Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-10
IISRAEBs OLD TIME BANNER.
The Flag of David Was Adopted by
Hebrew Race.

Time and history work strange
ruuios, for the oldest flag in existence
today is without a country. Banners
have flown over nations that rose and
dccaycd and have become all but for
gotten, but the flag of the Iiouists
still lives Thousands and thousands
of ZiOnists who are waiting patiently
for the day when they shall again have
a country of their own keep some
whore stored away within their homes
this banner.
For to them 1t signifies the unity
and the natOualsm that once was
theirs. but which has vanished 1t
cries aloud 10 them Of the day when
David came riding from his victories
and came down through the hero
worshiping througs keeping a proud
step to the chanting of the women on
the hOusCtOps. David has slain his
ten thousands
Presumably i'm the thirteenth cen
tury before Christ the first rude forms
of the flag came into existence. When
the Hebrews were held against their
will i'm Egypt by Pharaoh the mem
ories of freedom of independence that
had been theirs before the days Of
bondage led them to unity their hopes
and aspirations I'm a banner The flag
was kept hidden until the mighty
throng suddenly arose under the
leadership Of Moses and marched away
back to their own lands The desCrip-
tiOu OF that tremendous movement is
all too vague in history. Short para
graphs tell Of the surgng hosts that,
without arms, without provisions,
made the long journey back to their
homes.
The flag was not accepted as the
power that ii had since become until
tho days Of David. This king, which
is the first vitality human being which
history recognizes had a mysterious
coat Of arms upon his shield The
double triangle may have meant some
thing porteutOus, it may have meant
nothing in particular. At any rate. the
mighty king wore il. and made IL
loved by his people and feared by his
enemies. The shepherd boy who rose
10 the most commanding figure of his
century stirred the imagination and
the devotion of his nation exactly as
he has stirred readers Of the Old Test
ament to this day.
There was none Of the supernatural
powers Of Moses about him. lie was
not a seer, a prophet or a priest he
was a dOer, an. inspired leader, a man
with all Of the weakness and the
strength Of a nation with him. He
could sing and play: he could sleep at
night with the toughest OF his soldiers
I'm the wilderness, ne could fight and
love and hate. lie overthrow his en-
emes as fast as they came; he fell In
love with another mans wife and
shyly had the husband killed so that
his love might be satisfied. He led
the people with irresistible power and
sure success; he did everything that
they wished TO do better than they
could plan, and yet he was not above
them. He had come from the ranks,
he sinned among them; in the main
Re was honest, consequently he was
popular.
1t is easy OF comprehensive then,
why his shield should have become
transferred to the national flag Some
great tribute must be paid him, so
wrcn he was gone and his greatest
achievements became greater In the
telling, the double triangle appeared
upon the triangle
Later the blue stripes were added.