The Raymer enterprise., 1923-06-28
BY John DICKINSON SHERMAN

Independence day will also be celebrated after
1 fashion all over The world. For America Is n
world power nowadays and Its sons and daugn'
ters are many In most parts OF the earth. Ana
wherever they are they will gather In honor OF
the Star Spanged Banner For example, 800 Chi
cagoans visiting Gothenburg's tercenennla VIII
dive Sweden an object lesson In Fourth Of July
celebrations. Wherever Old Glory floats there
will be some sort of observance of the day the
homeland celebrates
Moreover all the peoples of earth, with few ex.
ceptlons, will be In sympathy with these celebra-
tons, for 1t is coming more and more TO be un-
derstood that American independence and liberty
stand for n worldwide Idea.
There Is one thing however, that every good
American should do on Independence day. Re
affirm his view Of patriotism. We have come. up
from humble beginning through storm and stress
to the hrst place among the nations Of earth. We
should make firnt resolve on the Fourth of July
that will not lose that proud emlncnce through
the enervntIng influence Of wealth and luxury aud
neglect of patriotic duties. We should try TO
realize how fast history Is making In these mod
ern days and resolve TO help In making 1t along
lines Of progress.
Frank W. MOndel OF Wyoming. majority floor
leader OF the house closed continuous service
Of l3 terms at the end of the last congress- These
Of how fast history is making In America:
AT the close Of this congress | shall have
served my constituents as member of the con.
gress l3 terms, or 20 years. and % years sholl
have elapsed since first visited this chamber as
q member elect Twenty.elght years Is a brief
period in the tides Of time but II Is long period
In the life OF d man and a considerable period in
the life OF a nation when important history Is in
the making My service here has been under six
presldents-Cleveland, Mckinley. Roosevelt. Taft,
Wilson and Harding; and under five speakers
Reed, Henderson, Cannon Clark and Gilett Dur.
Ing the period since my service began we have
fought two foreign wars: we have extended our
boundaries and our Jurisdiction from the CONT.
nent OF America TO the islands of the eastern and
western seas and 10 the farthest Orient; we hnye
Tnted the two great oceans at Panama We have
during this period, through the force Of our moral
influence and without intent or purpose on our
part. passed from the condition of an Isolated
and somewhat unmportant western power to a
position Of acknowledged supremacy In potential
power and In high moral influence.
AT home. measuring our activities by expendl.
lures. we have progressed from an annual outlay
Of half billion to the expenditure In period of
war and stress Of thlrty-three billions In a twelve
month. and to present annual outlay Of nearly
four billions. In my first session Of congress we
discussed with apprehension Of unjustfable ex.
travagance naval expenditure Of less than $3O..
100000 the beginning Of an effort to revive our
navy from the moribund condition Into which It
fell following the Civil war. Today our naval
policy contemplates a feet equal to any aioat.
In those days a river and harbor appropriation
approximating s150O0.000 was considered wild
extravagance. as compared with the $58.5O00OO Of
The prsaaE4 year