The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-11-13

and that a motion picture, Man
Without Country was shown to
all students sometime during the
day. Said Commander Richards in
his introduction, "Armistice Day is
an occasion of Thanksgiving for VIC
tory. We are gathered today to OBJ
serve and. in sense, to celebrate
that glorious day just 23 years ago
when the bitter fighting Of World
War | ceased and we were returned
to the blessings Of peace and lib
erty and the Joys which accompany
the lives Of free people
In quoting from a proclamation.
Commander Richards continued,
"Annistice Day this year again finds
most Of the civilized nations of the
Old World engaged in mortal COM
bat to survive.
May God speed the day when
they again will seek an Armistice
and return to the ways Of peace,
tranquility and happiness.
so let VI all join in this Armn-
tice Day celebration to help keep
alive the spirit Of peace and at the
same time express our sense OF graf
itude and pride in the boys who in
both war and peace have 50 COM
pletely demonstrated their loyalty
and devotion to their country now
and in the past"
In his main address, Commander
Richards gave points from the Le-
gion ceremony for Armistice day in
part Is follows:
With all thankfulness we look
back to that Armistice Day which
ended the World War. We remem-
Der how gladly men stood erect in
the sun onEe more and let their
fires shine out at night without
concealment; how the load Of anxi-
ETY. fell in moment from world
Of women's hearts; how a war torn
world turned back to peace with
profound gratitude to the God who
gave it and to the men who paid for
it with their lives War pro-
duces greatest extremes in human
life.
1T brings men to sanity; yet /,
drives them mad It reveals them
magnificent in sacrifice and revolt
ing in brutality =. There was q
half truth in that doctrine OF the
prophets Of war, tor war does breed
splendid and essential virtues. Blu
i hreeday tbem af too terrible cost
re1c1s 1ssa |lIaelb stlet sans:
virtues without that cost.
"A great American said before
the war: Martial virtues, (1) in,
trepidity Of courage, (2) contemp
for softness, ca surrender OF pri-
vate interest, and (N obedience tt
command must still remain The
rocks on which states are built
We have not inspired youth in peace
as we inspired them in war. 1t !!
for us to rear new standards of sue
cess. We must pay public honor
where public honor is due. WI
must not uphold the mere manipu
lator OF market, or mere scram
bier after profit, or power, or posi-
ton.
Rather, let us honor the heroes
Of science who alleviate human suf
fering and carry on the standard
Of civilization. Let us honor tn,
heroes who devote their lives tt
that education which will lead GU
children on to live and laugh ant
learn and love as we have onl,
dreamed of doing. Let us honor TIL,
men who carry into the ordinary at
fairs of life noble idealism and
/, sincere capacity for self-devotion
Let us translate the devotion of wa
into the devotion of peace. Let u
will to live as we'll as to die 70
our country"
! Closing his address with the fol
lowing verse, Commander Richard
turned the program over to MI
Sargent who directed the band i
''T'he Star Spangled Banner"
The present needs our courage an
our might,
Behold on every hand new foes t
fight.
And grim primeval wrongs that wa
with right,
Though gun be spiked and sheathe
the blood dyed sword.
Forever sounds the bugle of tn
Lord.