Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-14

evil genius was attempting to segre-
gate the eastern continents from the
rest of the world and starve those OPP
posed into humiliating submission.
This nation was finally aroused and.
like the great giant that it is, its re-
sources so powerful and it's forces SO
mighty were rapidly projected into the
struggle. Who will say that the day
was not saved to the world by our en-
trance?
Tribute to Regulars.
The young man in whose honor we
meet today lies dead in foreign land
and in foreign grave. His name,
however, appears upon honors fade
less scroll among the heroes Of faith
who died that government of the peO-
pie, by the people and for the people
should not perish from the earth. Our
hero was soldier in the regular army
of the United States. His death came
while fighting as soldier in that army.
May God bless the regular army!
Through all our history it has. been
the safeguard Of our nation and its
people. 1t is in every sense~a volun-
teer army. 1t comes from no particu-
lar state or locality, but is contributed
by all the states and is composite
of all who make up this great country.
For the reasons given it does not re-
ceive the attention nor in all cases the
honorable mention accorded to state
and local organizations. Do not take
from this, however, that it does not de-
serve the highest commentator of the
nation which it serves and of those
who love liberty in every land. 1t has
taken part in the most dangerous and
cruel wars waged thrOugOut our entire
history. Instance its part in the wars
between this army and the savage In
dams of the west 1t is felt safe to as.
sert that no instance of c0wardice
rests upon the escutcheon Of this no.
BILE organization. Many of its members
have been massacred and tortured by
cruel foes. Whole units have been
practically destroyed by merciless say.
ages as instance the case of Gen. Gus
ter and the men who died with him.
Briefly then the regular army is the
nucleus around which the mighty for
.es of our nation gather when from thq
ramparts of our liberty loving land the
long roll sends forth its thrilling
echoes. Its members have risen to the
highest pinnacles of earthly fame.
Grant, the great commander of theCiv-
IL war. and one time president Of the
United States, was member OF the
regular army. Not in his own land on
ly was great honor conferred upon
this illustriOus man. AS lie passed
around the world. millions of the
earth's peoples uncovered in his pres
ence. The greatest as well as the most
humble united to do him honor Sher-
man was a member Of the regular ar
my. He was one of the great charac-
ters Of that mighty struggle known as
the Civil war. Some one said of him
that he could stand upon an eminence
and command the nations of the world
to right wheel and they would instant
ly obey him. Sheridan, the great cav
airy leader, is numbered among the
illustrious members of the great organ
ization Of which am speaking. Gen
eral Nelson A. Miles another. And
General Pershing. pow leading the for
ces of this nation in the world strug-
gle, is a Regular Army officer. Other
great names. such as Wood, will oc-
cur to you without particular mention.
This army gained deserved fame, not
only in our own land, but in the lands
across the seas, Cuba, the Philippines.
China and Porto Rica. In all of its
contests and battles 1t has carried the
flag of our nation to triumphant and
glorious victory. Thus far have men
toned the heroic conduct of the Regular
Army in wars preceding the present
Today its battalions are in France.
Italy and Russia In brief, where lib
erty is seeking to depOse and overthrow
tyranny and despotism-to blot auto
cracy and reptile philosophy" from the
map of the world-this grand organi-
cation is in the advance columns of
our far flung battle line.
In saying what l have / DO not
mean to minimize, in the slightest de-
gree. other branches of our great
establishment. My only pur-
pose is to place the regular army in
its proper relation to our Nations
armies. The others need no eulogy
from me. They are today winning
signal honors everywhere. In my
Judgment our armies have no equal
any where upon the face of the earth.