Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-06-24


TNMA able to read that without his spec
w tacles." And he touched 1t up
and blackened the heavy strokes of the GULL he
remarked to his fellow delegates:
but we must be unanimous; there must be no
pulling different ways We must all hang to-
gether
I'VE must indeed all hang together replied
benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, "or most as
surely we shall all hang separately"
we Americans of 1921 can read lot between
the INES OF these two historic utterances If we
90 q little digging into before-the Revolution
american history-enough digging to get a clear
idea of what brought about the Declaration of
independence And 1t is every good Americans
patriotic duty to do that same digging-and do
now. OF course We're not all tarred with the
same brush but--to use more timehonored Amer
lean sniles-it's dollars to doughnuts that the
average American doesn't know enough to last
him across the street about the causes leading M
TO the Revolution. And as for the Declaration IL
self he couldn't to save his life tell what half OF
II means. This Is bad business in itself and IT'S
especially bad right now
For we are going to have a new kind of Fourth
OF july celebration in the United States of Amer
lca, The Fourth hiss quit being the day of fire
works and casualties. And in the new kind of
Fourth of July celebration the Declaration Of In
dependence will come to its own as the browning
touch of public observance, The American Rev
oution Is the greatest stepplng-stone in the march
OF the centuries toward freedom and the Decara-
ton of Independence is its symbol
Though the Declaration of independence is to
come back 10 its own, tile new Fourth win NOT
be the day when the American Eagle screams and
1.-THE orator bawls because Uncle Sam handed John
Bull q Q century and half ago There are
two reasons for this
One is the World war. John Bull and Uncle
Sam now stand shoulder TO shoulder in defense of
all that our common race holds dear of personal
= and,
This other is the fact that the Revolution was
not quarrel between two peoples--the British
people ana the American people. 1t was in its
earlier stages at least, strife between two diff
erent political and economic systems 1t was no
unrelated event, but formed part of the history
OF the race on both continents There was Brit
ish revolution at the same time there was an
American Revolution. The British revolution was
TO regain liberty. The American Revolution was
TO preserve liberty. On both sides Of the Allan
lie the kings prerogatyes were The aim Of rev.
dictionary attack.
Now, as TO the many things that may be read
between the lines of what Hancock and Frank
lin said, here's just a hint Hancock was Il rich
merchant 1t part of the purpose of the
British troops at Lexington and Concord to cap
tare Hancock. AT that time Hancock was re-
spondent in the Admiralty court in suits of the
crown TO recover nearly half million dollars as
penalties alleged to have been incurred for viola
cock had Inherited his fortune from his uncle
Thomas Hancock who had become wealthy SNUG
Cling tea. So it was more than right that John
Hancock should sign MS name large and plain
10 the document which, e made good. would save
him from financial ruiz and give him free COM
merce with all the weird.
Benjamin Franklin lvblisher, printer phllos-
apher and statesman seventy enc years of age,
the Oldest member of congress, was more con-
cerned with the political than with the CONNER
cal aspects OF the situation. He made clever
Jest, but no man there knew better that there is
many true word spoken In jest.
So the truth is that on our side of the ocean
the fundamental causes leading up to the Revo
hutton were both political and economic--and pos
Eibiy quite us much economic as political. To ar
rive at the main features of the situation the fol-
lowing chronology is helpful;
1760-Accesson of George III Conquest Of Can
ada by British.
116l-Revival Of navigation and trade laws OF
1890 and 1868. ISSUES of 'Writs Of Assistance
l764-patliement demands that colonies psy