Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-11-15

mean peace He cited as an exam
pie, Switzerland's citizen army dur
ing the late war, which saved them
from the heart aches of war The
great country of China had no mill
tary policy and at the armament
conference she sat at the foot of the
table, because she represented no
power, while on the other hand lit
tie Japan sat near the head of the
table, because she represented
strength and power in her military
preparedness. The speaker believes
the ''Dacifists' ideals are not prac-
tical, that they are indeed not real
racifats. re considers an army il
the same relation to the country as
we consider insurance, that it is
protection. Germany felt that ours
was a "pacifst" nation, anu 1T was
long time, the speaker said, after
America was in the fighting before
countries of Europe believed it, and
when Germany and other countries
learned it then it was that the
morale of Germany's army was brok-
en-. The speaker said there are
three highways looking to peace
which should be carefully consider
ed: First, preach with greater en-
ergy the gospel Of good will; second,
consider cautiously, looking to some
cooperation among nations to pre-
vent wars; third, support whole
heartedly the plan Of the United
States to defend the United States
by citizen soldiery, not by pro-
/ fessional army.
Following Cant. IittIe's address
came another fine selection by the
choral club-''The Soldiers Chorus
from Faust" an ever fitting song
for a patriotic occasion, and a gen
orally well loved one.
The singing of the Star Spangled
/ Banner followed, accompanied by
the band, and concluded the exer-
ciseS.
The speaking was from the ban1
stand in the grove, in front of which
is the monument. At the left were
seats for the soldiers of the Civil
war, w. R. c., World War soldiers,
and Ladies' Auxiliary Besides the
speakers in the stand were employees
/ from the Michigan Malleable Iron
works. Detroit, about two dozen in
all, who represented the Simpson
family. Just east of the monument
were raised seats for the choral So
ciety, and nearby were chairs for
the band.
From every standpoint, the
weather, crowd, singing, speaking,
music by the band, and the manner
| in which the exercises were carried
! through in general, it was a grand
J success-a great occasion never to
be forgotten by the large number
present, and was indeed a splendid
manifestation of the appreciation of
i the people for the Doughboy monu-
ment, so generously donated in be-
half of the World War soldiers by
the late Mr. Simpson. and his wife,
! who was so willing and pleased to
carry out the wishes of her beloved
! husband
The whole ceremony was a fitting
one not only for the unveiling and
dedication of the monument, but as
celebration of Armistice day.
! The statue is of original design,
and was made by Frederick Heb
bard, noted sculptor of Chicago.
I The base is 7 feet, inches long by
feet, 10 inches wide, and is IS
inches high. The die is 6 feet long.
feet, 9 inches wide, and 2 feet
high. The statue itself is s feet, 6
inches high. Weight of all is 9
/ tons. The foundation is elevated 2
, feet and is surrounded by concrete
/ curbing inches wide, which slopes
to the base, the enclosed plot being
filled with earth and sown to grass.
The Christie & Taylor monument
works of Malta placed the statue
and did the granite work, Barre
granite being used.
On the north side of the monu-
ment, next to the grove is the in
scription presented by Thomas H.
Simpson 1928" while on the south,
facing the common are the words
I'm commemoration of the boys who
served their country so faithfully
| and well in the World War"