The Glenwood post., 1922-12-21
uacIe Ted's Bed Time Stories
Current Events for the Children
and Grown-ups, Too
NO RED WITHOUT
THE WHITE AND BLUE

az don't care what else you have,
but we've got to have lots of Ameri-
can flags at this party" said Jack, as
he and Freddie were planning a party
for the children of the neighborhood
"What's the idea of the flagsf"
asked Freddie. "They don't have
anything to DO with the party"
"Just this" answered Jack. "If
you were living n some of the fereign
much fun, could you? We probably
would be lucky to have enough to eat
would be lucky to have enough to eat
without having any parties. / IN glad
IN an American and I am proud of
it and l IN going to let everybody know
it,
"Atta boyl Jack" said Uncle Ted,
arriving on the scent. s'I wish every
kiddie n this country would get that
very spirit. If you children will take
that view of things all the time and
get all your friends it will finally
'PN '"iouShout tHe country ana the
grown-ups will awake to the fact that
they, too, have been forgetting some.
thing
We've got everything fixed as far
as we can go with it tonight" said
Jack. "Freddie says he can stav for
while longer, so won't you tell us n
story"
"Glad to have the chance. Jack
Call your sister in here: we must have
representative of Americas young
womanhood. Hello, Ruth. Come in
here and join the circle. wa. ius,
enjoying your brothers. talk about dis
playing the American flag at YOU,
party and being proud that we are al
Americans. Unfortunately we Ameri
cans, because we are all so busy max
ing living, don't stop often enough
to appreciate the Red, White and Bin,
and to realize what privilege it is t.
live in this country. Our failure f,
stop and think about this makes Il
also forget the fact that perhaps tn
enemies of our government are no
asleep. They are spending all thei
time trying to figure some wav TO dc
stroy this government and turn If int
another Russia. Socialism and Mir
radicalism are a real menace in tn
United States today. American inst
tutions are in danger and the only wa,
we can stop the menace is to scare on,
selves, wake up and join hands wit
every true liberty loving American eli
izen.
eve don't have to get ont an
make speeches. All of us can't d
that fut we can make our influenc
felt In the community by standing fc
everything American and fighting N
her enemies. Think what wonderfr
Influence it would have if every bo
and Sirl in the United States felt abou
the flag as Jack does, There shoul
be n no in every home. It shoul
have an hnn0red place and be hun
from the house on every dav dur n
the year when we celebrate some even
in our history of which we are N
proud We should read the Constitr
tfon of the United States the Declare
tion of Gudependenec and study tn
history Of the early davs when on
fathers struggled TO make goverr
mcnt that would stand the test of tim
and provide n free country in which t
live in peace and happiness.
"Thc radicals are of various cIasse.
There arc those who go about maxim
sighting remarks about our govern
ment, but who offer no better wav t
run it. There are those who ion RAD
ical societies and praise Russia and a
places where red flag has supplarte
freedom. Then there are those VIII
use violence. In Chicago the depart
ment of Justice has found a well form
ed orra"iz'tion that is mothcring a
radical societies and provid ng for tn
d'stribr+ on of funds and literatur
with which to poison the minds O
those who have not yet studied tn
government under which they are liv
ing in pcaco and security.
"Wc must not fool ourselves.