The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-16

Wales, from the States of this glorious American
Republic from all the islands of the sea- from
wherever live the sons of the glorious race that
3 speaks the language Shakespeare spake and
thinks the thoughts that Milton thought. and
dreams the dreams that Tennyson dreamt-of this
race which stands and has so long stood lin the
foremost files of time'-in they came troopng
10 the rescue of ravished Belgium. of torn Serbia,
or bleeding France, of expiring democracy with
eyes front and Gods unseen hand on their
shoulders driving them forward in high emprize
TO do or to die They proved in the old land
and In the new lands that those had cruelty
slandered them who had said their religion was
the idoatrous worship of dollars. pounds shill-
lngs, and pence. They demonstrated, on the con-
trary that they had not changed in character,
courage herosm or endurance from those Of
their ancestors who demanded liberty at Runny-
mede or stood with the Black Prince at Crecy and
Poitiers or followed Richard of the lion heart
on the deserts Of Syria and over the hills of
Palestine. or summoned up their courage with
heroic Prince Hal at Harfeur and Agincourt or
from those who fought and won religious liberty
with Drake and Howard as their shirs met the
hosts of the Spanish Armada and with the help
Of Gods winds sank 1t in the North Sea, while
their glorious queen, Great Elizabeth hurled
proud scorn at Philip and at Spain; or from those
who, under Havelock, bearing the white mans
burden, under the heat and glare of an East
Indian sun. entered Lucknow TO the martial
strains of The Campbells are coming and saved
its wounded men and furnishing women and chill
dren; from those who climbed with Wolfe the
Heights of Abraham and by his victory at Ono
bee completed the dedication of this continent IN
the English language, English literature and Emo
lish law, making 1t today the most priceless Jewel
In the crown Of the races possession. These 5ovs
or ours proved themselves worthily descended
from those who wrested our coasts and noun
tains and valleys from savage men and vet more
nnfyr nd
Droadest domestic hearth this earth around
which the sons and daughters of the race con
now gather; worthiy sprung from those who later
at Lexington fired the shot which was heard
around the world or with Washington srarvad
and died and endured and prevailed at VaI,ov
Forge, or finally with him at Yorktown carried
to final victory the of American and Eng,ish
civil and political liberty. inherited from their
ancestors across the sea and reasserted nv them
here, not only for themselves but as is rou
clearly seen, for Englishmen in England itsa,,
ana IN every English colony; worthy of their
fathers who won with Sherman and Gran, o-
lost with Jackson and Lee greatly falling with a
faliing state and leaving fadeless names and
unconquered renown for themselves and tbo,r
cause. Our boys, the descendants of oil tboso
your boys and mine-'proved the metal of tha,
pastures at ChateauTherry. on the Somma a,
st. Mihel and in the Argonne and proved that
they had in them the blood of all of tbeso .hn.
glorious sires and like them knew no conn, .,
self when duty or country or liberty or instico
or civilization called"
What Is now the spirit Of Armstice dav IN
America? This. at least can be answered in
part. It's outward and visible sign" is honor to
the Unknown Dead" ~
This is of course a symbol for manv ,h,u
Read into Ii the things you and vours ala G.
your country and you have at least n nart of its
meaning--f you and yours did your best
The spirit of the day Is in no small nart q
glorifcation of the Fighting Yank." Bur no in.
telligent lover Of peace need shrink from this
To be ready to fight for his country is the crown.
ing touch OF that service and sacrifice which 80
the foundation Of society aud the salvation of nm