Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-12
0TTAWAANDC COUNTY
To LEARN ALL ABOUT
j. S. CONSTITUTION
WILL NOT CELEBRATE ANNlVER.
SARY ON ONE DAY, BUT WILL
TAKE WHOLE YEAR TO STUDY
AND ABSORB BASIC LAWS.

Acting on the theory that the gool
old American constitution Is too Big
a thing to pass off with one-day an
niversary celebration. Ottawa and La
Sale County on Sept, u will launch
a years observance of the greatest
event in the nations history. Th's
plan, indorsed by County Chairha
n. G. Hit and Mrs. w, +. Carr. chair
men OF the mems and women com
mittees, is meeting with approx i
wherever ii is advanced. The scheme
for making 365 days observance Uf
constitutional day was conceived by
them to take the place OF one'day
celebration promoted by the state
Historical Society
The TWO leaders in the movement,
according to announcement today, are
! starting wide campaign OF propa- |
! ganda aimed to interest red bloodtd
I citizens in a close study OF the great
est piece of literature ever written lor
Americans. To fully comprehend the
cided close study and an extended
campaign would be necessary to OH
set the unrest and bolshevistic ten
denotes among large class OF peo-
ple For this reason they decided
that the schools will be asked to take
nm a close study OF the constitution.
Woman's clubs of the county, together
with lodges supported by women Iolh'
will be requested to take up, Degih'
ming on the Eth inst, the work OF
learning the constitution. The same
sort of propaganda viii ne conducted
among the mems organizations. ana
by the end Of the year il is expected
that every man, woman ana chlid ol
school age in The county VIII hho"
whole lot more about the govern
ment's basic law than they do now.
Governors Proclamation.
Today Governor Frank Q. loWden
proclaimed Sept II Constitution day,
preceded by Sept II as Constitution
sunday. The governors proclamation
follows
wednesday, Sept Il, is the ono
Id thir,,.soco,d anniyer-
49,. ,ao,,io, of tho faderal
+ constitution Our forefathers had wen
e the war Of independence. They found
: the fruits OF that war fast slipping
, from their hands, because OF weak
q iamata,. Government They
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s7,,,,1,, hos fo1loyed /,
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~ h,o... dit,oron, names In Ru,
=. sia il is called bolshevik government
30 =, ,n,orioa !, is sometimes called tn
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''o ,nmotinoe the Socialist party. and