets, as the cho7ls, which hN
! ia action alone can ,1N.press what