Bisbee daily review., 1915-11-19
WHAT IS AMERlcANIsM7

WHAT IS AMERIcANsM7
 There organized recently in New York an Amer ican Society,"" intended federation of citi- zens for the establishment of greater national unity It has for itself the task cutvatng the best Amer ican ideals and eliminating characteristic or acciden tai weaknesses
 In setting about their the leaders of this organ izaton have thought it wise to get clearly in their own minds to begin with, what "Americanism" is They have asked many leaders in departments of American life to give their views regarding the characteristic qualities which distinguish nation from all others What the ideals that dominate us by the cultivation Of which may create greater America, worthy Of the destiny we have been taught to expect?
 The answers are various All of the men who ex pressed opinions doubtless felt pretty definitely what Inc word "Americansu" stands for but they seem to have had difficulty in getting up satisfactory dofin, uou
 William Peter Hamilton. editor of the Wall Street Journal gets the matter negatively He says that as nation We have the bad habit of talking too much and that shallow Americans talk the most The bet ter AmeHcansni." he informs us is found among the people who don't talk We may infer then that we are to find true Amercanism more in the behavior of the best citizens than in their words
 a or there was formed party called the Amer can' party, which proposed develop true American ism by restricting political privileges to men born in this country. That experiment is of special interest at this tme iu ycv of all the animosty aroused against .ly- 1heus" The leaders of that movement however seem have been forced ultimately to recognize that the De- tail accident birth constitutes but small factor in the foundations go 10 make up citizenship" Thuz 
 choice, whereas his supercious Amercan-born frends Americansm in his mature years. And there has never been doubt Of the Americansm of such im- migrant citizens schuu
 Eirth insists George Haven rutnam has nothing to do with it. Americans those who believe in the ideals of the republic and prepared to maintain and if necessary 10 fight for those ideals"
 Chauncey M Depow says: "Americanism constitutes AmeHcanism" He makes the idea little clearer by adapting to case the sentiment of "BeutscL- land ueber Ales," which becomes in translation to America before all
 "Amercanism seeks says Depew fin the American language, what makes for the best interests Of the United States under all condition It encourages an ac tive sympathy for the downrodden the oppressed for those who suffering because their faith thei, patriotism There is no allegiance which has mental reservation ll ls euher absolute or adulterated. II adulterated, then it is hostile"
 minister remarks that the essence of American life found the two great of brotherhood and de mocracy
 Henry Cews, the banker defines Amercanism a, "thut quality in man which compels him to put tho good this country above all other considerations"
 Samuel Gompers the labor leader writes: American ism represents an ideal-a free people demanding maintaining utilizing opportunities for initiative sourcen activity and withal making progress" Wncr is good. but rather dry and academic
 Dr. Joseph siyermon, Jewish rabbi suggests thai the true exemplar Of Amercanism the citizen "wh' is absolutely loyal to the American constitution tn, American nag
 Oswald Garrison volard, editor of the New Ycri Evening Post strikes a different keynote in denying that we are "basey commerciazed people, and insist ing that we are at bottom the dealistic of nations
 Dr. Anna shaw the Grand Old Woman" of the sufi rage movement is more definite regarding those ideal istic tendencies. She says: True Amercanism con slsts in the belief in and loyalty to the fundamenta principles which first set forth in l775, when ou forefathers signed the Declaration Of Independence For greater explictness. see that document
 Perhaps the best definition all came from Mey London a socialist
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