The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-12

heart, wish We might say to- tho
defenders who survive. 90 mothers
who sorrow. to widows aud children
who mourn. that no such sacrifice
shall bc asked again
1T was my fortune recently TO sec
n demonstration Of modern war
fare. II is no longer u conflict IN
ohivalry,. no more q test ot militant
manhood ~ is only cruel, delihcr-
ate, scientific destruction There
was no ConteudinR enemy only the
theoretical defense OF hypotheuo
objective. But the attack was
made with all the relentless meth
DDS OF modern destruction. There
was the rain of ruin from the air
craft, the thunder OF artillery, fol-
lowed 10y the unspca kahlo dcvasta
tion wrought by bursting shclls,
there were mortars hclChinE their
bombs ~ dcsoiHtion. machine guns
concentrating their lcadCn storms,
there was The Infantry adNHrcinE,
flriur aud falling like men with
souls sacrificing fQT the decision.
The dying missiles were revealed by
/ Illuminating traCcrs, 80 that We
I could note their rlight ana appralso
I their deadlluoas. THE ait was
strcakcd with tiny Flames marking
/ the ficht of iuHssCi destruction,
while the effectiveness Of the ihcu-
/ rotical defense vas Impressed by
/ the stimulation of-dcnd and wound.
/ ed among those going forward uu
dnuntcd and uuheoding As this
panorama OF unuttrrablc dcstrucs
/ t,on visualizcd the horrors OF mod
/ ofu conflict there grew on me the
sensc OF tho failure OF civilization
I which can leave iis problems 20
such cruel arhltramcnt Surely no
ono in authority, with human attri-
hutcs and a FUN gpprplsal of the
patriotic loyalty to hts Countrymcn,
/ could ash the manhood ot Kingdom,
empire or republic To- mako such
sacrifice until all reason had failed,
until appeal 10 Justice through
understanding had been dcnied. an.
. til every effort OF love and con.
sideratiuu for tclloWmon had been
. exhausted. until freedom Itself and
ipliolatc honor had been bruially
. threatened.
~ speak mot as pacificist fear
ing war but as one who loves
justice ana hates war. / speak AZ
one who believes the highest func-
ton OF government ~ to rive its
citizens the security of peucc, the
! opportunity To achieve and the
/ pursuit ~ happiness.
"Thc lot.csr tribute wc can be
stow today tho hcroically earned
fashioned IN deliberate
conviction. ont of unCloudcd
thought. neither shadowcd by re-
morse or made vain by fancips. ts
the commitment Of this republic 20
an advancement never mado before.
Ilf American achieve mcnt is a
cherished pride at home, n our un-
iaclfiHshuess among nations s All We
wish II tu be ana ours rs "A helpful
example In the world, then lot us
give Of our influence and strength.
yes OF our aspirations and Convic-
lions. to put mankind on a littlcr
higher plane, eXulting and cNalting
with wars distressing and dcprcsa-
ing tragedies barred from the stngc
% righteous civilization. There
have been thousand dcfcnscs
Justly and periodically made. "A
thousand offenses all mon 90 ioin
us In seeking the rule under which
reason and righteousness shall pre-
vail
standing today on halIowed
ground, conscious that all Amer
butte of heart and mind and soul
To this fellow American, knowing
that tho world is noting this eN.
preston OF republics mindful.
ness. II is fitting to say that his
Sacrifice and that the millioui
dead shall not he In vain. Their,