Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-26

appreciate at once all Of the advnnti
ages conferred upon them by Ameri'
chm citizenship. But II lsf expected
that they viii be loyal to the nation
Of their adoption 80 long az they en-.
joy the protection Of IT, benign inst.
iutlons ana use for their benefit
tho superior advantages IL affords
them.
Aside from the people who were
born under the rule OF Mexico In the
area coded to the United states there
is no forelgn-born person living with
in the bounds Of United states proper
who IL not under the American flag
because Of his own choice or from
the choice OF his parents. The ports
are even moro open for his departure
than they were for his arrival. II he
loves the country Of his birth more
than he does the country Of his adop-
ton. no one here viii hinder his re-
patriatlon.
IN certain Of the textbooks OF the
Chicago city schools there is a glow
ing eulogy Of the present emperor Of
Germany II was placed there through
the Influence Of the large German
population Of that city for the pur-
pose Of instilllng Into the minds OF
the children reverence for mon
arehial form Of government and love
for the "fatherland7
In every city Of the United states,
In every town ana village, In every
rural community, the next Fourth Of
July should be employed to inculcate
IN the minds Of the people, old and
young, love Of the land In which we
llve-~a land whore there Is the most
absolute equality before the law and
IN which the paths to success in every
line Of human cndeavor are Just as
open TO one person az they are to am
other.
The rich families OF today were
poor at the farthest, three genera
tions ago. And most Of those whose
fortunes were made by their great
grandfathers dissipate the Inherited
wealth Three generations from
'shirtslecves to shrtsleeves," is
borne out In the history Of this eoun-
try The way from the howell to the
White House is far less obstructed
than IL the way from the mansion to
the white House.
But one man OF great wealth ever
has been elected TO the presidency.
George Washington alone, Of all the
presidents, was n millionaire. Most
OF them have been poor. and several
Of them were born in cabins. More
than nine out OF ten Of the men who
have attained great distinction In this
nation have made their way from
poverty Such are the records OF
Rockefeller, Carnegie and Wanomak-
er in their respective lines OF financial
achievement SO It was with Lincoln
and Grant. SO It Is with Woodrow
Wilson,
Americani.ation day might be used
for the promotion Of greater patriot
ism in the school books Of the coun-
try In the readers Of the olden time,
We had the Farewell Address of
George Washington, Websters Reply
to Ilayne, the Liberty or Death
speech OF Patrick Henry and the Get
tysburg Address Of Abraham Lin
coin.
They are not in our school readers
of today Textbook authors have In
serted literary productions better suit
ed to the mind of the child, but in
so doing they have sacrificed an in
valuable opportunity to impress upon
the young. lessons of patriotism not
possible to learn so well IN any other
way
IN the histories used, It is well for
the pupil TO learn Of the battles
fought during the revolutionary aud
the civil war but It is thousand
times better for him to learn why
the colonies rebelled against the
mother country and why civilization
demanded that the slaves be freed
ii this is to be the melting pot Of
the nations, the work must be done
better in the future than II has been
done IN the past. We can be neutral
between the European nations at
war, or we can wish that one side
may win, but no American none en-
titled to live under the protection Of
the American nagcan be neutral
between this nation and any other,
nor can he prefer the other