Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12

urReu Dy tnelr tedcneTS 10 carry
home 10 their parents an ,sigh-
bors from now until genera. klec-
ton day, November 3, the repeated
plea that they get to the polls on
that day.
PRINTS PAMPHLETS
Pamphlets containing the state
ments of 80 leaders of state and
city. stressing the urgency of vot-
ing this year, are being prepared
by the Times for distribution 10
the pupils of elementary, interme-
date and high schools. 10 be
studied and discussed in class
rooms and then taken home 10
parents and neighbors.
In his statement Governor Van
Wagner said;
az cannot commend The De-
trolt Times too highly for Its
splendid leadership I'm again pro-
noting campaign through
schools to have children remind
their parents Of their sacred
duty to vote In time OF war.
BETRAY THE FUTURE
"We are betraying these flu
ture citizens IL we fail TO ex-
ercise our responsibilities rs
today's citizens In this grave
time. One of the greatest of
these responsibilities IL that OF
voting. -', -----
1.-THE people Of France, Poland,
The Netherlands and other Maxi
occupied countries are not vot-
Ing this year. And when they
criticize the form Of govern
ments now imposed upon them,
they are shot.
THE people Of Germany and
Japan are not voting this year.
Nor dare they suggest n change
OF government. To do 10 means
death or a concentration camp.
IRONY IN u. s.
ironically, the people OF the
United States are not voting this
year--that IL. In proportion TO
the number voting In past cleo
tons.
"Why not. We hear reasons.
Too busy with war work. Too
tired after n hard day. No en-
thusiasm about the candidates.
"Whateyer the reason, Il II n
poor reason. Because we CAN
vote this year, we SHOULD
vote. We are fighting this war
20 preserve our right to vote. So
let us shake of the apathy, or
whatever Il is that grips us this
election year.
SHOW UP HITLER
This year the right OF a free
people TO vote has q significance
far above political issues or per-
sonalities. BY voting this year
we give the lie TO Hitler, who
says self-government ca n n o (
work and points TO light voting
as proof.
by voting this year we tell
the world that we intend TO pre-
serve our right TO self-govern-
ment."
Secretary OF State Kelly said:
"My heartiest congratulations
20 to The Detroit Times for Its
renewed campaign TO get out the
vote. No finer plan could be
adopted than 10 impress on our
children that one Of the first
duties OF being good citizens Is
10 VOTE and VOTE REGU-
LARLY.
TRIAL BY FIRE
To-day these principles and
theories of that declaration OF
our faith, the Declaration of In
dependence of our republic, are
undergoing a tragic test--a trial
by fire: That all men are Gre
ated equal, that they are en-
dowed by their creator with
certain inalienable rights I.
that 10 secure these rights gov
ernments are instituted among
men deriving their just
power from the consent of the
governed.
"Since the founding Of this
republic, free men and women
have fought and bled and
worked to continue In full force
the principles of the republic.
again our sons, fathers,
brothers and friends are fighting
on q thousand battle fronts for
those principles and those rights.