Show FAREWELL RESOLUTIONS RES I Resolutions by President Smart Read to Our Departing Soldiers Sold Sold- lers To the prospective Boys in Blue Greetings s At the time of the pilgrimage of the pioneers of 1847 1347 from their eastern east eastern ern homes to this then Great Amerl Ameri can cap desert our country was embroil embroiled ed in war with Mexico These j pio pioneers po- po n ers had a great battle around and before them for an exl existence tence and to establish themselves in a land 1000 miles from the nearest civilization and therefore were not looking for military warfare However However However How How- ever when the government called caned upon them while and and midst the most trying clr circumstances for circumstances for soldiers their loyal leader teader Brigham Young answered Yes eyes you may have them If It we cannot get enough young men we will make up the number with the aged and if we re cannot then find enough we will make up the he number with our wom wom- I en So likewise in the midst of our battle here as pioneers to establish ourselves and reclaim th this 8 land tand we have a warfare and are not seeking more but hold ourselves in readiness read readi I Iness ness at our country's call can as did these exemplars of ot balanced and prudent loyalty And now that you yon are called caned to the colors place yourselves upon the alter of ot your country as ready and willing sacrifices Go loyally God and void of ot the spirit of ot murder in your hearts but with the I acred sacred of ot sustaining the Standard of a greater liberty and he preservation of ot the rights of humanity at large Guard your our virtue and your manhood manhood manhood man man- hood in general more than your lives so that if It you fall taU beneath your country's flag you go down not only In valor but In purity or if It you re ra- return return turn urn after atter a glorious victory fo To your country's cause you shall ha haa gained no less victory In the con conduct conduct conduct duct of your personal lives so that you can upon your return be folded folded fold folded ed In innocence within the arms of or those you love Be true clean faithful and val lent for yourself your lov loved d ones your country and your Maker anamay annmay ana ann anamay may it be In His providence to re return return return turn you with your our numbers un unbroken unbroken un unbroken broken and bodies is th h h benediction of your fellow WILLIAM H. H H SMART Roosevelt Sept 2 1917 e 6 o |