The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-02
The Bill of Rights
(New York Timesl

One hundred and forty-seven years ago this month, December l5 the Bill of Rights became part ) the Constitution of the United States. Tn these lays, when men and women harried and oppressed many quarters of a troubled world it is useful to cad again the simple words which guarantee the berties we cherish
 ARTICLE I
 Congress shall make law respecting an estab- islf1ent of religion prohibiting the free exercise thereof apridging the freedom of speech or of the press the right of the people peaceaby to assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances.
 &E ARTICLE II
 A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of free State the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
 ARTICLE III
 No soldier shall in time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of but in manner to be prescribed by law.
 ARTICLE "
 The right of the people to be secure in their per- sons houses papers and effects, against unreason- able searches and seizures shall not be violated, and shall issue but upon probable cause, sup ported by oath affirmation and particularly des- cribng the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized
 ARTICLE V
 No person shall be held to answer for a capital or other infamous crime unless a presentment or indictment of grand jury except in cases arising the land naval forces in the militia when in ] shall any person be subject for the offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life limb; shall be compelled in any criminal case to be witness against himself ncr be deprived of life, liberty, property, without due process law shall private property be taken for public without just compensation.
 ARTICLE VI
 In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed. which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the and of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense
 ARTICLE VII
 In suits at common law where the value in con- troversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved and fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States than according to the rules of the common law.
 ARTICLE VIII
 Excessive bail shall not be required excessive fines imposed nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
 ARTICLE TX
 The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny dsparage others retained by the people
 ARTICLE X The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution prohibited by it to the States reserved to the States respectively or to the people Here, in fewer than 300 words, is affirmed the whole American doctrine that the State is made for man. and not man for the State; that the rights of free people superior to the powers of their Government Here is the time-honored statement of high regard for individual opinion and the dignity of human life. Here is answer to the challenge of upstart Relationships. We need again to refresh our faith in these fun damental liberties of the American people. We need to remember that these liberties only Nby strict observance of the responsibilities which they entail in the routine of daily life. We need to remember that we can protect the right of free speech for the whole American people only by insisting upon the right of free speech for those with whom disagree most violently the radicals the reds, the fanatics" whose opinions may least respect We need to remember that exercise of the right to worship please demands full tolerance for the faith of those who worship in another way than ours according to the dictates of their conscience We need to remember that the powers not delegated tC the United States by the Constitution prohibited by to the States fact reserved to the States or to the people. and that swift-movng plans which seek a short cut to the aggrandizement of Federal authority without specific mandate from the Ameri- can electorate are not in the American tradition
 The Bill of Rights. faithfully observed and deeply cherished is our guarantee that government of the people, by the people for the people shall not perish from the earth
 minister announced as his topic last Sunday