Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-26


all tina has been gained by The bay
onet, 70 prevent Inc betrayal Of pub
he Office TO private enterprise; 10
guard against legislation by threat
or by bride for the advantage Of spe-
cial interests. TO deliver our Cites
from Ihe miE-ruIe Of graft. 10 purge
them Of conmel cialiZRG vice and to
make them safe and wholesome for
our boys and girls.
/. is n,r Task 10 readiust The Ella
O between capital and labor On 2
basis Of mutual justice. confidence
and friendly co-opera[ol, II il left
for Us 70 defend The Constitution
against those VINO LnTea1eu ROT and
revolution because IL curos Lhelr
greed FOR sa1n- their lusI for power,
or their appetite for rum.
We Must see TO i InGt free speech
does not degenerate INTO reasonable
and obscene license, n Ltla1 4 free
press is not mad ne u1eans Of II
American propaganda.
W must rrofit by past experience
ard ~bence1orth let it be known mat
America is for Americans. We have
ne more room IN this coul-"v for =
ri raft and of -scourings Of The de-
cadenI states Of Europe VINO have
heretofore 2 dumped upon u
shores by the million bringing with
Them n spreading broadcast Eel
nDxlous notion Ina. spawned IL the
slime Inc filth of the environment
from e they came. We have
room for ali who want ID become
American Citizens, but henceforth
our lanc must not be an asylum for
aliens who came here to in
tnierabie conditions ct home. or u
get money, and who. while profrine
by the advantages they find here, stir
up strife n haired in our midst.
The seiectjve draft disclosed the
fact that IN 1918 there were three
million Un-naturalized men Of nil
1tary living III the United STATES.
We must insist pOn nationwide
compulsory education N the English
language, The EeiectIve draft en-
rolled fifteen hundred thousand men
who could neither read nor write
English. Such conditions must not
De allowed TO continue.
II is 3ur TASK II relate our repuo-
liz To The nations Of the world in
such d fashion as 70 conf
dcnce and friendship without en-aae-
Ling ourselves in aIlences Chat may
enc-cach upon L Constitution.
cripple our industries. or infringe
uTcn or Ihert1.
and we mus, not forget that the
American idea and American ideals
are products IF q Christian con
science. Il Is imperative that the
claims Of Almighty God and Of The
Christian church be recognized tE
all Of Us. ard that Christian insti-u-
tions have the loval support Of every
pGtriorlc cltizen Disregard Of Gods
claims resulted in national disaster.
n r 4 Of Israel, and ! see NJ
reason TO DOUBT tina the same 70
suit Will follow a similar condition
il the Trirec States If America.
These be 10 die tasks 1haf are
ser for n present generation. Our
battles must be against the ur-uni-
formed hosts Of immortality, greed.
selfish. infividualism and 1~reilElpn.
Therefore let us invoke the spirit
IF the ta1he-s-the spirit Of 1876. of
1861. Of 1SgH and Of 1917 and Is. En-
dued with the spirit that built the
republic, and thai saved il. and maj
a il. the saviour OF the liberty Of
the world, Let US here highly re-
solve that our noble dead shall not
have died in vain that This nation
shall, under Coo. shine Fair as the
moon, clear as the sun" and 70 all
enemies If mankind be terrible as
an AMY with banners"
The program wa as follows:
Organ Voluntary
Ooxologv. Choir and Congregation
(All standing
Invocation. Rev. Clayton D. Rnothbv
Congregational is seated
Anthem-"America the BeautituI.-
Quartet
Responsive ReAding
Rev. Clayton y. Boothby
CAn standing1