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Show Page 4 THE UTAH INDEPENDENT April 30, 1971 LET Stars and Stripes Bv Ogden Kraut 0 The most important buildings in Washington were being burned by the British Army. It was August 24, 1814, and the British admiral who brought the troops boasted that Baltimore would be destroyed next. Meanwhile, in Baltimore, Widow Pickersgill with the help of her daughter, was hastily stitching ld together one of the largest American flags ever made. She elected the floor of a local brewery to do her work, as it was the only place large enough to accommodate this massive banner. Far into the night by the light of candles the two seamstresses labored to prepare the flag that would flv over Fort McIIenrv the next target of the 0 British armv. The new flag with 15 stripes and 15 stars was raised over the fort while a little sailing ship carrying a white flag slipped out into the harbor towards the British navy. Aboard this ship were Francis Scott Key, a young lawyer, and John Skinner, who were on a mission by order of President Madison to beg for the release of Dr. William Beans, a prisoner held by the British. Within a few days this tiny crew was overwhelmed to find an armada of the British navy consisting of nearly 70 ships. The British agreed to release the doctor, but not until after they had made their attack on Baltimore. For six days the tiny craft was towed by the British as they sailed towards Fort McHenry. On Sunday morning, September 12, under cover of darkness, hundreds of British troops were sent ashore; then by the first light of morning, the navy guns opened fire on the fort. All day and all night the British blasted the fort fires and billowing smoke poured upwards as the air thundered and the ground quaked from the bursts of British heavy guns. Suddenly, in the middle of the night, all became quiet. Key strained his eyes into the darkness but could see nothing, lie paced ? the deck had the fort Impatiently he waited. Finally, dawn Hied its light over the fort the American flag was still there! Key and his friends rejoiced while tears streamed down their faces. As the Britb-- troops returned to their ships, Francis Scott Key drew out an envelope from his pocket and began to scribble the feelings of his heart. Key, Skinner and Beans boarded their tiny ship and sailed for the harbor to celebrate at the Old Fountain Inn. When the other retired from the celebration, Key began to put into verse the words he had written on his envelope. Finally, with tired eyes he finished his work, Lay the pen across the paper, and went to sleep. Little did he know then that someday that piece of paper would be sol'd for S24,000. The next day Key showed his Judge poem to his brother-in-laJ. N. Nicholson, who was so impressed that he took it to a printer to be printed on handbills. Newspapers soon printed the poem and changed the title from Defense of Fort McHenry to The Star Spangled Banner. It urren-dered- h Trudeaus was published in song books and was sung by soldiers in the trenches, at tavern celebrations, and by housewives. Key was pleased to see the popularity of his verse and was not bothered that his name seldom appeared as the author. Francis Scott Key. felt certain that the popularity of his verse would soon diminish; and thirty years later as he was dying, he still felt that the popularity of his poem would pass away with him. But, on March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a bill that made The Star Spangled Banner the official anthem of the United States of America. It was during these crucial costly bought with sweat, tears, freedom was and blood-b- ut more precious than life itself. These were the labor pains in giving birth to freedom in America, and that sacrifice was in the stars and symbolized 0 stripes. Today, many of the youth in AMerica do not understand the miseries of tyranny, nor the pain of slavery ; and in their ignorance they have spit on the- flag, stomped it into the ground, and burned it and in their foolishness they have paraded the Viet - Res. 295-17- 54 Canada, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the head of that Communist Canada. The newrs media have been very careful to keep the amazing facts about Trudeau s red record from the people on both sides of the border. Trudeau always seems to be on the spot when the Communists are consolidating their power to matter how far away the country may be. lie was in Gliana when the Communists took over. He was in Algeria when Ben Bella turned that hapless nation into a delegation! As you would expect a good revolutionary to do, Trudeau has packed his administration with Communists. Jean-Loui- s Gagnon, his propaganda minister, is a dues -- Party. Paul Martin, Trudeaus leader in the Senate, is an old time Communist. If the Canadians allow Pierre Trudeau and his Communist revo- lutionaries to consolidate their power, the United States will be encircled by her enemies and the prospects of Americans celebrating their 200lh anniversary' as a free nation will be slim indeed. For further information on this s' and other matters relating to Key West! Trudeau got his first government job with the help of the Communist, Robert Bryce. Bryce, according to a Soviet defector, wTas a close friend of Soviet spy Alger lliss. The Communists held an International Economic Conference in Moscow in 1952. 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