"We who in the old days, the easy days of pleasuring, Loitered in the distant lands, we know the thrill that came When, in far foreign places, above the stranger faces, The sight of it, the might of it, would wake us like a flame. Our own flag, the one flag, it stirred our blood to claim. "We who in these new days, these days of all confusion, Look upon it with the eyes of one long blind who sees, We know at last its beauty, its magnitude of duty, Dear God! If thus it seems to us, what will it mean to these Who wait for it, who pray for it, our kindred over seas? "These who face the red days, the white nights of fury, Where Death, like some mad reaper, hacks down the living grain, They shall see our flag arise like a glory in the skies, The Stars of it, the Bars of it, that prove it once again The new Flag, the true Flag, that does not come in vain." (THEODOSIA GARRISON.) It is for every one of us, if it costs all that we have and all that we are, to see to it that that Flag comes swiftly, with the maximum of power, and that it "does not come in vain." There is another thing that we can do. We can remember that Loyalty to America to-day means also Loyalty to her allies. A great propaganda is being waged throughout this country which is intended to arouse suspicion, distrust and antagonism towards England. The Germanic value of that propaganda is obvious. It is dangerous to-day to advocate sympathy for Germany, but if German agents can sow seeds of distrust among the Allies and can divide England, France and America or hinder their perfection of coöperation Germany will be the gainer. That propaganda may be found in books on the shelves of our libraries; it appears occasionally in the pages of some of our newspapers; it is working among the soldiers in our cantonments. It is playing on the memories of 1776 and of 1861; it is working on all Irish loyalties and sympathies; it is striking every note of passion and of prejudice. In view of this propaganda, it is time for us to review the relations of America with England and to strike a balance.