Putnam patriot., 1910-05-27
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i indeed, even writes ihem-thus filling 1 the land with music and song He k an instructor In ohr schools. shaping 1 the minds of coming generations. In time of, war he bas fought with ius ouI battles, making il possible for our af-s l mies to always march op to victory. It was given 10 a Swede to turn. by his 1 genius, the tide of battle, when, dur I Ing ihe civil war. the fate of the | nion l hung in the balance, and thus made i possible victory which, forever, will l make our country one.
 And think of tue influence the im- migrant has eNerled, not fer the worst but for the best. As long as he k con- stanlly coming the spiri. of democracy 1 Is bound to broaden
 The children of the Pilgrims are apt to forget the s0iierings of their anees- 1 tors aud the reasons why they Jeff homeland for unknown shores where the, hoped to enjoy liberty, religious and political, and to be able to estab. 1 fish a nation where the people would all be equal and all be brothers. And forgetting these things they safe apt to become exclusive aud arlstoeralic.
 Also, am nfraid, many have be- come uafaithfui tos noble traditions and trusts. One oi the saddest eNpe- nences tn n persons life Is, when he forgets or misuses his inheritance. Hut the immigrants who arc conn ing constantly to out shores, out oi the lands of the oppressed, who bsse felt the tyfannN of iespotisiu all their lives, will help to preserve the spirit ot the National Constitution, even II they have never read d word of It.. To them Ellis Island is as much like Plymouth Rock speaking ta them of liberty and justice, as ,td The original Plymouth Roek otl the NJ massachusetts, coast, speak to the little eonpauN wao came over in the May ktoNee. What |. la a few instances. lhey have mtsased ar mls. understood thetr liosrts P ls t fnai- ter of wonder when many og them ae, Yer NneW what Il was te ee free, netla, nef in act ar thought ~fs
 fhis f,,tutihg tn of sall natton$ has helped la nring Us ta tharelese Felas tinaship with the powers ef the world in which NC stand today. II has ad- ,ane,i the tsaadset brotherhood and 9eei vii ss gsestls ss The work ol in. ilueatiai statesmen
 II seems, therefore, entite,y onneccs- sary, eNen wsstefal. fot sihe tnited States Co ee building, forever building laryvr and larger warships' in order to be prepared for possible foreign pow CT invasion. such an invasion wfft never take place. IL would he like the the parent veing ,o val with tlts o~n chiids the parent is not going to tIsn, his own child. and. bs'~tdcs, he has tong ago reslifed that the chitd has grown teyoad the parental strengtn. a Now, fl the immigrant has bestowed to our ccuntry all of whlch I have wrtten--aad more, too--what do ~c o~fc hinns Certainly wefnsy ncs desrise him or ignore him because Of hts pow erty or ignorance. That shesfld sw sken oaf pity, We should welcome him to Inc lsnsi of opportunities and give'him \ chAace to work ost lis own dcstihy, as oihers have done, Many arc mol res puassssse fhs .lieif is,scrahce ant power tss. fs X the goSesanseuts under wfiicss tlasy were tom, That the innisgfsnt's chilarsn lake arss flank in'osfr Schools proves this. What -sses rfiitdrrsf Sfe aa*e.t ta a<xesanIsa .;lsss QAaFyass. sosaa1 h ssessfsoe anscs ssssxniossiStia,n~s Ttss sN&e Twas i~ Aea | segtsnN oss 'uatfefshl'sssh stSsns Htsds sespaasss,sea
 S'ss for that for wAsen wa~ nes to blame, and bctas Ferassissl sn object 10 k des- Ipssei eeesasS l WAS paTa Ia loFsssa