The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-07-04
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am asked sometimes 'OI what use Is the C. F. W. C.?' WelI. If We snoulo wipe out what the members oI the federated women's cIuDs nave done, We snouId lose mucn oL Ine nh- est aud the best in any community. Cur responslDlntles are lar IIung. = People are prone not 10 see tue tine things. There Is good bit ot knocKlng. Ne snouId Iake SIock o1 our nauon, our line men and line government. ." We a1e hot go4hs to the dogs when the youth or our nation reads tue DecidrauIou O. An- dependence as It has been read here today. ~S We are the most aIIru nIateriaIlsts; We are idealists,' are some of her remarks cnUsen at Tan uom. In closing, Mrs. SIppeI aH bounced her intention Of seeing AI- aska again. The closest attention Was accorued the speaker anu sue was .appIauued nearIlIy.
 otaL1-GapIaIn Acton answered Dr. DlVen humorous introductory re- marks in connection with tue Tact that brItlsh suDJecL mad Deen askeu lo sIYe Lne Independence Day address ln kInd and established h ha. l lis address which created a pro found Impression on everyone was in part as follows:
 There IS today a stirring of grati- tude and patriotic impulse as We gather together with vast Cnrongs everywhere ln Inls Iano, lo celebrate tue anniversary of that eYentIuI oc- casIon, the sIgnIng or the Declara- ton or lndepenaence. mere are three perlous wnIcn We snouIa Ylew at Lnls moment, namely: The past, the present, the future.
 The Past
 Let us look at the past and what it has cost to bring us to enJoy the freedom and democracy wnIcn Is our heritage. u was a period oL mlsundersIanalng, lndeIaugaDIe loli, rardsnIp, darkness, aDuse, 5reacnery, oppression ana opposIuon, ana yet amid It all, those brave heroic men and women emerged LrlumpnanI. We salute the memory or those wno la1d the foundation or thls great commonwealth, and with true sane tity, bow in homage and adoratlon under this our national flag.
 The Present
 We are a natlon mat has risen from a state of dependence to inue- pendence; an intellectually that has whitten its impress upon the ms tory of the thinking world; a school of scientisits that have pushed aside the apparently impossible task aud performed feats in science and ad- venture that have surpassed any thing known in history; also an in- dustrial awakening that has cam mandeered many markets of the universe. And last but not least, we are a peace loving people who are taking the initiative to avoid duplication of the bloody, murder cue and diabolical scheming of an irresponsible autocratic monarchy. May the blessing of Almighty God rest upon the oVertures which are being made by our leaders to offset a repitition of the cataclysm which shook the foundation of the whole world and left desolate the homes of many of the brightest and best of our land. 1 saw with my own eyes the simple erection which marked the resting places of these noble men who gave their all for the preservation of democracy, previous to their being brought to their home land. What sight it was! Ten thousand upon ten thou sand, speaking eloquently of the ready response which brave hearts rendered for the cause of patriot ism. And now mainly through the instrumentality of our own nation we are endeavoring to consummate the many peace efforts which have thus far failed to materialize. now refer to the coming together of those two great men, leaders of the two greatest nations on earth, Premier Ramsey Mcdonald and President Hoover. What possibili- ties there are in the coming together of these two men, with one aim and object, the avoidance of a future