Republican farmer., 1919-12-19

The High ScAOO1 faculty, students and many prominent citizens were treated to an inspiring, eloquent and patriotic speech by Father Francis A. Kelley, the fighting chaplain of the famous 2Tth Division, and Ma tional Chaplain of the American Le- gion, at the High school auditorium this morning.
 The famous fighting priest was es- Horted to the H gh school by Collector James L. AIc0Gvern, Fire Commis- sioner Frank ]. Brennan, Peter Davey of Dayey Brothers, and John J. Fitz- patrick, financial secretary of the Knights of Columbus
 The speaker was noticeab bly, pleased when, after he had finished his talk, two cheer leaders, nimbly jumped to the stage and called for the High school cheers for Father Kelley. The cheers were gwen with 8 will, and after singing ''Amertca the students marched with military precision from the hall to their class rooms.
 There is only room for one ism in this country, and that is Patriot ism said Father Kelley.
 It is not an uncommon thing for me to address the citizens Of yester- day and today but it is one of the greatest pleasures of my life to speak to the citizens of tomorrow. the young men and women of our high schools.
 You may be up in your studies, but if you have not learned to be experts. in your devotion to your flag and your country. your education has been a failure"
 When @ man is not loyal to the country that protects him, he cannot be trusted by any man.
 ''TYa are moro than any other coun- try. a country of individuals, but if your citizens are wholesome. devout and patriotic then the government will remain a government, breathing liberty and right"
 "You and I despise a stacker, as those were called who would not give the best that was in them during the war; ''Nuw in times of peace we have 'Na ttonaI SIackers,' who re- fuse to give the best that is in them to the country that protects them and who are DrocIaiming governmental fauacies and heresies.''
 ''The most wonderful mother in the world is her who is typified by the flag under which I am speaking this minute said Father Kelly, pointing to the flag that hung from the curtain on the stage. Your Flag and My Flag. they call it.
 If had the teaching of the young. would incuIcate that one great vir- tue, Gratitude The gratitude which we owe to our country and to OUT families.
 ''FIverything that We call our own. we owe to our country. You are a stacker unless you learn in these your r-+r, Ia to your flag and your country. Place nothing higher than your flag and you can then say that you are con tinu.nS this country as your fathers had left 1.-the country of justice and freedom and oppo tunity.
 Principal James C. IIoore thanked Edward J. Dillon. member of the Board of Education, for his thought fuIness in obtaining the consent of the speaker to address the students and faculty. Father Kelley vas in- troducel by Attorney Henry E. shannon.
 On the stage were Dr. Edward F McGovern and Edward J. Dillon of the Board of Education; Samuel Slawson, superi ntendent of schools, James c. Moore, principal of the High school. and Dudley Murray, Father helieN'S secretary.
 Polls theatre was packed yesterday afternoon to hear Father Francis A. Kelley. the fighting parson of the 27th Division and National Chaplain of the American Legion.
 Moving his audience with the genius of a born orator, the khaki-clad priest on whose breast hung the American Distinguished Service Cross, the Brit ish Military Cross, and medals for seven other citations for valor on the field of battle, delivered an address which will long stand as model on the subject of America nization."
 Branding the ''conscientious objeo- tors' of the late war as creatures too low to befOuI ones hand with" Fa- ther Kelley said there is no room in this land for this type of stacker and traitor. Let them go, and take with them their insidious preachments," he said. He who will not fight, must not enjoy this flag"
 ''Why should we tolerate the con scientious objector, the radical agita- tor. the stacker and I. w. w.. in this land whose only fault. has been that she has been -generous?" asked Father Kelley.
 why should we as Americans take from outsiders what we would not Iake rom our o"A CilI%eii9- u e4ioy refused to stand by our nation and our ideals in times of war, how, in Gods name. are they going to ap- preciate our country in times Of peace?
 Bringing their contaminating and malicious ideas from their foreign birthpIaces to these shores they are trying to erect the red flag of anarchy and radicalism in place of the flag for which our forefathers died in 1776, for which our fathers bled in 1860, and for which our own brothers and sons gave their all on the fields of France in 1917 For the sake of