The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-29

years before the present form OF
government actually was adopted
and put into operation but the &C.
tual birth, the separation from the
Mother Country, Madam Britain
mia, took place July 4, 1776.
Our independence was attained
only after long and tedious fam
lily fight in which German soldiers
from Hesse, hired by stubborn old
King George, aided the British in
trying to choke the baby democ-
racy, and put tighter chains than
ever on the people.
Today, although the kingly
head of the British Empire is much
more German than English in
blood, the descendants of the
American Colonists have joined
hands with the United Empire
Loyalist in Canada and the peo-
pie of the British Isles to drive the
Hessians and all other brands Of
Germans, including the plumber
ing Prussians, out Of fair France,
the country of Lafayette, De-
Grasse, Rochambeau and other gal
liant F'renchmen who, on land and
sea, helped our Patriot Forefath-
ers bring the forces of King
George to their knees and send
them flying back across the sea.
The Changes of Time.
Time brings great changes.
War, like politics, makes some
strange bedfellows. Little Hol-
land, from whom the American
colonists, through the English
Puritans, secured many Of their
ideas and plans for democratic
government, is a kingdom, ruled
by a queen and quite tightly neu-
tral. The soldiers Of the republic
of France and # the United States
of America are fighting elbow to
elbow with the soldiers Of the En-
pire of Great Britain, the King
dom Of Italy and various lesser
kingdoms.
All this is going on, we are as
sured, to MAKE the World Safe
for Democracy"
It seems especially fitting, in
this year of trouble, 1918, to seri-
ously and properly celebrate our
Nations birthday. For many
years, now, Duluth has been too
busily engaged in quarreling over
the merits or dement's Of Roose-
welt, opposing the Tonnage Tax,
following the exciting stunt of
bucking copper stocks, carrying
on the patriotic task Of developing
the iron ranges, seeing to the ef-
fectual Punishment of John Bar
leycorn and even in learning the
gentleman's game Of golf, to
properly, seriously and effectually
celebrate our Uncle Samuel s
birthday.
Morgan Park Is Patriotic. -.
There is report that, this year,
Morgan Park, that nesting place
for the servitors of the opponents
to the "Square Deal for Duluth, D
will celebrate the Natal Day
Other than that, as these lines are
written, there is small prospect
that Duluth will cease dollar chas.
ing or Duluthians cease personal
pleasures long enough to unite in
one great rousing, roaring, whoop.
ing, old-fashioned observance of
the Fourth of July, our precious,
priceless, Independence Day.
They made much more of the
Fourth of July when I celebrated
that day for the first time in Du,
luth, just twenty-six years ago
despite the nearness to Canada
and the heavy population Of for
mer subjects of Great Britain. In
fact, in those days, heavy delega
tions from Port Arthur and Fort
William invariably came over or
the old SIS. Hiram R. Dixon ano
helped Duluthians to whoop it up
which was done with a capital w
Joy Juice Flowed Freely.
In those days MASTER and mar
took day of recreation and active
celebration. The coil of joy" us
ually flowed freely and, in honor
of the occasion, the irrigation
parlors laid out sumptuous lunches
and covered the floors freshl,
with sawdust. If you have any
doubts as to the flowing of liquit
fireworks, ask any Of the Old-tim
ers.
In those days a most pleasing
custom was that of standing fresh
~ cut balsam trees along the curb
stone On both sides of Superior
street. / think the saloons wer,
leaders in that custom and tina