The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-07

its size at the beginning of the war.
1t has conquered Servia, Roumania.
Montinegro, 2S3 square miles in
France, S5 per cent Of Belgium, 1000
square miles in Italy, and the Rus
sian provinces of Finland Rega, PO
land CORTLAND, Esnopia and Ukrania.
German autocracy today means eff
cheney and just as we owe our phil
osophy to Greece, our law and politics
20 Rome. our conception of morality
to our early Anglo Saxon forefathers
our conception of one God to the He
brews, constitutional liberty 10 moth
or Enelq~5 ehivalry and respect for
womanhood to dear France, the child
of democracy, the devotee Of duty and
the guardian of liberty, so we owe
modern efficiency to our great enemy
Germany.
General Crowder states that Ger
many is the only nation that has taken
a census Of her man power. with a re-
suit that there are now 100000 Ger
man carpenters and 100000 German
electrical engineers who have never
yet seen the firing line
Sin order to make the world safe
for democracy, in a great republic
there should be an assimilation of our
population of recent foreign origin and
intensifying the intelligent patriotism
OF our young people; there should be
respect for law and order and the
sell control necessary to prevent
viciousness and crime among youth
OF our land: there should be the
appreciation and value of laws of
physical and moral strength. the law
OF hygiene and sanitation; there
should be a development of higher
sense OF personal duty as to the OBJ
legations TO citizenship; there should
be an assimilation OF understanding
among the different groups Of people
who should, in time of trouble. CO.
operate intelligently. and also be no
less an ability to defend our liberty
with force of arms. if necessary.
AN OF this can be accomplished
through universal military rainne.
and would endorse such training most
earnestly (strong applause) You
don't know the Importance. my
friends, the importance Of training our
Joys before they reach voting axe
for citizenship and for some one spe
oific thing After we have trained
the individuals or some specific duty.
then they must learn the importance
OF coordination, and after that. they
must learn the importance of service
1foi humanity
Il believe that a modified form oi
our military training even after The
tconclusion OF the war is necessar,
TO absolutely Gibraltar our nation.
such training as viii accentuate dis
cipline and increase the character and
efficiency or more graduates Of the
proposed federal shot course return
to their homes throughout our land
they may be qualified to take some
leadership in the welfare for their
communities as wen as IN the prog
ress and security Of the nation.
That the allies will win is almost
an automatic truth. first because OF
the superiority of a democratic form
.oi government over an autocacy. sec
ondly because Of the unlimited re-
sources of our country in wealth. az
ricultural production. shipping. aero
plane construction, and inventive
genius; and thirdly, because the God
OF history who moves with stately
tread down the cycles OF ages always
is on the side Of right. and our cause
is righteous one, hut faith without
works is dead
Each and every one Of us must
break the alabaster box of the oinf-
ment of sacrifice We must purchase
more Liberty bonds. buy more thrift,
stamps and war savings stamps. sub
scribe more literally than ever be
fore 70 the whole work OF the Red
Cross, observe the wheatless dsvs ami
- ''SN' f't h"oblultiA needed TOT
nome consumption to the federal food
administration for food for our allies
Thank God, Gus IS today a re-
united nation-the last tear shed
over the bier of the dying confeder-
acy has crystalized a signal gem be-
trothing the love OF the New South to
The brotherhood of the States. and
On the honor Of a chivalrous people
who can be the bitterest Of enemies
and warmest of friends, who today
pledge allegiance TO one nation. one
people and one flag.
IF may again repeat a toast 20
our unity of purpose. / will ask the
'harming ladies of the Federation to
again drink with me this toast.
Here's to the boys of the sun Kissed
South,
AS they meet on the fields OF
France.
Way the spirit OF Lee be with them
all
AS the sons of the South advance
Here's to the boys Of the wind swept
North,
A., 49,