Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-15

don forever the squaEd pority of those sections with their privations and hardships, their marrow and cramped ideals, their petty prejudices-the heri- tage of oppression, and nlisrule.
 And what a change is brought about, In a short time you can't tell the foreign born from the native son. Read the names on the casualty lists and you'll get the flavor of the history of every small feudal state in Europe But try to fasten the names on their owners and you can't do it, because there is no mark of race or birth. The American people are more nearly alike than the people of any other great nag ton.
 More so than the German, for it is easy to tell the flaxen-haired Prussian from the square shouldered, black browed Bavarian. In Great Britain no- body mistakes the Scotchman for the Irishfnan. You wouldn't have to trav- el long in Italy before you could dis tinguish the inhabitant of Florence or Geneva from the Neopolitan or Sicil- 1 ian. In Austria, they have r warning 1 nationalitids speaking different tongues and having very few interests 1 n common. Even the little mountain
 republic of Switzerland, though well united has laws. etc, in three lan- | udSGS. put Only d well lEdIASQ anu
 very observing American could dis tinguish between a Connecticut Yam See and l Texan.
 Fair Play and Equal Rights.
 And our ideals are the same. Where ever you find a community of Ameri-
 cans, whether in Old New England or
 on the plains of Texas, or in the noun tains of Idaho, or on the genial coast of California, you will immediately 1 observe American ideals of fair play and equal rights. Everybody must be educated-law and order must be es- tablished-there must be toleration oe
 religious feelings and sancity Of the home. Yes. a group of American lads from the ordinary American homes, with nothing in common but the air they breathe can be put in the jun gles of the far off Philippines or in revolutionary Cuba or in plague in- Tested Panama or in the newly acquir
 CT Nirvin Islands and immediately
 they begin to construct American life
 The place must be made fit to live in safe, sanitary and American.
 And What Proof We Gave Recently
 of Our Nationa Spirit.
 June 5th, 1917, eleven millions oi i NOuHS A1QerlCdHS stepped -lOTlll. 1TOIl
 the ranks of the people on the same
 day to defend the flag. There was
 awakened in every village the same
 spirit of Ameficanisn. the same re-
 spouse to the call of a common coun-
 try, the same devotion to the ban i, nor so affectionately called Old Glory Wise men had said it couldn't be done : that it would take an army to raist , an army. America proved to the world
 she had a spirit.
 Ny friends, they have said all kind
 of things about us lately They nur
 our reputation before the world. The
 said that we were not united: tha We had no principles worth fightin' for: that we possessed no cllivalry
 that we would avoid war at any price
 that we wouldn't give up trade to talk !. up arms for our rights; that homo
 had been buried in the graves 0 : Bunker Hill and Lexington and Con Q cord. Feudalisn said these things t h Democracy-;1 feudalism that had it q self out-lived all sense of honor a a feelings of human nifty and all usefulness o of society, taunt 'ngly sneered at De = mocracy.
 $ Could Not Sacrifice National Homo . They forced us into war. You kno7 :. 1 Ni4t No 6Ill0ISu It as HOt lO ell F croach on the sacred rights of other! e but solely for the right to live and b e free and for the sacred rights of me t everywhere. Was not that what ou
 flag stood for? We could not sacrific
 national honor We must halt tn I. march of death we must open up { - the world the flood gates of life, tha f glorious fife of liberty which we ha f so. long enjoyed.
 e It was not hatred. We didn't hat f anybody. Hatred would have brough . dishonor to our flag. Justice was ou f motive, and justice alone would wi a the war Was ever a land more wor I thy of our love and esteem?
 : Gods Own Land.
 Our republic was founded by me = who firmly believed in God Our Dec II laration of Independence that all me > are created equal, that they are en !; dowed by their Creator with inaliena . 1 ble rights means God. Every messag | !; of our president means God Ever oath of allegiarce and office from tn l. president down means God. Our yer n coin on which is engraved Tn God W
 Trust" means God. In our publi t gatherings we always invoke God | blessing. Truly it is Gods own lant Here we have freedom of conscienc T Il and worship. It matters not how man II II creeds flourish in the shadow of Ol U Glory, They are all united in Amer j icanism, patriotism and loyalty to fla a s and country.
 Il So if an alien enemy that puts asid :. God and justice invades our nation; ,. rights, we are bound in conscience { e rise up and vindicate our honor. W ' have no patience with the snarlin l Af i,,as Il ment at this time They dishonor tt flag and all it stands for. Our pres
 dent is today confronted with issue
 So tremendous, that it takes supel ,r human courage to face them, and ~, great mind to solve them. He is gifte ,ss with instincts that rise above passic | and nSterial gain. He sees the fin is triumph of right, justice and human ~, ity.
 st Must Support President. ts High above the criticism of me }; our president moves onward. delega le ed by God to lead a struggling ar er blood blinded people out of wor le of war into another world where the in is peace, into a newer life, life of lofty ideals founded on the equali l. and freedom of men. So we are in tn es war at the call of God. and hence ? ts must all give our who.e-hearted SUI of port
 st Friends, our flag is the symbol
 equality. There is nothing on it tn
 is not enblematic of equal rights.
 was born upon the battle field for u ls rights of man. It was baptized wi " the blood of heroes who sacrifc, 's themselves to the principles of fir au government. Its stripes alternate r, r and white, representing the blood al GU treasure of Is revolting colonies, al Ol ifs la