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Show roc AJGS I BELIEVE IN AMERICA by Corg mm rfrt sea-coa- one-ha- M. Cohan r- Ni , (Continued From Page One) that can corr.e to a person who has been separated from his native land for an extended period of time. The unexpected Bight of the Stars and Strlnea unfurled across the Main town of a Welch in the morning early the first glimpse hours of the Statute of Liberty after years absence a two and vo-Amp! tea these and other in- t.inc?3 touched off a flame of pat rtotic emotion in my soul that I hope shall never be extinguished. Although I am speaking in behalf at the Legion, I am under obligation t do something to further our ideals of Democrat government. One part of the Lions Code tit Citizenship and Patriotism reads: "To create by and example a civic and patriotic conscience; by fostering an idealistic attitude toward my country, its historic past, its spiritual heritage, tta f re institutions, its boundless natural resources, its . great .men and wo-. men, its wonciercui privileges, nu ita solemn responsibilities, that we may rv it our full measure of devotion (Ma From ASCAP BIRTH OF A SONG V - by JoiPh Flimsier r;u. and PaiJ f fiFr h st u ' lf .i MICHAEL COHAN was born in R. I., July 4th, 1878, son of Jerry John and Helen Frances Costigan Cohan. He was born to the theatre.. He trouped with his family, and at the age cf ten got special billing as "Master Ceorgie." He played the violin, and got six dollars a week for his efforts. From 1895, when May Irwin scorsdwia one of his songs, his career as a writer wJ only rivalled by his career as a playwright But Ceorge always referred to himself as a man." The family was wcjrld famous as "The Four Cohans." Ceorge's father wrote their material, and young Ceorge began to show an interest in songwriting. actor-manage- "J" f if? e 1 f 1 r. "song-and-danc- yt pre-or- 1 GEORCE '" Kih''"":' 93 1 vpyV I -. '.t-,- hVI 13 w'k. Lr ' '13. v wtd love." moment when personal liber At A-- tiei are being trampled under foot, and the aggressive brutality of dic tator nations seems to be triumphant, it is well that we give thought to the It wJue df our citizenship. de- mocracy is an assured possession, or too much for tJ; its nermanencc ftvfir.tel. Yet that is the very state of Kiir.d that today presents itself, and up the most difficult problem t those who would keep the masses of our people believing in America. & it is high time we gave new to our "Bill of Rights" a that contains the sum total of toan's victories over the forces that wudd annihilate individual liberty. n the preservation of this "Bill of Rights" rests the hope of every indi- ttrtual who yet cherishes the ideals rf democratic government it is the Trt line of defense against the forces of barbarism and oppression. Its principles have been abandoned by the countries. In England and rV'Hitist unofficial censorship. frnwice complaints are being heard Hmst unofficial censorship. In our 'Wis United States freedom of speech and freedom of assembly are being challenged and in some cases upheld by thj courts. Let us ejeamine for a few minutes vet y briefly the body of principles eo(bo.lieJ in our Bill of Rights. They iv found specifically in the first ten fljti iudments to the Constitution. Fltst la tlatei our four fundamental liber-ti- : Freedom in the establishment of religion and in the free exercise thereof; freedom of speech; freedom of ihe p!ei3 and freedom of assembly. frText cJm?3 the protection of our rights: The right to bear arms; prohibition of any officer of the or soldier to occupy home or tierty without the consent of the iier; their shall be no unreasonable con-t.tr- n docu-Swt- tt r per-sow- il gov-wirne- nt HO tWNPAY iMCADACMf S I pop, day J ( 1 SINCE ALKA-SEITJE- ou ion. WAV J 0oa't let HEADACHE, Acid Muscu- Indigestion, Neuralgia, lar, Rheumatic, Sciatic Pains, you of healthful recreation. tfcke Ai&a - Seltzer. Find out lor yourself how quickly it will rb relieve your ail- every-da- y ments. ' er relieves pain be- cause it contains an analgesic Alka-Seltz- , (acetyl-salicylat- Alka-Selt- -j e). rer's vegetable and mineral al- fcaUzers help to neutralize excess stomach acids. 1 . I.'1 . ' .1" t 3 '5 is a dan- - attitude if wo think our jous S? store, at the soda fountain, and in 3W and iH packages for home use. 3 "Over There" was inspired by a bugle call. Cohan had been trying to find an inspiration for a patriotic song, and the inspiration came as he was sitting in a taxi, which had been stopped by marching troops. or unwarranted searcn or seizure 01 house, papers, etc.; we ate entitled and can demand a trial by a jury of our equals and life, liberty or proper ty shall not be taken without due process of law. Also private property for public use shall be justly compensated for. These in substance are the principles that govern our per sona! liberties in America today. How vital against the background of today's events in Europe do these rights appear everyone of which have been grossly