INDEPENDENCE DAY

For 197 years this country called America has attempted to provide the soil and the climate in which freedom and independence can grow. For almost two centuries the U. S. of A. has become a haven of refuge for immigrants seeking an escape from repression. Our country has been a mecca for persons interested in breathing the fresh air of freedom.

This experiment in democracy, of course, has not yet completely succeeded. We still have the weeds of injustice. Repression and discrimination are aimed at skin color and nationality. Massive poverty traps thousands of victims who have no control over being poor.

And we haven’t answered all the questions about "how free is free?" Right now the question is before us, post-Pentagon papers: "How much are the citizens allowed to know…