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Show HOW ABOUT A SANE FOURTH What progress has been made in the country tor a safe and sane Fourth since the last Independence Day celebration? Did the American peoplo forget their agitation as soon as they soaked the last lacerated finger fin-ger In oil? This is surely n burning question, yet it does not seem to keep nblaze through the long winter months. It shrivels up even before the end of July. Right now is tho time the agitation Is usually renewed each ear, and it is continued until the Fourth comes along. Still renl progress nnd Improvement hnve been made. The casualty list for 1911 showed very material reductions, reduc-tions, shewed that our agitation had not been in vnln. Sinny of the lar- gest cities, Including the very largest have adopted tho safe nnd snne meth-od meth-od of celebrating our nnniversnry of Independence nnd doubtless mnny more will ndopt It this year and legislatures leg-islatures as well as city councils nro shaping tnnglblo laws for Its restriction. restric-tion. This Is the only way the reform will ever become effective. It Is lo be hoped that greater progress will be shown this year nnd thnt soon the Amerlcnn people will entirely nbandon the barbaric ways they have of exulting exult-ing in their freedom and iridepen. dence. Omaha Bee. |