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Show WASHINGTON news r.zn l ;;p3So I? i FROM OUR CONGRESSMAN W. K. GRANGER Whftt The Celebration of Independence Inde-pendence Means to All Americans The 165th anniversary of the Declaration De-claration of Independence which was celebrated on the 4th of July brings to mind the many advantages advan-tages American citizens enjoy: He may worship In any church of his selection. He may read papers pa-pers that print what they please. And should he choose to publicly criticize the leaders of our government, govern-ment, no armed bullies can clap him behind barber wire. Because of his right to vote as he pleases, his voice is as strong as any man's on earth. No law can be made, no tax levied, without his say-so or the consent of the men he elects to speak for him. He enjoys more peace of mind than the citizens of any other country you can name. At night, he and his loved ones sleep unwor-rled unwor-rled by the roar of giant planes overhead. They are only streamlined stream-lined "pullmans" of the airways. The only men In uniform who ever ring his doorbe.l are postmen and telegraph messengers. He can not help but rejoice In the fact that American wages and living standards are the highest in the world; that within 150 years this country has become the greatest, great-est, richest, most resourceful nation na-tion in the world. That, thanks to peace and medical science, the death rate here is the lowest on earth; that the American people own seven times as many automobiles automo-biles and more than four times as many telephones and radios as any other people. He will be glad that the world's greatest production of electricity makes the cities of our United States radiant examples of hope and good will in the fear-filled darkness that envelopes most of the world in 1941. In his memory he will review the parade of progress - from autgmo-blle autgmo-blle to stratoliner - that have made it a daily adventure to be an American. Amer-ican. Thanks to his nation's liberal laws, and the magic of radio and television, he enjoys a rare privilege privi-lege not shared by citizens of any other land. For now, not only can he help elect the leaders of his choice - but can actually hear and see that those men are selected according ac-cording to the proper rules. Again he counts his privileges. No law compels him to salute our nation's Chief Executive. Yet his love of country springs from his heart with a spontaneous sincerity sincer-ity unsurpassed anywhere on earth. Every American today, more than at any time before, is filled with a great many reasons for saying: say-ing: "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States," Nation Arming Faster and Better Bet-ter Than In 1917 Due to another miracle of the Industrial age, the American munitions Industry is now eight months further advanced advanc-ed than after the Initial year of our 1917-18 production. Munitions industries are 80 per cent retooled in spite of confusion about priorities. prior-ities. The tool Industry now has an order for 1500,000.000 worth of tools for the new bombers alone. This Is three times normal annual production produc-tion for all purposes. Farm Defense Work Administrative Adminis-trative boards of the Agricultural Department, which will carry on the defense activities of the Department De-partment and cooperate with other defense agencies having state or local offices, have been established hi every state and county by order of the Secretary of Agriculture. The membership of the defense boards will comprise a representative of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Adminis-tration, the Farm Security Administration, Admin-istration, the Soil Conservation Service, the Forest Service, the Rural Electrification Administration, Administra-tion, the Federal State Cooperative Extension Service, and others. Vkit of Governor Maw Governor Gover-nor Maw spent a short time in Washinton on his return trip from the Governors conference recently held in Boston. While in Washington Washing-ton the Governor took the time to attend a conference in my office with representatives of the Bureau of Reclamation and the Power Division Di-vision of the Department of the Interior In-terior and had the opportunity of discussing many problems that are vital to the State of Utah, among which was the discussion of the building of a large steam electric generating plant to supply cheap power for the processing of alunlte into aluminum and to also furnish power for commercial purposes. Visitors to Washington The following is a list of visitors from Utah during the past week: Governor Herbert B. Maw, Salt Lake City; Mr, Ray Lillywhlte, Salt Lake City; Mr. Stanley Duff in, Salt Lake City; Attorney Vernon Rom-ney, Rom-ney, Salt Lake City; Mrs. John L. Patterson, Ogden; Mrs. Lucinda A. Redd, Montice'.lo; Miss Hortense Redd, Monticello. , ' 1 |