The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-01
LIBERTY LAND.
A Comprehensive Scheme for Renam-
ing the Worlds Nations.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sx. The
| name OF this country should be changed
| II Ia vague and meaningless, and TO treat
the plural OF "the United States Of
America" as singular is ungrammatical
and inoonsisteId. People speaking other
civilized languages than English simply
refuse TO call tho United Stateo st"
The Frer Oh say, Les Btats Unis." the
Germans persist in Die verefnigtsn
6taateh," the Italians say ''0n Btau
Unit.," while the Spaniards have u
Il. os Estados Unfdos." all plurais. We
cai not make them comprehend that .
plu al. dramatically. should be q efngu-
lar for the political reason that We
desire TO Indicate that our country II
unit. a united republic and not . fedora
ton OF States Independent OF one an
other
Moreover. We are not the United
States of America" There are other
United States in America: Brazil and
Colombia. Our name Is misleading; IL
Is not founded In fact. nor 10 II ex.
prcssive of the character OF it, people
and its institutions.
Therefore why not call II Land OF
Liberty or Liberty Land or Free Land
or Land of the Free?
The objection to such a change that
this In not vet real land OF liberty
may be waived Our forefayhers at
least intended II TO be such they said
80 In their Declaration of Independence
and In their Constitution. as also the
Constitutions Of the various States point
TO that intention. BY adopting the new
name. however, we can indicate 70 the
whole world that this country II to be
real land OF liberty some day. and that
II Ia our desire 10 stimulate all other
nations into following our example Of
at least striving for real liberty
And when We have changed the name
Of "the United States Of America" TO
Land OF Liberty. Liberty Land. Free
Land or Land OF tho Free, tho other
nations If the world may also be in
duced 10 change the names Of their
cUintfies, because they too are mean
ingless and not expressive Of the re-
spective characters OF those nations.
Take for instance England" This
name il to indicate that the Anglo
Saxons live there. But what does that
mean In these our days? The Anglo
Saxons are dead and gone. and their
ancient ferceness and savagery Is no
longer Characteristic OF modern English
men. II does not behoove me to suggest
TO what the name OF England should
he changed That Is for Englishmen and
Englishwomen to say. And think they
will say IL as soon A. We have shown
them that we want 20 be known for
what we stand.
II 10 tho same way with France. That
country Is no longer the land Of tho
Franks and Frenchmen would be indig-
nsnt II II were to be Infatuated that
their present characteristics arc those
OF the barbarians from whom their ooun-
try has taken its name.
Nor Ia the name OF Germany sn-
pressivs OF the characteristics Of its
people. They no longer are ger men,
men who throw gers" javelins or
spears This reminder of thar uncul-
tured forefatherA II not unoalled for. 10
AZ least mn IN conformity Win the
present condition OF tho German nation,
which. after having rid themselves of
their "Kultur." their Kaiser and all
the other medievalism still sticking to
them, will undoubtedly be only too
eager to adopt . name which will be
expressive OF the ideals to obtain which
al really cultured Germans are lacoring
We, tho people living In this land Of
the should be brave and should be free,
should take the lead
An AMERICAN. Bonn ABROAD, But
WITHOUT HYPHBE.
NEW YORK. March 81.