The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15
PARIS AND BASTILLE DAY

1 America gained their liberties about the time The American statesmen borrowed from the works o French writers democracy France borrowed from the actual m sttutions which Americans established
 The French writers drew their inspiration from British in sutons and great Frenchmen great Engshmen and great Americans contributed to the stream of freedom which, flood teenth century,
 In those days religion was religion it is now but state institution and clercs were secular as well as spiritual rulers.
 early often gained the reputation of inf de Voltare of the fathers of French liberty suffered from this caus and did Thomas Paine whose writings and efforts increased freedom in Engand and powerfully aided freedom in France and America.
 It Paines pamphlet Common Sense, which first ad vsed Americans seek their independence and this poweru and lucid document exercised profound Influence In pocur ing those events which created Fourth of July and brought France and Lafayette to the aid of America.
 And 1t the Paine who so profoundly aided lib- erty America to France, where he became convention which overthrow the monarchy and aided French liberty than he had aided American freedom
 Paine suffered for many the stigma of irregon be- cause he attacked established church. and because he Dest that say what might nowadays be called Unar ian But he tremendously great and did for France as gain Base Day Lafayette did to gain Fourth of July personal risk he suffered Lafayette honored in America, but in France Paine was for time imprisoned and by little escaped the guillotine.
 and England celebrate Fourth of July and America England Base Day. it is fitting to call the man who unique distinction of being citizen of these three great naon and who contributed to constitute two of them Republics.
 to America congress voted Palne Pennsylvania in which he published Common sense and Crisis presented by legislature with 800 pounds the people of New York state by act of legislature him handsome estate and home in New Rochelle which is between Bridgeport and New York city.
 Liberty gained from tyranny does not immediately bring blessings of freedom. More frequently liberty is birth companied by pain and disturbance.
 was many years after the Declaration of Independence before the negro free in the United States. Even not free in every sate The problems between capital are unsettled President Wilson, Lloyd George and President Poncare striving for the goal of in ternational arbitration.
 Paine was first to advocate the emancipation the Ameri- negro Had his advice been taken there would have been Civil He first to form plan for international braon Had other been his peers in political thought the present war might not be.
 In the papers of this morning proposals for mic alliance between 24 allied countries Paine first to and propose the advantages of economic alliance between the United States and the great countries of Europe.
 He pioneer in advocating the rights of woman; he outlined practical industrial and wage system invented the first iron bridge used in Enrope suggested the application of to vessels years before Fitch and
 that the fixed stars twenty years before Hersche invented the germ idea of the internal combustion engine vented blaming machine, improved and smokeess candle.
 His chief claim glory ths the first say American naOn he free and independent states of Amer ica He the first to propose constitutional government to the United States.
 He missed but little of being the greatest individual con- trbutor French liberty He leader among those who advocated that the life of the king spared By little his advice refused it otherwise French would have been spared the stigma of the Terror Base would be stainless Fourth of July.
 Freedom is endless gift If it should be that America under leadership of Woodrow Wilson, shall bring pass independent states of the world work will be well completed which began with Fourth of July Baste Day.