New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-10
AMERICAN FLAG ASSOCIATION
THEIR MOTTO, ONE FLAG. ONE CoUN-
TRY. GOD OVER ALL"
GENERAL DIsAPPRovAL OF THE EXCESSIVE USE
OF THE STARS AND STRIPES HAS
BEEN CRYsTALLIzED IN THIS
NEW DEFAMATION
NEW ORGANIZATION.


| Popular disapproval OF the excessive use OF the
| Nations symbol not only for trivial ana neon
gruous decorations. but for Decorating advertise
ments as we'll has at last been properly crystal
lzed into the American Flag Association with the
motto zone Flag one Country. God over AL
| This association is a central committee COM
posed Of representatives Of the many PLANTATIONS
which have united In an effort TO secure National
legislation for the protection OF the flag from de-
grading and Decorating uses. The officers OF the
society President. Colonel Ralph +. Prime
vice presidents. General O. O. Howard ana General
Frederick D. Grant: secretary. General Ihomas
Wilson: assistant secretary Edward Hagaman
Hall. and treasurer. Major J. Langdon WARD Elk
ecutve Committee. Captain Philip Reade' John
Whitehead, Captain 5. T. Meigs. W W. Goodrich.
Mrs. S V White Miss Mary Van B Nanderpoel
and James NJ King.
An action of the Association taken June 2. 1898
Resolved. That the following letter be sent to the
| editors throughout the United States:
New-York CRY, y. Y. June :, 1895;
| Dear Mr.. Editor-I have been instructed by the
American Flag Association to ask you to insert IN
your valued periodical the communication "hC"
now make. a..
June ii has come to be largely considered BY the
patriotic citizens Of this country as RAG pay, 4,
"That the flag of the fhirtoen United States be
thirteen stripes alternate red and white; thet the
resenting new constellation" on April 4. ISIS. IT
enacted That from and after ne fourth , SIy
teen horizontal stripes alternate red and white;
| field and that on the admission OF new State
into the Union, one star be added 10 NE NO" "a
the nag and that such addition take effect on the
| sion Since 1918 twenty-five stars or sovereign
States have been added TO the Union A. n,asd
by the effort Of the United states Government 20
suppress cruelty on the island OF cuba and extend
liberty TO It's oppressed inha btants, more American
flags will be floating throughout the country I9an
previous day n our history. lhe nul mn,
| ought to be largely added 70. because me ann.
| of the most expensive and OF the most unselhsh
struggle for others not Of It's race IN WHO" any
The nag now has a new and expanded meaning
The Spanish American contest Of civilzatons mas
p5eu gnr fo oe new OF the Union patriot
| ian was based upon historic Revolutionary memo
Ism based upon nationality has been slowly devel-
oping Already the existing crisis IN ne reau1pn
9 results ihs h o our c T. War scc,onas being
hiet.eS out and the -epresenativos and citizens Of
forty-fve sovereign States are contending win eaS
other In their eagerness 70 pani ne tnslsn oa ~
people struggling for liberty against ne iron he,
OF an oppressor skilled in his work as the result OF
| Willian Mckinley In Washington and Fitzhush
Leo in Havana; with the connissigias ], u, W., ,y
maior-generais who fought I'm our Civ War on tho
Union side and two who fought on me 80, a
| the decks OF the Olympia TO open with al guns
responded to by the Ro-ion and the taiimP'e me
Concord and the Raleigh we hGye 1870. n, .y
upon the family Of nations mat I.o.ins ,'s w, a
| they face Undivided nation. M" "'A u
| confederation Of states , IL,
Tho renaissance 81 self-rr9pcci Is asserting itse,'
| and the people are venturng 20 look UP 70 COO N
| coradcnt. suruli~ation for %" Messing mat u"
| always bestOws upon the hearts ana NVes OF mn
| who dare to defend tho oppressed. fhplgh ' H"y
| require the puni-hmen, - the oirressor
In an emergency never proph"si"I o' ar'hWt'' y
free peoples FOR humanity ana ~" iFh'N O.,
| man caused on May !. 1871. the starry ensign OF
| tho Repuhlic with an ~ means. 20 hont over Toy
Tile Islands on the other side - ~" Roh" inhhh
| hv eight millions ~ oppressed plndcred rna ms
ruled people Thus suddenly the stars aga S'iii,.
I.or
terror for the foes % liberty
| The sun ~ heaven now greets Tho stars o' hole
| in Ilberty'- banner during every hour ~ ~ y
\ revolution - the round Garth. \ blow from NC
s,-ong rrN- hand - this Nation signed 20 hffn
,he grasp of a cruel oppressor m - ISLAND Iurt ~
ou- cOa ST has parnlyzed rh~ same oppr"s
| hand deprived her ~ her richest colony. "ni lh,
! tho world Kinsnip IN suffering and In hope makes
| all the race neighb0rs . -.
we earnestly eyhort our citYonH 10 see 20 ~ fha'
Tho stars md Stripes with AL they moan. shal. on
June "a 1895 greet the rising and salute tho s"i'n,
| sun from every church .dlhce. school nrd iu'ic
| building and from every priva'" dwelling however
! humble throughout the entire land
! In many OF the public and lrva'" schools cNef-
| c,ses viii be conducted IN celebration - Flog Day.
! ,lce and express our gratitude ~ ~" hopc'ui
| omen for the future ~ our American INSTITUTIONS
| that tho generation % youth that will lead no
| columns ncross the ln~ into the anwriuc or me
twentieth century viii he generation srh'oled IN
pa riotism In Institutions 81 learning or NJ grad"s
| '" JAMES NJ KING
| For American Flag Association