Evening star., 1923-05-30

cloud for us in 1914. and yet we
were drawn into the very cata-
clysm OF all wars. 1t is not
enough to seek assurance for our
selves. l believe it is a God-given
duty to give our influence to
establish the ways of peace
throughout the world. We can
not guarantee. but we can pro-
mote the peaceful adjustment of
disputes; We can aid dn the estab-
lishment of the agencies of peace:
we can be influential in commit
ting the world to the triumphs
of peace. and make hateful to
humankind the spoils of war.
Americans have gloried in our
part as the exemplar of repre-
sentative democracy to aspiring
peoples of the world. II we have
been successful as the exemplar
of democracy, there is duty 10
perform in pointing the way and
influencing the adoption of de-
mocracy's peace.
Cannot Avoid Relationship.
This is world relationship
which we cannot avoid, and will
not avoid in the spirit of the
America which we rejoice to
boast. But there is one thing
I which We may do among our
selves aAne to make our own par
ticipation less likely and Danish
much of wars hatefulness il ma
tlona1 honor must call us to arms
Standing amid group of vet
Grams OF north and south iu glad
reunion at Gettysburg in 1913.
heard these sturdy warriors argue
now they had been drawn into
conflict by the wealth Of north and
south. That was well enough to
argue that kindred Americans had
no reason to fight one another.
But they were far away from the
great cause. Amid the conflicting
ideas and interests in the chaos
of the great beginning an am
biguity was written into the Con-
stltutlon, and il had to be wiped
out. The fathers had not settled
the dispute in the making and
their descendants had to fight il
out In the development of the ma
non. 1t has brought us the need
ful concord of union and the
greater possibilities of the nation.
Takes Fling at Prohteers.
The arguing veterans. fifty years
after gettysburg, on the scene of
the world-famed combat were
thinking of industrial greed in the
north and slave-owning greed in
the south. But in reality their
prejudices had been inspired by
the hateful profiteering incident TO
war.
In all the wars Of all time the
constituencies profiteerer has put
the black blot of greed upon righ-
teous sacrifice and highly purposed
conflict. In our fuller understand
ing of today i'll that exalted con-
Sciousness that every citizen has
his duty to perform. and that his
means, his honor and his life are.
his country's in a time of national
peril, in the next war, if conflict
ever comes again. we will not
alone call to service the youth Of
the land. which has, in the main.
fought all our wars. but we will
draft every resource. every actiV-
ity, all of wealth. and make com
mon cause OF the nations preser-
walton. God grant that no conflict
will come again, but if it does it
shall be without profit to the non
Combatant participants except as
they share in the triumphS of the
nation.
Sees Finer Conscience.
1t will be more grateful nation,
which consecrates all TO a common
cause, and there will be more to
share the gratitude bestowed
More. there will be finer consci-
ence in our war commitments, and
that sublimity of spirit which
makes people invincible.
oh, ii is a glad privilege today to
utter a special love and reverence
for the civil war veterans who
still witness the progress of the
nation they saved and find new
reason. from year TO year. TO glory
in their achievement. out of their
example is undying inspiration. for
their accomplishment is measure
less gratitude.
like to tell these aged veterans
before me that long after they are
gone we will be gratefully Temem-
herring them. and all succeeding
generations will sing their glory.
And every time we meet to me-
morialize and honor them, every
time our successors meet to pay
annual tribute. there will be a pa
triotic resolution in every grateful
heart to be worthy OF the heritage q
which these have left behind. each
to do his part in the making of
greater and a better republic.
mindful of every obligation at
home and unafraid to play our
part in the world in which we live.