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contained in the following words of the
president as he addressed those 1000 re-
cent aliens:
/ And while you bring all countries
with you, you come with purpose Of
| leaving all other countries behind you,
bringing what is best Of their spirit, hut
not looking over your shoulders and
seeking to perpetuate what you intend
ed to leave in them"
President Wilson went on to say that
he would not urge naturalized Americans
to cease to love the home of their orr
gin; but he added that it is one thing
to love the place where you are born and
another thing TO dedicate yourself to the
place to which you 60. In this connec-
tion he offered the following significant
utterance:
you cannot dedicate yourself to
America unless you become in every re-
spect and with every purpose OF your
will thorough Americans. You cannot
become thorough Americans if you think
of yourselves in groups. America does
not consist of groups. A man who
thinks OF himself as belonging to par
ticular national group in America has
not vet become an American and the
man who goes among you to trade upon
your nationality is no worthy son to
live under the Stars and Stripes"
No truer word along the line of trans
fer OF national allegiance has been writ
ten than the above. The reason that
some nationalities do not easily assim
ilate with the entire body polite of the
country in which they cast their lot is
because they refuse to sever absolutely
their connection with the country from
which they came, with its customs, its
manner Of living, its speech, its particu
lar spirit They are constantly looking
over their shoulders, as the presidents !
manner Of speech puts it, toward the
country from which they came. They
do not surrender themselves completely I
to American customs, manner OF living, |
speech and spirit; thcv elan by them
selves too much, refusing TO mingle with
the people OF their adopted land unless
thrown in contact through business in
tercsts so. to a great degree. they re-
main aliens albeit they may have taken
The oath of allegiance TO the United
states.
That they are encouraged in this clan.
lish existence by certain agents Of other
Countries is most certainly believed; and
President Wilson expressed his belief in
.ucb state Of affairs when he declared
p tho paragraph above noted that "the
nan Who goes among YOU 20 trade upon
our nationality Il no worthy son 10
i,e under the stars and stripes" and.
gain. 'the man who seeks 20 divide.
nan from nan group from group. in. Z
Greet from interest in the United
,tatcs i striking NJ il very heart i
Those who have followed the progress
i the present war IN its relations 70 ,
De- United States could easily apply the /
.resideut's words 60 certain men who
ave heen trying apparently. 10 stir mp
import for their country among tho pco- I
DE- horn IN that country and now nat
mlire8 10 TIE United States and. in ,
.roatlF 20 shakc their patriotism for =
hs.f adopted country So We say that i
resident W1san's words at Philadcl 2
3ia while perhaps disappointing n
.aHv vha expected vigorous DECLARE.
Ter g national policy a. regards the :,
taria dsssfsr were most orportune
- - hkeir = prove very Effective
6s eoeIs deserve TIE widest public