Connecticut western news., 1919-06-26

I consider anyone noble, who has
sacrificed social engagements, or lux
uries for the cause of humanity
The noblest deed which can be per-
formed by anyone is to sacrifice ones
life for another.
Many have left home, family,
business, and everything, to do their
part.
This is the act of nobleness which
will impress upon the minds of the
younger generation, the necessity of
being noble.
| And now,-our young men have
responded to the call; Americans the
world over are proud of their coun-
/ try. Who can tell the history of
their toll, danger and suffering?
What monuments can be erected to
honor the memory of their personal
valor, heroic achievements? Where
is the record of their bravery?
When we speak of our country,
we mean the United States of Amer
lea, the state in which we reside is a
small part CT that country and the
town in which we live is but a small
part of the State.
We Gid not set up cruelty, base
ness and injustice as our code of
honor. We did not commit ourselves
to the thought that might makes
right. We did not claim that God
was on our side but that we were on
Gods side, therefore He would give
JUS victory. Democracy stands for the
recognition of the principle that
every human being, whether hod
carrier or senator is endowed with
inalienable rights, the right to life
Iliberty-and the pursuit of happiness.
| We must cultivate honesty, sincerity,
and moral courage. 1t is not worth
while for us to dream unless that
dream leads us to act; unless our
conscience is made clearer, unless a
true sense of loyalty and honor is
developed.
Loyalty to ones country is not only
tbeing willing to die for her in time
of danger but willing to live for her.
The most precious of ones rights is
that by which we claim the protec-
ton of the American Flag-the
Flag should be found in every home
and in every public school room in
, this country.
The record of the New England
J boys, we should like to say of our
| Connecticut boys, will live forever
as one of the most glorious in Amer
lean annals. With all due respect
to our Grand Army Men, no division
in any Army has ever fought with
greater gallantry and skill than our
boys who went out from Litchfield
county. The intensity of service in
the months at the front has never
had an equal. Military experts
French, British, and American-all
agree ito this; when the Armistice
Twas signed and the roar of the guns
ceased, our New England troops had
experienced many months of inces-
SAINT fighting, and under the most
adverse weather conditions.
What could be more beautiful than
the following that was said by a
French priest? Several of your
comrades lie at rest in our truly
Christian soil. Their ashes shall be
cared. for as if they were our own.
We shall cover their graves with
flowers, and shall kneel by them as
their own families would, and with
prayer to God to reward with eter-
nal glory these heroes fallen on the
field of honor and to bless all gener-
Gus Americans.
The following extracts from
French and English papers for the
thirtieth of May express the atti-
tude of the people. "No grave of an
American who fell in the war was
overlooked today. Some of the SER
vices were held in the vicinity of the
battle line along which the troops
fought and sacrificed their lives-in
the cemeteries where they were laid
to rest. Others took place near the
hospital centers further back" "The
graves of 1862 United States soldiers
and sailors were decorated today in
many parts of the United Kingdom.
| American flags were placed above
them by army and navy officials and
on each was placed a wreath by rep
resentatives of the Knights of Col
umbus." Marshal Petain wrote
General Pershing: 81 have invited
French troops stationed near Amer
lean cemeteries to go and salute
their brothers in arms, fallen for the
safety of their land and the liberty
of the world. Later, when you have
left Europe, rest assured that the
same rites will be rendered them,
and with the same fervor. The re-
membrance of these valiant men, will
endure in our hearts, forever"
The Senate of the United States
has passed a bill appropriating
100000 for an American Cemetery
in France; tribute due all those who
fell.
What could more beautifully ex-
press our feeling toward those who
fell in France than the following
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