Evening star., 1941-12-16

OF government. public sentiment ul-
timately applies the remedy. In the
United States free speech and lib
erty Of the press are guaranteed
by the Constitution and guarded
by the courts
In some foreign lands, any peace
able assembly of citizens which
gathers to protest against oppression
is ruthlessly dispersed by armed
force. But American citizens may
gather safely anywhere under the
flag and criticize their Government.
One of the most intolerable Of all
aggressions by government agents Is
the unwarranted search of mans
house and the seizure of his papers.
Abuse of personal liberty in this
respect was one of the chief griev-
ances of Americans when they were
under British rule. Despite many
attempted violations. this right of
privacy has been protected by the
Bill of Rights. No man or officer.
without warrant, may enter your
house or mine Not only is con-
stable barred, but the President and
the armies of the United States are
prohibited from breaking into
mans house.
An ancient right wrested from the
British crown is preserved for
Americans in these words: Excess
sive bail shall not be required, nor
excessive fines imposed. nor cruel
and unusual punishments inflicted. :"
No State nor Federal court may
impose such a fine as to amount to
the taking of property without due
process of law.
In the 10 amendments making up
the Bill of Rights, the American
people are protected as if by stone
wall against the assaults of arbitrary
power, whether the assault comes
from Congress, the President, the
courts or any public officer. Thus
the Bill Of Rights keeps inviolate
the freedom with which all men are
endowed by their Creator.
This protection of individual lib
erty in America is the great light
that now illumines a world in dark
ness. We have seen the brutal de-
struction of liberty elsewhere in the
world. Can you imagine an indi-
vidual in Germany demanding and
receiving protection against Hitler?
What chance has any italian against
the injustice of Mussolini? In Japan
fhA fr1diyyidt1o1 ha~ ytn vyI, !,
a deSpotic government Is bound to
respect. Hence we see Germans
Italians and Japanese robbed OF
self-respect and dignity. degraded
by their own governments.
Cannot End In Compromise.
The war in which the United
States is now engaged cannot end
in compromise One side or the
other must win a victory which will
determine the destiny of all human
ity. The people Of all nations are
to be free or enslaved. If we wir
the victory, men will be free every
where. If we lose, all will be slaves
including ourselves. And the victor.
will not be other peoples, but 8
handful of bandits who will rob theil
own countrymen as cheerfully a,
they will rob Americans.
We must be thankful that the
cause of liberty is sustained by might
as well as right. The United State.
is the strongest as we'll as the freest
nation on earth. Our freedom ha!
made us strong, and now our strength
must keep us free. As free mer
Americans must assemble the force.
at their command and hurl then
upon the enemy. Liberty and Union
armed with the might of the New
World. must lay low the world.
despoilers.
This earth has never witnessed
a nobler spectacle than that which
now unfolds. The unconquerabl'
spirit of Liberty grasps the swore
that is to smite the tormentors o
mankind. The echoes of bugleI
that aroused the men of '76 arr
sounding today We hear the bomb
that burst over our feeble forts wheI
the Nation was young; and we sex
the same star spangled banner tina
waved triumphantly over the EN-
battled Americans of long ago. Coz
was with them. God is with Us, s.
long as we are worthy Of His pro
lection. Keeping step to the musi
of the Union, we 60 forward t.
victory.