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MAY 25,-1939 ASquandered Legacy? Seventy-eight years have been addedto history since hostilities opened in the War Between the ýStates-a confliet in which 2,667,000 northern men were enlisted,eand: an unknown number of women participated, * with as great sacrifices as the, soldiers theniselves, with the' exception of the su- preme sacrifice., Today ony* ahandful of the wearers of the blue and the gray survive, to giVe a * vocal recountlng of the tremendous events of those fast receding days. To thosewho boersfrte nonteNrhwiU joIi next Tuesdayr in paylng bornage, and lav- ishing upon -the reinnant of a glorious but soon to be conquered army every possible. honor in word, aet and. gratitude. , Gratefully should be rernembered the splendid legacy which they left-the legacy of a vigorous, patriotic spirit that had in its turn corne down to them fromh 1776. wurea aa n mr~ee-!r mait i& ji n aquandered in profigate excursions into alien lsms that have robbed it of its strength and growth, a weakened thing with but a faint resemblance to the par-* ent plant? Which answer could be truth- fully given? There is unauestioriably throughout the sive. -Every Arnerican citizen who is loyal to the principles upon which, this goverTn- ,ment- was founded.' should participate in this important event, at least to the extent of displaying the American flag at his ýhome *daily during Flag Week, If the patriotism that is now dormant and unexercised could be brought into act.ion, no foreign, group could, remain in this. country, and the spirits, of the-soldiers of 1861-5 could be given an answer of which they would be ,proud.> On Immigration There has corne to our attention a com- zations interested in the admission to this country of German refugees. Figures, which we have no desire to dispute, are used to show that immigration from Ger- many to this country since National Social- ism was adopted in that country, has been far, below the, quota allowed, and in this is presumably found sound reason for the P objection, under ordinary circumstances, to German immigration within the wise provision of our laws. As the communica- tion asserts, more Germans came here an- nually before Hitler than since, and they bave been welcomed as industrious, thrifty, loyal citizens. However, those coming now wlll not find the sanie opportunities for 2'here no rude voice of wrath fui tar Breaksi on theïr drea miess rest;- No, startflug volleija, echoing far, Burat o'er the vuiselesa breast; But friends the votive offerings brin g Fýrom everij patrîotea home., And. strew wiith lhUes of, the tpring. The honoreci aoldier's. tomb. There spread our country's flag abroad That emblem true and tried, That led them on in duty's road, And swathed them when they diecl; The same tomn banne? be unrolled' That on the battle, day, (A glory i eachz rolling fold.) Dîp't forward to the fray. Now, by that starry flag sublime That proucfly o'er us waves, To gather 'round these graves. Let age n weakness, youth in strength, Stfll deck the hallowed sod, 'TUl human memory fails at last, And leaves the trust w.ith God. The weather mnan turned out to be a practical oker Sunday. Flrst he gave us a temperature 180.L theni a minuté it dropped to 55. Soon it Motorists are being warned to use extra care now that the heavy tramei days are here. But it is a tact that many, perhaps most accidents, happen when traffie is light. A highway, with few cars -induces a let-up i caution, of bees country today an< it wiso unite, ,he * isa gei ana THE PHANTOM RIRE getgud