Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-30


address you as Dear Mr." be-
cause you are using those terms so
often. And those who charge you
with bad faith claim that you are
doing ID in order to ingratiate your
sclf ihus cheaply AS a matter OF
fact know that you are doing IL
because the men who wrote to you
showed related spirit, spirit that
BIS Interested la good or whom you
want 10 interest IN good. But aside
frOm this, ! know YOU personally,
and was thus addressed by you.
~ / dontt ten you my name, 10
means smply that nay name carries
40 weight, and II is what ! say and
not what / am that should carry
weight,
Sometime since | said in public
print
consider Mr. Roosevelt one Of
our most patriotic citizens, also one
or the greatest men among us, both
mentally and morally Few, If any,
deserve more distinguished regard.
with an my admiration for his abili-
tics however. ! Will not allow him
tD dictate how | shall spell my name,
not vet how | shall regard other
IUUWAIllb lIANu AnAtf nV iOlh 60 AtA1
loyalty 10 America cannot be Ques-
toned The hyphen % is there,
Mr. Roosevelt and there 1t viii re-
main ! shall always be proud OF
nv Hungarian extraction No one
but one 30 the mollycoddles." whom
you used TO dcnounce so bitterly,
would remove the hyphen at the
command OF yourself or any other
distinguished gentleman.
j atll feel that am q Hyphenatcd
American. and that in spite OF your
renewed criticism of hyphenates, 1
must remain obstipately hyphenated.
Aud / wish 10 explain why ! remain
such by telling you my faith as a
citizen
Twenty years ago, ], native or
the great and ancient land called
Iunrary. z land filled with glorious
memories, land dear TO my heart,
as also 10 the hearts OF her thou
sands Of sons throughout the world,
forcswWe my allegiance to the En-
peror King Of the Dual Monarchy
and became q citi2on OF the United
states Of America. And my act was
inNWfed hy conscience. by q sense Or
duty by preference, derived from
tLtttiN UIiti UlyNNl NNtl0llt WliNH D'tNA'
q finn conviction that tho basic
principles of This Republic, as stated
liz our Declaration OF Independence,
ia fho Constitution OF the United
giAfes and as interpreted by the acts
ana words of Jefferson, Jackson,
lincoln. and other great statesmen
ana especially In Llncolns immortal
Geifysbupg Address emhody the ul-
iimate reach Of justice, truth and
liberty for an mankind. 10 my mind,
no p0ol. no prophet. none OF the wise
nina good of Old Oh OF the present
daV had ever written more elo-
rioua words than JeffersOns im-
mofWl utierance:
we hold thcae truths TO be self
evident That an men arc created
eGuai. that they are endowed by
theif creator with certain inalienabie
ri4hta. that among these are Life,
Elborly ana the pursuit or Happi
ness That to secure these rights,
Governments are instituted among
men, deriving their just powers from
ihe consent OF the governed
was enthusod with Lincoln'a
minhty sollcitude that this Gov
einIacnt OF the People. by the PeO
ple FOR the people shall not perish
neeausc believe these things with
all INV soul because loved these
ideals with AN my heart, become an
AMorican. j wished TO live for these
things 20 fight for them. TO cNempli-
fy them
Xos w ,yes witb biob conviction
of 1,t,. th"t 7 baca,,e < citi1en Tilre
Mfb@,' in1s,ieranf goroipners. Mad
800 ~ this co,,nt,.y that n'ieht en-
tn. INK ecnnomie advontapeg here
ronahle and which beeanse of The
na.s',soes ond oreatnese m thc conn
.nne,;nr fo ,vbat NAV he ob-
ta{,1a ridetvbore NV act was
mrot,5ted bv no consideration III
hnsinote ~ commereial advantage
n sst,5nod bg cifi1ene as COM
na,ea wi,e a1ensAno snch adyan-
faeca appcarcd IN tbc lines of busi-
nos r.6icb was engaged
thfs corntrv and ifs cause
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