Milford chronicle., 1936-05-29
LOCAL. LEGION
PROGRAM FOR
MEMORLALDAY
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mold them from aggressions agains
a rich and weakly defended nation /
they saw in a successful war tn,
hope of their own national saliva,
ton?
With such conditions existing, w
must think realistically about the
problem of protecting Americas
peace and protecting the youth oil
the country from the necessity OF
giving up their young lives in fu-
ture wars. We as individual citizens
must use our influence, our voice in
the government. to minimize the
possibilities of war and to maintain
fully adequate defense against war.
America must be strong If il is to
live in peace i'm the world of today.
II must have an army, a navy and
air forces strong enough to discour-
age all thought of aggression. It
must have a universal service law
which will remove the profit mo-
tive from war and make America a
united nation with equal service for
all citizens should war come. With
such provisions we can look for
ward to future Memorial Days reas-
enable sure that there will be no
fresh fields of graves over which to
strew our flowers of sorrow and
sound our salutes of honor.
And America must be strong in
good citizenship If 1t is to enjoy the
blessings of this rich country and
the democratic freedom which so
many Americans have died to estab-
lish and maintain. It is not enough |
to be prepared to defend our nation /
again foreign aggression. We must /
be able and willing to defend it
against attacks from within, against
weaknesses in its structure, against
of the fiber of it's citizen
ship. and against disruption in its
orderly development. Active and in
elligent citizens understanding and
performing the full duties of citizen
hip are the defense against these
Internal dangers.
Democracy. whose ideals inspired
'ur dead to their great sacrifice. has
one down before its enemies in
many parts of the world. AutOcTatic
ule Of one type or another no y
olds sway over nations where dem [
cracy has failed to solve modern {
Toblems Even in our own country [
here democracy has enjoyed more {
han century and a half of sue
sssful operation. where it has made !
Ossible the development Of great '
It, richest and most progressive a
alton in the worlds history. the c
rincipIes of democracy are being v
It is being said that f
'mOcracy cannot succeed under D
Odern conditions.
1t is the duty of every patriotic K
to meet this challenge D
st as it was the duty of these b
en- we honor today to meet the d
alienge of armed force. We must Fl
eet the enemies of democracy in el
latever form they seek to invade II
nerica. in the form of Communism. Il
Facism or any of their allied the A
les and creeds. We must drive d
EN- from the field and keep a dem al
racy supreme in America c.
We must do more. But being good pa
liens in every sense of the word.
must refute the charge that DEM
racy cannot succeed in a modern
ton. Government by the people.
course. cannot succeed if the
1ple are not able and willing to Al
yeTn. We must be able to take Be
intelligent part in the govern MI
Mt of our communities. states and ui
ion. We must be willing to give PIE
time and thought that the full
formance of the duties of citi- u
ship requires. And we must an
In our sons and daughters in pa mis-
itism and citizenship so that they
be even better citizens for the lily
Ire than we are for today. ant
h. what will have been the sig
canoe of these sacrificed lives Mi,
n for America IL we fail to keep I'M,
erica secure and to keep it a viii
of freedom, justice and demo- IN
"? What will our Memorial Day =
ices mean il we do not go from ~,
n with new resolve in our hearts -
ieep the faith with those who H. H.
, died and press forward from ~
re they fell in service to coun- NJ,
The glOries of the battlefield Co.
not be for us but in the hum
duties of daily life there are y
5 for us to contribute our bit anu
he progress and security of our wee
IN. Our flowers will soon with NJ
,ur flags fade. and the echo of Mr..
salutes die out in the distance. Fra
let there remain strong and Will
! In our memory the vision of E.
supreme service, their incom- Al
BILE sacrifice to inspire us as we Fore
n through the year ahead serv- M
n peace as they served in war son
ur beloved America. with
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