Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-04

w resulting conflict which gave it force put be-
hind forever.
But the charge which the Declaration put upon the
American people was put upon them permanently and
rests upon us today with all the weight of duty and all
the dependence upon performance of duty that burdened
the founders of this nation
is well for Americans to find and take time on this
and every anniversary of their independence to re-
examine the purposes for which country was founded
and the principles which it then recognized and
asserted would have be faithfully observed if the ends
sought were to be gained and perpetuated.
The beginning purpose that America should
assume among the powers of the earth place in which
the American people should have he separate and equal
station to which the laws of nature and of natures God
entitle them"
condition of the fufllment of this purpose was
declared to "a decent respect for the opinions of
mankind should always prevail among the American
people.
further condition of its fuflment that in the
first days of independent national life and through
out all the days of free American future the truth
should be held SELF EVIDENT that all men created
equal that they endowed by their Creator with GER
tain naenable rights that among these life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness"
And the continuing purpose that Americans of
that time and of all time entitled to have and should
always have government laying its foundation on such
principles and organizing its powers in such form as to
them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and
happiness"
And for final purpose it was declared to be the
unending and ageless duty of Americans of all gener-
atoms support the form of government thus conceived
and created with firm reliance the protection OF
Divine providence" while always pedgng ito each other
our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor"
Now are 166 years removed from our fateful day
of Declaration.
u UT we are not an instant of time removed from the
- heavy obligation and responsibility with which that
Declaration charges us.
There has never been time when Americans
without obligation and responsibility and there never will
be such time.
Now engaged in struggle for national sur
vval real and vital that which waged for the
establishment of our country.
And for strength in this great struggle
suit the purposes and principles fathers ddpurposes
and principles which not 166 years DID, but
today and at the time old history and
permanent as the universe.
ND, if faith is strong theirs and desire
"A for preservation of the rights and the good things
to which entitled by "the laws of and of
natures God is strong the will of fathers for
these rights and good things country will prevail in
this and land of free people and free homes and
free institutions will endure.
The freedom we have as Americans cannot be held
in perpetuity by any of fathers who wrote the
Declaration of independence or by any act of
1t must be held today, as it gained in the begin
ming and it must always be held by faith in America
and by fulmen of the duties and tasks with which that
faith charges us
The anniversary of American independence is always
significant occasion, with special reminder to all
of the inspiration to be found IN proud history 1t
the particularly good purpose of renewing that
inspiration at time when decisions and acts if
made the spirit of those honor and respect will
assure not merely victory and peace time but
freedom and honor for those who succeed US here.