The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-01-01
Judge James Explains Responsibilities of Citizenship
BY FRANK ID. JAMES
Judge Of The Superior Cour,

' ''"pci~T curt 4.
II may be remembered tina, ,
ing the month prior To tho mr.
Dental election four years
practically all of The polls indica
that Governor Dewey of New Y
VIC Id become the next prcsid n,
nc United States Amonp tb ID
Who wee fooled by these predict
we're The members of the rolitbj
of Sov.e Russia. For weeks u ior +
the l948 election the controlled ~,
the Communist world Tezpla
ed" to the enslaved millions b IN
The Iron Curtain that the Ame|
can election was Just a formal
and hat he warmoneers were
control An explanation of the
set victory of President Truman
l948 must have been difficult
deed for the masters in the KrelH
lin. No amount of violent abb
.eaped upon the United Stat
cold obscure the fact that the De
lie themselves had chosen their G.
leaders for the next -four wears
Again this year American citize
have gone to the polls and. wra
ped in he green curtain of frc
dom, have chosen those whom tn =
wished to represent them in tt
branches of government
Our Republic is grounded on i
truth that the primary purpose
government is to secure and pr|
serve the freedom of the individuI
and in the words of the Declaratid
Of Independence, Governments al
instituted among men, deriving the|
Just powers from the consent of I'll
Our free press, radio and teley|
sion daily bring us news of h,
plans and progress of the new ad
ninistration which we the peopl
nave chosen. We anticipate the iI
auguration of or great President
slect. AS we contemplate the MI
nervous responsibilities which HI
aces should we not at the SAN
line face our own responsibilities
We free citizens who are the sour(
u sove. eign power in our nation
II Is of course quite obvious tn.
very citizen has the duty to OBJ
ne laws of the land and to pay h
hare of the cost of maintainin
oVernment. No one would der
hat the privilege of voting and IL
lght to demand jury trial al
AIRY with them the obligation t
ote and to serve as Juror VIII,
allied. cut there are other Al
core subtle obligations of citize
hip imposed upon us all
Among the detectives of goyer
lent stated in the preamble of t
'onsf tuition are TO insure dome
&c Tranquility =. to promote
eneral welfare. to secure
lessings of liberty to ourselves a
ur rosterity" History teaches
lat whenever men have surrender
government ALL responsible.
u domestic tranquility and all
possibility for general welfare. tt
ave also surrendered their lib, I
es' the first objective stated
lie preamble to the Constitution
as 10 form a more perfect union
nat objective by it's terms is enc
nlch must always remain unf,l-
led. No government of men will
er be perfect-yet no government
men will endure unless it's citi-
MS continue to try to make it
lore perfect"
Disease and disaster still stalk
r lands. Discrimination and pre-
lice still manifest themselves in
rying degrees in various sections
the country. 1t is in the elimin-
on of evils such as these that
lzenship in its finest form is
nlfest. Prejudice cannot be legis-
ed from mems hearts. Courageous
n OF good will can, however, by
insure the eventual tri-
pm OF fair play for all, regardless
race, creed or color.
he responsibilities of good citi-
snip are with US all every day.