Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-15
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July fourth was independence
Day wonder how many of US
stopped during the day to think
just what Independence means
Independence, What glorious
thing that should mean. But does
Il? Independence means freedom Il
freedom from worry. from debts
from being jobless and half cloth
ed: freedom from being shifted
and shunted around. with nothing
TO call our own hardly n flag 10
call our own. There was time
when July Fourth was truly a day
on which we could celebrate our
independence. That was our yester-
DAYS. But now few magnates like
Morgan. and his friends, have In
dependence and we have Deepen
dence After all whose fault is IL
that we are dependent? Isn't Il
partly our own? We. who boast of
our free Wills. our free minds. and
show countless marvellous inven-
tions to prove II. sit calmly by and
watch the world grab our indie
Dendence. and leave us holding the
empty bag Americans are great
little bag holders anyway. That
seems 10 be one of our best tai
cnts The morals Of Yesterday
how superior they were 10 our sor-
lid standards of today, The girls
and boys of Yesterday, What beau
tiful modest Youngsters they were.
The food we used to have! What
sturdy humans IL built The fun of
Yesterday so innocent and refin-
al table tennis. and croquet. and
iiddlev- winks The business code.
and the homes. the list could go
on forever. all. as Ivory soap. |
ninety nine and one tenth percent |
pure clean. healthy and undefil-
cd But why should we sit crying
in idolatrous Worship for things
that are gone? Was every thing
then better and cleaner. and based
on such Il higher plane? No. il was
not. and we were not any better
hen than we are now. We're just
ls good and just as bad as we
we're one thousand. or one hundred
)r even ten years ago We may
AVE fooled ourselves into thinking
hose days were better. We may
actually feel sincere when we say
I. But we're wrong We love the
last, because it is past. and we
ire afraid of today and tomorrow.
Yesterday wasn't any better. II
was perhaps easier and safer;
hero was less competitions; we
wernt in such a hurry to get some |
where Today keeps us. alive.
makes us snaD into II. We can't |
fool along or dream day dreams. |
as we used to do The world moves
faster. and we have 10 move with
pr be back number And maybe
If we can criticisc and complain
hard enough. then maybe we wont
nave TO hustle and do things about
his queer aud terrifying business
n living today. We're looking for
l chance to beat this thing that
scares MS 20 death. and the only
way I'm which we can beat II is TO
tighten up our belts and look the
world squarely in the face. and be-
gin TO realize just exactly what In
dependence Day means.
If we fail ourselves. we fail 9th
or people. We can't do things for
other people until we first do them
for ourselves. We can't give peace
and comfort and pleasure to other
people. unless we have learned to !
give those things to ourselves. /
There is no use to worry about the !
present. Some people find a genu-
inc enjoyment in worrying be-
cause Of the relief that comes lat
or when their worries prove TO be
unnecessary. Just go out and do
and don't lave II to the other fell
low. Stand up for your ideas. your
morals. your race. and remember