The evening herald., 1918-03-11

this perennial sun.u,r 1mid al The
hidden beauty 90 nui8r, pcople Who
shall bc prosperuii- lHu powerful ana
~ peace WITH bll fN. world h'cuu'"
they feed the woi't fum then 'N
haustless stores am teach the world
better philosophg num an eNpe-
rience OF contenm,ut md love.
The spaniard. ~ Dorado.
The great southver the Hcsper-
ides for which the jr.ek ycarncd and
never found; II Is che Eldorado the
spaniards saw ana found hut never
know; IL is the distant land the
philosopher.poet sanr thnt waits "a
better time. producur subjects worthy
FOR me-"
In happy climos. where from tho
genial sun
Aud virgin earth lch scenes cnsuc,
The force OF art hy nuturc seems out
An" fancied bcauuc. ny the true.
There shall be SUM spothcr golden
age.
The rise Of empire and Of arts,
The good ana great inspiring epic
rage.
The wisest heads Hr1 nohlost hearts.
Westward the cour-. of empire takes
itS way:
The four first act. already past.
\ fifth shall close tbo drama with
the day,
Times noblest ofi-1rug b. the last
New Pledge 10 Country.
/ Thus a noble past is ours and a
present day retaliation pf the same tn
the fullest should occasion such "a
spontaneous outbur-, II patriotism
ana enthusiasm that We. one and all
would here and now pledge new
. to our country and it> leaders not
only our earthly POSSESSIONS. hut our
lives Il reeds he: su'pumly declaring
that the glory ~ thu, past shall never
he dimmed until after we have fall
lowed those that have proceeded as
and gone down 10 fhe tongucless sic
lcnce uf the dreamlcss dust Ia an cf.
fort to maintain and pcrpctuatc the
II We unhesitauufy do our mu
duty during this greet CRISIS IL would
Doe impossible 10 even trehly forecast
the - eatness OF cur future. The
theme would he tuo grand for thu
poverty of human language How
ever in the words uf another. / may
say.
Far out ON the sea there are bill
lows that never break ON the beach
And have heard songs in the silence
that Will never floa, into speech.
And / have dreamed dreams of
valley too lofty TOR language tn
reach
But IA" path to realization 81
our nations iuudcsi hopes is q thoruy
ana rough one az the present time
We must gird ourselves for the struc-
gle. We must each day pledge anew
unto God, our country and our prosi-
dent, best otforts and demonstrate
q willingness Ia make the necessary
sacrifices that the boys over there"
might know they are icing supported
by thusc It home. ana that they will
ported until victory shall perch upon
The folds uf olH Glory ana they come
home again with glad and |
gallant tread Ms countrymen 40 not |
hesitate So do duty Do not for ON, |
momont contemplate making any
peace with our interruptions enemies |
hat would not hc "a lasting one. Do |
rot Tor % moment consider tho price I
90 great Always remember;
"a coward dies thousand times
,cforc his denth: the valiant taste ~
leath bGt once. Of an the things that
have heard II seems t. nae most
trangc that men should dread, scc-
ng that death, the necessary end, viii
omo when II viii come"
Hold life Tc, Dearly.
To the pro-German and tn the
ringing coward and to an those un-
worthy OF American citizenship. life
: 50 dear that they would rather see
ur flag go down in defeat ana have
said that our boys already dead have
led in vain. than 20 step nobly for
Yard and hp heroes as they should /
n simple gratitude for the blessings |
nioyed such attitudes are pathetic
nd yet:
The sense OF death ~ most iu APP /
aud the poor beetle that I,
ie tread upon in corporal sufferanoc Il
nds pang as great as when giant 4
les"
But my countrymcn. ] would he un- l
'orshy myself, my citizenship ana the Il
onor you have paid me should I close
his address without brief reference II
D certain conditions that must never II
.r, vail In this sunny land of ours.
AtrOritics In Russia.
The atrocitics that covered thc per 1
ld uf years curing the French r.s II
Itlon and the reign of terror have L
ecn enacted iu l,ussia during the II
lolsheviki condition Ia "a less num- \
.er ~ month"; The same class OF II
trocitics have been repeatedly per
,etratcd in M,siDo under the bcnirht-
ID conditions existing there. toll II
ou the BolshcUbi condition can ,uly II
,e classcd with the Nillista condition II
md, believe mr. the Bolshcylki ana II
'illisut conditions are such coudi- II
lous thut tho ~ " b would hiring II