The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-11-12
Arnistice Day

Today, throughout broad land, cities and vii
lagos flags flying the czeny parades, and speakers
in Not of these will raise the question
of the necessity of the sacrifice made by the dead;
nations justified asking this mmolaon
of life by its youth
Twenty-three years ago today army in France
on the vcors side Our country proud and justly
of its We had been told that war to end wars
war to make democracy safe" The majority of
American people believed what they had told Their
emotions had been stirred to pitch where they ready
to believe anything.
We left fifty sixty thousand mangled bodies of
young men buried in the soil of France Young men whose lives
had been sacrificed young who undoubtedly
when they went to BATTLE that they
gagged in struggle for Just causes In the light of appraisal
of the and leading up entry the
which have since been disclosed by unprecedented historians
how people the United States today
that their sacrifice necessary?
Today arming this nation again Our young men
our and mine) being trained for warfare We
told it to protect naton homes freedom
domestic institutions Opinions differ as to the need the u
gency of these However, individuals
choice actions and suspect that the time
not far distant when shall not be able to
dvdual opinions Perhaps this necessary Certainly there
is valid argument against preparing for defense this
wartorn, mad world. If only have other aims.
Each Armistice Day. this writer reminded of the most
impressive parade ne has ever Witnessed It was held in
small fortified city in the Haute Marine district in France in
the afternoon of November H. 1918 The parade
thing city block long don't know who arranged it.
but evidently the purpose of the marchers more in the
nature of what would be called Decoration Day parade in
this country than of ubaon the signing of the
armistice by the warning nations
There few in the parade The only there
the blue French uniform hobbled
crutches stumped along with generally rough
l fashioned wooden leg Some of them had only
three had The of
mutilated.
The rest the marchers women children and
did not who did not sign of mourning
They all carried flowers and their march led the little
cemetery.
These people had gone through four years Their
country victorious. They had paid tremendous price
the safety of their country and their homes What their
condition today? Again they have paid and paying daily
suffering And they not victorious longer free
Why the flower of youth be led to slaughter?
What lies in the background the fundamental
all despite the hghsoundng slogans and phrases
porting them the categores of holy missions? What
other than lust for economic exploitation of the wealth
of lands and their peopes And this lust for
power wealth for the many, but the
the who toll All that the people
have to do is shoulder the cost in money and lives.
Today celebrate the signing of the armsce which +
ended World War No. 1. While formal agreements r
later made it developed that just armstice
after ALL The European nations still involved in struggle
to the death for in Must participate?
people have sufficient intelligence, sufficient
that active participation in the mad struggle
result in sacrifice of life of freedom, of all
we hold dear?
Then today, think of the of white in
American graveyards in France think of vet
pved health ambition ability society they
might been had they passed through the crucbe of
declare That here highly resolve that these
shall have died in vain that the nation under God
shall birth of freedom and that government of
people, by the people, for the people shall not perish
from the EARTH Fl
Has past experiences taught lesson? /!