The Washington herald., 1919-07-04
America-The Hope of the World

8 America a-The Hope of the World
"we People in order form
establish Justice domestic tranquility provide
for the defense the general welfare and secure
the blessings of liberty ourselves and poster do odain and
establish this Constitution for the United States OF America
That preamble Constitution tells it all
history people united for defense, and
liberty for domestic tranquility, and to establish justice
day. the wisdom of the forefaher
the nation it is well get back
essentials what job American eizens
people-or people, indeed bid fair become
hundred from the ormess womb
power born for service and liberty and
justice well for protection trade advantage and the other
terial aims countries strive for.
From the first boodstaned trails of nations liberty; from
paths colonial meroders the
sinking of Flanders Americas have died
FIRST for be for an ideal to overthrow despots bring
prosperity and above all else equality before the law
to all men.
This is the first nation Utopan experiment
1t the Oldest nation maintaining the same form OF govern
For the generation we had forgotten some of these things
Fourth and that they brought
they did when the colonial heroes still mped the countryside
of and Perry ough their battles the
blue gaycad fathers told their
and assault and pulse and renewed
for four when brother fought with brother and
father fought with
But today just escaping
Hun today clearly through their and
beat higher since recently they eaped
the alarm of the death rattle of rapid fire. and the volcanic of
enemies heavies.
fathers
confusion of struggling the birth pangs,
razd and where wild vaporngs and futile magnngs and bu
Of all mark peoples and kingdoms ake let
haven having humanity left the sacrifice
hrsbon the aars OF Europe let simple faith bend the
before the ark of and resolve that people
united will fight for justice for tranquility in
defense and the OF liberty to ourselves and
posteriy.
That sssooOoo appropriation enough high
old time for the air service
By sinking ships of argument about
the dispose of them
Munitions plants would go could
ihard to as to arrange peace
And the Balkan question to be settled Acknowledgements
plan
Germany now have confidence of every
thinks mad dog can be trusted after being whipped
Across the water the war tax will be grievous burden Here
home it will be annoyance
Paying the indemnity won't trouble Heinie much more than
digging enable Hohenzoern live the
raised
when adopt 44hour part problem
will be to hnd substitute for eats
The other nations love Uncle Sam the that the
baby named after the uncle who has the
nations for the theory that his brothers
Keeper. provided the business of keeping nets profit
up shop his own. would give
anything for 44-hour day.
settled world problems
rational Of the solutions offered by
should explain that job ratify
| treaty ratfy a President.
The Washington HeraHs Poet
Today Rhymes
1776-l919.
By EDMUND VANCE COOKE.
| S innor day
Our sturdy forbears dedicated,
And Freedoms for
Its happy hours consecrsted.
| So voices
| The heavy-weighs are the
| This is the day when Freedom woke
| To read the Jefersonian story,
| When Franklin famed and Adams
| And Hancock gned, in
of Stress
Hurrah for Jackl hurrah for Jessl
This is the day. the deathess day
| OF immortal Declaration
Whose glory neer shall pass away
| As as W renain a nation
| Its words flow in reshening food
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