The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-11

.pAny Of newly received cisisens OF the
United staters
IL warms my heart that you
should give me euch a reception, ont
Il IL not Of myself that l wish to think
tonight. but Of those who have juft
hccomc citizens Of the United sthtcs-
This Il the only country In the world
which experiences this constant and
repeated re birth. Other countries
depend upon the multiplication 81
their own native people. This coun-
try IA constantly drinking strength
out Of new sources by the voluntary
association with Il of great bodies OF
strong men and forward looking
women. And 80 BY the glft ~ the
free will OF independent people L Is
constantly being renewed from gen
Grafton TO generation by the same
process by which Il was originaily ere
.atcd. IL Is as n humanity had deter
mined TO see to II that this great IA
ton, founded for the benefit OF hui
niaaip. should not lack for the al
legiance Of the peoples Of the world.
"You have Juss taken an oath OF
aiieeiance TO the United States. or
allegiance 10 whom OF allegiance
10 no one, unless u be God. Certain-
Is not Of allegiance 10 those who tenn
porarily represent this great govern
nleat. You have taken an oath OF
allegiance to a great ideal. to a great
body OF principles, TO a great hope OF
the human race. You have said. We
are going to America, ont only to
earn u living. not only TO seek tho
things which IL was more difficult TO
obtain where we were born. but TO
help forward the great issues of hu-
mainly To let men know that
everywhere in the world there are
men who will cross strange ocean
and go whore a speech Is spoken
alien to them, knowing that whatever
the speech. there is but one longing
and utteraace Of the human heart,
and that Is for liberty and Justice.
And while you bring all countries with
you. you come with a purpose of leav-
ing all other countries behind you--
bringing what ~ best OF their spirit,
hut not looking owe your shoulders
and seeking to pcrpctuatc what you
intended To leave In them.
II certainly would not he one ven
90 suggest that "a man eases To love
the home Of ILLS birth and the nation
OF his osigin-thcsc things are very
sacred and ought not To be put out
of our heart-bnt % II one thing 60
love the place where you were bon
and H Is another thing 90 dedicate
yourself To the place to which you
go. You can not dedicate yourself a.
America unless you become In every
respect and with every purpose Of
your will thorough Americans. You
can not become thorough Americans
II you think OF yourselves Ia groups.
America does not consist of groups.
4 man who thinks OF himself as be-
longing 20 q particular national
group la America has not yet become
m American; n the man vino goes
among you TO trade upon your ma
%tiCnality Is no worthy son tO live I'M
der the stars aud Stripes.
My urgent advice 10 you would be
not only always TO think first OF
America. but always also 10 think hrsi
OF humanity. You do not love hu-
manity II you seek 10 divide human.
is into Jealous camps. Humanity
can be welded together only By love
by sympathy, by Justice, not by jeal'
ousy aud hatred. / am sorry FOR the
man who seeks 10 make persona
capital out OF the passions Of his fel'
low man.
HE has lost the touch and idea
Of America. for America was created
to unite mankind by those passions
which lift and not BY the passions
which separate and debase. We cam,
10 America, either ourselves or IL
persons OF our ancestors. TO better IN,
ideals Of men, 10 make theEl see hnei
things than they had seen before, e
set rid OF things that divide and 4
make sure of the things that unite
IL was but an historical accident N,
doubt that this great country wa
called The United states. and yet
I'm very thankful that II has the wor,
United In its title; and the man witt
seeks TO divide. man from man, grOul
from group. interest from interest. II
the United states Is striking az IL
very heart.
1t Is a very interesting circum
stance 10 ne in thinking OF those o
you who have Just Worn allegiancl
to this government that you wcr
drawn across the ocean by SOM
reckoning hngcr Of hUpe, by some be
lief, by some vision OF a new kind O
Justice, by some expectation Of a bet
ter kind Of life. No doubt sou hay
been disappointed In some Of us
Some OF Us are very disappointing. y
DOUBT you have found hat justice d
the United States goes only with
? pure heart and a right purpose as
does everywhere else. No doubt wha
you found here did not seem to touc
you, after all, with the complet
beauty OF the ideal which you ha
conceived before hand. But rcmem
Der this. IL you had grown at all poo
In the ideal. you brought some Of
z with sou. 4 nan does not go out
seek the thing that Is not la him.
man does not hope for the think tina
ne does not believe in. n II some q
us have forgotten what America bs
/ licyed In, you, az ans rate lmporte
81 your own hearts a renewal Of III
belief. THAT Is the reason that !. 70
one, make you welcome. II 1 have
ans degree forgotten What America 4
intended for / viii hank God " yo
viii remind me. / was born In Amer
lea.
Hou dreamed dreams of what Amer
Ira WIS ca De. and ! hope YOU brougI
the dreams with YOU. No man thn
does not see visions will ever reaIlx