The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-17

ehe British crown and that all political connection
between them and the state Of Great Britain IS
and ought to be totally dissolved"
This of course is the real Declaration Of indie
Eendence, the document now known as the Deciafa-
ton being adopted two days later. OF the adop-
ton of the Lee resolution John Adams wrote TO
his wife the historic letter which says. among
other things:
'~The second day of July, 1776. will be the most
remarkable epoch in the history Of America.
nm apt to believe that it will be celebrated by
succeeding generations as the great anniversary
festival. 1t ought to be conmemorated as the
day of deliverance by solemn acts Of devotion to
God Almighty. 1t ought to be solmenized with
pomp and parade with shows, games, sports. bells.
bonfires and illumination from end Of this
continent to the other. from this time forward for
evernore."
Tune sals proved that john Adams. though he
got his dates mixed, WAS true prophet. Probably
= she Fourth Of July is our dstinctiveiy American
celebration. All the civilized world celebrates
New Years. Easter. Memorial day, Thanksgiving
and Christmas in way another But indie
pcntience day is ours alone. To be sure, we have
washingtons birthday and Lncons birthday.
which are also ours alone but 'the Fourth" in
eludes most If not all of what they stand for.
I'm short the Fourth Of July GENES mighty near
being our national day when the American Eagle
screams for everything from the Mayfower to the
Argonne-from 1920 to November H. 1918.
Armistce day! That introduces the pertinent
point that another change must be made in the
hong evolution of the celebration Of the Fourth of
July For If the Fourth Of July stands for
specific thing that specific thing is just ex-
acfIy what its original name-Independence day
signifies And after Armstice day-and all that
10 stands forts quite evident that the American
eagle must be taught to coo instead of scream
when III goes to the John Bull part of its perform
apce.
For we have seen our od-tme-two -tme-enemy
asfting for his life and for lives too against
a foe that would have destroyed all that we Eng
Msal-speaking peoples in common hold dear. Ana
SITTER long while we crowded In alongside our
.sncIent enemy and got busy to make up for lost
slime Never mind who won the war. We have
,rumption enough to know exactly what John Bull
did for Uncle Sam--and grateful accordingly
And it's quite likely that Uncle Sam came near
enough to saving John Bulls life to feel something
more than friendly interest in him. So some
parfs of our Fourth Of July celebration will have
TO be toned down from now on.
Moreover it's high time that the American peo-
nile nut their mind to fixing up the day we cele-
hrate. For the Fourth of July celebration right
q aow Is betwixt and between. The oldfashioned
sxuur,1s was done away with. The "Sane Fourth
u,raauted It, Now the "Sane Fourth is in dan
OF becoming merely holiday. Holiday cele-
zSfa1ns, like men and nations, do not stand still.
me Fourth Of July is worth the closest at
- and best effort of the American people
k1rnt Fourth of July celebration, which was
&l377 in Philadelphia. canot serve as mod
Selpal feature was banquet at which
- seere drank, each toast being follow
arge of firearms and cannon. Ger
r. and possibly too noisy.
1nr77s nugurated by the coming OF the
7rrSfion and continued during the
Svosable to demons.rative cele-