Arizona republican., 1922-04-26
STATE ENCAMPMENT
Of VT: v. OPENS IN
IMPRESSIVE MANNER.

Impressive ceremony marked tn,
opening yesterday morning of tn,
Arizona department. Veterans of For
eign Wars. The meeting was opened
at the Strand theater at $3.50 o'clocl
by Judge R. C. Stanford, general
chairman.
er, led by Mrs. Charles 3. Palmer
followed by the singing of America
by the entire assemblage. Ralph
Bloem lead the singing.
Judge Stanford headed the list o.
speakers with a tribute to the good
citizenship displayed by the repre-
sentatives of the organization of vet
erans and asserted that the red flag
of Bolshvism could never wave over
a land where men were used to au-
thority and accustomed to exercis-
ing it
The delegates, a great many OF
whom are from various parts of this
state. were welcomed by Mayor Will
lis II. Plunkett in behalf of the city
of Phoenix. The mayor, too. sound
ed the goo citizenship note and re-
marked that the organization has q
great opportunity for bringing about
closer cooperation between the
city. county and state governments.
Gov. Thomas E. Campbell was en-
Enthusiastically received when he rose
to be introduced to to deliver an ad-
dress which, although short. was a
forceful conception and summary
of the possibilities open to the war
vets as private citizens. Following
is the text of the governors speech:
Governors Address
You are met here in convention
this morning to renew the friendships
which We're formed on foreign shores.
sfto talk over the tremendous expert
ences which We're yours. and to live
again those days of service of which
America as a nation has just right
to be proud. But you are met to-
gether for more than these. / feel
sure that YOU will agree with me
when I say that your gathering here
will fail of its purpose if you fail
to renew and to revive that vision
which must have come to each of
you during your service on foreign
soil of what America is and what
America means to the world.
We have long been called a pro-
svincial people Our interest in the de-
velopment of our own magnificent
country has kept US as a people from
taking that interest IN world affairs
which we perhaps should have had.
But to you who have seen service in
France in Cuba, in Siberia, perhaps,
there has come new appreciation of
the meaning of the Stars and Stripes.
You know as you did not know per-
haps before you left our shores, what
that glorious flag spells to the world. |
to the human race.
I cannot help thinking this morn
ing what an incalculable force for
n t3-
throughout these United States may |
be. I cannot but feel that the vision |
of service. the realization of Amer ]
ica's part in the affairs of mankind |
and the destiny of the world must |
impei YOU to become that active and /
potent force which will be the much |
needed leaven in this great melting |
pot and which through Americaniza-
ton will bring about that develop
ment into a homogeneous people that /
is so greatly needed There is more
to Americanization than simply the
teaching of English to foreigners.
Meet as Patriots
You meet here today as the inherl-
tors of those principles which pre-
served our ration and extended its
guarantees to all its
citizens. You come not as partisans
but as patriots You come to pledge
anew your faith in all that America
means and to declare your firm de-
termination to defend her within and
without from every foe. Above that
you come to pay your tribute of won
der and admiration at the great
of our nation and at
the glory which they are shedding
around her.
We live under the fairest govern
ment on earth. But it is not self
sustaining. Nor is that all. There are
selfishingneas and injustice and evil
in the world. More than that, these
forces are never at rest. Some desire
to use the processes of government
for their own ends. Some desire to
destroy the authority of government
Our institutions are pred
ated on the rights and the corre-
spending duties, on the worth of the
1t is to him that we must
look for safety. We may need new
charters, new constitutions and new
laws at times. We must always have
an alert and interested citizenship.
We have no dependence bu the indi-
Vidual. New charters cannot save us.
They may appear to help, but the
chances are that the beneficial re-
suits obtained result from an in
-ISdSSu 4ulSISSl dtOuoSU-OS 0Sess'S
ing changes Laws do not make re-
forms; reforms do not make laws.
We cannot look to government: we
must look to ourselves. We mustl
stand not in the expectation Of re-
ward but with a desire to serve. There
viii come out of government exactly
what is put into it. Society gets about
what it deserves. It is the part of
educated men to know and recognize $
.hese principles and influences and ]
them to inform and warn
heir fellow countryrnen. Politics is