The Republican journal., 1921-10-20

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American people as expressed in the
Constitution and Declaration of Indepen.
dence and are violently repugnant to the
inherent American character.
It is but natural to expect that our
great nation, as the tower of strength oil
the civilization of the world today, will
be the chief object of the attacks of the
deluded followers of these theories and a
little later we will see if any attack has
started.
| The weapon which these enemies oi
civilization employ is that Of insidious
propaganda which works in secret and
underground channels and which, by
means of network of lies, plausibly
woven around some self evident political
truth appealing to the cupidity or other
base passion in the human breast, seeks
to incite the laborer against his employ
er, the citizen against his government. or
those of one religious faith 10 attack
those of some other, or those of one race
to oppose another race. And the object
of this is to bring on serious conflict
anywhere and everywhere so that when
the time is ripe the real leaders may step
in and gain footho)d and eventually
overthrow the government.
Against such tactics the only sure de
fence is that of an enlightened citizen
ship, backed by love of country and,
active in hunting down and destroying
these sneak thieves of inherent character.
Let US examine the situation in our own
country.
We find on every side evidences of de-
moralization and unrest.
We discover whole communities peo-
pied by racial groups whose inhabitants
read newspapers printed in foreign lam
guages, and who use their naLive tongue
in ordinary life. Their traditions and
ideals and their conceptions of govern
ment are those of their native land, not
of their dopted one.
We strike the trail of Polshevism, of
Communism, of Radicalism, of Anar-
chism and of Socialism, each stirring up
trouble in it's own way and all endeavor-
inR to poison the minds of our people
with seductive pictures of life under
some other theory of government.
We are painfully aware of hard feel
ings and grave misun 'erstandings be-
tween capital and labor and we cannot
help but note the results of the effort to
develop classes and class consciousness
among our people.
We hear the siren song OF lnternaton-
alism rendered by certain racial groups
and foreign interests striving TO merge
our wonderful country under one rule
with other countries in order that its
riches may be exploited more quickly.
We read the writings and hear the
speeches of pscitists who, now that the
danger is over, have come out from their
cover and are clamoring for peace at any
price regardless of the justice or righte-
BUSINESS of the cause and who thus, play
ing into the ha ands of our enemies, show
their Willingness to sell the birthright of
the nation for the gratificat ton of a
mawkish sentiment.
Is it possible to escape the conclusion
that the enemy has commenced his at
tack against us and that our country is
today great battlefield on which the
fight is now in progress2
We, citizens of the United States, hold,
in sacred trust for posterity, the steward
ship of this rich and beautiful country
and we are responsible for the life of the
nation.
trust2 Do we Indignantly frown upon
these enemies who would destroy our
Union? Are we concerned or anxious for
present and immedi te affairs that we
will not see the danger?
Have we forgotten the lessons of his
tory which tell US that all of the great
republics of ancient times came to their
downfall because their citizens wilfully
forgot their trust and were content to
play the part of the prodigal with their
heritage2
have finished my picture. The work
is rough and crude and lacks much in de-
tail. 1t is not pretty picture nor an at
tractive one, but it is true one as its
maker interprets events and it is one
that the whole nation should see.
l am emboldened to convey my warning
in such plain language and to point out
the defense against it SO confidently be-
cause am speaking to people at time
when their community is bonoring its
fellow members, who recently died in tine
service of the nation, community which
belongs to State whose citizens are sec
ond to those of no other State in our
Union in the faithful discharge of their
obligation of citizenship, and for these
reasons | entertain the conviction that
nowhere in the United States could l
present my plea to more sympathetic
or more understanding audience.
l may add in all sincerity that if the
citizens of the United States everywhere
possessed the sterling qualities and love
of country that reputation credits to the
citizens of this wonderful State of Maine
it would not be necessary for me to voice
a warning, because conditions within our
country as have described them would
not then be possibl
AS to these brave soldiers whom we
honor, no words can pay Just tribute to
their service, but we might soften the
grief and sorrow of their loss, if, in the
heavens above, we could establish and fix
our grateful memory of them, in the form
of a group of fifty-five radiant stars,
which always would shine over the broad
expanse of our country, whose steady
glow would penetrate and warm the heart
of every American and whose concen-
trated rays would serve as guiding bea-
cou light which would point the way and
fina ly lead all of our citizens back to the
knowledge and practice of their inherent
characteristics, and by so doing these
boys, dead and buried, would perform a
second, never to- be-forgotten, service for
their country, for we in our turn, with
justifiable pride in our achievement,
would then be able to hand down to our
children nation as pure and unsullied in
it's ideals as it was when we received it