CORDOVAPAYS
US TRIBUTE TO
EXPRESIDENT
Yesterday afternoon Cordova hon
ored the memory of Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt by holdinig a public serv
ice in the Empress theater under the
auspices of the National Council of
Defense. The stage was draped with
a large American flag and an excel
lent portrait of the ex-President was
suspended in the center of the pro
scenium. The speaker of the day, At
torney B. O. Graham, and the com
mittee in charge of the arrangements,
A. J. Adams, H. A. Slater and J. L>.
Galen occupied seats on the plat
form. <
Mr. Adams presided, and the exer
cises opened with a vocal duet by
Mrs. R. G. Walker and Mrs. T. N.
Huhbert, followed by a rew remarks
by the chairman, an address by Mr.
Graham, a vocal solo by Mrs. Hub
bert, and the singing of “The Star
Spangled Banner,” in which the audi
ence joined.
Chairman Adams made a few in
troductory remarks, as follows:
“As announced in the local press,
this meeting has been called for the
purpose of doing honor to the mem
who departed from the material field
ory of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
of action on January 6, 1919, at his
home in Oyster Bay, L. I.
“Pursuant to the request in a cable
gram we have met here this after
noon to pay our respects to the mem
ory of one of the great men of Ameri
can history.
"Not only are memorial services be
ing held this day in every city, town
aand hamlet of the United Stat'es and
territories, but contrary to all form,
usages and customs, the people of
England, France and other countries
of the world are holding memorial
services to the memory of an ex
President of the United States. In
fact, the whole civilized world is
mourning the loss of a great politi
ciana, a fearless explorer, a noted his
torian, a deep thinker and a famous
naturalist.”
Mr. Graham’s address follows:
When the commanding general of
our army in France visited the tomb
of Lafayette he said: “We are here,
Lafayette.”
This simple statement, backed by
millions of the best soldiers the world
ever saw, then in France or on their
way, showed that our general had not
visited France for the purpose merely
of bending his knee at Lafayette’s
tomb and uttering a few praises of
that depared benefactor, but that he
was there as the head of a great army
determined to strike down a powerful
and dangerous enemy to progress and
liberty, and really honor the memory
of that great Frenchman who assisted
our forefathers in their struggle for
independence.
Bu if we come here today and sim
ply s y, “We are here, Roosevelt,”
or merely recount his achievements
ard praise his life and deeds, we
ccne, not like Pershing, but alone and
w tb >ut understanding. We would
civer t ie memory of Roosevelt with
naught but ashes did we not seek and
find in his life some inspiration to
force r : to really honor his memory
by contributing something to the prog
ress of mankind.
The efforts of great men like Roose
velt contribute to the progress of
mankind through the tangible things
accomplish^ by them while living,
and through the influence of their
lives upon the conduct of the people
who live after them.
The influence of the life of Christ
upon the conduct of the many genera
tions following undoubtedly contribut
ed more toward the betterment of
humanity than has been contributed
by all the great men who have lived
since his day, and this is true largely
because men, and the children of men,
have been instructed in the great prin
ciples of truth and justice taught by
Christ.
Then, if we find and practice a sin
gle great principle which was charac
teristic of Roosevelt, we shall render
real homage to him by making his
influence continue its good work for
the betterment of the world.
What made the man whom we have
kown by the name which is spoken
in reverence in the home of every
true American?
Not alone he clay of which he was
made, for his physical person prob
ably differed little from that of any
clean, right-living and vigorous man.
Not alone the clay of which he was
ment of his brain, for there were prob
ably thousands who were his equals
in intellect.
The Roosevelt character, that was
builded upon the physical and intellec
tual man, was the factor which made
for the good of mankind the world
over, for without that character he
might have lived a strenuous life,
physically and mentally, but neither
he nor the world would have made
any great spiritual or material prog
ress thereby.
wrunt tho cront unit Imnnrtant
element in his character which made
his life count for so much to the so
cial organization of mankind?
There are many men and women
of strong physique, of great intellect
and of good character, who contribute
little to the spiritual or material bet
terment of their follow men or
women. • <
Why? Because they are merely
good, and, being merely good, they
arc neutral between good and bad.
In the agricultural sections of the
world there 'are many good insects.
They neither injure the flowers which
adorn the world nor consume the
grains which feed mankind. These
merely good insects, like merely good
people, are neutral.
There are otherB which are not only
good, in the sense that they are not
given unto destruction of the flowers
we love, or the grain we need, but
they attack and destroy certain other
insects which prey upon the flowers
and the grain.
These insects are not neutral be
tween good and bad. They are fight
ers and, therefore, useful in working
out the great scheme of the universe.
