The Monroe journal., 1919-09-16
MAI. HEATH AND DIR. STEWART
DISAGREE ON MEMORIAL FORM

Ad'lre>s at the Methodist Church
sunday Night. Latter Advocated
Community Building. While Form
er Spoke Tor Monument-Doctor
says Drafted Men Won the War,
and That They Hate Militaiism
Worse Than the Devil.
That the man who was drafter did
most OF the fighting and won the war:
that the American soldier who saw
service learned to hate militarism
worse than he hates the Devil and
would campaign against any ex-mili-
tary man who might be nominated for
president, were declarations made by
DR.. H. d. Stewart. who served over
seas with the rank of captain in the
medical corps, in the course of re-
sponse at he welcome services held
al Central Methodist church Sunday
hlgnt In honor OF the seyenty-four
members of the church who served in
the various branches of the service.
DR.. Stewart took occasion in his
speech TO touch upon the fitness of a
community building as memorial to
those who gave their life in the cause
OF democracy in preference to mon
ument Speaking as a soldier himself
he declared that the men would pre-
- a ftHfFar b.
the county and city could easily f.
nance ii. He also said that militar-
ism was the greatest curse upon the
earth and that the United States did
not need Standing army of great
size.
Capt. W. c. Heath had been placed
upon the program TO bid the returned
members of the church welcome and
after a few words on this line launch
ed himself into a rebuttal of Dr.
Stewards words for community
building and the danger of a standing
army He differed with the doctor
in regard to the soldiers themselves
preferring community building and
declared that civil strife seemed to
impend and made large standing
army necessary Capt Heath spoke
at some length on this line.
DR.. Stewart. by his original way of
putting his words. kept the undivided
attention of the house and gave some
of his likes and dislikes of army life
in France.
The disciplinary, physical training
and proper dieting were admirable
| features, he told the congregation.
As 10 the soberness of the army In
France where, he stated. most every
other business was a saloon and Off
GERS did not set a good example to the
men. Some officers were drunk
from the time that they debarked in
France until they embarked again for
America, he said
Some of the regular army officers
think that all soldiers are liars Just
before | embarked for return 20 the
States was examining a boy who was
sick and making enquiries into the
case. Before | finished in walked a
major and began to treat the case in
his own style. He cursed the boy,
told him that he was q liar, that he
had met fellows like him before.
Right then, | wanted a big baseball
bat to use over my superior's head.
and | might have done it had been
in civilian clothes, but | was sehed-
uled for return to American shores
and could not risk getting into any
difficulties, related the doctor
Hon. K. b. Redwine, eX-charman
of the Union county exemption board,
was the first speaker introduced. He
paid the returned members of the
church compliments for their valor-
Gus service and welcomed them back
in fitting words. He told them that
these seemed to be serious times and
that earnest christian men and wo-
men were needed to counteract the
evil influences and welcomed them in
to this life.
Mr. B. C. Ashcraft, formerly
member of the exemption board. in
few but eloquent words welcomed
those in whose honor the service was
held He paid a glowing tribute to
the record of the American soldier In
France and declared that he would
take care of himself now that he had
returned.