The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-08-25
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while AmericaniSm as a political war cry will be bandied like ten his ball between the political cham pions it is interesting at least to note that there is some dispute among it's supporters as to what 1t ls It seems to vary from the very fire eating loud-shouting militarism of a Roosevelt to the non-descript definition of Honorable Charles E. Hughes. The latter, it will be re- ism stood for something. This re- minds one of the witty remark of Geo Bernard Shaw in discussing the Church and Stage: "The phrase some things is highly cnaracteris- tic. It recalls the intelligent mem Der of Parliament who supported Charles Bradlaugh from the House of Commons on the ground that a man ought to believe in something or another ".
 And in between the two there is sandwiched such concept as Sen ator Works gave expression to in the Senate in his particularly able speech on the subject. That speech was signicant one which it is in- tended to here reproduce, especially because it displays general tend ency to nationalize social morality as it is the tendency to nationalize God
 We all know that the nations of the world treat the Creator as if they had some especial hold upon him as a national Deity and even when those nations are at war, and quite regardless of the atrocious acts nationally committed in the pursuit of war, by divine worshipp- ing and by services they render thanks to Him who helped them. And no matter how disgraceful may have been the deeds perpetrated un- der the aegis of their authority, they make bold to publish the fact of this divine Alliance by appropriate notices upon their government in signia. In this connection as show ing the same direct tendency in this country it may be pointed out that during Catholic Week in New York city, a dispatch says that the keV and u wided loyalty to Coo and Nation.'
 While men may agree upon con meeting their particular concept CT the Deity with Absolute moral rer- lection, they cannot, however ardent nay be their love of country. d1 any such thing with any nation. It can not be said that sil acts perfolDel by the American nation have been worthy acts, or acts which should Tn the slightest degree demand an un- divided loyalty. On the contrary, we believe with Works, that many outrageous and anti-social notions are passed off as Americanism. And toe fact remains that if we adopt a standard of living for ourselves which attempts to reach any sort Of a plane of reasonable perfection, It will reach also a much higher plane than that circumscribed by any na- tional limitations.
 There is no reason why loyalty to perfect morality or to perfect justice or to an attempt to attain these things should have in them any na- tionalist taint whatever.
 Long ago it was written that all mankind were brethren, and surely not American or German or British brethren, but that all mankind the wide world OCT brothers be for a that", to use Burns expression.
 This is quoted. from the speech oi Senator Works:
 .'Mr. President, if one did not know that this cry of Americanism Ks a mere political shibboleth, in tended to catch the public fancy and get votes, there should be seriou: alarm at this attempt to make mili tary preparedness, military or phy sical prowess that leads the wa! to militarism, the domination of thu civil authorities by the militar! which in turn leads on to militar. despotism and the destruction of Ii berty, the test of Americanism. Jus