Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-09-02 | Page 1 | Who Stands if Freedom Fal? Asks Kipling in War Poem

Who Stands If Freedom Fall? Asks Kipling in War Poem LONDON, Sept. 1. Rudyard Kipling con-tributes con-tributes the following poem to the London Times under the title, "For All We Have and Are." It is as follows: By RUDYARD KIPLING- For all we liave and are Comfort content, delignt For all our children s fate Trie ages ilow-lougnt gain j Stand up and meet the war They shriveled" in a sight j rpt tt t i Only ourselves remain I he llun is at the gate' . . i i i ! lo race the naked diys : Our world has passed away t i . r . . i r In silent tortitude In wanton s overthrow Through peril, and d.smays : There is nothing left today Renewed and re-renewed But steel and fire and woe Though all we made depart : Though all we know depart TLeoldcommandm ntsstand i t .1 i . In patience keep your heart ; in courage keep your heart r r In strength lift up your hand Once more we Lear the word xt i i 1 ; No easy hopes or lies 1 hat sickened earth or old ci n L j. 1 Shall bring us to our goal No law except the sword Jut Iron Slcrlfice Unsheathedand uncontrolled Of tody will and soul Once more it hits mankind There s tut one task for all Once more the nat ons go For each one life to give ; To meet and hreak and tind Who stands if Freedom fall' A crazed and driven foe Who dies if England live7 Copyright 1914 by International News Service All rights reserved