Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-28

w. 49,
Fourth, the Day that is tho
american years badge of In-
dependence and Liberty, the
Day that should mean to us much the
same as a real Christmas-and the
Day that too many of us have heretG$
fore dragged through the cheap msra
of loud noises and spread-eagleismt
Ard now we stand in no small danger
of losing forever the glorious old
Fourth to the Prussian legions. It is
a fact, and not a calamity howl. j
tell you, it is a fact.
We have three distinct classes of
Fourth Observers In this big and goods
natured, easy-going, still ~half-asleep
nation of ours. There Is the class that
drowses the day away; the class that
spends the Day either in joyriding OF
in making great noises; and the class
that looks upon the Fourth as the sa1
cred day it is. 1t was this latter
named class that made the Fourth
Is keeping the Fourth and will contin-
ne to keep the Fourth, God willing.
If these patriots can only get the help
of all the people we shall keep the Day
of Independence as long as time lasts.
We do stand in danger of losing this
Day and all it means, I tell you most
solemnly. The distance between us
and Prussia has given us a false feel-
ing of security. Man, there is no dis
lance now! Germany is at u elbows.
Germany is right here with cunning
spies and in~cendiaries, and cut-throat
p~ropagandists. Let me state this to
you, brother American; there are men
of no small Importance in things, here
in the United States, who are aecretly
working for Germany in the Stout be-
lief that Germany will win in the end!
Foolish, you say? ~Unspeakable, insult
ferable, perhaps; but hardly foolish
Germany is not yet whipped in Eu4
rope. If Germany finally wins in Eu-
rope; if Germany breaks and rolls up
the allied lines-that which will fol1
low will surely take your breath away
Never, never was there dreamed OF
such a colossal reign of horror as that
which would follow a final Prussian
victory in Europe.
Ald1g l1D VIC hAh'lh AOhS 49,
Fourth. 1t is our most sacred her
itage we must keep it and all it stands
for, though the last drop of our blood
goes to pay the price. We can keep
it, if only we wake to the great ne
cessity that confronts us now. If we
lose it, it will be the fault of the slack
ers among US. Our biggest difficulty
is that wooden-headed, unfounded con
fdence we've got in George-in leaving
it to the other fellow. Don't for a min
ute think we've got only a "bit" to do
no; we must do all we cam
Generally speaking, we've been mild
ly patriotic so far. The average per
IN o1 La .-"v 1885,, -
suffered little save the Inconvenience
caused by food and fuel Situations
We must back up the army and navy
through our government, better thai
we have been doing. Remember, poo
George can't possibly do all there ]
, to do! If we don't help George, tn
other fellow, George is going into tn
hands of the Black Beast of Kultu
And if we don't help George, it woni
serve us right if the Spiked Helmt
did get Cs-but wouldn't it be hell fl
George? Poor old George. God bles
that patriotic, overburdened ma
Let's help him, you and I; let's kee
the Fourth as our own Day of Ind
p~endence. I can imagine no create
remorse of conscience than to loo
backward, after these bitter years til,
be upon US now, and have to say I
myself this:
"This Liberty is not mine. I di
nothing to help. Nothing. Nothing
God save the Fourth of July, an
= make it immortal God must save
for US if only all the people will bel
Him and George. We pay for whs
we get. 1t is the oldest law. If Lii
n erty is ours, we must paw for IL.