Bisbee daily review., 1915-10-17
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HAzlNe THE HYPHENATEs.
From loyal American heart from a mind vital with
american beliefs and American principles. the
words President Wilson addressed the Daughters Of
he American Revolution on Monday It is Of obligation
hat the President should be neutral his Official con
uct but he has not failed to observe as no American
as failed to observe that there are those among us
who have thought most Of America. who have
bought to use the might Of America some matter not
II Americas orginaton" He did not need to be more
pechc In the mind of every American the class for
which his words were intended to be an admontion is
instantly identified it could have more plainly
oined out We are neutral as a nation but it is be-
ause I'VE love the things that America believes in, it is
ecause we "stand apart and maintain certain principles
# action which grounded in law and in justice" that
We have given deep sympathy to party in the
struggle in Europe and have withheld it from the
lther
The President would have class Americans stand
apart from the others 81 in a hurry" he said TO
have an opportunity to have a lineup and let the men
who thinking first of some other country stand on
Bblically it would be the left side-and an
those who for America first last, and all the time
the other side" Is it plain that had the
lineup" that the who are thinking first Of some
other country than America that putting other in
teress above those America taken their pac,
apart, in plain sight?
Evidently the President aware of this voluntary
segregation of the unAmercans but he would have
something done about it,
q look forward the necessity in every political ag
in the years which are Immediately at hand of
calling upon every to declare himself, where he
stands Is it America first or is it not? We ought to
be very careful about the impressions that
forming just There is too general impress
sion, fear that very large numbers Of felow-cu
born in other lands have entertained with SUI
dcient intensity and affection the American ideal but
their numbers are not large Those who would seek 20
represent them are very vocal but they are not very
influential
They are indeed not influential They have not in
Aucnced American opinion by their propaganda by their
nsolence by their menaces They raised a loud outcry
against the AngloFrench loan, the loan transaction was
completed in few days regardless vociferaton
knowing the many excellent qualities and the high in
teigence of those of that who have come among
have the right feel that the persons who have
to be described hyphenates are not representa-
tive Of the Of citizens whom they profess to
speak Their proceedings have been for the most part
stupid, their have been bad their loyalty has
been than questionable Surely it cannot be said
that in any general sense they represent tic
citizens to whom their appeals addressed for whom
they pretend to express opinions
The President would not have the matter left in
doubt It is too grave. important So future
politics, the question asked rs America first
or is it not?" The who IS worthy Of his American
citizenship could have no possible objection to meeting