The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-20
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| judgment Of ,hc enlightened p""pI" OF
lh:s country upon any SnHJ''' %u"H",''u
: L. th-m and ui"n wht'h i.'% hh'' ~
, .i'i'.r, un.ty fer study and dtScuSsIoh' ~
| lock INTO tn. faces of You WI" COM
pose thi< ;tlI,.l me-. e typ.r"! N!l'r!'.th
+ r3lIIcnS representing; as You 81" al 'i''
phases Of industrial and CINIc ne OF INC
: thtv IT Wheeling AMI ~ meet ONT
AUDIENCES throughout the state ny
Ia.th IN tho intelligent pItri"tism nt our
,illIruShin H. rruiirmrd. Many Of you
; belong to- ~ ,ri"r. the knights OF
! I'ythi.is. "r wh.rN htv" been an active
. IN, uIn"r fer thirty years. II ih'ut'A'cS
, IN It's members III. broad TrinC pies rf
I Ericnl$h.p, Charity and E"ncTUlcnct. IL
: teaches fa.ih n Goa. I"No 81 C""'''I
; and Obedience to proper authority. II
AMI similar organizations include IN
: TIE = membership ntll'.nS 81 ratrio'Ic
tivus and constitute an impr"guabie bull
wnrk fer IN" safety Of oar common
! wealth and III" l"rp"iuIiy OF our Ihsll-
/ iuti"us against th" forces "f cEtl.
! But Eternal Vigilance IS the rice OF
: LIBERTY "" mus, not let our OPP imiSm
run away with our Judgment ihySi"l-
: Ky touches US that III every human
body. no matter how perfect IN l"rW'
! rh"r" arc fourd good and had germs.
! \ constant $lruGGi" taxes pli'" between
. Ihlr abrasion If IN" skin VIII admit
germs that may Caus" dtSSniiWon. 1T
3 tho vital forces hecuiEc impaired. me
! evil germs u"c"m" the masters ana
: death follows. lust so II IS with our
! body polite. The forces Of patriot, sn:
I Of civic Y, tue. in this great fair lana
, Of ours, far uuInumh"r the forces or do
J slruCtiun; but e w. 1ull"d to sleep by
, false security H'Glcct the latter We
may hiring upon our beloved country anu
| its institutions upon ourselves and our
! postcrity. 4 catastrophe that Will shak"
, tho foundations Of the world SO again
! ] say. lct US her" assembled 10 dcd!ca'c
| This Flagstaff and raise lliA nag also
plcuCc ourselves anew TO the service Oh
| our country.
Practically tho entire civilized world
lhas but recently emerged from fright
: full orgy "i destruction "i III" ana prop
erty. While that conflict was being
! warrd our people stood the s"rcrcst
, tests Patriotism reached It's highest
mIrIs. hut even during that trying tim"
! there wCrc evidences that there W'r"
, thos" within our brdcrS "ho w"r" ih!S"
! Ia the country that WAS n"urI:hinE
! them. Active enemies were Ci"n l"Und
/ among our people who N devious ways
! AID dark. end, ayor"d to aid tho enemy
! mud hamper In" efforts Of our GOVERN
mHnt 10 BRING the war I" 4 speedy AMI
! Victorious conclusion. Their rumh'r
! Was small lul not negligible. but the
, great body Of cur people moved resist
; IrS.ly forward IN their several tasks.
, IusL ~ did our faithful soldiers upon
: the battle line. animated by the lmHr"'i-
: uT forces "i patriotism md loyalty
! ANA success WAS ours. All our senses
: Wy" alrr, and no reasonable act or
ulrrranC,. escaped our notice.
Our people. without murlrur. "l-
| thou IN with burning tears and breaking
; hearts. submitted L. i"GIsialIr" c.arl-
, mems which tore their sons and nus
. bands from rhrir embrace and threw
, them into army camps and int" n"
, dreadful cGruH2" rf war They submit
! ted 10 forms Of TAXATION the most drhS-
: iir. They gave freely C.! their very
: lives aid OF Their substance for tho
| cure ana Sdetcnan'e II the ARMIES and
CNCc"d"d every demand made upon them
| Cor effort or money.
