The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-16
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lean Association for Labor Legis-
lation, American Association for
Old Age Security, American Civil
Liberties Union. American League
Against War and Fascism. Amer
lean Society for Cultural Relations
with Russia Christian Social Ac-
ton Movement, Church Socialist
League, Committee on Militarism
in Education. Friends OF the Soviet
Union. International Labor Defense,
Irish Workers Club. John Reed
Clubs, League for Industrial De-
mocracy, National Council for the
Prevention OF War National Save
Our Schools Committee. National
Student Union, Pioneer Youth OF
America. Student Congress Against
War, Teachers Union, War Resist
ers League. and Woman's Peace
Society.
Certainly no one would suspect
these organizations, 1t. Mulbar
said. Their names indicate only
most sincere purposes, but evidence
m the hands or state police and
government officials indicate their
real purpose and the dangerous
propaganda which they are en-
couraging There are several hun
dred similar organizations in the
United States, he said.
Emphasizing the danger OF trou-
Bile from within the country. 1t.
Mulbar read the following quotation
from a speech delivered by Abra-
ham Lincoln in the early nine
teenth century:
To-day. when American Democ-
racy is threatened by the acts of
certain subversive groups. it would
seem fitting to read a few lines
from an address made by Abraham
Lincoln. Jan 81, 1887. before a
group OF young men in Springfield,
Illinois
AT what point shall we expect
the approach of danger By what
means shall we fortify against 1t.
Shall we expect some trans-Atlan-
tic military giant to step across the
ocean and crush us at blow?
Never. All the armies of Europe.
Asia and Africa combined. with all
the treasures OF the earth tour
own excepted in their military
chest, with Bonaparte for a
commander, could not by force, take.
drink from the Ohio or make
a track on the Blue Ridge, in a
trial of a thousand years. At
what point, then, is the approach
o. danger to be expected? | an
swer, II it ever reaches us, il
must spring up among us. II can
not come from abroad. Ii Destruc.
ton be our lot, we must ourselves
be its author and finisher AS a
nation of freemen, We must live
through all time, or die by suicide.
There is even now something
OF i'll omen among us. mean the
increasing disregard for law which
bti dhtS NHt tOuHAlgs INC SlON
ing disposition to substitute wild
and furious passions in lieu of the
sober judgement OF courts; and
the worse than savage mobs for
the executive ministers Of justice.
This disposition is awful fearful
in any community; and that 1t now
exists in ours, though grating to
our feelings to admit, it would be
a violation of truth and an insult
to our intelligence to deny"
This statement by Lincoln might
have been made today. 1t. Mulbar
said. 1t applies perfectly to present
day conditions. Our danger lies
not from foreign nations, he said,
but within our own borders.
The meeting next Monday will
be in charge OF the Wayne club
members who will be guests here
Guests today were Fred Everett
Seattle, Wash; Orlo II. Roberts,
Belleville; Ralph circuit. Lansing;
John Creighton, Caholse, n. Y;
Edward Nehlsen, l.. P. Cashmon.
Ben Vanden Belt, Jr.. l.. c. Perry.
B. W. WheatIey, Ypsilanti; r. +.
Martin. j. Karl Malcolm, Herbert
p. Wagner, Ann Arbor.