The National tribune., 1896-04-16

OF greater force than that which teaches Us the
faith in "One country. one language, one nag.
One language! ] am for one language. Ger
tainly, among native Americans this is not
only possible, but should be made so. Ii is
well to he taught in the languages rs a matter
Of education but as a people we should speak
and use but one language. The whole world
can sneak even now, TO the American, whlie
most of Us could not speak with them. This
| is not due to lack of education, but rather TO
our isolation from other than American-speak-
ing people.
Hereditary and traditional speaking of for
eign languages in the home. because grandma
or grandpa is German, French, Russian, or OF
any other nationality, should be abandoned,
aud the urinary or first attention be given tho
children in the language of our country
One flag No flag is so beautiful, none SO
expressive. so full OF sentiment and inspiration
10 the American as Old Glory. Bat the youth
of the land must be Taught what that flag
means: Sell-government, equal rights, liberty,
patriotism. free public schools, honesty III pub
lie Office honesty in private or business lille,
our country and our country good.
These principles of Americanism and Amer
lean life are embodied in our flag, the beautiful
banner which protects, through what 1T repre-
sents, every American citizen, every where aRo
anywhere on the face of the earth.
An Irishman once said to me, 81 We old TEL
lows are either Irish, German, or whatever
may have been our nativity; but my son and
Germans son and some other foreigners son,
native born, are Americans"
The memory 10 all men o. their own, their ma
tive land is endearing. Such memories cannot
be eaaced. foreigner may come to our coun-
try and may become good citizen, but his son
born raised and educated under the banner of
freedom, imbued and pregnated with American
sentiment and feeling, will make a stu better
American citizen, because he does not look back
to the memories and ties OF another country
which once he called his own.
AMERICAN WOMEN.
beg here TO say that i take exception.
though newcomer to Brother Seaman's atti-
tude toward the ladies' To woman the growth
of our land and the preservation OF its Ameri-
can manhood is principally due. Every mother,
from the cradle, cares for and teaches TO the
sons of our land their first lessons in patriotism.
She gives him his start in tho right direction.
! claim that woman in thus doing performs
the highest service to our country, because she
molds the character that in later life is 10 man.
age the affairs of the Nation She is The pre-
paratory teacher who prepares man TO go forth
in tho world to try and accomplish what she
has prepared him for. She is worthy OF the
highest honor for giving TO US in the business
and professional world sons SO well equipped to
start out in iile's journey and IN the building
of their future career
So / say woman is as greatly interested in
the Nations affairs as is man, and the part size
plays is no less important. All honor TO the.
patriotic women, the molders of nations
pride and strength-her sons
American means mixing. Let US, there
fore, mix into one grand people cur several
nationalities, faiths. sectiobalisms. languages
and classes ami we will get a composite which
truly represents the American. who stands Tor
One country, one language, one Gag."
John Scruggs.