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Show I j American Alliance or Labor and Democracy LIBERTY. (Bv Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior The Statue of Liberty enlightening the world at the main getaway of our country has been symbolic of our national na-tional attitude W v hai beliei ed, and we still b.li..-. ilni lih. rt contains con-tains a magic heal Ins power for many Of the woes of man; that If we can turn its rays upon those trouble which have caused bitterness between peoples, peo-ples, the world will be mad.- se t r, safer, and Bauer But in the ecstasy of our enthusiasm over the discovery of this eurinc agent which we had thought b panacea we have overlooked our own rcsponsibil- We have thOUghl that It was enough to say, "This is a land of freedom and equal' opportunity." without teaching what these terms meant Let us k ep our hands off. let each man go his own way, let all t limes be thought, Bald and done which each ma choose to think or Bay or do, and sooner or later, by the conflict of minds and acts, truth will prevail. This has been our attitude, and it is one that in the long run is right It is only in emergencies, such as that I at present, wnen we realise that this ' attitude of lalssez falro, nf a hlch ln-dlfference, ln-dlfference, and of a supreme faith Is reason for self-reproach The native Americans, those men into whom the traditions of liberty have hr-i n sunk by pxperirncp of generations, gen-erations, are primarily responsible for vrhatevei Indifference has been shown by this nation In th education and enlightenment en-lightenment of those whom they have invited to thpse shores. If we are to have a nation that has bin one rnncepi inn of this nation's purpose, we must have that conception concep-tion in our own souls in the first in-Btance in-Btance :nil then we must enlighten those who come here as to what that (uK'ept ion is. The suppression of wrong doing is the work of the state after the act. Courts and jails are, 1 er all. but poor protections to a community. As a nation we are look- inr fnr inrntli'nc u'tinn wn ehnnlH Innr since have been lookine for preventives, preven-tives, LONDON, April 22 (By Mall). London Lon-don life in war time shows in its own emphatic way the strain under which Britain is and has been laboring In the Kreat struggle of civilization against barbarism. The mode of living is almost revo-i revo-i lut ionized by war time restrictions. And an American finds himself under the necessity of forgmtlng almost his entire routine and learning to accommodate accom-modate himself to new circumstances in almost every detail Yesterday I was given my week's allowance al-lowance of sugar. It was passed to me in a small paper bag. Six ounces of sugar for a week. One ounce a day for six days and one day with nom We are fortunate enough to have butter but-ter for one meal a day at least we call i' hutter, and it may be butter, because be-cause it tastes like butter and looks like butter. Also it may be margarlm Many do not have butter for even one J meal a day. risn is constantly before one-breakfast, one-breakfast, luncheon and d inner. It is not easy to look a fish in the face three times a day unless you are a fish fanatic During a week in London I I have had, aside from chicken, two ounces of meal per meal at two meals. So live millions in Britain, not merely j for a week or two, as we shall do, but for week after week, prepared to go j on indefinitely, all the bulldog grit of traditional John Bull coming to the front in time of need. Vegetables are scarce Heaps of lettuce, let-tuce, asparagus, beets, radishes, green i pi as. string beans and cauliflower, suclras may be found in any American restaurant, are seen but seldom here I have not seen a vegetable salad on ay table here. W lute bread has gone to that limbo from which nothing returns until after the war. At meals you are presented with one small two-ounce roll of dark brown texture, not bad to eat, but as hard of crust as brick. The rationing is certain to be extended ex-tended to other articles of food. Britain Brit-ain is stripping to the waist to rally every ounce of strength. It Is predicted predict-ed that ration cards for tea will be issued next. But London in war time is not only a er of food. That is one of the least of her troubles, and it is one about which there is precious little complaint com-plaint It is accepted as a matter of course. It Is necessary. Therefore why "grouse" about it. At night the streets are quiet and i dark. Street lights burn low where ! thej burn at all. AM lights are shaded! over (he top by applying black paint to the top of the arc light globe. A peculiar pe-culiar stillness pervades the city after nightfall. What few taxis there are slip about like black shadows against a dun screen. Motor busses go their pond rous w ay without clangor. AIL vehicle lights are dim. The garish has gone from the street life of this gieltt city And in keeping -with the drabness Red Cross ambulances flit here and there all too often, each with Us burden bur-den of four men come back from "out there" more or less "done in" by the I Hun. Later some of these wounded, with the thousands that have come 1 back before them, will be seen walking walk-ing the streets in blue uniforms the garb of the disabled they will be seen In the theaters, music halls, restaurants res-taurants and hotel lobbies. They go about everywhere, as W. A. Appioton said, "wearing their wounds like roses." There are few young men who are not in uniform Soon there will be fewer, few-er, for the new conscription act 'will thin out the ranks of civilians once more, to add to the strength of the ' men behind the guns In France. The spectacular has gone. In Its place has come quiet determination. "Carry on" is the word everywhere. "Carry on" quietly, without show, without boast, but with the unconquerable unconquer-able will and spirit that has held fn-e-jdom's banner nloft since mankind first I began to beat back his oppressors and despoilers. We of America have faint cancep- tlon of the strain of war at its peak load. Nor have we yet begun to plumb the depths of our own tremendous j possibilities. But, getting something of an Idea of the strain and magnificent effort here in Britain, and knc-wlnp much of the wonderful sacrifices of the French and ! Belgians, we must resolve to throw ; Into the scales for Liberty our utmost of power, our utmost of effort. t Over here they are not potulant with America But they do long for her leg- ! Ions. America hae v,on the undying I love of the British people In measure never before dreamed of. But everywhere every-where they long and yearn for America's Amer-ica's marching armls. They ask on every hand about America. Their admiration ad-miration Is expressed in slncorest tones. But they gaze, too, across the Ion, long stretch of sea for the vast armies that must come to secure to the peoples of tho world the right to go forward working out. their ovn destinies, destin-ies, safe In thelrdibertleB. And when Americans say to them. "Our armies are coming as fast as ships can bring them; they will continue con-tinue to come; the republic of the west is In the war until tho opportunities of democracy are assured to tho world" then their ringing cheers go up for 1 Uncle Sam. They have faith in tall, gaunt, determined Uncle Sam. (Special to The Standard ) PITTSBURG. May B. Socialist Member of CVmpress Meyer London.) lof New York, addressed the conven- tion of the Workmen's circle today and made a profound impression upon the delegates by his plea for national unity. He discussed the most vital subject of tho times, war and peace. "A stronpr, brutal power." London stated, "organized for the last fifty years, is now threatening the world. This power has crushed Belgium and Scrvla and has split up and dlshon- ored Russia, which only recently freed , Itself from the yoke of its own tyrants through a bloody struggle, and which i finds Itself now in the poisoned clutches of Prussian militarism. "France, England and our own country coun-try the freest countries in the world, which have granted us Jews complete liberty, recognition and the possibility possibil-ity to live, are now also threatened by the danger of the same Infernal lust of the kaiser for world dominion. "As Socialists, we should be among the first ones to support our country in the fight for the idealistic peace program proposed by President Wilson, Wil-son, a peace program that was adopted adopt-ed by all liberty-loving people of the world A year ago when 1 sent a cable to Russia wurninc against a separate peace with Germany, my district on j the east side, considered m action as ono of treason to Socialism. Now, j however, everybody realizes what thei separate peace led to. "I hope that the next convention of the Workmen's circle will find the world at peace, based on the principles formulated bv President Wilson." |