In this great republic every individ
ual may perform, among others, two
functions essention to the well-beihg
of humanity.
He or she may assist in the produc
tion of useful things and
Do his or her share in pushing the
world up the road of progress.
If a person merely produces and
fails to do something to help human
ity take a step upward toward a bet
ter level of living, spiritually or ma
terially, that person is a moral
slacker.
If a person neither produces nor
does anything to make the world a
better place for mankind or for the
animals subject to man’s dominion,
that person is not merely a slacker,
but a parasite of less value to human
ity than the insect which neither in
jures the things intended for man’s
welfare nor destroys the predatory
bugs, for shch a person consumes the
food produced by others, usurps the
place of a real human being, and con
tributes nothing in return.
So, when we find ir a world of peo
ple, of whom so many are merely
good people, a man who devote3 his
life to fighting what he believes to be
false doctrine or propaganda, and to
honest endeavor to promote the spir
itual and material welfare of his fel
low men, that man stands out before
the world like a flash of lightning
against a storm-clouded sky, and his
name and his deeds are known to
every man, woman and child of the
land.
Such a man was Theodore Roose
velt.
He was never neutral between good
and bad.
He was never neutral between the
true and the false.
Prom the time he first came into
prominence as an assemblyman in the
city of New York, at about the age
of 25 years, throughout his activities
as ranchman in the West; as civil serv
ice commissioner in New York; as
police commissioner in the same city;
as assistant secretary of the navy; as
lieutenant colonel of the Rough Rid
ers in the Spanish war; as governor
of New York; as vice president and
President of the United States, and
as a citizen and editor to the close of
his life, covering a period of about
thirty-five years, he led a strenuous
fight for the rights of mankind and
against wrong in whatever form he
recognized its ugly head.
Being human, he may have been
mistaken at times as to Just where
the line between the true and the
false was 'to be found.
Like the artilleryman in battle, he
had to attack and overcome enemies
so obscured by the smoke of battle
that they were not easily distin
guished.
He was dependent upon information
from others when endeavoring to lo
cate the enemy, and, like the artillery
man, he necessarily fired some shots
which did not find the mark, but the
important things to remember are the
facts that he was always on the firing
line, always in action, and, paver cried
“Kamerad."
The most important agency in the
protection and promotion of the wel
fare of man is Truth.
Before primitive man could domes
ticate wild animals and make their
products a constant supply of food,
he had to discover some of the truths
of Nature.
Before he could engage in agricul
ture he had to discover some more of
Nature’s truths.
Before he could create and carry
on commerce he had to discover some
truths of human nature.
As man progressed in his various
pursuits he learned many truths of
nature and many truths of human na
ture, and through his learning he dis
covered that honesty was a factor
which had a material bearing on his
relations with his fellow men, and
then came the maxim, "Honesty is
the best policy.”
A true statement, but a weak state
ment.
The experience of man has demon
strated that in every relation of life
honesty is a necessity, and not merely
the best policy.
Truth is a principle. It is as cer
tainly a principle as is the law of
gravity. It is an eternal principle of
right, a law of order.
While it may be disguised or hid
den for a time, it is constantly striv
ing to come to light, like water con
stantly tends to its level.
But truth may lie dormant. It must
have the power of a man or woman
of a determined character who is not
afraid to fight to maintain the truth,
in order that it may be of great serv
ice to the world. In the hands of
one who is neutral between good and
bad, Truth will accomplish little for
humanity.
Roosevelt’s great service to man
kind was possibly only because he
could not be neutral—only because he
constantly fought against what he
believed to be wrong.
This element in Roosevelt’s charac
ter, which compelled him to remain
constantly in a state of war with that
which he believed to be untrue or
wrong, is, then, the thiing which we
.must understand, and to which we
must cling, as our inspiration, if we
would aid his influence to survive,
and in so doing, make our presence
here something more than a mere
ceremony.
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TACOMA BOYS EARN
BIG MONEY FOR WAR
TACOMA, Feb. 10.—Tacoma has
just presented to the state headquar
ters of the Boys’ Working Reserve
the first statistical report of the work
and earning of school boys who re
sponded to the call of the Boys' Work
ing Reserve last year and worked dur
ing the vacation period in seme form
of productive win-the-war industry.
It shows that the sum of $253,778
was actually earned by the youngsters
here. The individual sums earned
by approximately 1,950 boys ragged
from a few dollars in the case of a
comparatively small number up to
between $400 to $500.
Mr. Business
Man
By the recent addition of many new
type faces and other equipment we have
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always RIGHT.
Cordova Daily
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