Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-05-22


and Granny of the land But the
official recognition of the services of its patriotic
sons will be made Memorial Day by the placing
OF wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Dead
In front of the amphitheater at Arlington.
President Coolidge and members of his cabinet
will place that wreath. And President Coolidge
will make the address of the day.
And this Is eminently fitting. For Memorial Day
and Armistice Day not only touch but overlap.
On Memorial Day Americans assemble to COM
memorate our soldier dead-to express our thanks
for their service, by recountng their deeds of
valor, by making new resolves to make ourselves
worthy of their name and fame
Unstinted and unashamed Is our hero worship
Memorial Day. And this Is well. Time is kindly
in that 1t heals all wounds. But time Is not kind
ly If it also brings forgetfulness of the glorious
past. What worth fighting for is worth re-
Numbering. We are not warlke nation, but
there is no fighting man like the American fight
ing man. The Stars and Stripes has never been
lowered in defeat. We independence by
fighting for it. We have kept it by fighting for it.
SO on Memorial Day we celebrate the deeds of our
fighting men.
Yet the spirit of Memorial Day is not war but
peace. It's purpose is not to awaken memories of
and slaughter, nor to rekindle hateful fires of
passion, to exult over the defeated. We weep
because the dead are ours. We thrill pride be-
cause they are ours. We rejoice that they are In
Gods keeping. We should resolve anew to dedi-
cate the wealth and power and influence of the
nation to liberty justice, humanity and peace.
Doubtless the President will make notable adj
dress The scene and the occasion are inspiring.
1t is said that he accepted the invitation to speak
with thanks Certainly the opportunity is great.
For all the world will listen and take heed to his
words. 1t is known how ardently he desires peace
with honor for all the world. In his inaugural
address he said
But there is another element, more important
than ALL without which there cannot be the slight
est hope of a permanent peace That element lies
in the heart of humanity. Unless the desire for
pace be cherished there, unless this fundamental
and only natural source of brotherly love be Gull
tivated to its highest degree, all artificial efforts
realization that only under reign of law, based
Righteousness and supported by the religious
conviction of the brotherhood of man, can there
be any hope of complete and satisfying life.
Parchment will fall the sword will fail-it is
only the spiritual nature of man that be
triumphant
And is it known that President Coolidge believes
in action rather than words to bring about world
peace. He Is making preparations looking to the
calling of second arms conference at Washing
ton The first succeeded in abolishing competitive
naval armament among the great powers. The
coming conference, 1t is believed, will begin where
the last left off. And the President received at
the White House the delegates to the recent Con-
ference on the Cause and Cure of War by organ
tied woman and said to them, among other things:
Your conference has been brought together to
consider the and OF In gem
grafton, which has the supreme demonstration
OF the futility and the horrors of ought
to be able to count upon an overwhelming senti-
ment for measures which give reasonable promise
OF preventing limiting
AS our vision of Its frightfuness is dimmed.
the edge OF It's horror is aulled with the passing
OF time, may expect corresponding dimnu-
ton of zeal for institutions to prevent war This
is unfortunate, but 1t Is the lesson taught by all
experiences For this very reason. every organized
movement TO keep alive the realization of wars
destructiveness serves helpful purpose. IT. for
fha nax hun red he ma md
fought and suffered to carry the World war
and who compelled afterward to struggle
and sacrifice to pay for 1t. could survive and keen
alive the proper realization of what war really
means. the chance of formulating programs to pre-
vent its repetition would be greatly improved But
those who lived and and felt and knew these
things will pass They will be succeeded by
others to whom distorted picture OF glory and
heroism will make it's appeal
So II Is particularly to be desired that uneaauras
be instituted as soon as possible by the men and
women who know the truth about war, which NAV
tho future from such experiences a. NJ q
come In our time. It ia for the generation whISh
and survived TO dsyise measure OF prsysnti1n
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