Putnam patriot., 1927-11-17
CITIZENS COOPERATE WITH
 VETERANS ON ARMISTICE DAY

death. and made 1t the token and sym b0l Of their lives.
 IL cost four years of woeful blood. shed here in America that the integ- rity of the Union might be maintained and iu order that North South. East and West might today repeat together that stirring phrase. We the people af the United States There are men llvlnR. some nf them here. with bowed shoulders and uubowed spirit. men who once travelled the path of danger that this republic might remain. one nation indiyisible with liberty and justice for all
 Laid Down Their Lives
 Think. too. of price paid in that last terrible Har that shook the world to its foundations. A. iIs memories come flooding back to us on this me m0fial day We are reminded that many thousands of our comrades laId down thelr lives Fl behalf of q cause that t0 them seemed worth more than life. Aud today Ne hold them in remem- hFaHee because their name and lives haEe become identified with another gteai trugRle for human rights. Cir camstaHces oyer which they had no control called for their sacrifice and mpialningly they made sacrifice m order that freedom and justice might not perish on the earth
 Nor should We forget. on thls me morial day, that the battles Of Ameri- ea have been fought by representatives of every race and religion that have found haven in this home of free dom There has been nothing exelus- ive about the armies that have fought the wars of this great country No recruiting officer has ever asked about a man's color or creed There has been no iusistance that a soldier be white or protestant or gentle. The only requirement for the risk of death in battle has been the aristocraey of the white color of loyalty 1 have ! wondered sometimes If there are not those who have forgotten the outstand. ! ing fact. that no particular group has ever had monopoly in patriotism, that men of all sorts and conditions alike have sprung to the defense of this country in her hour of need, Re eently l found stirring testimony of thiz truth as read over the names of certain soldiers of the American Ex- ped tionary forces who were decorated for extreme heroism. The heroism of the eight American soldiers whom l am about to name was duplicated iu every one af the regiments which serv- ed at the front in France. Each of these men was awarded the disiiu- guished service cross. They were members Of a regiment that lts eu= tiretE had been cited by the French government. five times for heroism in battle These eight were among q se- lect group who ranked higher than all the rest Their names are
 John N Bilitski Lonnie l.. Moscow. Aloizy Nagowski. Isaac Rabinowitz, Epifanio Afatato. Wasyi koloeZyk. Daniel Meskawitz. and Anthony scla- foni
 Let Them Beware
 Let those gho are seeking to make American citizenship exclusive. and who are proclaimng that certain groups are not worthy of this nation liberties. let them beware lest they be- tray the very mon whose outpoured blood and willing sacrifice has bought for us all the untold blessings of tol- eration and freedom.
 And finally as on this day We recall the deeds of our heroic dead and recog nize the truth that what has come to us by another's sacrifice does not be- long to us. We are merely the trus- tees of a great heritage, the common treasury of humanity.
 It k really shameful thing for anyone te receive into his life gifts and privileges that have come through the struggle and sacrifice of others and to use them as if they were q mere private possession. They must be re garded as solemn and blessed trust to be used for the common good of the country and its people.
 We are gathered together to do honor to the memory of those men who have given their lives in the defense of their country, but the best way We can honor their memory Is returning to home and shop. to office and mill, re- solved to live in their spirit true patrl otism and noble service. Through sac riiice in time of war these men exalted themselves. and through that same spirit of sacrifical service made mani fest in days of peace We too car eNait ourselves to place of honor. In the dramatic days of armed battle these men fought against injustice and wick edness. against tyranny and wrong. Today every citizen worthy of the name should daily be waging battle for pure poiltlcs anu clNlS flEHtsousits'sa'
 Concluding Exercises
 Following the address one verse of fhe Star Spangled Banner WAS sung. benediction was pronounced by Rev
 Mir. English and there was q minutes silence as taps were sounded
 Five hundred people waited ta . watch the football game between P , H s. and Nil St Charles school of , woousocket The visiting eleven won . to 6
 The drum corps marched 10 St Johns Hall and soon the carnival of the Veterans If Foreign Wars was under way In the evening the Nickel Bazaar at the high school was added e. the amusement feature at the close of a splendid days program.
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