violated in the Dictator countries. Their very presence in our system has been ridi culed and pointed out as indications of our weakness. Consider what has happened in Austria, Czechoslovakia and Germany. Do any of the above mentioned personal rights exist? The four fundamental freedoms of Religion, Speech, Press and Assemblage were abolished so early In the game that only a vague memory of them re- mains. Would you change your Bill of Rights for the Constitution of Ger-- j many? To do so would be to accept: the u'Hourccful character of Hitler as your constitution. Would you exchange your Bill of Rights for the Constitution of Italy which is the fer- tile mind of Tussoiini? Would you;' exchange your Bill of Rights for the Constitution of Russia and be ruled by the iron hand of Stalin? Would you exchange our government by lawi for a government by men ? The former is characterized by the wide latitude of power given the people and the suppression of the rulers, while the latter is characterized by the wide latitude of power given the rulers and the suppression of the people. The last two articles specify that In enumeration certain rights no denial is made of others retained by the people and powers not specifically delegated to the National Government are retained by the people of the State. This gives rise to a very, likeable definition of Democracy as a condition "where a person may ,do whatever the law does not prohibit." Un der the same token a Dictatorship would be a condition ' where a person could do only what the law specifically permits." Well, these were the rights for which our ancestors took up arms against England. The odds against their attempt were more than ten to one against success. At that time America had a population of three million inhabitants strung along the Atlantic Seaboard as compared with England's thirty million people and her reputation as being the "Mistress of the Sea." But our ancestors had seen their leaders threatened with deportation and tiied by hostile courts thrive thousand miles away; they had seen their homes and properties invaded y royal officers; their busiest port closed and troops quartered among them. To prevent a recurrence of this they were wliliing to risk their lives and fortunes. After a miraculous series of successes they were able to wrest themselves free from the grasp of a tyrannical King and become free ed "Over There" was First sung by Charles King at a Red Cross benefit at the New York Hippodrome in the autumn of 1917. The audience response was instantaneous. men. As such they set about to establish a system of government under which they would like to live. As one writer has said: "Governments in general have been the result of force and fraud and of accident. After 6000 years have elapsed since the creation the United States exhibits the first instance so far as we can learn of a nation unattacked by external force, unconvulsed by domestic insurrection, assemblying peaceably and voluntarily, deligeration fully, deciding calmly, concerning the system cf government under which they would like to live and have their posterity live." In so doing our Founding Fathers studied the written history of every Republic that had flourished since the dawn of recorded history. They deliberated upon the reasons for their down-faand found written upon the tombstones of these fallen republics these indelible words: "Too much government by men, too little' by law. So in framing our Constitution they intended to avoid this evil. First they recognized the right of the majority to rule, and the right of the minority to critize the acts of the majority and to hold up to the public view the acts and policies of the majority and to eventually become the majority themselves. Such is the history of our two dominant parties. When the day comes that the minority is not protected you may say amen to the Democracy of our land. Secondly, they set up a system of checks and balances in the three main divisions of our system, namely: Executive, Legislative and Judicial departments. Although our founders endeavored to be specific in defining the powers of "these three branches, there has always been some dissen-tio- n such as is going on today in Washington regarding who should control our foreign policy. The constitution gives the President the power to appoint ambassadors and envoys and to make treaties with foreign countries and appoints him as Commander and Chief of the Army and Navy. On the other hand, Congress must approve his appointments and his treaties and has the power to grant the means to sustain the Army and Navy. Between these two sits the Supreme Court to protect the individual against the possible unconstitutional acts of the Executive and Legislative departments. This is an example of their idea of checks and balances and another is the operation of the two houses in the Legislature, Thirdly, our Founding Fathers set up a protection of the individual and his property as set forth In the Bill of Rights