Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-11
BOISE OBSERVES
ARM|ST|CE DAY
Continued from page one.)

back into patriotic meetings to take
the place of the rather ritualistic flavor
to which patriotic meetings had begun
to descend just before the world war
awakened the national spirit, was won-
derfully shown at the huge mass meet
ing at the Pinney this afternoon.
Every speech, every song, every incl
dent in the program was a demonstra-
tion of the great patriotic fcrvor that
has seized the nation.
EVERYBODY GOES.
Almost to man, Boise merchants
and professional men closed their
places of business and turned out with
their employees to swell the attendance
at the mass meeting, and the high
school students attended the meeting
in body, accompanied by the teaching
staff.
Henri Scott, the celebrated Metro
politan opera baritone, who appears
in concert at the Pinney this evening,
very graciously sang a patriotic de-
scriptive number, THE Americans
Come" declamatory account of the
joy experienced by blind French SOL
der over the arrival of his brothers to
aid in the conquering of the Hun.
The G. A. r.. Fife and Drum corps
and the Boise Municipal band kept up
concert OF patriotic airs before the
meeting, and played several program
numbers. Lead by Eugene Farmer the
favorite national hymns, America"
and THE Star-Spangled Banner"
MARTIN PRESIDES.
Thomas l.. Martin, president of the
Boise Commercial club, which Joined
with the Rotary club and the John
Regain Post of the American Legion In
putting on the celebration, presided
over the meeting.
! The address of the day was given by
Col. E, G. Davis, and an address was
also given by o. w. Worthwine, per-
sonal secretary Of the John Regain Post
of the American Legion. a.
| That the American Legion, the
Rotary club and the Commercial club
spared no pains in getting up the best
| sort of program was shown in the
success Of the meeting.
| NOT AN "Nnm!STlCE."
| The occasion of the celebration was
characterized by Colonel Davis in his
address as not the celebration of an
armistice in the true sense of the word
| I'VE are celebrating, in reality. an
event which never occurred" he de-
clared. 1--WE speak of the armistice as
though it was in fact an armistice as
that term is understood and applied In
| international law.
The TACT is, however, that although
called an armistice to ease the sensi-
| bilities of defeated Germany, it was
not an armistice at all but an inglorious
surrender.
The mere fact that Germany was
willing to let Marshall Foch dictate
such terms as rendered her incapable
of re-entering the war, Is proof of the
position ] am taking, that Germany
never signed what military persons
know as an armistice but, beaten to her
craven knees by force of arms. she
affixed her signature to an abject
lhumiliating surrender. 1t Is we'll for
us to remember this fact, for many
returning soldiers feel that the war
ended too soon, and that it should
have been carried on to the final issue
| of arms and the complete surrender OF
! the German army upon the field of bat
| tie. The armistice, so-called. betokened
| the military defeat of the Central Pow
ers. let there be no mistake about that
although in after years, we may find
them using the manner in which we
allowed them to close the war as a
means of reviving the glory Of the
Prussian arms.
! SOME WAR FIGURES.
Shortly after declaring war, con-