Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-24

The fundamental principle sof this
war was that the right thing had to be
9 for when the right thing was
challenged the war resulted and
transferred the u of conscience.
to the arena of the gun and she'll"
and national bravery of the Canadians
but a it perfectly clear that Cam
d was In; the war not at the order
or request of England, but because
right had been challenged. He declar-
ed that no Canadian was any more un-
der the rule of Britain, the mother
country, tina a resident Of North Da-
kota.
tIhe Common Man" NJ
The common men, the soldiers of
the ranks, We're the ones who won the
war, according to the major, who de-
clared that it, was not the state. but
the man; not the institution, but the
a 1t was the common mar who
won the war and Major Gordon.
from his fund of personal knowledge
gained by actual service in the trench
es as a '.sky pilot" told OF the immor-
tai heroism of the common" man.
torical ability, Major Gordon rose to
fine heights in bringing home his be-
lief, thusly: Common man? He
seems to me uncommonly like Cod
This emotionally given statement fol-
lowed accounts of individual heroism
and thrilling description of the Brit
ish retreat from Mons to the Marine,
and the final stand of the 'Tommies''
for the first great victory of, the war.
Near the end Of the address Major
Gordon said that If. non could re-
member that they are comrades and
would, do the right thing conscientious
~, industrial difficulties would. disap-
pear. The comradeship developed in
the trenches where men fought side
by side, with the experience gained in
the war applied with devotion to a
common cause would accomplish a
wonderful good in the world today.
Major Gordon stated that this is
mot the old world of 1914, for right
has come back. and l dare believe that
right will hold sway as in the most
dear country; my dear, dear country,
make it more like what God meant it
to bel"
Col. Frames Address.
Col. j. Ukraine in his memorial
address spoke of the influence the
t%hirty-odd gold stars in the university
service flag would have on the. future
students of the university. He also
stated tina t he believed the time has
not YET come Wnen Inere Will De no
war.
"we are met in memory of those
men of this institution who gave their
lives that this institution might live"
he said. In speaking of the men who
died, he said, THAT only is gone
which was the shell that held the
pearl. All. that endeared them to you
is here in your memories and your
memories will not fail.
They will always be spoken of
and revered in this institution. They
leave a heritage for all men to come
and they will always be a part of this
institution. Those who attend this
university hereafter will have a men,
DRY of the hacrificed men in their
lives, aspirations and minds and the
story Of these men will live forever.
1.-THE work of the service men who
did not die is not DONE They served
when called and they must still serve
the. call that. comes every day. Ser
vice should be the good citizens. mot
These men fought and many died
that the country might live, that the
institutions for which fathers
might be perpetuated, but it seems
that nearly all have forgottens what
those institutions are. One would
think it meant to GET everything
possible, and that is. neta~tharideaE for
which our fathers fought 4apdt for