The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11
Speaks At Honor Roll
 In Annual Ceremony
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debt of such 8 struggle.
 Yet on this Armistice Day of 1941, we witness many countries of the world at war, many all ready despoiled and deprived of the freedom they cheriShed-mil- lions of sons of another warning generation called on to repeat the sacrifice of their fathers and millions of daughters to spend a lifetime in sorrow and fearful remembrance of pleasant and peaceful homes.
 Many times have we heard it said on succeeding Armistice Days, even when the threat of war reverberated in the distance, that we would hold high the torch that our honored dead cast to us while falling in performance of their duty. Many times have vet eranS of g years ago told their children that their comrades paid the supreme sacrifice that they might live in peace and security.
 So it is today in our land where. peace is the fervent wish of us all, that we are engaged in build ing a colossal defense structure so as to make our country irn- pregnable against any or all who may attack us. Thus it is that we are again engaged in guaran- teeing for ourselves and future generations the peace we thought was won in 1918.
 It was tremendous effort in 1918 to Stave off the threat to freedom and democracy. Now in 1941 with the terror of war in- creased many times by airplanes, bombs, submarines and today's mechanical armies, the effort reA quired will be even greater. We cannot wish ourselves into secur- ity nor can we take the word CT treaty 0: aggressor nations that their declared policy of world dominion does not include our country = the richest country in the world. The forces of aggres- sion have been on the march since the current war started and will continue marching until they are halted by a stronger force. Every time one of democracies' lamps goes out or is extinguished anyplace in the world the strength of the aggressor is increased and the sphere of the democracy is lesSened. If one by one the free nations of the world are to be Subdue!, by more powerful force, we will find ourselves alone even though strong and powerful, but nevertheless; alone in a totali- tarian world.
 The lesson to be studied ser- iously on this Arnistice Day of 1941 is 8 brief but sad one. We made many sacrifices in 1918 in vain as far as our ultimate pur- pose was concerned = namely, lasting peace. True we can glory in the valor and bravery of our soldiers and sailors, the fortitude of the people of the land during trying days, the heroism of our Gold Star Mothers and the cap- acity and courage of 8 great na-
 ton.
 In seeing to 1t that lasting and just peace is secured, there will be dark and strenuous days ahead for all free people of the world. We in this land will have to be prepared to make every sac- rifice to contribute to the uni. verSal effort for freedom from war. We are a people taking up where our honored dead stopped in 1918. They did not fail us. We failed them by not insuring and guaranteeing the peace they had won by the blood and sacrifice.
 Let us look forward to another Armistice Day when freedom and peace will be released from the tyranny of aggressor nations and we will be able to say to the dead we today honor that we have kept faith with them. Let us prepare ourselves, make 0ur7A selves strong and reliant so that with vision and courage we can march with our heroic comrades and defend our free American way of life from any and all as- saults. Let us pray that the sac- rifices of those we here honor will not forever be in vain and that we of this generation will win the peace and perpetuate it for future generations of Amer jeans.