The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-22
Waltor WlnchOII
On broadway


uRonoR WASHINGTON,
AMERICAN
Essse Patriot, now, as never before,
Hour people need your voice, your
mo shl sisi'e q faith your courage
against al danger and dsr4sIOn.
n prayer and yOur stout heart you
found
me strength that put your foes
% routs
Today on every aide abound
me fool within, the Zoe without.
IN times As vigilant and grave,
q fortify our aouk 10 face
The coward and the traitoros
knave
Ana crush them both, with oOds
good grAcel
JOSEPH AUsLANDER.
Washington was Q victim Of
acurriious Journalism. Editorial at
tacls plunged to the depths Of vitu-
peratlon. yet Washington never
attempted 10 suppress cor invtsti.
gate) any Of his newspaper be-
llttlers. He once said: II fought
for liberty, and when I refuse TO
deprive my foes Of their freedom
I am defending that liberty"
-
The first Presidents astute dip.
lomatic sense can best be illustrated
BY the following tale: A powerful
French politician asked him for
q letter Of recommendation to the
American people. washington didn't
agree with many OF the French
mans ideas, but he didn't want TO
offend him. So he wrote. This
man needs no Recommendation from
George Washington
fsolationists have always used the
Farewell Address" TO remind
Americans that Washington warned
lis against 'entaneling alliances"
Actually. the phrase does not appear
in the Farewell Address It was
first used by Thomas jefferson In
his first Inaugural address--sixteen
months after washington diedl
The Father Of Our Country also
had his difficulties with Congress
men. He once attended a Sem
ate meeting. expecting 70 discuss a
proposed treaty with the Indians.
instead Of discussing the treaty, the
senate referred II to q committee,
and the indignant Washington lett
the meeting. He never went back
70 the Senate.
When washington visited Provi-
dence. the whole population assem-
bled 70 greet him. He was SUR
rounded by q crowd Of children
carrying torches. and everybody
pressed 50 closely around him that
they hindered him from proceed
ing. washington was deeply az
fected and said: we may be beat
en- in q war: 1t Is the chance OF
war. But the people are an army
who can never be conquered
Washington was q devout man
He set aside part Of each day
Tor mediation and devotion. At VAL
ley Forge, a soldier strolling Oh the
outskirts OF the camp heard a quiet
voice. He walked in the direction
of IL and saw the Chief--on his
knees in prayer.
Our initial Chief Exec refused
10 panper seditiontStS. When 8
group Of indictments held 6 large
mass meeting. denounced q law
and declared that they would not
obey 1t, washington called on the
state militia to quel the inSur-
rection. He later pointed out: "If
any body OF the people are al
lowed unpuntSlaed TO rise and dis
obey any Law, all Law and order
would soon vanish. We must never
parley or haggle with sedition, trea-
son or lawlesSness. but must
strike q blow that cannot be par
ireland at once!'
PIInctuality was one Of washing
tons strong points. When company
vas invited TO dinner, he made an
allowance Of only five minutes for
variation IN watches. II the guests
come late he would say: We are too
punctual for you. have a cook who
does not ask II the company has
come, but II the hour has come"
washington would have been
amused by the legend that he never
fibbed. He once related the story Of
the father VINO informed his tot
that he never told a lie The
j u. S. Army Group