The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-11

AMERICA, DYNAMIC AND
STILL UNEMPLOYED

Wendell L. Willde. Republican
presidential nominee. calls on the
nation 10 observe Columbus Day
Saturday by looking once more
upon this nation for what 1t Is
dynamic and still unexplored.
ION this day let us pause to re-
member that the discovery OF new
land OF opportunity was brought
about by the original thinking ana
individual initiative OF persever-
ing Italian sailor.
We have scarcely begun to build
this wonderful America. insist
that n is still a land Of opportunity
unlimited opportunity | will not
accept the idea that the American
expansion is at an end. To
gether let US rebuild our world. II
we are TO remain free, let us on
this day resolve 10 follow the ccur-
ageous example OF Christopher
Columbus
ION October twelfth We honor the
memory of Columbus because I'M
wavering courage and faith in him
self brought him TO a new world
four hundred and forty-eight years
ago In this year OF 1910 when We,
the people, are soon 10 determine the
path OF life our country is to follow,
our celebration Of Columbus Day
is deeply significant.
Many other persevering Italian
men and women have since found
ed their homes in America. Their
men have fought in our wars, shout
der to shoulder with other Amer
leans OF every race and creed. Their
women have made homes for their
families under new and difficult
conditions; and together they have
made American citizens OF their
children.
ut is fitting that Christopher
Columbus, an Italian sailing under
the Spanish flag with crew recruit.
ed from half the lands OF Europe
should have begun the colonization
Of America A Jew sailed with
Columbus. An Irishman was the
first Of his crew TO set foot on
American soil.
so our land was settled and so
IT has grown great.
When Columbus sailed, men said
the earth was flat: they had no
faith in new horizons. But colum.
bus sailed and found a new horizon
for humanity. We who honor the
memory OF Christopher Columbus
will push on even further
Saturday will be Columbus Day.
AS we now struggle for preserVa.
tion OF democracy in the land which
Columbus discovered II Is we'll to
look back 10 the perseverance, the
courage and sound Judgment Of this
great explorer and follow his exam
pie in shaping a course that will
avoid the rocks Of disaster.
Mr.. WILKES sincerity is reflect
ed in an exchange of letters with
five-year-old Betsy Kyle, OF Manhas-
sett, n. Y. The child wrote: Dear
Mr.. Willkie | am years old and in
first grade. have a Willkie button
] hope you will be elected presi-
dent From Betsy Kyle
Willkie replied Dear Betsy:
Your little letter gave me a great
deal OF pleasure. | want 10 be
elected president. too and one OF
the reasons is that want this TO
be better and happier country for
little boys and girls. II makes
me unhappy to think OF all the little
boys and girls who are not having
happy days because their fathers
cannot buy them toys or nice note
paper like yours--or sometimes not
even enough TO eat. When | am
elected president, Betsy. | am going
10 see that every father has job so
that he can give 10 his little boys
and girls the pleasant things and
the good things every child should