Evening star., 1941-07-05
Allegiance 10 Flag
Is Pledged in All
Paris Of Nation
Americans Celebrate
Fourth in Ceremony of
Unprecedented Scope
b the Associated Press.

In apulSe-quickening ceremony of
unprecedented scope, Americans in
every corner of the land pledged
fealty to their flag yesterday after
hearing President Roosevelt declare
that they must stake their lives, If
necessary, in the defense of liberty.
It was Fourth of July marked by
mingled emotions-for the tradition
al holiday enthusiasm was sobered by
the shadows of events overseas and
by the gigantic armament effort in
this country.
When the voice of Chief Justice
Harlan Fiske Stone was heard, lead
ing the vast unseen audience in the
pledge of allegiance to the flag,
pleasure bound motorists stopped
their cars, soldiers in cantonments
snapped to attention, children
turned their thoughts momentarily
from their fireworks and housewives
dropped their chores to renew the
spirit of 1776.
The traditional fireworks displays
we're dampened in some sections by
rain. but in others they were set
off in all their glory-poSsibly for
the last time in years. The de-
mands of the defense program are
such that few, if any. may be manu-
factured in this country until the
world is again at peace.
Day Observed in Britain.
Yesterdays celebration was un-
usual in that Britain took notice Of
the day as never before. The Stars
and Stripes flew from many build
ings in the embattled isle, Ameri-
can patriotic airs were heard
through loudspeakers, hotels adver-
tiSed such dishes as Philadelphia
pepper pot, corned beef hash, corn
on the cob and Boston beans" and
the London Daily Herald asserted:
The faith proclaimed in Phila-
delphia in l776 is the faith for
which we of the British common
wealth are fighting today"
Addressing the American Society
In London, United States AmbaSsa-
dor John G. Winant said the Ameri-
can flag 'symbolizes the universal
ideal that lives within our land
and beyond our frontiers and the
ideal that reaches out to all man.
kind"
In message radioed from New
York throughout the world, Wendell
L. Willkie said he was quite sure that
before long now the great force
~f tho NotryT will 20
brought into play to insure the
delivery of supplies to Great Britain.
Wheeler and Pepper Speak.
In Buffalo, N. Y, Senator Wheeler,
Democrat, of Montana said only
English courage or a negotiated
peace now can preserve England,
while Senator Pepper, Democrat, of
Florida. asserted that "by a kind
and courageous action" America
can not only save the world, but
her own sons"
Foe and supporter, respectively Of
the administration foreign policy,
they addressed an Independence
Day mass meeting sponsored by the
Townsend Clubs concluding their
sixth national convention.
Nothing can crush Hitlerism or
all it symbolizes so quickly as peace"
Senator Wheeler said. Armed might
cannot mold diverse and conflicting
nationalities into one. No conqueror
has done it before and no conqueror
can do it now. A Europe at peace
means that the Hitler empire will
crack and crumble as the Roman and
Napoleonic empires crlmbled.
I'VE must solve our domestic
problems. We must continue a pro-
gram of economic and social reform
within the framework of the Con-
stitution. We must build stronger
the sinews of this republic. We
must make democracy impregnable
from within and without. We will
build mightier and mightier our
armed force. We can-We will
create an unsurpassed air force-an
invincible Navy and an unbeatable
Army. We can do this-and more
If we remain at peace"
Senator Pepper accused Senator
WnttItI. ocIldl lOI wye. IlNpiOhSoI1f
of North Dakota; Col Lindbergh and
ex-President Hoover as being the
real war mongers of America"
"New Red Herring"
Nov, this alliance" he said,
"masquerading behind a slogan
which says America first and
means America last has found a
new red herring to drag across the
course of American public opinion
Russia.
They would deceive the people
about the real issue and play with
their skilled hands upon whatever
credulity they may find. They |
would have the people of America
help Hitler by refusing to help
Hitler's enemies"
At Rio de Janeiro, United States
Ambassador jefferson Caffery ex-
pressed the thought, "Our liberty
may have to be defended soon again"
Mr.. Caffery declared that effective
defense of the Western Hemisphere
depended on cooperation of the
other American republics.
Josephus Daniels, United States |
Ambassador to Mexico, asserted at |