Evening star., 1938-07-03

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wv alton with the struggle for
Y Y liberty in the future as 1t
has had in the past?
Will seekers after freedom in this
coming generation find their efforts
crowned with success in July. as has
happened with such remarkable CO.
incidence in the United States and at
least nine other nations?
Tomorrow the United States will
mark the most important holiday in
its national calendar, Independence
Day.
Throughout the world other peo-
Piles this month will celebrate with
equal enthusiasm the anniversaries Of
events of transcendent importance in
their march toward national liber-
alton.
And this year more than ever be-
fore these exercises, tn America and
in other lands. will be marked with a
great depth of feeling as the demo-
cratic nations watch the continued
extinguishment of human liberty over
vast areas in various parts of the
world.
Even those who may not be inclined
to attach any mystical significance
to the coincidence will be interested
to learn how many events associated
with the cause of freedom have oc-
Cured during fateful July, and how
many individuals who have Influenced
the trend Of history are children Of
the same month.
Perhaps the fact that July brought
the American Declaration Of Inde-
pendence had more than subtle in
fiuence in the years following memoir
able 1776. Perhaps there Is some
thing electric in the atmosphere Of
July that bears upon men and their
striving for liberty. Or perhaps 1t
just happens so. But it does happen!
International relations never have
been such that Americans have not
turned their thoughts in friendly
fashion to France on July IA, when
the nation that befriended the Colo
nies in the Revolution celebrates Bas-
tile Day. its own Fourth of July"
AS the American Colonies rose after
the Battle Of Lexington and Concord,
so the French were galvanized into
united action when the people OF
Paris. goaded to desperation, attacked
the Bastille as the grim symbol Of all
that was hateful to them. At Lex
ington and Concord the United States
of America was born. When the Bas-
title fell q new France was to arise
from the ruins
FvEN then France by no means wa.
done with its July uprisings. In.
deed, that which occurred in 1880 anc
brought about the downfall OF Charlie.
K and the enforcement Of Louil
PHILIPPE is known to history as "th'
July Revolution"
The birth on July "a, 1888, Of 81.
mon Bolivar began q chain Of hap.
penings in which this month was t,
figure most largely, and which wa
to reach a brilliant climax in the lib
Grafton Of an entire continent.
Simon Bolivar, often called 9TH,
George Washington of South Amer
ica." occupies an undisputed plac'
among the worlds great heroes in tn
! fight for freedom. It was his worl
that bore such magnificent fruit IL
the freeing Of Central and Soutl
, America from the Spanish yoke an,
in the establishment Of the independ
, ent republics of that vast area Of tn
New World
On July Venezuela celebrates 1t
| independence day. on July . Argen
! tina does likewise, on July 18, Uru
: quay; July 20, Colombia, and Per
. takes three days, July 70, 40 and 81
. to give fullest expression to nations
, gratitude and emotion. In Centrs
} America the Dominican Republic oele