The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-04

| desired that they shall become ma
| tional in scope. A committee under
| the name Of National Americaniza-
! ton DAY Committee" has already
been formed with this purpose In
view. The old type of flamboyan'
Fourth of July speech gradually grew
to imply something really discredita-
BILE In the way of insincerity and bun
combe. This Is inevitable where words
are freely used without any real pur-
pose and ability TO relate them to
facts whether in speeches, arbitra-
ton treaties, or peace conventions. by
the way). The proposal now is to
substitute. for speeches which mean
nothing, action toward n definite end,
action which shall represent practi-
cal effort toward the achievement OF
realizable ideals.
THERE SHOULD BE NO
HYPENATED AMERICANS
The dreadful world-war now wag-
ing. with it's threat of involving us,
and with the very unhealthy up
growth during the past ten months
of an aggressive hyphenated-Ameri-
canism (hand in hand with an igno-
bic peace-at amy -price-ism) in our own
country, has emphasized the need that
we of this nation shall become who'll
~ united. There should be no more
hyphenated Americans: neither native
Americans nor foreign-Americans.
Each American of foreign birth or
origin who sincerely desires TO be-
come a good citizen should Snow his
good citizenship by being wholly and
without reserve, and without divided
allegiance, and with emphatic repudi-
alton OF the entire principle of dual
nationality" an American citizen and
nothing else. If in good faith and with
single heart he becomes such an
American citizen, IL should be clear
~ understood that II Ia infamous, that
X is treadsnery TO cur institutions. to
make any discrimination against him
because he was born abroad. or be-
cause of the creed which he processes
or fails to profess. The obligation IL
mutual and reciprocal.
Having this in view. we should
make our Fourth of July speeches
and exercises the beginning of "a con-
structive program. 1t is good thing
to salute the flag and to give citizen
ship buttons. 1t liz a better thing
clearly 10 keep I'm mind the needs of
America; and to strive efficiently TO
meet the needs of the foreign-born
American citizen, in order the bet
ter TO meet the needs OF our common
country, in which his children and
our children are to dwell side by side.
and ultimately to see their blood fused
and all alike adopt the same ideals.
ii has been suggested that the pub
| lie schools should be used In eonnec-
| ton with these celebrations. In them
on the evening before the Fourth the
| American born. and the foreign
born who intend to become Americans
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