Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-08-11
CHAPTER KIN.

So everywhere over the country, that
winter Of 1916, there were light-heart-
d boys skylarking at college, or on
he farms; and In the towns the
young machinists snowballed one an
other as they came from the shops;
Shlle on this Sunday of the ''frat"
snow fight probably several hundreds
b thousands Of youthful bachelors, be-
tween the two oceans, went walking,
ke Ramsey, each with a girl who
Sud forget the weather. Yet boys
nineteen and in the twenties were
at llght-hearted all the time that VIM
and that spring and that summer.
vi Of them knew long, thoughtful
snents, as Ramsey did, when they
eemed to be thinking not of girls or
work or play-nor Of anything around
them, but Of some more vital matter
Or prospect. And at such times they
were grave, but not ungentle.
For the long strain was on the coun-
try; underneath all its outward SEEM
S'ng OF things going on as usual there
SHOOK deep vibration, like the air
trembling to vast organ pipes in dia-
pasons too profound to reach the ear
ne sound; one felt, not heard, thunder
s. p the ground under ones feet. The
q uccession Of diplomatic notes came
80 an end after the torpedoins Of the
Fcussexi and at last the tricky ruling
germans in Berlin gave their word to
murder no more, and people said. saThis
means peace for America, and all is
lseh for u.s." but everybody knew In
rs heart that nothing was wen for
" that there was no peace.
They said, "All is we'll" while that
nlnder in the ground never ceased
grew deeper and heavier till all
america shook with it and 1t became
pO"iy audible as the voice of 1he old
american soil, soil wherein lay those
- lad defended 1t aforetiine. soil
- pred those who would defend it
gam, lor 1t was theirs and the mean
~ OF it-Life, Liberty, and the Pur-
~ OF Happiness-was theirs. and
-eis 70 defend. and they knew thew
SOula defend 1t, and that more than
4 glory Of Nation was at stake.
- freedom Of Man was at stake Ga
aauaily, the sacred thunder reached
. ears Of the young men and gave
lsn those deep moments that came to
uem whether they sat In the clasa-
r' su or the counting-room, or walked
~ ee plow, or stood to the machine.
uehlnd the ribbon counter. Thus
uuhder shook them and tried them
- slowly came into their lives and
rLsea everything for them.
ua'e Of the Germans was NOT brad
y contempt for what Germany had
49, "a lieu Of q national heart. .
p1 as mighty and as profound
1, e resolve that the German wev
IN - herman viii should not pro-
NJ MAJ = america, nor in any country Of
'o''a that would be free. And
,sns 1oe German kaiser laid his COM
Sor M upon America. that no American
~ mke his ship upon the fvaa
~ ~ !, Death being the penalty for anv
n II " g,lsooeyed, then the German kaiser ls
sv y answer, not only to this new
,,hsr NAG naa made for us, but to many
lpsr thoughts Of his. Yet the an
R. sas Tor some time DELAYED
tltsraee. IS bitter Sunday. and ,ts
sse ,'nes' went everywhere. Il sve -
IN !. Y me whole world that he,d
\. ~ y. generous hearts. rts bitter 1
N s vSae to the special meet,pe &
ssr,' 'a' hail. where there tsor =
g J, indeed, Of that right sort and
sa T Tgn became vocal in its bitter tel.
a,es.d 1Als waa the heart Of Oi FTad
aag a.. who was now al autbo ns1
lsIr,,p.' PRESIDENT Of fhe Jss:e- u.s. =
a. N, ANN. & the Prom c4fnm mite ans, aDa
!, J. ,.iass pI"2ss.st to be and 3 p Iivs
= as age. u y iss
,s,sss' ' :. deal rather ha rr been 's ahnt
Us head than heard hear g ~ NE, snOs