The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-22

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THE DAY OF DAYS IN AMERICA
A dav memorable in the annals OF American
and world history forever and forever IS 'he-
SIXTH OF APRIL! ,,,:4oa
Never as long as life exists in these United
States; never as long the love for liberty cl!hss
to US never long as RED Dood 1Io"s III 1>e' "''
veins will that day be forgotten
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For it is the day upon which our country al.
raved itself in open hostility against the zoe VI
liberty, the enemy Of democracy ana the vloa'oi
of all human rights, justice, humanity ana peace.
Lord 1917 these United States of America took E up
humanity's burden in the great world war lhat
day we gave notice to the ruthless WaroroS Oh
Germany that we will fight humanity's battles Gay
after day for years without end until victorious
peace brings freedom for all, for ever -.
Then it was that we, great and tree lloerty-
loving and tyrant-despisng people, took up the
gauntlet Of war thrown into our faces by German
treachery and Hunnish greed and having taken II
up we started work upon the building OF a war
machine which in one year has grown TO huge
proportions and which is destined to be the most
powerful in world history-f it must be TO over
throw Teuton lust for world dominion.
Our chidrens children as long as the Stars
and Stripes float from Atlantic to Pacific Will ho!d
the SIXTH OF APRIL in reverence and will o.
serve il as day OF days.
And what will they call that day
What are we lighting tor?
What is the whole world leagued against the
Teuton- Turk fighting for? /
LIBERTY!
The liberty of all peoples, Of all nations, small
and large, for all time
That is why we are putting the flower of our
Young manhood into battlefield trenches. That is
what Briton and Italian and French are fighting
for That is what all the nations allied with Amer
lea are fighting for.
And so posIerity through all the ages to come
will know the sixth Of April as LIBERTY DAY.
We already have made it Liberty Day. We
did that on the sixth of April, 1917.
Not only to us and our children will this day be
LIBERTY DAY, but also to the peoples Of every
land waging war on the ruthless Teuton.
In the years that are to follow the re-establlsh-
ternatonal honesty, the Serb in Serbia, the Bel
gian in Belgium, the Frenchman in France, the
Briton in Montenegro, the Russian in Russia and
the Canadian in Canada will join hands with the
American Of these United States in celebrating
LIBERTY DAY.
BUT LET US NOT WAIT UNTIL YEARS
HAVE GONE BY BEFORE WE SET APART
THIS DAY AS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY. LET
US DO THAT NOW-THIS YEAR-THE FIRST
ANNIVERSA-.. OF OUR ENTRY INTO HU-
MANTTY'S WAR THERE is NO BETTER
TIME We MADE THAT DAY MEMORABLE
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NEMOPATE IT IN MOST PATRIOTIC AND
GLORIOUS MANNER.
The governors Of all states and the mayors Of
all cities should as one being unite in proclamatons
designating the SIXTH OF APRIL as LIBERTY
DAY. All citizens should join in observing and
absolutely essential should be suspended. Every
home and place of business should display the flag
of liberty, the Stars and Stripes, which even now
float over the trenches of our boys in France, and
which stream over hundreds of thousands Of our
boys in training here for lbertys battles against
iberty's foe over there.
Every school room should be the scene Of i'm
pressive ceremonies dedcating LIBERTY DAY in
manner betitting the occasion. Every school child
should hear again the story Of OF LIBERTY
DAY; why it was necessary for the good Of the
world that this country of ours shouldered the
gun and went forth to war.
There should be community gatherings at
which there is impressed upon every heart and
soul the need for liberty, the worth Of liberty and
the glory of LIBERTY DAY.
And wherever there is gathering, be it of but
two Americans which has for it's purpose the
observation of LIBERTY DAY, let there be advice
given and plans laid and resolves taken to save,
serve and strive for victory against the foe-man.
LIBERTY DAY, therefore, is now A DAY OF
DEDICATION, We may dedicate our lives to our
eopntry's canse, be that in civilian pursuits at
home or on the oattlafieids "over there"
u We can do many things which wall help hglag
Liberty to all the world. And on this very first
opportunity Of leaning our money to our govern.
ment TO equip our armies to fight our battles
against our enemy.
LIBERTY DAY WILL BE THE FIRST DAY
UPON WHICH THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
BONDS WILL BE OPEN 10 SUBSCRIPTION.
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