The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-12
EDITORIAL
STEWART F. GELDERS,
by


throwing off the yoke OF foreign
tyrant, theirs is the anniversary Of
the Wlping out of a stronghold of d
domestic despot, OF the destruction Of
prison used for political oppression
by the Bourbons. All France is said
TO have celebrated OUR Independ
cncc Day last week and it is fitting
that we pay some respect next Sun
day to their struggle for liberty.
Think OF the nation that did SO much
10 preserve the liberty we declared in
10 by holding the line against the au
tocrat who would have oppressed the
world as did our colonial tyrant. Hon
or that nation, if in no other wav
! than by determining to double your
pledge for w. S. s. on Monday.
Those stamps will go to continue the
fight for liberty for America, for
, France and for the world.
The issue OF Current Opinion for
July contains a very comprehensive
survey Of the Russian situation. Rus
STA has terrible battle to fight. She
must root out domestic discord and
disloyalty and she must protect her
self against the octopus of German
influence. And all this she has been
trying to do in the face of GOODNESS
and actual opposition from the only
nations that can give her aid The
two leaders of today. Lenin and
Trotzsky, are offering ample proof
that the charges that they are Ger
man agents are unfounded The two,
especially Lenin, are waging an up
hill fight to bring together the many
opposing factions and the many ma
tons that constituted the old empire.
into one strong centralized govern
ment,. to realize the we'll known Am
erican motto of IF, pluribus unum'
That this task is difficult should be
no surprise. However, the present
government now seems to be get
ting the support of Our President and
with Americas backing may be ex-
pected to return to its post in the line
of battle and be positive factor i'll
making the world safe for the Demo
cracy that the Russian idealists arc
striving for.
The aviation branch OF our army is
making great strides toward real
strength and usefulness at the front.
according to recent newspaper re-
ports. No longer can witty paragraph
ers refer to "our airplane" because the
machines are being sent to France as
rapidly as transportation can be
found for them.
The address of the Hon. VIM.
Harris at the courthouse Tuesday
made very favorable impression on
his hearers. If few hundred more
voters had been there few hundred
more votes would have been cinchcd
for the candidate. Harris is no orator
but is good straightforward talker
and his words have the ring of SIN
cerity. His record is good but his
backing better
Atlanta tried to put her best foot
forward with an issue of 100000
worth of bonds for municipal I'M
provements. 100000 is hardly enough
for a starter on what Atlanta needs
in that line. But her public spirited
citizens refused her even that starter
The Third District should feel real
ly complimented by the praise be-
slowed on Congressman Crisp by
Georgia's future Junior Senator, Mr..
Harris Mr. Harris, as has been ad-
mitted even by his opponents, is the
Presidents spokesman
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The Salvation Army has found an
other great branch of work Salving
the appetities OF our soldier boys
when they come back for few hours
rest from hell as horrible as Dante's.
is as good work as saving souls from
the real article.
Fitzgerald has one of the best Ii
braries Of towns this size in the state
in point Of service. A good many of
the books are rather run down at the
heels from too much use and some
of the shelves have never seen book,
but considering the appropriation, it
is as we'll stocked as any other in the
state. Our library has been doing
more good in this town than most
people realize and it is good thing
to keep up. Benjamin Franklin
| would have been an uneducated ig-
noramus all his life if he had not had
| such great appetite for books. Read
ing helped to make him one of the
greatest of Americans and it can do
the same for any one else. Patronize
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