Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-04
OF JULY HAS
A DEEPER MEANING
Celebration Less Noisy But
Marked by Under Current
Of Deep Patriotism
a quies Fourth of July Cor Salem.


"oriu war IN tne near oaeKgrouno'
Salem, with about five hundred of
her sons in the service of Uncle Sam
aoino aatv ON land and sea celebrated
-
'ne Natioh plrthday Win more sefi'
BUSINESS than for many years.
There was a deep undercurrent of
feeling apparent and the usual shat.
u -.
"a 'iie az VII Doi''O' anu si""'
crackers, was absent.
The fact that the American army is
in France and on its way to the battle
front had toning down effect. When
it is realized that the Fourth repre-
sented the birth of American liberty,
and that Americans are again marching
to the front to engage in battle for
World Freedom, it made the day more
serious and full of meaning than ever
before.
There was less superficial noise but
more living, throbbing patriotism
The flag had more significance to-
day as it swung in the lazy breeze.
There were more flags hung out this
year than for many years. Practically
every hcme and every citizen carried
the emblem of America, which stands
in the hight as never before IN ITS ms
tory.
1t was safe and sane celebration.
At the State Fairgrounds
Somewhere in France Our Boys are
in the lard of fighting, and somewhere
in France, the American flag is being
carried to ultimate victory" With a
voice which was full of emotion, Wal
ter L. Tooze, orator of the day at the
Fairgrounds, spoke these words and
brought forth round after round OF
cheers. Beginning by complimenting
Mr. Keyes and Dan Langenberg, he
then said:
'Iibcrty means more today than II
has ever meant since the Declaration
of Independence. We are face to face
with great crisis, such as the coun-
try has never known. We bore the
sinking ci the Lusitania and the An
coma until an hour when the liberty
of the world was SO endangered that
our entrance into the war was newt
able. Today there is no hyphenated
American. The nation is joined to-
getheY by a common bond of loyalty,
and of faith in the final triumph Of
Liberty.
"In the Revolutionary war, the
French consecrated American snil with
their blood, and today, we have the
privilege OF repaying them for tne
service then so timely rendered. The
United States has never entered q Dat
tie except for human Liberty, and oid
Glory hiss never gone down to defeat.
The present war, unlike other wars, in
which the aim is the liberty OF a
division of the people, is for the Liner
ty of the people of the World There
fore we must win, and to that end
every one must do his duty. Two OF
the greatest factors in the great war,
from o humanitarian standpoint, are
the Red Cross and the Y. M. G. A.
"Since the entrance of America in
TO the war, our country has taken
leading part, and is already recognized
as a leader among the Allies.
Program of tie Day
The program OF the day was c"ni.
menced shortly after ~ o o'ciocS 'hlS
morning by two selet;it rs ny Inc
Salem Military Baud, att II which ans-
ust Huckestein, as chairman Ct IEe
day, made preliminary remarks rrlanVe
to the y'ogram. He then lntroddeed
Salem IS Mayor, Walter L. Reyes, who
read the Declaration ot lndspendehce
in manner which held the alt'ntl'h
of the large crowd 10 the Inst woiu'
Dan Landenberg popular s'i?ist, W. II
favor with his audience " SINGING
patriotic song, ~ 'Wh On1.vu
States" The Naflcnai Aatheh'' Lne
Star spangled bt12'f wa 'h' :
played ty the plnd, me ',Illic 40
semblage rising to IT'S feet anu reTrn'n MI
ing there through the piece IIen
came The Grafton OF the Gay, wnien nas
already been mentioned aIleI ae,i WnteI
Mr.. Huckestein mace very ioiosi,l'
plea for the Red cross ilieiipeis isi.iY ~
Oscar Gingrieh, genlal seere'aiS VI 'n
Y. NJ. G. A., only awaited the illl'sn %
Mr.. Huekestein's appear, 10 sing
beautiful Spanish sohs'
which he sang IN very cieu'ss ~.
way. As an encore ne sang J
Wonderful Love for Ihee' -
The band closed the program an"
then the fun of the morning pegsh'
All hands assembled along the stfee'
eadine 10 the grand stand where un /
Ter the direction of William Mcdil-
80. GsaOriab and w HI