The Carbon County news., 1928-11-15

"We wish that humanity had prog
ressed so far from the savage that no
nation need fear from the ambition,
hatred or avarice of another.
"We wish that our natures had he
come so refined that we could dis
charge our police officers and take
the locks from our doors.
"But as much as we wish this, We
cannot believe that it has come to
pass.
"When open warfare is tearing
many parts of the globe, when intri-
cue and espionage are being widely /
practiced, when dictators rule numer-
Gus countries and when international /
hatreds and suspicious stalk through /
the world, we cannot believe that the /
brotherhood of man has come.
"In the feeble beginnings of inter
national accord we can see no guaran-
tees which would justify America in
stripping off all armor in such a
world.
"The advocates of pacifism as
way to peace are conducting furious
campaign against all national defense
preparations.
"They are attempting to prevent
the training of students in reserve
officers training corps.
"They haunt the halls of congress,
seeking to prevent appropriations for
defense purposes.
"They appear before churches and
women's organizations, making an
emotional plea for total disarmament.
"Many earnest and sincere persons
are in the ranks of pacifistic organiza-
tions. but we cannot help but feel
that they are not using their intelli-
, gence when they support this theory
: "In the fanatical crusade Of the
pacifists against all preparation fol-
war, denunciations are being hurled
at the men who made America and
preserved its existence, against the
very men who gave their all for THEN
country.
because in war these men were
5 forced to take human life, pacifis
l agitators are branding them as criml
nails and calling for their names an'
deeds to be expunged from our schoo
. text books.
e Human life is a precious thing
but it is not the most precious thlnI
e in this world by far.
&c 'There are such things as ideal;
/ freedom, civilization, which so ia
: transcend in value the individual hu
Z, man life that there is no comparison
g "And when it comes to a comparlso
n between sacrificing these things an
I sacrificing human life, | think ther
can be no choice If ever again tn
= call comes to defend the right, hop
l. our young men will respond as vii
ID ingly as the young men in our pas
y history, and if need be give life an
= take life in order that things whic
~ are more eternal than the human ella
- may survive.
e. "And we come to the question
W was it worth it?
w. care the deeds and sacrifices
ne these men who have worn the unifor
n of our country justified by what hs
~ resulted?
10 "For the answer we must turn
le ourselves. We have inherited tt
America that they defended. Wh'
y are we doing with it?
AZ "For myself, / can only answe
that their deeds and sacrifices a
M justified only insofar as we ke'
sacred and inviolate those principl
" for which they fought and died-on
u insofar as we see that liberty al
er justice and the equality of man do
not perish from the face Of the ear
De only insofar as we are prepared
uphold those principles of liberty al
-= justice and equality without needle
m, sacrifice of the youth of the land.
"a "Men have fought for those pri
81 ciples, men have died for them.
ri "They are what America NEAR
N They are what Armistice day syn
S9 bolizes.
@ "And upon them men have bu
Ri the mightiest nation in the world.
III 'To that nation we here aga
81 pledge allegiance.
Isl "Sail on, sail on, 0 ship OF state!
a Sail on, o Union, strong and grea
ri Humanity with all it's fears
e With all it's hope of future year
gSl Is hanging breathless on thy fate