The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-07
SMALL POTATOES
Of UNIONISM

New Bedford Standard: A curious
situation is reported from st. Louis,
Mo, where the union musicians will
not turn out in the parade of well
come to President Taft on the 29rd of
this month, unless the Boy Scouts
are excluded. Organized labor in
that city has been radically opposed
to the organization of boys, and we
suppose for reasons which are given,
though we are not familiar with
them. Whatever the reason, or the
alleged reason, this decision of the
union musicians appears to be ride
of boy ethics is take a fellow of
your own size," and this antagonism
of men to boys with such an affecta-
ton of seriousness can hardly be
viewed as solemnly as the musicians
appear to view it, The really serious
side of the matter is that here is an
attempt to exclude from a demon
stration in honor of the President of
the United States an organization of
youthful citizens of the republic, on
what would, if exhibited in some
other ways, be rightly characterized
as a sectarian objection. Essen
TALLY, the ultimatum of the st. Louis
musicians is on the same plane as
that which would lead a Baptist
church to refuse to pay it's respects
the Presbyterians were to be allowed
to do the same thing in the same
room. In this case, there would be
no end of bitter iibes at the exhibit
ton Of narrow and bigoted sectarian-
ism, and with reason. These musi-
clans are practically no different.
They seek to cut out a right and priv
'le"e of society whose standing be-
fore the law is as good as theirs.
And the performance looks all the
more ridiculous because they wouldn't
n"rnde at all unless thew were paid
for It. while the bows want to turn
ont rs the expression of their en-
thusiasm.
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pupil home and in publicity, for this
is not an end. 1t is only a beginning.
But the incident itself and the "sa,
Lutte to the fiag"-known in no other
land are really part of the tremen.
dous national problem of successfully
turning the foreign-born citizen and
his children into Americans. If the
Republic is to endure this must be
done
The United States has a population
little over twice as large as France.
but it has tenfold as many foreign
born residents. This country is one
half larger in population than Ger
many, but it has in its borders twelve.
fold as many persons born outside its
boundaries. The American Republic
nus Ju0t INlNS the population u ll6
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, but those born abroad living
in it are twentyfold more numerous.
This is a fair measure of the ma.
tional problem in this country in deal
ing with the presence of those who
have come from abroad as compared
with other countries, all of which
complain of too many immigrants,
This is the country of the open door.
1t welcomes all and all here find pros
perity. But it is indispensable that
the school shall in every possible way
emphasize the national idea and ma
tional allegiance.
Dull must he be of soul who does
not thrill when he sees in some school
the salute to the flag and the pledge
of allegiance to it from those of many
races and tongues. 1t is thus that the
Nation is made one and American
Philadelphia Press.