The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-11-09
SOME THOUGHTS FOR ARMISTIcE DAY

M. &c r;Je and Thanksgiving! Day of conservation re-
nevved and devotion increased to the sacred memory
The brave who offered up their lives on tne aIr OF ~
RepubIic On that day the thoughtful mind VIII tun o!
~ L aoes of memory to read again the story or their
achievements and victories
Fitting it is that we should, in spirit go on that day. IN
long professions to heap flowers upon the graves OF our
soldier dead and speak above their dust the iame OF
t ade and the glory of our country. Nor shall we on
that day be unindul of those who dared on tne same
filed the same Deaths those thousands OF manned anu
rinned and insane who fought the good right now MD
aen avav in hospitals and asyums forgotten by the war
lords whose battles they fought ana HO1 - ~
the people of America "
Arnistice Day! What stories of sacrifice It
from the dav we heard the agOnizng OF EuroPe we
are fighting with backs to the walls Save US America
we erish Eve did to give our Ves our honof
and All we possessed-Frst hundred millions, then
four billions then five hundred and fifty millions then
two billions till the gold flowed in unendng streams
Our ships brought punishment to starving mlilOfs
VIZ Cad be hungry we clothed the cold built homes for
che homeless and soIaced the hopeless. The deeds OF
our Red Cross heroes and heroins our Jewish welfare
workers, our Salvation Army lads and lasses our
KNIGHTS of Columbus and Young Men ass0ClauOn'
are not mine to record they writ down IN golden let
er To be for ever more the bright spots in Amrcan MS
torv For all these benedctOns do praise and bless
God.
L 80 happens that on Armisce Day the Lords as
aembIe for disarmament conference Let US hope tor
| hest and prepare for the worst The War Lords are
honorable en But the people had their choice they
yvoud send to the conference the crippled war
veterans with their crutches and wheel chairs from
France, Italy, Japan, England and America
IT, our ears of flesh and blood could listen to the voices
of the tens of millions of victims would bear them
cv Citizens of earth hear for cause! We come
from the land of peace and Lowell Listen We died that
Hate might give place to love- We died that Greed and
Sefishness and Pride might be banshed into eternal
lie We died that Gods love might reign once again in
che hearts and conferences Of We died to teach you
pilgrims of the earth that it's foolish to fight against God
His powr is from eternity to eternity!
Listen to the $4,000 Amrcan dead: Citizens and low
es Of America We died that the SOLEMN lessons OF
death and this cause might teach to beware OF mixing
I'M into the hates and eaouses of foreign peoples to the
detrment of America, that the circumstances or our
death might induce you take solemn resolution to
live your Iife in your way, on your own cont
nent that you might go back the lessons of the Fathers
10 practice the constitution and keep OUR FLAG pure
and without spot and stain. We died that from the soil
of France believed with blood the flowers OF liberty
might bloom in all oppressed nations and perfum the
world Would to God that the spirit of those dead might
enter the Washington conference together with the spirit
Of God
Peace We fled from the several states of Europe to
avoid the quarrels of yrans and the intolerance OF b
COTS We struck coin new commandment r
PIribus Unum' and an God We Trust" These two pre-
cepts put together Glove God and your neigh
bor and YOU fulfill the whole law of the prophets.
Each of us have the duties to protect Flag and
obey our rightly constituted government and hold IN ouI
heart love for our brother American.
victory of force is victory, it can not last Spr
4aI victories lasting Love concuors the world Lei
he figure of The Christ walk again among
Blessed are the peacemakers for theirs is the Kingdom
Of Heaven.
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