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Show AMERICAN'S FACING THK DAWN'. Down with pessimism! The needs of the hour are vision and courage. American genius will master the problems pro-blems of the present as it has those of the past. Neither our extraordinary, burdens abroad nor at home shall daunt us, nor shall the threat of Bolshevism and mob divert us from our true course. The reign of American reason, rea-son, justice and liberty has been strengthened, not weakened, by our trials. Never has the heart of . our people been so deeply stirred with a love of country, justice and humanity as it is today. Never, as a people, have we been so capable, so surely masters of ourselves and of our destinies as we tire at this moment. Americans do not gain their view of the future by peering through the "cr:n k of doom." They know that the distractions and dangers of "putting our house in order" are but temporary. tempor-ary. They look beyond and see the dawn of great days days of peace, prosperity and progress. Ameiicanism still stands for optimism, opti-mism, j |