The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-07-01
FREEDOM.

AS on that old July
When first our fathers took the VOW.
The bluebird, stained with earth and sky
Shouts from blowing bough
In green, aerial freedom. wild and high,
And now as then, the bobolink
Out on the uncertain brink
| or the swaying maple swings
| Loosing his song out link by golden link,
While over the wood his proclamation
rings,
A daring boast that would unkingdom
kingsi
Even so the wild birds sang on bough and
wall
/ That day the bell of Independence Hall
Thundered upon the world the word OF
man,
The word of God uttered when the world
began
That day when liberty began to be
And mighty hopes were out on land and
sea-
then;
It is an endless battle to be free.
AS the old dangers lessen from the skies
New dangers rise -. - ..---o-r'-r-. i..,->
Down the long centuries eternally 49,
Again. again will rise Thermopylae;
Again, again, new Leonidas
Must hold for God the imperiled pass,
AS the long ages run
New Lexington will rise on Lexington
And many a valorous Warren fall
Upon the imperled wall ~
Man is the conscript of an endless quest,
long divine adventure without rest,
A holy war, a battle yet unwon
When he shall climb beyond the burnt
out sun,
Each hard-earned freedom withers to a
bond;
Freedom forever is ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Edwin Markham in The Independent.
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of entertainment and amusement are
observed, but this in itself is a re-
markable fact, for the natives take
part in the festivities with gusto. A
baseball game between an American
and a Filipino team is generally fea-
ture, and it is crowding the cockpit off
the boards. Drills by Filipino scout
and constabulary start many pro
gram, and in the provinces the native
governor gives a reception and dance
to the American and prominent Span
ish and Filipino residents of his pro-
vincial capital
color by Filipino participation, are
held in Manila, Iloilo, Cebu, Albay,
and even in the small |
towns. In Manila everything in the
way of refreshments and amusements
is free to all children, whether they
be Americans, Filipinos, Europeans,
Japanese, Indians or whatnot
In Manila the day is not complete
without a special band concert on the
Luneta in the evening by the famous
band, composed of eighty
skillful native musicians, who have
been trained by an American negro
rom Boston, until they are recognized
Is one of the best bands in the world.
They made special trips from Manila
O play at the Inauguration of Presi-
Tents Roosevelt and Taft To our Fill
limo wards, "cuatro de Julio" is a
,reat fiesta.
"Open House" Abroad.
Wherever an American minister,
onsul or any other official representa- {
i've has his abode abroad, there will ,
e found open house on July 4. AS a /
ule, a reception, followed perhaps by l
dance or concert, make up the /
avs formalities. In London, Paris S
nd Berlin the celebrations are quite
laborate. t
In far western Canada, where there d
big sprinkling Of Americans, the S
ay is made great deal Of In the
lining province of British Columbia 2
lie town of Rossland was for years h
ore American than Canadian. Dur u
Lg the Yankee reign it was natural q
lat all tracks should be cleared for +,
lie Fourth, and rock drilling contests,
10 miners favorite, furnished plenty n
excitement In Alaska, Indian wa n
r sports and feats of daring, log r.
Hing contests in the water, and dog :,
ces are the principal numbers on n,
Q program.