Show PERSHING DEPLORES DISREGARD FOR LAW LAIN The spirit of patriotic AmerIcanIsm American AmerIcan- ism that made men and women uy ny lie he millions seek opportunity lo to serve the nation during the war was Invoked by General Pershing speakIng speaking speaking speak speak- ing at Marions Marion's centennial celebration celebration celebration tion to combat the present dangerous danger danger- ous tendencies toward disobedience to law Moral standards have become materially weakened he said and the criminal elements of society are arens ites i ns cautious in their activities It Ita a time for all citizens who cherish our Jur heritage of oC free government to tosse assert t themselves and cry o out t against lawlessness and Immorality We must stand for prompt enforce enforcement ment of the law v or concede that tree free government Is a failure Open adherence to the lofty ideals Is quite as essential now in inthe inthe the Uie postwar days as during war time J hen Then impending danger inspired evs evyone ev- ev s yore yone to unselfish devotion an and Ferrice ser ser- rice vice Speaking peaking of the signs of relaxed General Pershing said Under the constitution ever every wan roan s 8 s guaranteed the right to live enjoy and pursue happiness but tut there here are those who defy these guarantors guar guar- and seek to deprive others of hese these sacred privileges Where whole communities open- open T r sympathize with ruthless murder if f r inoffensive people in the exercise It if f the right to earn a livelihood I and where here wholesale murder goes unpunished unpunished unpunished un un- un- un punished it is imperative that public public public pub pub- lic opinion should demand that the strong arm of the law under tearless tear fear fearless less officials take positive action Overt and inexcusable acts of this character not o only ly debase dease the partie- partie pants but lower the whole moral fabric of the nation and strike at the ery existence of self government General Pershing also dealt with the time question of ot military preparedness prepared prepared- ness and the merchant marine Of ot the former he said Bald The voice of ot the blatant pacifist pacifists 8 s again heard in the land Tho Th unreasoning unreasoning unreasoning un un- reasoning the unthinking and terse who will not learn from experience continue to advocate the theory tb that t complete disarmament will ro ra ent tent war In the knowledge that our army is of the people and nd in the face of tie he e loss of life Ufe and the cost ii n money that we ourselves have rec recently recently re re- c Uy withstood as a result of nes- nes left leCt of the most feeble preparation they hey pronounced against tI hay ny 0 r rt u ut training or preliminary ur- ur r- r and would so reduce as asto asto asto to make expansion impossible witH witHin in any reasonable period and possibly possibly bly again compel the enormous expenditure expenditure expenditure ex ex- ex- ex of life Ufe and treasure under which the time country is suffer today I venture to say that few if it any of those who would destroy our oar small ll army and and navy in tImes of ot peace were found in the ranks with those bravo brave and patriotic men tV who no fought to destroy the armies of c. c Coy enemies on the field of ba te td |