tiut that was for war, ON never 10
he forgotten day Of last November "ur
hearts were thrilled with IN" H,w VS. that
peace hld at laHt "uin". Tears "f glad
lCsS fCll from many Cl"*. Since. that
memorable day ~" haV" b"cn "Hd"avur-
Ing u got orr bearings IN order Ia al
lust ourselves To n" now conditions
! that now confront u". W" haN" found
I u" pr"h.o:H" Of .i'I"" ~ less difficult
! "a s"ll. l.lnn th"e, -: var. ana II : to
! t'GS ;H:k that We must dedicate cur
/ ! We arrw. 'ur vision was rlcnr'r, per
har&. i"cuE The war when y" were
, s'Irr i - III" G,p,h& -: our souls ly pa
! tri"t:c I ry"r. "" wc"r abb" I" NOR"
c. arly p"rr"lv" Wh"r" our day lay. W"
: had H. er"a; objective before US and
! "uG CountryS claims were paramount
/ We must now no less than then realize
! that our CoUutry's claims arr first and
that selfish aims and ambitions must
! come last
II will be impossible. within III" Inn
/ its | have SIT tn do NOR" than suggest
IA few Of tn" things that com" to my
r:.nd tau, ~ must Ito 10 keep our hnus"
! in order First. when The war startcd
! ~ rather when w. finally got into tho
/ war. Il WAS necessary Al once 70 So"
! what WAS available t. aid w. in the task
W. had undertaken. Whore were the
! mon. and NncrC was the material?
! II had often been laid Down by orators
! a. an axiom as s"lf-rl dent fact Ihi;
! If any thing should disturb our peace an
army Hr Il million mon would spring
! into exist, mr." over GIght. and many "t
! uS t"ndiy believed that statement. As
= matter ur fret when trouble was nctu-
, ally ur"n Us We found we had almost
No army NJ all and Of the implements
. ana pnrdl'H"rualh &c war "" w"rr en-
b GrCly lacking. most important Gu"S-
! ton now ar.=cs as 80 what extent u"
! should prepare ourselves fer fur her
. emergency. We can not again b. Ger
I tain that "" viii not he cmhr"Ilcd in
! European wars. IN fact IL We adNrt III"
! ""N"uHnt # Ia" lrHEu" Of nations M
, proposed W. agree t. 20 10 III" assist
! anC" &C any member nation whose terri
! i"rial ini"Erliy "r political !ndcpt nd"nrH
+ IS Ihrc tered. This undoubtedly means
4 for war than "" haI' ever had before
, II "rrarS = radical d"rarlur" from Tho
| tr1iiItiunnl policy Of tbs government as
. laid drwu nv GrUrT" WaShIn 4:tun
/ TEOmDS Jefferson and other great
/ statesmen uf the PAST. "f keeping out IF
! CntInEllrg alliances with European ma
! ii":IS. II. therefore" becomes n peril
! n'rt question whIrh must Il" answered
! by IN" r""rlc T.! this country and their
! views reflected IN leg Station. namely
: T" what oNtru' and how shall "" pre-
! par" to iuc"t our obligations under this
| c"r"ilant II adcpt"d. or meet the ordi-
NARY CNigcnCI"S OF tho future"
Need A Cjtlzon Army.
| TIL" w.r department has presented Cor
! H." consideration "t our Congress Il hIii
/ nu,v!d!nr r"r IN" reorganization Of tn"
! army. |, proc Idr' for M army consist
! IL. Of fW" hundred and S"Vcnty-s'X
| ~ ui>nud officers and mon. rho tr"
! urndrus increase in our standing array
! Involved by his BIZ VII u" understood
| when YOU r"f."rt that rrl"r 10 IN" pas
! So. IF tho Maternal " fc:S" Ac, IN
| 1916. M ~, rage army had consist ii
/ uf al. ~ ca@hly-fiv" thnusHnd Officers
! lnI wc'r Sat in addition TO this l7rc"
! Standing ar'rv n rlan Cor universal
! TRIMMING # 'h,. Youth &C our country *
| prov ;.!.d Nrruv ,.yno TT; uu,y III agree
| THAI IN. rnu'N dri"re" "C this country
| agnir.I rr' "a iI.Grcs"lru must rest
| upon - ,'ri&"" e,.IHi"r~. Many officers
/ OF hl.h rHuS hty" expressed n" view
! ilsrf -, ,;r pot u."d an AMY ~ larr'
/ Hat -, sht Ia a.