Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-05
Tuesday july 5Isl921u7'
and as citizen, IBID you WELCOME!
Suggests Annual Reunion.

and as a citizen IBID you WELCOME!
Suggests Annual Reunion.
Introduced TO, his audience as. the
most popular officer Of the 11Sth In
fantry Of the Thirtieth Division by
verdict of buck privates and, not Of
ficers," Lieut.. Col. Thos: B. ISpratt of
Fort Mill. the first Of the two dis
tinguished visiting speakers to address
the audtenceTprefaced his address, with
a suggestion that reunions of York
county service menr be made an an
nual affair to be held In the principal
towns Of the, county. -:
ReviewingIthe experiences of the
soldiers in the training camps of this
country after the entry Of the United
their work in France, Col. Spratt: pre-
dicted that as: the years go by, eX-ser=
vice men are going. to be drawn, closer:
and. closer together In bonds LOT mu-:
tual interest," as was; the. ;caseI just .ab
few short .yearS~ag when the .f1laa1tS
purpose Of allS was.to stem the tide lof
Hun invasion: and to make the world
safe for civilizations :H,:J So ), :
=, !. He paid glowing. tribute,i tor. those;
whom we leftover .ynndeE" and:toA the:
gallant York county, men: ..whDse. re-.
mains were. drought, back and, who
now sleep In York. county soil< -; :.
-. He concluded chs ;fddresS :: With an:
appeal to his. seidiertc cenlrades to face
the problems andl difficulties of civil.
life with thef same spirit that they
showed on the: battlefield Of France
and Belgium'h "ua., 80. .: .,:.;.@ =
Congressman Moswain. -:
Hon. John r: Mcswain Of Greenvilie,
representative in, congress from the
Fourth South Carolina district: the f1nal
speaker of the morning said, In part: :;
All honor to'athe memory; Of the
American soldier; Ordinarily, as his
tory does ea5ify 1shoW: the soldier and
his service are something apart from
the policy and PURPOSE 81, the patticu-
lar nation prosecuting war. Thus or
dinarily the most magnificent and dar-
ing deeds of martial devotion may be
displayed by the soldiers OF d nation ilI
American. arms is:s;ia twin jewel with:
the: Righteousness of the American
cause. We: Say It, mot boastfully but
reyerently and tha3Efully that from
the day the American farmers at Lex
ington In It's fired those first fateful
shots, "heard round the world" till the
arms .of: the TeutoniG and fAllied mill
lions were stacked along the far flung
line from the sea to the Swiss frontier,
in MANY wars throughout more than
one hundred and forty4 years. the SOL
aiersapt America 7eE ! haye s never known own
There must be sofie reason for this
unusual fact besides the prowess ana
valor Of the men under arms, some
thing, besides the tactical and. strategi-.,
cal genius. Of our glorifled leaders. For.
other nations have. their brave soldiers
too. Other nations have their leaders
trained by wide Experience and ell
dowed with natural, talent. '''
Again we 'cannot,i;twe dare not ex-
plain this unbroken. succession OF VIC
tories by luck and chance. In the
light of histo;ry-the history not alone
Of this nation, but 1of all nations-there
can be but one explanation Of the fact
that In the game Of war we have ever
held a winning hand.
Believing, as :, we must, that God
rules among the nations Of the earth,
believing as we must, that God Is en-
camped with the army of those who
fight for justice, and human freedom
and against those who seek to .afflict
and Cypress mankind. we find here re-
vealed the reason" why American
armies and the American people have
never known the, woes and bitterness
Of final defeat. II, IS the true. glory Of the
American soldiers' It 3; the glory Of the
American people. who sent their sol:
diers forth, to fight, that the soldiers
sword was never drawn and the, 'peo-
ss psr hseRes spsR saUf of
preston, save ina war to widen the
boundaries Of human 1,al| liberty and free
dom. - .....' ~.
Thus the American soldier has be-
come crusader for Justice. For all
the countless. thousands who have died
in battle in devotion to the inspiring
and purifying presence Of that striped
and starry symbol Of American ideals;
we offer tribute of gratitude, and of
love. We .do.not grieve for them. We
know the stony path Of human prog
ress must, be. paved by the bodies of
brave and devoted men, bruised and
broken in the ordeal of battle. Rather
do we give thanks for such deeds that
eliminated in the glory Of sacrifcial
death:
Countess eyes have conned their:
Countless hearts have grown brave
thereby:
Let US thank; the GOD of. glory,
We have given such to die"
The only cause that nation may
collectively mare, war for is a cause
that the individual soldiers Of that ma
ton may. justly die, for. War. Is not
horrible merely Because the men IN the
field must suffsg and die. War is hor- ,
rible becau$e always at least one side.
and some. times both, sides require, that
men and. women land children shall =
suffer. and die, for; an unjust cause. a.: a..
Therefore. the AL important matter.
for. America today iS not merely to for:
tify her shores, to .btiild her, ships, and !.
to multiply her soldiers for some fu-.
ture conflict The. all important matter
for us on this day is to reconsecrate
ourselves to.-the principles and ideals
Of the fathers. who. conceived. and
brought forth this government Of the
people and, to l.; walk eworthily In the
footsteps Of those of, the people who
from the first? day Of independence to
this hour have preserved and enlarged :.
and delivered. to ., us those Ideals. Of
righteousness that .eXalteth a. nation"
1t Is our bounden duty so to-.
direct the purposes and policies, of this
nation that. neither, we, nor our. sons,
nor their sons, shall ever be called to
wage an UNNECESSARY and an unjust
war. No worthy motive can justify
our provoking the righteous. wrath OF
another nation. we, must now and
ever see that no posture in affairs shall
cad to war save in defense Of our own.
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