Photograph from Ledger Photo Service 

 PLIGHTING ANEW THEIR FEALTY TO THE FLAG 



Assembled in Independence Square, Philadelphia, thousands of patriotic Americans re- 

 cently pledged their unanimous support to the President in the following stirring resolutions : 



"Meeting on the eve of a great crisis affecting our national life and on the sacred ground 

 where, 141 years ago, the fathers of the Republic declared belief in the unalienable right of 

 man to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, we citizens of Philadelphia, following the 

 traditions of the fathers, here publicly renew our oath of allegiance to the Constitution and 

 the laws of the Republic, pledging to the President of the United States our loyal support in 

 any action which, in the exercise of his constitutional powers, he may deem necessary to the 

 protection of American rights upon land and sea. Because the common defense is a common 

 duty, universal military training is the only system that is fundamentally democratic and 

 fair. We urge upon Congress the prompt enactment of a bill to put this system into imme- 

 diate operation." 



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