New Britain herald., 1919-11-11

had lived hht from tqay to day per hitting himself seldom to look far lnlQ the future. Home was n placH lhHf WsS extremely desiratEr sGmc rimo far in the dim future The ;tr~ mi@jicc made 1t tan-iblc nl;,dr of 1t " place that, with the average amount oI luck, mi&ht be again visited and enjoyed. "Nictory'' was opciIcd in lcttrs that meant "homc" .to lhr military man. His relief, despite hls hr2vcty, his rortitudc under fire, W,@ @mmcnSc. 'RhhAc who remained hr- hind kn6w the strain of waitjng dur ing Inc anxious hours of pitched bal ties and>rivcrs oG blood which, Ht any mqmcnt, mtGht be SWclIcd with the blood of their krr> White the soldier did not think of thoSc things his re-
 Hcf, upon the cessation of h"@''h'l"S was cNormous.
 Since then tyr hoNr had d year of
 peace, which has ncrn nearly as dis rOura"in.c aS ;yH! inc war. R"r0n- Slructiun was due; II still iS Plans Of marked Worthiuc%S were advanced, none have hrtn ut'0lnrd. Th" world Wu4 to turn from blood aud d"Ntr'l,~ ton to production and attainment What. have we accomplished"
 The ralroouS remain in the hands of the government and arc losing
 
 has run upon the rocks of the Sen ate and Bids fair to be ctcrnnny sub merged in the So, of political irNl~ ousy aud personal doubt that has sur rounded u since it's inception. Our merchant marine i4 the subject of promises and productions. Prices or necessities arc even higher than they were during the war, capital and la Dor arc struggling for Il death grip after the sterling service that both rendered while hoHtiHticS were con- tinuin&. reckless spending threatens to throttI" our Financial wolf Ncins, production is at n minimum and anarchists run amuck in the land Of thG free. Ovcrdrawn, you say Pos not?
 But wo need not search far for tho antjdotc for our troubles though it may be that we will have to wait for a period 10 Sco it begin it's work. our saving will come from the cx-scrvico men. Those mon whose hearts, in tho mud and death Of Flanders. turned towards their homes when the last shot was sent upon it's way, those who saw d vision, in the smoke of the last enemy shell bursting near their wbo thought of nothing but the homo after their joh had been done, will contcnanoc no tritlng with Amcri- can institutions will sec to it that the brightness of their hearth4tsrcmains unta1nishod. Cut of the ulth of the trenches Svin be born an Aucrica whose glory will Qutshinc miIlion-' fold the horrors of war. out of the blood of our heroes will como thcN spirit Of patriotism and progress.
 In Minneapolis today arc meeting the representatives of a million cN~ soldiers orgaWiHcd into tho American Legion. It makes no difference what it is called. ft makes no dircrcnce whether this particular organization survives or whether another carries on tho work and cryHtallin"s the sol drcr sentiment. The sentiment is there, it is the reflection of the feel irg of all service mon. X million ot them will indicate the sentiment of he rest You who have despair at hrnrt who doubt the futurc Nook over the soldier platform for the country and q light will shine at once. There arc CnotI&h true Americans barring soldiers to make 1t possible that the platform will be earned tErough. Do not doubt Our period of reconstruction, so long postponed
 has to como It i# upon Us, despite those who would block if.
 There is another year of peace; it starts today. Let us put our should CTS to the wheel, let US grind with ;Ii
 there k ln US. Let Us live with lorti- tudc through the bangs of the new
 birth, keeping our eyes on the object
 that shnne before our soldiers -nn