The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-21

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Some things can not be brought
home too often-ideas that are more
than just packing wire to hold words
together.
Principles, pledges and famous pa
triotic addresses that were learned by
rote in the grade schools need to be
called to mind now and put into action.
For most of us the Constitution Of
the United States must be taken down
and busted off.
And so recharged with the faith
that made us the citizens of the great
est democracy in the world we must
give every ounce of our power to the
defense of the liberties and rights that
make us the most envied nation. In
such common effort there is no room
for selfish interest. That which we
must defend is worthy of the sacrifices
of all that we now have.
But those who are set up in Con-
gress as our leaders and spokesmen
must be the first to set the example.
The common good and the common
defense of the nation and democracy
must be placed above the desires of
individuals-even though those indi-
viduals be Congressman or the ia
vored constituents of Congressman.
Defense housing must not be de-
prived of electrical refrigerators just
because the favored constituents of a
Congressman happens to be doing well
in the ice business. Nor must defense
housing be of the shack variety sc
that it will not interfere after the
emergency, with the preferred" slum
buildings of the constituents of some
congressman.
congressman elected by the popular
vote of the people are reasonably as
sumed to have common sense and a
sufficient will power to place the good
of the nation far above the interests
of few individuals. Now more than
ever our Congressman must be pushed
to show a greater exercise ef the will
to benefit the majority.
AS a nation we can not wait for a
few Congressman to get unselfish. AS
long as the selfish, self-confessed
''most loyal patriots" are in the mi
nority in Congress they can be handled
by the majority.
Meanwhile we must look to our
selves Every effort from now on
should be all out for the defense of
the nation and for all that the nation
stands
AS workers, every rivet driven, ev-
cry power line drawn must carry with
it the purpose to defend and preserve
democracy as we have lived it and as
we hope our children may live it.
AS union workers, our every act
must be purposed on the real desire to
see that nothing interferes with the
progress of national defense and
safety. This does not mean the sacri-
fee of the very rights we are working
and fighting to defend But on the
contrary it means just appreciation
of these rights by a concerted refusal
to abuse them or to let anyone else
abuse them.
First foreign releases commenting
on U. S. passage of aid to Britain bill
show the proper effect in the proper
places.
If British morale could be measured
by thermometer the reading would
have shown a definite jump with news
of the bills passage.
Berlin releases could not ignore pas
sage of the bill. American aid to the
British is too big thing to keep from
the people all the time. The threat to
razzle-dazzle dictators can not be
pooh -poohed by lockstep press.
Mere passage of the bill is not
what encourages Britain or threatens
Germany. The translation of the bill
into action-immediate and substan-
tial action-is the basis of Britains
hope and the Axis despair. 1t is not
what America is doing right now but
what America can and will do in the
immediate future. 1t is what the citi-
zens, united and unselfsh, of great
democracy can do to defend that de-
mocracy in all it's roots.