Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
OUR FLAG

To the Editor of the EUening Public Ledger:
Sr-The vile snake of Bolshevsm and
anarchy is endeavoring to raise its hideous
head in our democratic land. Now is the
time for every loyal citizen to begin to fight
1t tooth and nail
The United States has beloved flag which
stands for all that is sacred and most cher
ished in the hearts of true men. That glori-
Gus flag futtering over school houses. pub
lie buildings and homes. is the flag of gov
ernment which was declared to be "of the
people. by the people. for the people," and
which, has been, is and will remain to be a
government of just that sort. We do not
want and will not have the red flag of an
archy. the flag Of premeditated murder. TO
| wave in place OF the flag of true freedom and
| justice for all.
In the United States thousands of men
who have been honest and willing to work
| have risen from poverty and obscurity to po-
| sitions of Importance and trust and honor
| Millions more have accumulated. as a result
| of their own mental and physical abilities, a
| little property and small income when
enables them to enjoy for a time the fruit OF
| their honest struggles in life. These millions
| of men have achieved these results under
| the Stars and Stripes they have never had
to resort to the red flag of murder to help
| them bring their dreams to pass.
The Bolshevists, wherever they get foot
| hold, take pains to relieve people of their
seemingly is that. by rendering every one
! ragged and penniless and void Of personality.
| great benefits are. in some vague way, 10
| come to everybody. The benefits. as viewed
| up to date, seem to take the form of violent
deaths. starvation, pestilence and unheard Of
| wretchedness.
| These madmen would set up everywhere
| an autocracy worse than any that ever ex-
| listed. Their ambition Is to make virtual
| slaves of or kill all those who stand in their
| x..I,n do MT Nuth L.
| Drained notions. They do not understand
! democracy like ours; they cannot grasp
| the idealism of such n land They want,
| and are now fighting for. in Russia, one
class rule |! They would have no representa-
| tives for all the people, but only representa-
| tives of one class, for one class-the plunder-
| ers and assassins parading under the wrongly
| applied title of workers"
Famine, pestilence and misery stalk
| through Russia today. Would we Americans
| have our own land turned into a plague-spot.
| where the flesh of cab-horses is devoured In
| the streets? And would we all be ready to
| welcome the one-class autocracy which would
| dictate--as it Is already doing In Russia to-
| day-even the number of baths to be allowed
| each citizen per month? Would we hear OF
| exchanging the fair flag which stands for
| the protection of life, liberty and personal
| rights for the red flag of riots and murders
| No a thousand times no! and we must fight
| the skulking monster with every power In our
| means.
| All those who would wave the red flag in
| place OF Old Glory should be taken from our
| midst and deported.
| The finest flower of our manhood went over
| the sea TO help the civilized nations of the
| earth fight the mad dog among nations. Now
| the mad dog is run down. and we want good
| old fashioned peace in which to follow the
| course of our lives in our accustomed free
| dom and safety. We know that we are liv-
ing in a land which gives to all who are
willing to work a chance to realize their
| dreams.
The monster which is trying to throttle
Russia calls for firm-h ndedness everywhere,
| Let everybody get together to Danish the
| hideous phantom from the screen of life. Let
| the Bible and Christian education march
hand in hand into every corner of the earth
When the disordered brains of the world
have been cleared of their mental cobwebs
by education. and the perverted spirits re-
claimed by the light of the world, there is
hone that shall nave the beloved peace
| that the befogged brains would deny US.
| Meanwhile. let redouble our efforts to
teach the children IN the schools to respect
| and abide by the laws of the starry flag fut.
tering In the free breezes OF America
| Let the watchwords of the nation be. "On-
ward, Christian Soldiers" and the "Stai
Spangled Banner" EMILY l.. BOOTH.
| Merchantville. n. j., February 2S.