Show WHEN OUR oun T n. RAN ItAN 1 These stories from Crom Central America to the tile effect I that President and congress cons and arm army are arc fleeing from flom i invading forces should have a humbling effect on Ile people plc t of the tho United States State It Is not yet et a century since the lie President of or this country countr and his cabinet an and his arm army w were iri Ii in iii hast hasty retreat from the Invading In enemy And Anc th the c capital pital of or this nation w was s sacked and burned by the ti British It seems but hut a little while hiIe ago when ono one considers en the tho years cars But it I is a a measureless les' les space S when ono one coni con con- i the po possibilities of the case cuse just now how It Il is Ini in inconceivable Iii In- i conceivable that any armed force no matter from where it came curne could even make successful landing on American shores And the tho Idea of or a foe oe marching marching- down lawn Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania avenue and setting fire to the White House I Iso Is Isso isso so improbable as asto Ao seem ridiculous Yet are arc men living now now antI and plenty o of them them them- whose fathers saw sa the tIres fires o of the he burning capital I Ithe In Ink k the tiLe light of or that fragment of or memory it behooves al aU i proud Americans to humble themselves a little and antI hope that in another century tho the people of Central Centra America n-ay n be strong enough and secure enough nough t to f. f l make th their h state slate buildings and their Presidents safe a at any rate q |