Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-06
Monday. January s. 1919.
Individual Freedom

.qual. That they arc endowed by their
creator with certain inalienable
lights. thu, among these are life. lib
erty. and the pursuit Of happiness"
- leads tkc Declaration Of Indcpen-
denc.. Nccause tho form Of govern
mont under which they had lived did
not permit them life. liberty. and
tie pursuit of happin1ssj the Colon
jsts severed them selves from il and
declared the principles which should
govern their conduct in the future.
from that day 10 this the United
Sta,cs has BEEN the country of life,
liberty, and the pursuit Of happiness.
It IS recognized as such by the PEG
pie If every nation On the globe.
+, Hundreds Of thousands come to our
shores yearly, seeking the very things
inat our forclathers declared were
the right Of every individual and ev-
cry nation.
Our country has steered its course
by what the people conceived to be
, The right. Every two years the rec
ord OF Congress and the Government
! has been submitted 10 the voters, who
| have determined whether the men
: who were making the laws and shap-
: ing our foreign policies should, be
: continued in Office OF retired. Livery
4 four years the President and his po-
! litical party have been reviewed by
/; the people. and If the majority con-
! slider that they have swerved from
the paths OF right the administration
has been set aside. and a new Exc
cutive. impeIled by principles more
nearly in accord with those Of his
people, has been placed at the head Of
the Government.
In all this the American people
have never doubted for a moment
their entire ability to handle their
own affairs according TO their own
Will. Never for an instant would
they have permitted foreign state
10 interfere, either in their domestic
policies; or in the course which they
had determined~was the right one in
the conduct Of foreign affairs. Re
ciprocally. they have never under
taken to intervene i'll the methods of
;v,,
ternal, OF foreign states, provided
those methods did not grossly violate
the laws of humanity.
The thing that today threatens 10
destroy the benefits that should grow
= .out Of our world war sacrifices. is the
same old human selfshness--"Tue"
and my" affairs. In Russia whole
sale slaughter and resort to every
crime is the means adopted to bring
about the ideals Of lawless loafers,
thieves and cutthroats who are TAX
ing by might that which others have
accumulated in right.
In America We are tolerating the
Open preaching Of policy putting a
premium on laziness, carelessness.
incompetency and crime 1t is called
socialism with graduation downward
toward he'll.
IN America little. selfish ignorance
inspired unions are putting their own
Importance above the greatest OF all
unions in the affairs of mankind. the
American Union. =
The Croton- Harmon (N. " News
puts a part Of it this way:
Hhe foundau ton thought Of our
csuniry Is the freedom Of the indiv-
oval There is set n Ten who as
siime to take away this Hght.
/, IS the right Of a man to do an
honest days work. Yet these men
say man shall do only the amount
Ut work TO which they limit him. 1t
is the right of a workman to be re-
warded for faithful. efficient service
vet iiIesc men say a man shall not
be 5" rewarded. These men say a
man, shall not begin TO work until he
has given them money and that ne
shall not continue at work unless he
gives them certain amount each
month. These rules are so repusnant
10 ncL!ominded ,Norkmen that it has
been necessary TO MAIN and murder
large numbers of men and to destroy
property in order TO enforce these
rules. Notwithstanding these deeds
Of violence have been practiced
through long years these men were
able 70. nave under their control at
the beginning Of the war but a SINAI!
per cent. OF the workmen.
We honor the men who have gone
forth to give their lives in other
lands for the freedom of nations. Let
Us honor the men who gave their
lives in Los Angeles and have given
their lives In other parts Of our coun-
try for the freedom OF men in pursuit
Of their vocation.
Come people seem to think the only
way to appease the walking delegates
u - tprn over to their control the
pvoVe utilities. the munition plants
40 other industries. That is wrong.
Il ~ lover wise nor safe to temper
- WITH evil doors. the more they are
given ne more they demand.
Let the unthinking think and in
thinking lot them proclaim that no.
Ohoeo - our land must men be COM