The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-12-19
The DOUBLE VISION: YESTERDAY
AND TOMORROW.
By CONRAD

)NRAD
heart ever beat in human breast and
no murmur Of protest passes those
firm set lips. Duty called and he
gave his ALL ,Life's race was almost
run but no sonsremained to carry on.
So much for the outward man, yet
in the hidden, guarded SOUL there
burns q terrible FIRE of loneliness that
pride Of gifts Of man. cannot soften.
His life struggle for are boy brought
no happiness to the failing footsteps
of advancing age. The end was here,
when it should only be the beginning.
God pity those homes!
That Sunday has passed from the
calendar of time. Peace has dawned
once again. The blood lust Of man is
passing away. A strange quiet
.reigns where only yesterday souls
were rent asunder by the thousands.
The last cold form has been moved
from the gloom Of the battlefield.
Nothing breaks the silence Of the
long night, save the miracle Of the
lone night-bird signing for its lost
mate.
h Yes, beautiful peace has come and
man win fight no more. Proud and
happy are the worlds millions yet
untouched by the grim n. reaper Of
death. But how about that lone old
man in the South? ~ There are thou
sands like him Those heralds Of
world peace have not silenced the still
small voice calling from the graves
Of France, to mothers that do not
come. She would have given her life
to have cooled the fevered brow Of
her boy as he sank to sleep not there.
God demands pay for the crimes Of
men, but men do not pay. It's moth
4erhood that has paid through the end
less centuries since the dawn of time.
IT'S motherhood that will always pay.
IS God grant that the last evil of ma
tons lies buried on the banks of the
Rhine. That the coming years wit
ness the union of continents in build
ing shrine of peace that no earthly
power dare shake. - That the broken
hearts of'worlds may heal, to wound
no more.
20 Years have sped by since those
memorable days. -,
+ The legions of despotic ruler have
vanished like chaff before the wind,
yet the peace we fought for remains
Swallowed by another monster shape
that would drive his hateful creed
over our fair land even at the point
of the sword. ---..--.-.
= We deny no man his religion and
we will never * stand to have his
forced upon US.
This is a country by Americans,
for Americans and of Americans and
no influence of foreign nature,
whether of so-called religion or other
wise, shall ever dominate our land.
We seek and will have liberty, no
matter the cost.
Men and women Of those bitter
days, let's make this country our
country, denying no home to the
alien, yet swing high the banner of
pure Americanism that no shadow
may ever darken our fair homes. It
is our land and we stand only for its
preservation. Is that wrong? Do
you stand for less or could you stand
for more?
A hundred million prayers braced
our boys over there. Let the same
host send prayer to God above,
that the cooling dove Of peace may
reach our minds and hearts. That
released, he may soar high above the
troubled world, singing his song Of
peace on earth, good will to men,"
That he may alight atop this loved
nation of ours and as he folds his
his wings, encircle the universe be-
meath. the God-given emblem, and
peace, glorious peace never grow
dim under Gods heaven.
r. God give US America for Ameri-
cans.-Tri-State American.