The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-06-05

downtrodden his children. His home
is wherever the nations flag is way
ing and he is ready to stand beneath
the roof of its. sheltering folds and de-
fend its castle of right even to the
shedding of the last drop of blood. No
monuments, no honors, no eulogies
can reach into that far-off mysterious
realm to which these spirits OF the
dead have gone, but the living are
taught a great lesson in active pa
triotism, which demands loyalty in
time of peace as well as in war.
"The spirit of patriotism does not
pass away but continues in history and
lives in the hearts of the people,
Not Mourned Without Hope 81
ave mourn our dead but with hope
in God and the fture happiness. We look
forward to the grave and see it the
gate of immortality because the facul-
ties of man distinguish him from all
created things and announce to him
that he is destined for more than this
brief, uncertain life, dreary with woe,
grooming with anguish and overflow
ing with tears.
Memorial day was primarily appoint
ed and ordained to honor those who
made the supreme sacrifice in the days
of the Revolution and of 1861. To
these we now add the boys of the
Spanish-American war and finally the
harvest of the grim reaper in that
terrible European catastrophe, the
World war. Our memory even today
is fresh with sorrow and pain at the
loss of our beloved ones over there.
Yet we rejoice that the heroes of the
last war proved themselves worthy
children of the heroes of 1851 and
faithful descendants of the brave men
of the past. In the pages of history
those who fell in the Argonne, at Cha
teur Thierry, Fismes and Belleau
Woods will be found emblazoned along
side of those who fought and bled and
died at Trenton, Valley Forge at
Saratoga, at Gettysburg and Mission
airy Ridge.
Patriotism Lesson of Day.
Patriotism, my dear fellow Amer
leans, is the lesson of today.
"And patriotism means brctherly
love in the cause and principles of our
country. The proofs of such brotherly
love so clearly, so unequivocally evil
denced in our country as result of
the World war would appear positive
lily convincing and should cement us
all into one happy family, irrespective
of creed, color or nationality. Only
they, that have been abroad in the war
ridden countries know the full signi-
fcance Of what our boys over there
meant when they spoke of Gods coun-
try. l assure you, my dear friends,
that the brotherhood of men is no.
where to be found in such degree as
in our country, Gods country, the I'm
tied States.
CAS- you go into France and speak
of Germans you'll soon see the facial
change of the French. AS you go into
Germany and mention the French the
air will vibrate with curses. AS you
go into Italy and say England you'll
see the olive-colored Italian turn pale
with anger.
"Yet here in our country we find the
German, the Italian, the Pole and Rus
sian working together at the same
bench in close friendship and broth
erly feeling. l repeat, my dear friends,
this, our beloved country, the United
States, is indeed Gods country and the
only land of brotherly love. And as
I said these evidences of brotherly
love should cement us all into one
happy family. Yet not so!
Deceives Race Animosity.
"We find in our country men of no
conscience of no scruple INCREASINGLY
laboring to capitalize for personal gain
that ever ready animosity in creed,
color and nationality. Men who ar
rogate to themselves 100 per cent
Americanism and indict others with the
want of it.
"Let us go into our national ceme-
teries in France. There we find the
same cross, the same grave marker
over the remains of Jew and Gentle,
over the remains of Catholic and Prot
estant. Who dares question the per-
centage of Americanism of those silent
yet eloquently speaking graves? Who
dares enter those cemeteries and ask,
Has this one been a Catholic? is
that one a negro?' Was he a jew?
"Such blasphemous interrogations
are unimaginable!
"Yet men in our country today close
their eyes to these proofs of 100 per
cent Americans and go out to stir up
race hatred and creed contentious, and
shamelesly claim 100 per cent Amer
icanism for themselves.
"No, my dear fellow Americans, a
100 per cent American cannot OPEN his
door for such agitation and such prop
agandists.
"The Jew is pointed out as lacking
the proper degree of Americanism for
reasons most ridiculous. The economic
and commercial genius Of the Jew de-
serves admiration and emulation.
''The Negro is Disseminated because
of his lawlessness, yet the whole world
stands aghast at the ever increasing
lawlessness in our whole country.
"The Catholic is told that he can
not be 100 per cent American as long
IS he processes allegiance to the Pope
of Rome.
"Now, my dear friends, l speak for
myself and every Catholic in the whole
world.
"In matters of faith, in affairs spir-
itual pertaining to the salvation of
soul our supreme chieftain is the Pope
of Rome, whom we believe to be the
successor of Christ Himself.
"In matters of country, in affairs of
state and government, my supreme
chief and the supreme of every Cath
olic in this country, is the President in
Washington.