Show NO LIBERTY WITHOUT LAW on this the anniversary ot of anil and signing of the constitution the framing framin g ution of th abo 3 U united alt e d st states ft te s wo we n aid T 3 called on oil to t 0 t take ak e noto n 0 to 0 f t the h e do document c U th that it gave tilts this nation a new birth and placed in the records those ideals and ana aspirations which have made us great the constitution crystallized into basic law a government by the people and established a republic with a guarantee of equality before the law we deem it Import important therefore to read in its pages not only the I 1 leges but the obligations of citizenship as aa well to many thinking people a period has arisen that Is putting our constitution through a severe test they contend that human forces are arc at work undermining american ideals they hold before us ua such quell agencies of despair as lawlessness radicalism poli leal favoritism class hatred illegal trafficking icing lury jury fixing loose application of pardoning power all of which have become a menace to constitutional foundations we have fallen on days where there Is a laxity in respect tor for law and order a defiance of the sanctity of person and property since all forms of human behavior are more or less contagious cont ageous it Is important that we consider the conditions and the remedy in the penal institutions of the united states there are today persons convicted of calm tills this does not tell the whole story when wo we consider those who go unpunished or undetected recent figures the cost of this crime to bo about 8 per cent of the nation 4 lucae a startling surn sum to expend on a destructive forc forca unfortunately tah does riot hot represent the total convay it la IS but necessary by way of 0 illustration to note the cost of burglary hidur insurance and contrast the rate with some other hazard such as fire on the he other hand band education our greatest constructive force costs an amount aunt approximating 1 per cent am ot our income this athla comparative cst cost Is the more significant when we consider that we have in our grade and tin d secondary schools alone times as many american youth as there are inmates of our penal institutions tut ions there la Is reason to feel that when tills this conflict clears the vision of the constitutions founders toun foun lers will be vindicated that this will be proved a fraternal nation we e have agencies of hope that lead us to this conclusion conc lusi 0 n they are such institutions as the social welfare and service organizations the press and radio the church the home and the schools educators are already at the task they sensed the situation and for some time in conference groups the subject of character development and citizenship training has received their attention it Is a program not lot of talk but bu of action already alread nany mally bave translated translate I their thinking into courses of study for definite tion others are following Edu education catlon Is the greatest single foe of crime the mass of tho the vi clu destructive and criminal are from i less educated 1 levels the except exception lomi aro are so 80 few us as to be conspicuous education is the inspiration ins pi ration of reason and reason inspires respect for order al 4 11 ll luil |