to which we have referred. The founders of our system of government looked upon individual liber- ll . At least five hundred Cohan songs are in print, and almost as many more in manuscript are in the possession of entertainers for whom Cohan wrote. He also wrote and produced about forty of his own plays. ty in a much broader way than from a strictly political point of view a to- meaning we must keep in mind to is survive. day if free government This definition is founded on the high est human attribute, i. e., THE INA- LIENABLE DIGNITY OF MAN. If we define it otherwise and attempt to weigh the immediate practical advantages of one system of government against another we may miss the point in arriving at a faith in the ultimate triumph of Democracy. We must look upon our Democracy as a "society which is inspired above every other with the feeling and consciousness of the dignity of man." This dignity we confer on man , democracy honors and caters to, recognizes, while the dictatorships holds in contempt this elevation of man above the importance of the state itself. Our system of government is sound because it is founded on this eternal principle that the individual is the most important creation on the earth. It is sound because human experience has proven that the greatest progress has been made under the philosophy of free individual enterprise. Our freedom is unique in the world today. Our basic liberties are secure. We are not spied upon by agents of the Government. Minorities are safe in their right to criticise the majority. We are free in our person and in our rights of property. But it has taken centuries of time, and cost oceans of blood to achieve and secure these basic freedoms embodied in the Bill of Rights. Should we lose them the whole agonizing path might again have to be trod before a happier generation may again enjoy the liberty of person and freedom of spirit we now enjoy as citizens of the United States. Our form of government is now about 150 years old and its constitution has served the cause of human freedom better than any other constitution. Under it more universal happiness has prevailed since 1789 than in all the 5000 years of history preceding it. Our nation has become a haven of refuge for the oppressed people of all nations. Only stringent emigration laws keeps us from being over run. Today our system of government stands as the only major fortification against the forces that would subjugate the individual to the state. I contend our Democracy is worth preserving, but to do it we must first educate our youth to understand what our Democracy is and why we have it. The moit cucccccf J way to fight an undesirable idoa is to teach a more desirable one in iti stead. Secondly, as citizens we must rededicate ourselves to the principle that mankind can live happier, fuller, more abundant lives under our form Our Tremonton Mill, Which Was Destroyed by Fire, Has Been and New, Modern Machinery Installed and Is Now Operating. nit t . , 2 r;-- i. . V Garland-Treraont- on boo: slaves ts is else on the globe. I believe in America! America where we progress evolution, not revolution; America where creative thinkers and earnest workers are building brave new world In which to live; America where achievement i written in steel and stone and growing things; towering skyscrapers, inspiring cathedrals, gigantic bridges modern hospitals, beautiful parks, search laboratories and halls of leathrc a ning; America where new horizons of 0? portunity beckon men who posses the pioneering spirit; America where men may dress great dreams and make those dreis come true; America where the upward n of man has but begun! Wilfred Peters 5 1 8 jr J lj -- 0L?f t0N - m 0 r 31 ed big Olds Sedans as pri Come in and take atrial drive. Learn about Olds' handling ease, performance, Rhythmic Ride, extra-visio- n body, quality tures and new, low price. Then, fill out an Official Entry B! 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America where a man can stand on a soap box and say his say without facing a firing squad at dawn; America where we can laugh out loud at our leaders without being led away to a prison cell; America where we can sleep in peace without fear of awakening to the cannon roar and marching feet of an invading army; America where a man can freely worship the God of his fathers or find God in his own way amid the singing streams and whispering trees of the great outdoors. I believe In America! low-pric- Re-bui- lt and i e ciety was organized, and all of his copyright, ed songs are in the repertoire of ASCAP. We want you to get better acquainted with the new 01d car. That's whj Sixty -- America's newest Oldsmobile is staging a big nationwide contest March ROLLING AND GRINDING OF GRAIN E SociMu WIDE PMZC COfJTSST NOW I NSW MILL OPENS SEE US FOR V j His membership in the American of Composers, Authors and Publishers dates back twenty-fivyears when the So. COrjE $1.35 Milling Co. j if! 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