New Mexico state record., 1919-03-21

can troops, except at one time, and
that was under the order of . CON-
manding French officer. Even thea
the American officer in command Of
our reluctantly and temporarily re-
treating forces served notice upon
the world that American soldiers
could not understand why there had
been given to them the order to re-
treat and that he was about to make
counteroffensive. which he did.
Mr.. President, from that hour to this
very holy moment there has not bees
a time when America has not given
proper account of herself through
her splendid soldiery.
Those soldiers. as we'll as those
here who wanted to go but who were
prevented by wars sudden ending,
are of the best blood and of the
flower and chivalry of this country.
There is represented in our Army
az home and abroad every communi-
American life. The farmers son. the
laborcr's son, the lawyers son, the
bankers son, the rich and poor alike,
from every avenue of this splendid
Reupblic of ours. all are there, and
they have together been marching
shoulder to shoulder to a victory
which not only means France re.
deemed but means civilization pro-
tected and perpetuated for America
as we'll as for those other countries.
Glad we ought to be that our boys.
those by whom government in Ameri-
ca must in the last analysis be ad-
ministered, have assisted in conquer.
ing across the seas 5000 miles from
the homeland an army brutal In its
nature, unrelenting in its enmit:es
and in its hates. no respecter OF
women or of children, of innocence
or Of age, an army which has follow
ed and justified the advice given to X
at once time by its Kaiser, Make
yourselves more frightful than the
Huns under Attila. See that for Z
thousand years no enemy mentions
the very name of Germany without
shuddcring:" an army whose sub.
lection will for all time remove .
constant menace and an obstruction
to civilization.
"By the light of the stars in Old
Glory's free flag
We tramp through the battle field's
night:
By our side floats the sun-flag Of
faithful Japan
As we charge through the smoky
daylight.
"Hurrah for the roar of the guns
that we man
For Belgium oppressed; or per.
chance,
Hurrah for our allies who march a,
one man
For every mans country and
Francei
"The tr;color II float with our aid
once again
Where the Hun trod the lilies OF
Francei
May God mark the road from Arch.
angel to Rome
As the lines of our final advanced
"Thcre's red in the blood of our vein,
as it flows,
There's red in the flag that we
bear,
May peace join the shamrock, the
maple, the rose.
With the lily of France, every.
wherei
$50 here's to the war, and here's to
the day
When victory's banners unfurled
Der the Anzac. Italian, the Serb, and
the bear,
Ger the Briton, the Yank, and
the world"
America has played her part. Our
soldier boys are coming back with
an enlarged vision; they are coming
back to take part with those who
have been compelled to remain at
home in the administration of the
affairs of Government; and do not
fear, Mr.. President, that those, who
ever they may be. who are response
Bile for their mistreatment, must give
an account 'of themselves at the op-
perfume moment.
Let US receive them. then, not only
with loud and glad acclaim. Mr.. Pre-
sident, but let us receive them with
the tenderness which is their due
for che suffering they have endured
in the cause of liberty and civiliza.
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