The Cordova daily times., 1920-06-01

of Memorial Day here in town, missed rare treat. The Boy Scouts, the American Legion and the children of the town composed the procession Nwhich did tribute to our departed heroes. Much credit devolves upon the local Scoutmaster, MT Czerwenka, flor his consistent and never-tir1ng sNevotion to those in his charge, which was we'll exemplified in these young fellows who with perfect step and martial drumbeat thrilled everyone.
 MT. George Dooley deserves like credit for his usual kindly public spir- 1ted services in the training of the drum corps. The children mounting in pairs the new approach to the mon ument laid their eloquent floral tri- bute thereon.
 Mir. Maranoff, who spoke for the American Legion, disclosed to the cit 1zens of Cordova an eloquent orator. Ladies and Gentlemen:
 Attorney Foster delivered an ad- dress full of deep feeling which con- tained a real message to us all. We are printing the same in full:
 We are gathered today to do honor to tho memory of our fallen heroes, those who nobly responded to their c0untry's call, forsaking all ties which l., 0Ff1 fhOY %selves as the supreme sacrifice upon the altar of our nations honor; to tenderly place upon their graves the garland of gratitude. "How are the mighty fallen, the beauty of the nation slain upon the high places" And it is appropriate that the Ameri- can Legion and the Grand Army of the Republic, the surviving soldiers, should organize, superior to politics and partisanship, in the common patriotism to conduct with solemn martial music the processions of the . people to the cemeteries in every state and territory, to strew the flor al tribue, "becuty for ashes" upon the graves of the grand and brave dead. Let the air be filled with the fragrant incense in token of faith. Let the green grass blossom with all the colors of the rainbow to betokeE the immortal hope. Bring wreaths and stars and crosses and anchors, fair symbols of honor, glory, heroism, e patriotism and religion.
 The custom and the occasion are calculated to cultivate some of the most exalted sentiments that can animate the human soul.
 4 wise man once said that a gov ernment is as good as the individuals which comprise it. To the man or woman born under a despotism or a monarchical form of government, gov ernment is a thing apart. The rulers of such nation are looked upon as beings formed of different clay; per sons ordained by some divine right or attribute to sway the destinies and mould the policies of the people over whom they rule. The people of these United States are the makers of their own government. If the government be a bad one, the fault lies with the individual who by negligence or self ishness has permitted the control to pass into the hands of self-seeking woffice-holders, thus reflecting in the management of public affairs the lax ity of the individual. If the people, on the other hand, are patriotic and honest, diligent in business and zeal ous for the betterment of things, the government of the people will reflect their conduct and sentiments.
 Tn a country such as Alaska, the last frontier of the west, where men of all nationalities and races have gathered, 1ured by the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, conditions are necessarily different from those existing in well settled regions of the world where men have lived in the near vicinity of the homes of their ancestors for many generations. There tradition governs the rule of conduct Here, at first, every man was a law unto himself, and even now w customs, which make law, are vastly different. But the principle of patriot ism, love of country, and veneration for those who have given all to pre- serve these higher and nobler things that feeling is the same here as else where.
 It is particularly fitting and appro- priate that on this day, set apart as a memorial for our dead soldiers, we again renew our allegiance to the gov ernment for which they fought and