Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-05
Great Days For Democracy.


worlds history-days that Will stand out
rs marking the beginning OF the death and
burial of autocracy-d days that arc draw
ing near to the dawn of universal liberty
and the salvation of the world.
How tremendously vital have been
the varcd and significant occurrences OF
the four davs old month of September
Let us turn for 4 moment 10 those winch
count for most.
On Monday ten million working mon
and women of America laid aside their
trades and vocations and united IN
demonstration of their loyalty to the
nited States. rs a protest against the
domination Of class, a tremendously
earnest assurance that the man with the
tools stood ready to do, and IS dong, his
part 10 make the world fit to live N.
lust as are the mon who stand at the listen
ING posts on the line OF battle or IN the
trenches.
Earnest. sincere. steadfast is their
nu-nosc 10 fight while there is foe IN the
field This demonstration, too, proclaim
cd them to he the happicst Of workers,
tho bcst-paid. laboring in the best on
vIronment, possessing the most comfort
able homes Of any peoples Of the world
TODAY
They marched on Monday 10 nrocl i'm
their contentment, their prosperity, their
efficiency. their patriotism, thor spprccla-
non 81 pcrfect freedom that the United
states vouchsaies 10 all its people. And
as those millions paraded III all the cities
~ our country. each heart sang 10 The
music al the bands, sweet Land oi
be~iy - there was visrahzcd III"
PATRIOTISM OF ten million soldiers enlisted
to hight the Hun-to save this country
and The world from his cruelty, rapacIty,
vulgartv.
Tuesday the news from France told
tho rcSt of the civilized country that the
Huns crin on that country had been
broken. lis plans to grab Russia nightly
disturbed. and, indeed, cvcry accurscd
hope of the German barbaHans crushed
and broken.
In France. General Foch has pulled the
prop from beneath the entire Boche cam
paien. and rs a consequence. General
Taic : rolling back the murdcrouS in
vader until the alternative Is presented d
surrender or giving all his ground taken
IN France, territory occupied when the
Kaiser. armed and equipped-ahsolutey
prepared -sprang like a mad hon on
-. -srrr@ @ltr.t-r ~
of the monster Of Berlin and Vienna.
50 the people who mocked God and
through hvpocritical reitoration called
upon the world to witness that the
Infinite was a co-partncr in the most
damrable. repulsive. needless of the crimes
that have thrown their shadow oi horror
across the world since the tragedy Of
Calvary
The German people had not learned be-
fore that evil cannot triumph but the
disasters 10 Their arms on the great battle
field. and hunger. dishonesty, lInmorali,v
al home arc teaching them that bitter
Ie-son-a lesson which must bring them
near to destruction the vengeance Of
commensurate with the ofenses, We are
told
Another outstanding point, Tuesday.
two hundred Of orr young men marched
away TO camp to be whipped INTO shape
bv seasoning and discipline and instruc-
ton so as 10 fight the Hun 10 his knees.
In that long line Of embryo soldiers there
was not one who answered his country
call with reluctance, not one who hcsitat
ed: each one left behind him everything
that seemed worth while to his material
welfare. happiness or existence, And each
man offered all he has his life-to his
country, to the world, 10 save i from the
curse Of the German.
Probably two-thirds Of the whole
rank and file Of the men departing on
Tuesday were .naturalizcd, foreign-born
Americans, or Of foreign born parents;
most Of them knew little Of America 5
ideals, her aspirations, or her place IN the
world. They knew. however, through
their individual experiences. that
America was worth fighting for-worth
their lives, we're their lives demanded,
xnd they marched away cheerfully. IN
spred with the sense Of serving mankind
At whatever cost in great cause.
Can nation be defeated whose adopt
cd sons put aside family, home, business,
and every tic, and go to the trenches?
No such nation ever has been beaten in
war.
Let is couple the community sing with
the big occurrences, events that really
count Probably s 900 or 10000 persons
crowded in the street TO hear 1000 Or
more children sing Tuesday i was an
Afair that brought thrill 10 every Amer