The Dickinson press., 1898-09-24
OF THEsTkRs'
Suggestions For Their Future
DlspositonIo on Our Flag.
soxSof rdspRa1a1s PROPOSED.

.Atas-
sonEsoT rd 4 PROPOSED.
A Boston Man's Sketch ea . 11ag with
One Star Formed % Forey-Aye-A rev
Rsmarks From Mr.. Alfred kings In
terssting Lstter-Mr. Fred Maehsr sug-
gesss That We Stop Adding stars Afssr
Three Moro staEss Are Added-sum-
mary Of Suggestions.
The future disposition Of the stars in
the blue field Of the American flag con-
tinues to interest many Of our friends.
The one thing generally admitted Is
that the stars are already too small for
individual distinction and too numer-
ous for beauty as they are now arrang-
cd. Any further increase In the number
Of the stars on the existing plan of
rectilinear arrangement will tend to
dilute the blue Of our banner and to
make it appear to the eye as spot span
gled rather than star spangled. The
stars will become mere star dust.
Undoubtedly the most obvious reme-
dy and perhaps the most graceful would
be to group the little stars in one com
posite star, its center occupying the
center Of the field. Artistically and
symbolically the plan is excellent. The
effect at q distance would be fine, the
richness ana depth Of the beautiful blue
would be preserved, and the central
idea Of our institutions, E Pluribus
Unum, would Be illustrated once more.
We have already stated the principal
objection. The flag Of the little African
republic Of Liberia is closely oopied
after ours Il has. III red and white
stripes and q blue Held containing q
single large white Stax, Il lie not likely
that much practical Inconvenience
would result, on the high seas or else
where, from . confusion. Of the two en-
.blema, bnt .peyertheless ,our. dusky lit
tie Offspring across the; Atlantic has
rights Of priority which must be- re-
spected.
The proposition has beengmsde by
several oor1resapS6SniddeHta to obtain more
room for the stars ~ extending the
field, either longitudinnlly. along the
stripes or downward across the stripes.
We do not think that either plan will
win favor after Il has heen considered
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al.er !ne wno.e cnalacses OF inc Danne.'
anu ~! y sYmesntns sWnlcn no A"eT1
oan m, as uispcss1 lii sote1 Sas5s
= same oD3eoslon appties sven more
oecioeoAy 20 AgaWamrs 1oeas sen DIG 20
US rom ne W9stM eAssro
the olue a.! over, as IN ~ nag wnicn
We now cal union 1aok. nns +
.ne lows OF WnAte stals ne Routo 4ntI0-
ouce req STRIPES narrower tnen tne
W1otn OF tne sea elr1st ine nag y! mus
consist OF az rows OF goo sazeo stars,
sevsn na11OW 1eu stsapes anu . D!ue
aelo ,1o1 peautl1oi
nag' says our correspond
ent. Fernaps, Dus tne changes
arc evoiuGionafy: .n. ,a
we sn nal now examan Some OF the
other suggestions which ~ friends
nave contributed toward the soluaon OF
tnis most interesting questaon. anew
1orKer Wfates:
The original ID states are represented BY tho
stripes. Why repeat them In the stars In the
deldf This 10 a good idea. Push 1t along. and
remember It was FIRST suggested by "A. N.
We understand our oorrespondent to
rrnna.+ that 10 60. .an.a.ant;1m a.
oussesS S = 40 s'ass' pte ess.. .no
Original states, may 20 OMITTED nom
| the field with nroH1ffakty he0auee SSfheae
IN orioin.l atates ara liEawi.o ren,aaont.
''a
cd BY b stripes. But b blue union
would then lose It's stgiincanoe Its
stars would no longer typtty the union
1of all the states II would be an 1hcom-
plete sisterhood, including only the 81
states which have been admitted by act
OF congress- That would never do: Nor
would 1t do to reduce the number OF
stars in the union to the original:lS, as
is proposed ~ Keystone and per.
hapS half a dozen others. That would