Show biow 11 america ly by raya RAYMOND PITCAIRN Naiia national nal chairman I 1 sentinels oj of the republic wi wa have been he hearing dearins arins a lot of ariti ciser lately concerning our american met and principles rr F r a while the detractors were content to axi sneer ser at our art ait OUT our literature our sierpe e recreations and plea pleasures M mo 0 a 3 le re cantly however howe they have arc br 0 bened thear scope today toda y thair hardest atta attack clu are erected often fro aroi i vi lilu at our din daan cratic form of 1 government overn ment with its effect active guran eq ei of freedom and opportunity for all they favor instead certain europe n p terns atch vatch vest all power paver in e P hl hi ili aly ed government rather tb n n t tile ie people eua sui critic s sin a has not g gene ne ec it is blaring greater fruit than irany ct us realize its arguments re sund sund f foin om the stump its influence e dpn ip s in much of our recent legis ution 1 ton I 1 iov gw can we ve combat it 0 oi r hud Is 19 to apply tl the ie acid test of reali reah i why not turn to such critics and ask under wha other form of govern r icat bave 1 ve a free people developed the s wilderness ilde r ess into a as great as oy as productive as our united states arder ahat other form ot of gove golem T ment have citizens attained atta ined as L li a standard of income of levinz lt vui and of 0 i general well benig as has teen enjoyed 3 by b successive generations of americans p what other government lias has offered on cred fa to its poorest boys such opportunities to rise to the height of their capacity as are I 1 illustrated lust rated by the careers of lincoln and edison what mat other gov government emment has accord I 1 ed to all its citizens to the least as t well as to the greatest gica test the political 1 4 power guaranteed under our Ame american B 1 constitution and fl finally nay 11 how many of these advantages are offered to 3 the average man by the mod i ern era nean forms of government with all their planned economy their regimentation and their strong central authorities dictating to every citizen h how 0 W he shall labor how he ahall live h how ow lie he shall think 3 when and only when the cricca 1 s can answer these questions to our batts 1 i faction should ive e take their proposals propos aLi s ser r uy i V rh hen m i and only when w hen they can prove that the men who and earn eam pare are better off in other lands than iti in idour I 1 our own hould we consider scrapping A our c r itu guar guarantees guaranties guaran antles ties lor for their pun un emeric n theories and projects j our oui heritage of freedom mid and tunus mtv Is s f arr r toi to precious pr to swap for a of forean fore n pottage |