New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
NO TRICOLOR FOR AMERICA.
prD WHITE AND RIJ-E ALONE MEANS
NOTHING TO UNITED STATES
CITIZENS.
PATRIOTISM is NOT MERE Instructive Al Avn
MEXT.'-ToO MUCH CANNOT BE
DONE To FOSTER 1T.

MENT"-Too MUCH CANNOT BE
DONE To FOSTER 1T.
A new sureestion in regard to National colors Is
made by a correspondent who wo"'n not nav IN
ensisn Of his country confused with thAt Oh any
other The inclination Of citizens of the Imted
States TO Law first claim to the name American
causes then, 20 consider the Stars and stripes lhe
American flag. and many perhap. iee IL 10 Nv INC
only American nag. But every repnnhc OF ''e wv
Americas lays claim 10 the term. and In S"u''e'"
Europe an American Is understood 10 De "'''e
Of one Of the Spanish countries of the western
Uen,,spbere The Star Spangled Banner Is not, II
will be seen on reflection the flag OF America al
though IT is the American emblem par excellence
To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: 1t would he hard to find time nti , man ,a,
ne present to say go lev ih"nsH on the other
hand the spirit % the day may no, ne ln'ilneu "
meant IT may be- rcscnting T. perhaps as hrps
from d.soya or alien ieehnss, ,or I'm mysef heinz
good American citizen who loves his country, ana
heartily wshes to see the emblem 81 her er,S hr
ing ali over this continent. ana IN suhht! ot"ct
n,sces az well But while. rather 1ecau'e
love our nae desite to Io1se an ,r hne c6ops in
place OF or even together with the stars ana StiPe
anv s,cnincance whatever except as arranged IN
TIE sb5pe OF Old Glory. ny themselves they FORM
M Vcihor,ands ard for those countries. or any
other. they may BE- good enough ait ao no ,rI'
color and no need Of any our o"hhe' '''''
hc whole range Of National flags there ia none
that equals the Star Spangled hanner IN rem
beauty or expressiyeness ana none 'a ~ ~ 6e
birth and urocress OF a great nation "i N'rli'.l.
e9 i 50 - Grand 90 P sfdn 9 aa ' reiadSt
10 men once deadly foes. SO thorough lesson TO
throughou, this vast territory ~ haif hundrri
sovereign States, no oincr nag sns. 80 60 ari
Siripcs as understand H. What means or sllS
n an American tho conventional grouping OF three
arrlin "A
nations have claimed ana az" usius hS NOR ""'
whirh moreover are not recognized as ours ~
70 myself repeat. they mean and sag absolutely
The flag floating malesucaily OUTSIDE % NJ
window speaks TO me IN "A way tnat no amour "'
For here side by side. are The thirteen states
whose Declaration Of lnI'pe.d'nre ,'tIn'I w ,r
striD 81 bunting measured on and sold hy the ynri
NTH equal right in Amsterdam rs here. teach tho
schoolhov OF our history -
Yonder is he blue square sgnifylng tho Union ,r
agains, hos who cough, 70 s,range the stripping.
growing stronger and moro powerful with each SIC
seed,ms rriy welded ,oscthsr vim blood ami
IRON one and indivisihle What tells the RUNNING
AID behold i'iG the white stars The stars above an
the glorious daden OF Columbia @ach gem ia IL
hood the nperishabo Jewels she can SHOWN ,I n rl
Of crown and sceptrs TO tina gaze or the worn
Where are tney In that red white and blue non
Trny. withou, them anything intended to serve as
the co.ors OF the United States IL not only fa"ly'
but absurd. ,,.,. &, ooor ,,,o, our
manufacturers VII ccas, to make our shopkeepefs
to for sale our public ana pryste pors 40 10
their corsages ths unchnracterisuc and misleading
dnr Ss leave the thing the French and tho
Dutch: /, is theirs. not ours The star spaangiei
nroud OF II To- lot It in any but is full and
undimlnshed elorys Truly yours. a. h. H.
brooklyn. June 2. ls''
To tho Editor Of The Tribune
A..
letter written by Mr. Iiavernoyer. dcprecating the
tree use OF our flag an emblem to remind me
neonle TO be true and loyal 10 their country thht
ae"9s Of kindness and charity would be- preferable
! cannot discover why the Npular use OF 'lG
me Sjtlzen the duty OF loyalty his country will
be harmful In us Effects on me GGn,r ar "1'Ve
Patriotism In not mere instructive attachment
10 the spot where one was born; nnt II ~ i Inns
Tor his country her proud institutions. her laws,
nS' nnd wofhv Of Emulation? We ind in Num
hers XIV 37-n. these memorable words OF command
uttered by God to Moses
And tho Lord spakc unto Moses saying:
Speak unto the children Of Israel ana nla mem
that they make them frinres In inc borders o,
,bcIr garments throughout Their generations. ana
that they. put upon the fringe Of inc borders
NAV avn look upon IT, and renember all the command.
ments of the Lord and DO them ana inat ye seek
That We may remember. and do all my command
n ana be holy roa4 unto o oT whSs brought you
~ , n, land of Egypt. to be your Cod am tho
Lord your God
uor. we find a command from God TO the children
NJ Israel 10 an emblem 10 ever REMIND IN"
people 10 be true TO God ana Ills cohimus, W." ~,
viii say that II failed TO perform what II was III.
tended forp who will say that IT is not an object
lesson to man 10 ever use an emblem to impress
on his mind and heart duty he owes .. -,
who will deny to America that same right al
though different in its object? FOR we hrc ,nugh'
that love Of country : Gu!y rev ws o INTO war
the things that are Cmsars. and unto God the
things that are Coo y. -, ,-- -, -..,.,. A. g..
snirot,on and have adopted emblem to lead
hem on TO deeds Of vaor and patriotism. shall
free America be denied this sacred flght az Tree
people to do? -, =,
protection II has never been tralien III ,he "un,'
Il has never surrendered: II has never been an "n-
hlen, of cownrdcc dishonor It's colors are ON
blazoned in letters OF living light on every true
Amcrcan's heart to cause him 10 be promo OF his
country and her glorious banner, ever unfurled to
nyotect the downtrodden who plead for the divine
right az liberty and freedom and justice.
Sir John Moore was laid NJ rest with the flag OF
his country wrapped around him. Shall an Ameri-
can citizen be denied. then. the free use OF his
alorious) 10 float over his home. TO remind him
and his family that tho promise or freedom liberty
and protection Is written IN nsVer-iadlng coi9rs on
It's face-those colors that God hrst commanded 10
be used as tokens OF His WIZ ,. ,
May 1t. then. ever float from every house how.
which n represents. and prove TO the world that
it is the insignia OF our love of country; so dear
love for II and our zeal for its protection.
Well did Key catch the inspiration OF INC h ,
when ne penned those lines go dear 10 every Irns
Ainercan-words so frauRht with All thht inspires
and makes American patriot proud:
Tho Stor spangled Banner In triumph shall wave
DER the land OF the free and tho home or the brave
Truly yours JOHN r. Du BULB
May 3d. 1898.