New-York tribune., 1919-06-16
Veterans of Civil
War Pay Honor. to
All Soldier Dead
Memorial Service Marked bv
Address in Which Reds
Doctrine Is Denounced as
Menace to Americanism

Within the shadow of the Soldiers
and Sailors Monument on Riverside
Drive, veterans of the Civil War and
their descendants gathered yesterday
afternoon to pay tribute to the men,
ory of the dead of all wars. The me-
mortal service was held under the
auspices of the allied organizations of
the Grand Army of the Republic, and
the martial tunes of other days were
played by the band of the Hudson
Terminal Branch of the Postoffice.
With his sightless eyes turned tow
ard the sky, General Charles Burrows,
past senior vice commander in chief,
traced the history of the Grand Army
of the Republic from the time of it's
formation at Decatur, ILL.,, ffty-one
years ago, down to the present. The
old guard was passing away, he said
The ranks were thinning, but their
spirit lived on. They had been shining
examples for the boys who fought in
the Spanish-American War and in the
great war just ended
Fights Battles Over Again
With fiery vigor the veteran fought
the battles of the G. A. R. all over
again for his hearers 1t was that
same spirit handed down to their sons,
he said, that gave the American SOL
diers the dash and spirit which made
them the wonder and admiration of
the world. Leagues, covenants and
pacts were all right, but until selfish
ness was weeded out of the heart of
man it was necessary that the United
States should have system of COM
pulsory military training that an
army might be marshalled rapidly
when the need arose.
Had the Confederacy won in the
Civil War, declared Captain William
F. Kirchner, chairman of the G. A. r.
Memorial Committee. America to-day
would be divided not only north and
south, but east and west, and would
never have been able to send across
the sea the great army that helped to
bring victory to the Allies.
Emphasis was placed by the Rev
John f. Zeiter on the eradication of
all elements foreign to Americanism
He spoke on "The Soldiers of Today"
and after praising Russia for her
stand early in the war referred to
"damnable, dirty Bolshevism, which
had no respect for womanhood, gov
ernments or anything decent"
Would Dcport Undesirables
"Bolshevism, socialism and interna-
tionalism have no place alongside of
Americanism," asserted Franz Sgel in
an address on "Patriotisn." Continu-
ing, he said "Ths country has no
room for any 'isms' that attempt to un-
dcrmne it's Constitution and tear
down it's government. We want to keep
this country an American America, not
Russian America. spirit of active,
militant patriotism is needed to-day to
combat the element that tries to sub
vert our Constitution. 1t would be
good thing if we shipped the undesra-
BILE elements out of the country on the
vessels that bring back our men from
Europe"
The invocation was delivered by the
Rev. D. G. Verwcy, and the pledge of
allegiance to the flag was repeated by
the throng. The salute to the dead
was not given, as the Oliver Tilden
Camp firing squad was attending the
funeral of a comrade, but taps was
sounded before the veterans, with their
brave display of medals and insignia,
finally disbanded.