New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-07-27
Pro-British Propaganda.

why should the American people
continue to celebrate annually the
Fourth Of July? q
Whatever the sentiment. Of the re-
turn of the day may have been one
hundred years ago, it no longer finds
a resting place in the public mind Of
today.
cts only significance is that 145
years ago one people declared it's in
dependence of, and separation from.
another people, with war following s
that war resulting in victory for the
seeding people. ].
"Since that time the whole world has
changed, and the two peoples then at
variance have since fought side-by--
side in a common cause. They stand
today united in general interests,
speaking one tongue, and each holding
the other in esteem.
"No American who celebrates the.
Fourth of July now does SO in the
spirit Of gloating in victory over Eng
land. He looks upon it as day when
he can shut up shop, because every
body else does, and go fishing. His
mind does not 60 back to 1776, nor
does it cross the sea to England. He,
does not think of Bunker Hill, Sara
toga, Monmouth or Yorktown; he is
busy with his fishing tackle and lunch
basket, and the good time he is going
to have.
$50 why do we continue to celebrate
the Fourth of July, an anniversary
which has lost its significance through
lapse Of time and changed conditions?
Why observe the anniversary of a
thing which smacks in spirit with the
glee of an Indian exhibiting scalp?
1t isn't Christianity; it is an offense
to England, an offense to our next
door neighbors on the north, and has.
lost whatever influence it was sup
posed to have in fostering the spirit.
of national PRIDE
The above editorial is from the
Clearwater Morning News, of Clear
water, Florida, and was handed to us
by friend and, subscriber, asking us
to comment on it, if we saw fit, and
we certainly do see fit. We cannot.
imagine any paper, except Pro- Eng
fish and Un-American sheet, making
such statements, and such unqualified
statements as this. Still, one must
take into consideration the Clearwater
News is Democratic paper, and. a
Democratic paper of the South. Take
this one statement: '"That resulted
in victory for the seeding people"
Never let anyone tell you that all past
lantipathy and antagonism is now for
gotten between the North and South.
just such editorials as these appear
in the small papers throughout the
South many times during the year.
The news can see no reason to con-
tinue celebrating the Fourth of July;
that holiday that has become the big
gest day in young Americas life.
They say that whatever sentiment
was connected with this holiday has
long been lost, and for that reason,
and that we may antagonzie England,
we should give up celebrating the one
day of days. They fought with us
during this last war side by side;
Americans and Englishmen celebrated
Americas great National Holiday;
England and Canada have no feeling
lin this matter Notwithstanding the
deep anxiety of the back-woods-
Observation-Disclosures from
the Everglades of Florida, the Fourth
Of July will continue to be National
Holiday. Long may it continue to
foster that American spirit and Ma
tional pride which lays dormant in the
breasts Of every true American.
Fairmont Daily Independent.
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