The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-11-18

Nenhess e tAe American L.
II is not IN unusual thing for the
Citizens of JulesbuFE. to assemble
within the limits Of their beautiful
little village, to give expression to the
deepest sentiments which can we'll
up from human hearts. Only = few
wears ago, and we'll within the mem-
ory of all, did we gather at various
times, but then it was with heavy
hearts and souls stepped in anxiety
and while we were present in body,
our mind, hopes and prayers had
crossed q wide expanse of land and
sea to abide in spirit, with our hero
boys, who had given willing obed
fence to the clarion call of our Gener-
aim Chief, because he had thrown
down the gauntlet of a mortal chal-
lenge to an oppressor who had vowed
before him in solemn alteration. At
that time it was only brave front
and a forced smile which masked a
leaden heart, and while VIC pursued
the even tenure Of our life, yet like
Banquor's ghoost that would not
down." there required most persist
emily the question of David relative to
his boy: "is all well with my son
Absolom?"
Different indeed is our sentiment
to-day, and the smile which wreathes
Our faces is but a reflection of the
genuine joy which has its sap-root
driven into the very core of our heart.
And justly so! For we commemorate
the greatest event of human achieve
ment recorded in the pages of his
tory-the crushing of the mailed fist,
the destruction of the pernicious doc
trine that might makes right" nor
are we unmindful of the return of our
soldier boys from the cory carnage
and the blood deluged fields of France,
where they bore their full share of the
burdens endured their allotment of
the hardships which were necessary
to stay the hand of that ravisher who
intended to set back the Clock of
Time to the ethics of the cave man
and the chaotic culture Of the savage.
Hence do we rejoice over their return
for they have written a new consti-
tuition of World Liberty and this cove
nant they wrote with the sword, con-
firmed it with their deeds of valor,
sealed it with many drops of Ameri-
can blood! To celebrate these accom-
plishments did we gather today and
our hearts are filled, heaped up and
overflowing with gratitude to God for
his protection and to our boys for
their self sacraficing energy and la
Dor.
While the first object, the arresting
of the progress of the destroyer has
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conception and purpose has not been
realized. The reason for this failure
cannot be laid at Americas door. The
cause lies deeper down, and must be
sought in the fact that our sublime
ideals will no more mix with the sor-
did, European ideals than we can hope
to mingle oil and water. Selfishness
self. agrandizement, ruthlessly des-
polling their neighbors regardless Of
the questions Of rights involved, has
from time immemorial characterized
all Europe and these tactics character.
lied the European belligerents, whose
chestnuts we had to fish out of the
fire, and this is because one and al
alike, are imbued with the ideals Of
savagry: might makes right" anc
the other, consequent of the first
"to the victor belong the spoils."
How different were not our princi
pies and guiding standards. We had
no such sordid motives, it was not te
grasp possessions but to preserve q
right as old and as sacred as man.
kind itself; human liberty and indi,
vidual and national rights. In wore
we entered the warfare and faced the
carnage for the same principle which
inspired Washington and the Con
script Fathers of our beloved nation
Under the leadership of the Father
of Our Country, the men of his hour
due to a broader and wider scope OF
view (such as had not been dared be-
fore) rose in rebellion against the ar
rogance of crowned head. showed
that in spite of his dogmatic claims
that his "divine right" was not shot
nor shell proof; they flung Old Glory
into the heavens to be symbol of de
fiance to oppression, while at the
same time it should become a beacor
of hope to all down-trodden men who
wearily cast about for one haven OF