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Show i hi: i,i w t aw am: , We have I, -it r :.'.!;. v. :i :-ed an- event in ii.it miiitry tl..- like of whii-h the ' "I'M i:u in-v.-r before seen at. .- ,., He- worl-L of our knowledge. We !.;,.,. v. Jl.c-ed the entrance juro the tajiks of a nation's lighting men, of i.-u million soldiers, waiting for the call lo the colors.: We see tij-i.i,' an arm- of neatly two million men actually under arms. I equipped am' assemble I, ready to do or die in tl.eir cuumry's service. It is an amazing sijjbt. America, the pea-eful; America, ihe cradle of toleration, the n.irr-ery of justice and righl America in arms and springing spring-ing to the fray ! And the strange feature of the case is, il lias astonished even Americans themselves. We had been so long accustomed to hear ourselves referred refer-red to as a sleeping giant that we had come to so regard ourselves. We had thought that the affairs of the outside world concerned us not, and that we were sullicient unto ourselves. our-selves. H-ut today sees the giant awake. A little groggy, it is true, but rapidly assimilating the power and might that will sweep everything before him when once he gets his stride. It also sees him shorn of his provincialism provin-cialism and taking his rightful place in the world a man of power and might among nicin of pow and might. And being awake, we find confronting con-fronting us one of the most stupendous stupen-dous tasks that ever confronted a people. We lind ourselves the probable prob-able deciding factor in a world war, the balance of power that shall make this earth a safe place of abode for all men a world in which RIGHT, and not MIGHT, shall reign. And with this great task before us, we are going about our preparations as befits a people who have not only confidence in their own powers, but a full appreciation of the magnitude of the task as well. While we have not proclaimed it broadcast, yet deep within the hearts of our people then is a firm determination (that the 3vord shall not be sheathed until the aause of humanity has triumped ovei -.he forces of oppression and tyranny. There is b-ut one sentiment heard from the lips of all loyal people: "We MUST win." Therein lies the meaning of the quiet, deep, but deadly purpose o! our people. We must win for humanity's hu-manity's sake. And when were out people ever called upon to perform s task for humanity, that they failed? Our millions who have answered the call have come cheerfully. They have stepped forward with the fullest full-est appreciation of the work before them, but also with supreme confidence confi-dence in their ability to perform that task. This is the spirit that conquers, con-quers, and it will conquer in this instance. in-stance. Soldiers of America, never in history his-tory could it be more truly said thai "the eyes of the world are -upon you." |