Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-04

citizen was the theme of salvatore Dc
sio. who said. in part:
at Is indeed a pleasure and an honor
to me to be the mouthpiece of the 1tal-
ians of this city. I can assure you that
our intention is to do all that Is good
and give members of our race the best
counsel how to enjoy all the privileges
and best perform their duties toward
the American commonwealth while en-
joying all the advantages Of our Amer
lean institutions.
1--WE constitute one-tenth of the pop
ulation of the country, and all the
American citizens OF italian birth VIII
do all in their power to direct tho Ital
ian Immigrant on the road that leads
them to citizenship. In the first place,
1t is the duty Of all good citizens to ex-
tend the hand Of welcome to all immi-
point out to them the advantages this
country offers. We should teach them
the language and history of our land:
tell them that our country was organ
lied to be good and free: tell them that
the Statue of Liberty stands for their
freedom: tell them that the country is
intended to be the meeting place Of all
good men of the world: tell them to
take advantage of all the agencies Of
public education which can be useful
in preparing them for public duties.
Don't try to place barrier between
you and them, or your children and
their children. Cooperate and counsel
them as a brother would and do not
forget that they are strangers In a
strange land and that they do not
speak your language"
New Citizens From Greece.
DR.. John Constas. in addressing the
new citizens who have come to this
country from Greece, said, in part:
Had I possessed all the knowledge
of the history and literature of the
United States of America. had the
gift Of eloquence. the mouth of that
great heirarch, st. John, the Chrysos-
tome, and the oratorical ability of the
Demosthenes, l am sure l would fall
on this particular occasion to find
better or more fitting subject, more elo-
quent, humane and divine words. than
those in the sublime lines of the first
paragraph of the Declaration of indie
pendence: We hold these truths to be
seif-evident. that all men are created
equal; that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienable rights:
that among these, are life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness
THE evolution and history of this
nation show clearly that the principles
of liberty and equality emanated from
the most sublime idea. which can only
be compared with the personal free
dom and equality taught by the Naza-
the watchword OF the people of this
nation from one end to the other and
wherever they are. is liberty and
From the beginning to this very day
the people of this nation have not
ceased, not only to sympathize, but to
advocate in behalf of those people who
are lighting for liberty and when oc-
casion arose to do so with great sacri-
fee.
"Is there any stronger evidence than
the object and the results thereafter
of the heroes of '61?-those faithful
Of liberty who offered themselves an
holocaust in order to free others? Is
there any one in this audience who
does not know or who does not re-
member the great sacrifice in money
and men which this country suffered
in order to deliver Cuba from the yoke
of tyranny and misery? Is there, or
has there ever been. nation on the
face of the globe which spent and con-
tinues to spend millions Of dollars and
has had so many casualties from sick
ness and otherwise among her men in
order to uplift and civilize the Fill
pinos, so that they will make good
use of their liberty which they are
about to be given?
Are not these sufficient and ample
proofs of the countrys implicit ad-
herence and execution of those sublime
and altruistic principles Of the Decla-
ration Of independence?
Are we to divert from the course
which those noble patriots of the year
1875 set for US? God forbid 1t!
Time to Rally to Colors.
III there ever was time where the
people of this nation called forth to
unite, this is. I believe, the time-to-
day, when the whole Of Europe-in
fact, the rest Of the worlds afame
and war clouds, are lowering in our
horison, whore our prosperity and
peace are threatened. Now. friends, is
the ripe time to unite In body and
spirit and rally to this glorious en-
blem Of freedom and justice. Now is
the time for every one Of us to do our
duty to tho best Of our ability. forget
ting prejudicss and petty dinerencss.
and by doing so we will make the task
Of our beloved President ana those
about him easier and lighter.
"If there ever was time when the