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Show TIME TO ENUMERATE ' NATION'S BLESSINGS Americans Have Every Reason Rea-son to Give Thanks to the Creator. Tt is in order at Thanksgiving time fo pause to take account of the reasons rea-sons why the nation should give thanks for blessings, in response to the President's proclamation. No perfunctory per-functory feeling of gratitude is adequate. ade-quate. The people of America should thoughtfully consider the circumstances circum-stances of their life, the bounties they are enjoying, the opportunities they find in daily lives to advance and to Justify themselves as members of society. Yet enumeration of the blessings that have been bestowed upon us as n people is a trite recital at best. They are well known, often related . They are evident in the daily goings and comings of all the people. They are part of the very atmosphere of everyday every-day existence. Prosperity, employment, employ-ment, security, from aggression, a free choice of occupation, the chance for every man to rise to higher planes of social and business activity, a sound government based upon the highest principles of "self-determination," the administration of affairs intrusted to citizens of Integrity and capacity such are the fundamentals of American Ameri-can life. To appreciate the blessings of American ' citizenship, especially in these times, it is but necessary to glance abroad, to other lands, where conditions are far less favorable to happiness and social development. Though scarred by the war, through the loss of a multitude of men, America Amer-ica has received no deep wounds. Prosperity prevails in all sections, among all classes of the people. Elsewhere Else-where this tale cannot be told. No grave anxieties beset this laud. The prospect Is fair, undimmed by clouds of doubt or fear. A strong, healthy people, thrifty and happy, aspirant for learning, eager for service, gifted with the richest bounties boun-ties of nature! Americans have indeed in-deed occasion to give thanks on this day, fervently and reverently, for their blessings. |