, 1922-05-30

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nLct 20 decorate with flowers not only
h graves Of southern soldiers, but
also the unmarked graves OF those who
belonging to the northern army. This
custom was quite generally observed
throughout the south and in 1855
Genera John A. Logan, who was chen
Commander IN Chief OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic. designated May
Soth as Memorial day. and since that
time Il has been generally observed
throughout the United States and In
many states IL has been declared al
holiday. Net only Is Memorial day
observed as q nanonal holiday in the
United States but IL has become an
International day. and no day. with
the exception OF Christmas Is more
universally observed.
"The veterans of mary nations
which took part in the world war as
allies Of the United States will today
observe Decoration day by fitting cere-
monies. Not only will we honor the
dead OF the civil var, the Spanish
war and the world war who are repre-
scented by survivors. but also those
who o part in the earlier wars Of
this country.
"As I said before 1t is a day of sad.
ness and that which brings his home
to me more than any other is the rap
idly thinning ranks OF those who made
up tho Grand Army OF tho Republic
IL seems but a very short time since
on Decoration day those who marched
IN tha 80 uniforms OF that Army
were i:-t only many i'm number. but
str .ng in health and vigor. Many OF
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since boyhood and as L remember
them they were men who were most
active and prominent in the affairs
OF both the state and nation.
while all wars have produced
heroes and while those who took part
have suffered almost unbearable and
innumerable hardships, the United
States has never been through ; wa
which was as lasting and which was
as hard fought as was the war Of
the RebeIioh. Those of us who are
younger should always bear this fact
in mind and should never fail to real
lie that those men. the survivors of
the civil war. not only on cou OF
their age at the present time, but on
account Of what they have gone
through are entitled to Difference and
respect due TO no other class of citi.
zens.
"At the same time I do not want to
belittle in any way the deeds or ac-
complishments OF those who
our armies and navies OF the Spanish
and world war. Among them are not
only men who suffered as much and
endured as great hardships as those
who toe part in the civil war, but
even those who did not take part in
the conflicts, but wore the uniform
are entitled TO the respect and ever
lasting gratitude OF this nation as they
wero as weiling. had the opportunity
been Offered them to make as great
satcrifices ant to endure p~rivations for
as long a period as were the veter-
ans of the civil war.
N organization has ever PLAYED
such an important part in the history
of the nation as has the Grand Army
OF the Republic. Its successor in the
American Legion. The American Lei
gion being a reorganization made up
of the young men Of the nation who
took part In the world war must play
as important a part in tho future of
the country as they did in the great
war. The principles for which the
Legion stand are the very best and
IL should be a means of upholdingI
American honor and American ideals,
and further it should be able to in,-
press pom others, not members of the
legion, the principles for which i'll
stands and cause them to become bet.
ter and more useful citizens.
"The west, and particularly a
state like Wyoming, is a you-s
mans country; the future of this
state in its development economic
ally, socially. and politically will be
largely in the hands of those who
took part in the Words war. Upon
them the future of Wyoming must
depend. The veterans of the Civil
war settled the middle west and
were responsible for the building
up of great states like Iowa and
Kansas. II is reasonable to suppose
that the World war veterans will
bring about the development of the
great natural resources with which
Wyoming is blessed. The state of
Wyoming is to be congratulated
that SO many of the ~ex-soldiers and
ming.
LIME CURES Hlduy HIOnSS- II
hatreds of to-day are forgotten to-
morrow. The great war brought
together Great Britain and the
United States, who had been hered-
itary enemies. Time has wiped out
the feelings en~gendered by the
Civil war, and perhaps other wars
in which both the north and south
have fought side by side have done
more than all other things to bring
this nation together and to make a
reunited nation where there were
two different peoples held together
ny force of arms. In the World
war nations which had been
enemies for years fought side by
side and their soldiers became COM
rades.
Mature and agriculture take
over the deserted battlefields and
repair the rnvages wrought by
war. Gradually the ~earthworks are
smoothed down; rifle pits and
trenches are filled in and that which
has once been destroyed by man
becomes, through the acts of peace,
and by the help of nature. no longer
a h~,tfIafiald II ie for4y1pata that