The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-12

Having been detained by official
duty, Governor Brough arrived In Ard
more several hours behind scheduled
lime and the program as originally
planned was rearranged in order that
he could return to his duties without
loss Of extra time.
Arriving here at 2.25 O'Clock the
distinguished visitor was met by state
Commander Fell. Henry u. Rinsland.
chairman OF the day, Sidney Suggs.
Arthur Wood and other citizens. and
was taken Immediately TO Convention
Hall where the ceremonies were held
the change from Central Park being
made on account o. the weather.
A Governor Brough entered the hall
the audience which numbered several
hundred. arose 10 greet him He was
introduced by Commander Fell. His
address was enthusiastically received
and he was compelled to pause many
times as round after round of APP
plause was given. His address was as
follows:
Commander and members of the
American Legion post Of Ardmore
Ladies and Gentlemen
Deeply appreciatlng the honor OF
the invitation extended by the COM
mander and membership of your spen-
did post have today left the chief
executives chair OF the state of Ark
ansas to pay q modest tribute on be-
half of your sister commonwealth TO
the heroic American boys who in 1917
and 1918 placed their bodies as living
walls between the cause Of human lib
erty and human democracy and the
central Teutonic powers who strove
desperately for four years 10 destroy
them. Every century has been ushered
In by o conflict: every age has fond
led in her lap q hero; but II is sig
hliicant fact, stranger than fiction
that history can boast of but one war
participated In by great nation for
purely humanitarian purposes. and car
point TO but one name in the lons
roster Of heroes whose sacrifices and
suffering were ever consecrated IL
the hopes of living generator
throughout the entire world. That wal
was the Arma geddon o. liberty anc
democracy against the despotsm anc
autocracy OF the central Teutoni'
powers; that hero was the American
soldier. sailor and marine who immor
talized himself in the service OF new
freedom and in the realization Of .
worlds democracy.
Heretofore on European battlefield
magazines had been lit by the fuse o
ambition and in the cannon's raKn;
fire had been sealed the sovereignt,
OF kings: but the American guns tina
resounded at Chateau Therry, the 81
Mihiel's salient, the Meuse-Arsonn
Forest and the Belleau Woods. clair
ioped to the world the message tina
might is no longer right and strengt
. is no longer triumphant and tina
all governments derive their jus
powers from the consent Of the gov
erned."
The Dream Of Prussia
In the light of history it canno
be doubted that after the Franco
Prussian war in 1870 the Prussia
Junkers dreamed of world empir
based upon militarism. Won Bernhard
8 member of the chief OF staff o. IN
German army, five years prior TO tn
outbreak of the world war, had wri'
ten q masterful piece entitled Ge'
many and the Next War" In tn
astounding justification OF militarisi
which had a worldwide circulation
von Bernhardi contended that u
kaiser would one day have a plat
in the sun and that Germany wou
one day rule the world by virtue
the superiority of German Kiutu
Well named, kultur! That word ku
tur will never be blotted out frol
langage any more than the scarf
letter could be blotted out from II
bosom OF Hester Prynne.
K-for killing!
u--for U-boat submarine menace!
L-for lies!
T-6or treachery
U-for unfaithfulness!
H-for ruthlessness!
KU l. U r That spells ku
tur. and kultur was the code OF u
ruling classes OF Germany! But. tnai
GOD. there was not enough power
ym Hindenbury's. Won Ludendorn
Won Mackensen's armies TO ram NJ
tur down the throats I Tree LIDO
,.,iapr Americans
Americas Contribution
History bears eloquent tribute
the priceless contributions Ameri
made In men and money in ORD
that the world might be redeeins
regenerated, disenthralled by the
reSistible genius Of the univers
smanclpatlon.r At a critical time
the struggle of the nations wh
England. France and Italy were we
nigh exhausted and beaten the Unit
States threw into the scales OF bat
her viril energy and unexampIed
sources In men. money and materi'
ana wrested victory from the Va
avs OF defeat Our selecuve dr'
svxtem which reached In its thorou
,utns application approximately
ooV 900 men. the mobilization OF oS
4Uoo, 900 soldiers in the thirty
camps and csntonments Of the unl'
sr.tr, were trained by competent
ficers and subject 10 crucial 70
Of The very highest efficiency
direct expenditure OF our sovernm'
during the eighteen months OF
pruximately s2s,ooo, 100000 suppleine'
iux a loan Of $1,000, 100000 sddu'
Al to our allies; the perfection "
inventive power to degree unP
Aneisd In history; the liberal respol