The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-11
Arn1istice Day Was
Remembered Today
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stood at attention and a bugler
presented himself In military FASH
ion. Waterbury,s "0old Star"
mothers, women who lost their sons
In the great World War sat gazing
at the honor roll on which Is in
scribed their lost, loved ones.
Scene Impressive
The scene was an impressive one
as flags Of the nation and Of the
veterans organizations glistened IN
the bright sunlight. Wreath after
wreath was placed at the foot OF
the honor roll. There was silence
while the factory whistles continued
to toll out their traditional message
and while the siren atop the nearby
fire headquarters sounded.
Rev. +. j. Barrett
Robert Mclaughlin, commander
of Wheeler Young post Of the Veter..
ans Of Foreign Wars, introduced
Father Barrett. Declaring that
the lives Of many Of the country's
youth had been shattered and sac
rificed, Father Barrett, In his tnvo-
catoin, declared that 1t Is pertinent
that there should be impaired In
the hearts Of today's children O
fervant desire for peace. "Give us
wisdom, oh God" he prayer, sc
that we may be guided to peace and
prosperity rather than war and de-
struction."
Rev. DR.. Anderson
Rev. Mr.. Anderson, In delivering
the principal honor roll address, ad-
dressed those veterans and Gold
Star mothers before him as "corn-
rades". He was overseas with the
American forces In the World war.
IAN armistice Is not peace" he
said. ''It means O brief cessation
of hostilities. Many thought 1t
meant the end Of war. While there
was O celebration here when the
, glad news Of the armistice was
celebrated here there was no such
celebration at the front. We were
glad, Of course. 1t came to US as
moment Of great silence. There
was the great roar OF guns. Sud-
denly the roar ceased. The silence
was so great that you could feel 1t.
The armistice meant to use the
enkindnling of hope in our breasts
and those Of other man, women and
children thath 1t mean the end OF
war and the dawn Of better days.
But, as we look back through the
last IS years thaht have passed wa
find the same furore that existed
before the World war. We see the
same jealousy among nations, the
desire to be at the top Is rampant.
Nations are arming TO the teeth
Europe Is sitting on q gunpowder
key which Is waiting for q spark to
set 1t off and throw defenseless
men, women and children once
more into a conflict that will ex-
tract more lives.
"Can America keep out Of the
next war. The answer Is that noe
body in America wants war. The
romance Of 1t has been stripped
away. War Is bloody, filthy ana
hateful. We want peace. Peace
does not mean cowardice. Peace
does not mean a lack Of heroism
or q lack Of activity. Peace calls
for heroes In a sterner voice. Let
not Armistice day have been IN
vain. America went into the World
war In the spirit Of q crusader, to
make the world safe for democracy
and to make the world o decent
place In which to live. We still
have that task before us. War can.
not make the world safe for De.
mocracy or decent place IN which
to live. Peace cant"
Rev. Mr.. Anderson lauded the
men who fell for the cause Of
democracy.
Former Mayor sandland
Ex-Mayor Sandland, who was
Warerbury's chief executive
throughout part of the World War,
declared that nobody can ever for
get the anxiety Of families while the
boys were away and the rejoicing
that occurred when the news Of the
Armistice was received. I'VE all
hope and pray that peace will con-
tinue forever" he declared. "Arni-
stice Day Is more than q date on
which to celebrate, It Is O brilliant
beacon In the cause Of peace to
which we must look forward to-" he
asserted. He pointed out that Amer
lea poured 100000 men into Eu-
rope when the Allies had their
backs to the wall. 1.-THE flag Of the
United States has never gone down
to defeat and we knew that our
boys would return victorious" he
said. I'VE acknowledge the debt we
owe to these many dead" he assert
ed, turning to the honor roll. "They
who died and those who returned
are men we must honor because