Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-30
ALL COUNTY
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I
ed themselves to carrying on the
work of those who had fallen.
The new political note in the days
proceedings was the use of the here
tofore strange word of "Bolshevism.
And, acting under the sound warning
Of an orator, Judge Pat Parker of
Mono count" the 1000 people who
attended the ceremonies took the
American oath 10 battle the red men
ace as alien 10 our civilization and
continent.
Major Walter Tuller, prominent
Los Angeles lawyer. who served on
the general staff Of the American
eXpeditionary forces in France, who
was the orator of the occasion, sum
med up the nations appreciation of
what the doughbOys did "Over there
in the following words:
You people cannot appreciate what
our army-compOsed of your boys
accomplished in France because you
cannot know the conditions they
fought under. But they accomplished
what was militarily impossible. I'm
der no rules of the war game We're
they due to win.
But the American spirit, conse-
Grated by Him on high because we
were fighting for a great principle,
great and true cause, triumphed
| and broke the invincible enemy. They
called up "crazy Americans" We
! were crazy because we trambled down
set rules, and make no mistake of it.
| Our doughboys, all green men, won
! this war
His address was highly illuminat-
ing. lie depicted in few sketchy
| phrases the condition Of European af-
fairs when the American army went
into action, and how, within few
weeks. they had completely turned
! the tide of battle and brought about
Germanys' defeat By the exercise of
a heroism unparalleled in the worlds
/ history.
Judge Parker of Mono county spoke
on What the Stay-at-Homcs Accom-
! plished.' He declared that the work
Of those who were fortunate enough
! TO fight. was not complete, that the
plight with the doughb9y was not
! ended until BolShcvism and anarchy
were completely swept out of the
country.
What little financial aid | was
| enabled to render the government in
I 4N~ Nls4lf VI AiNNta lAi 4At NottllE III NttA
| loans and war work drives, the gov
/ ernment can have principal and all,
/ if il viii only declare an open season
| against Anarchists and any man who
/ has said or thinks ITO hell with that
/ flag" They ought TO be shot down
| like dogs. for the were the traitors
behind the lines who stabbed our war
preparations in the back he de-
/ clarcd.
With Judge Franklin j. Cole. chair
man Of tine Veterans Memorial Day
! committee, acting as chairman, the
/ speaker, were: Rev. Hartman, for
| merly chaplain in the army; Mr..
| Lauderdale, blind veterans Of the
great war, and an s6-year-Old warrior
of the Civil war.
The parade which preceded the
service attracted large crowds 20 the
| street But there was little or no
| cheering or applause for the witnesses
20 the patriotic pageant too pol"antn
| ly felt the losses and trihulations and
blood sacrifices of the Great War,
and paid silent tribute TO the fallen.
The military section of the parade
was led by Purl Willis, chairman Of
the military division Of the County
! Council of Defense. About forty vet
Grams Of the European war, two doZ-
en- Spanish-American fighters, and
but seven Civil war veterans, marched
in the parade.
The Civil war veterans. who were
given places of honor on the plat
form, were w. II. Goe, A. Il. Weed
Albert Durham, r. ID. Goree, Rev
r. w. Wood, {. d. Manning and D.
| II M a.. a
flag which went through the battles
fought around Vicksburg. hTc his.
toric intereste attached to the ban
ner attracted much attention o. it
ner attracted much attention 20 il.