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Show D'3LEY ffi I, ,.11 L...aE..ED IDEfMl'S. National CommanJer of, American Legion Delivers Deliv-ers Inspinnj AdJres at Citizens' Training" Carrp . i Tha greatest thing w got out of i the war waa the awakening of ; America, to tho fact that we have a ' country worth living for and. If ; need be, worth dying for." aaid Al- j . vln M. Owaley, national comm.in''.nr of the American lesion. In h m aJ- dreas before the students in tha ; ! cltliens' military training camp ut , Fort Douglas thU morning. "The btg idea waa ' to awaken America to the unavoidable f.tct that America wilt endure juat an long as her manhood U physically lit to aee to It that aha doea en- j dure. "Riant now there ar men and ; women going up and dowrt th 1id ; getting young men to el art an aaret- ( ment that thoy nevor will take up arms In defna of their country cr i for any other reaan. In my opln- , Ion, ouch penple either ar blatant t rat tor to thia country or should be confined tn asyluma for the In -etne or In prisons fur the criminally crimi-nally wicked. "There are too many men In power today, or who are mad because be-cause thy are not In power, who j neither were In the great war tbm- i lve nor had a aon In It. Thay 1 have utterly failed to lrn the !- eon of this war and will not Inern. v henevar you find a man who is opp"ad to a di"-iaaion of tha war Or of tha unrtnlng principles that CauJd It. or of Ainrli 'i part In It. put It down that that man had no part tn It hl'nOlf and hla millry conscience will not et hint ponder upon ft. FOR PRCPARE0NE68. "The American legion Bland for prenar1nas. . It sienna for the training canma. It heiievt-e tht eerr abid hriid youn man In America should be enrolird In them It hHrves that the future of America depends upon a nation of young men with strong hodia, aup-portlng aup-portlng keen, cleen brains, ready to do and dare for their national h sella se-lla rv 'W believe that our race la th finest and beat, the most alert and rrf,jre"1v of nil th race of mn I: )) ct ri itv ti aee to It that n.r rare n iiiHini unront amine ted bv Inferior In-ferior lio4)d and that our minds be free from the false and damnable political doctrlnea that have overwhelmed over-whelmed a .wreak part of Kurope." Colonel Owaley concluded hie remarks re-marks with a beautiful toast to tVi American flag. Remember." he eonctuded, tha.t we behave our fler to b the evm-hol evm-hol of peer and Mbertv and freedom. free-dom. We believe that It bear red for the lifeblood of brave boys Who have died for It; whits for the souls of pure women who have prayed for It: blue for the faith of a nation na-tion that, will not deanair: llxhted with the star of unwavering hope, and that It waa Intended by providence provi-dence to lead mankind Into a pur democracy. OR. BARRATT PRESENTED. Cotoney Owsley' addreaa was Cloeely listened to by the students and officer who heard him and Ms cltmaxee wars loudly cheered. He we Introduoed moat happily by Colon: r L. Knudnen. crimp commander, com-mander, who also presented to tha audienc Dr. Kat W . Bn rra 1 1. national na-tional president of tha ladies' auxiliary aux-iliary to the American lej-ton. - Colonel Owaley and Ir, Parratt were accompanied to th fort by l)or B. W. Black, auto commander comman-der of th American legion; Mrs. B. W. Black, etat preardent of the ladtea auxiliary; B. J. Ktvers of 8attle. national commander of La Socle te dee 40 Hommee et ft Che- j caux; B. 8. Kcrles of Logan, state commander of that order ; C. P. Plummer of Casper, Wyo,. national vice commander of the American legion, efad John K. Booth of Span- ' Ish Fork, the (.'tab member of the national executive committee of the legion. j The, regular morning schedule In1 th training camp waa Interrupted at 1ft o'clock in order that the atu-j dents might hear Colonel Owaley a ad Dr. Barrett. Th regular ath- letlc reurs will be followed thl afternoon under th supervision of athletic officers. Captain O. L. ; Clough and Lieutenant A. 1. Larson. Lar-son. Lieutenant Larson won tha running high Jump In the Olympic nms ln Mp1'r,';mlJn,19l m ' |