South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-27
STRAIGHT AMERICAS" OR WHAT?

For a campaign document presented in the disguise
Of economic socioogcal literature commend us TO
Frances A. Kellor. chairman-ess the woman's
mittee Of the National Hughes alliance we mean how
Miss Frances A. Kellors book Straight Amer
lea" which the committee sends us apparently antic-
pating that will help popularze the chair
maness and prepare the public mind in non partisan
for the reception of future partisan
sages We congratulate Miss Kellor on her ability as
interpolator Of partisan jokers. pardon
bite.
N fact Miss Keor's book is so manifesty an I'M
pretentious campaign document we do not agree
with her anything are really sorry that
she should allow her talents be prosutGted such
manner. They tell she is authority American
economics and sociology and perhaps she an au-
thority with them us. course she says
some true things, for instance speaking OF our
need OF better organization. efficiency
both in national life and in all lines of American
endesvor:
we shall never attain this united America
back of firing line, in shops in our
= schools in our great arteries of communication
and supply. by the intelligent policy by
=, the wisest of laws. by the fairest enforcement
OF law unless each and every American resi-
dent does his share-and realizes that a pre-
pared America at every point comes back to
him and him alone"
Which is just about authoritative and original
though # had been advanced 10y Policewoman Minnie
Evans. BY Matron Anderson the county Jail
yet quite true $ when her international vision
perhaps OF Teutonic mould maybe for
being at the head Of the womans committee of the
National Hughes league-comes cropping out that her
HAND Is plainly seen. In her economic-socio-
logical voice the letting the intelligent peo-
pie rule and the dunderheads being satisfied
10 she puts up to this way
What really hurts MS most. is the reaiza-
tion that who think of America $ the
prosperous energetic efficient inventive and
best organized nation ~ world have sud
denly discovered that We are nationally the
most unprepared for united service in any field
geographical military. industrial economic
social educational In vision. independent
thinking and citizenship we yet more
prepared. Tn fact. have hardly yet begun
90 think of these ina Of national service"
In which case. of course should let that 'aris-
'tocracy the intellect and character" as G.. o. p.
state Chairman Mays. denominates his party. be
licensed 10 over as. Miss KeIor very generously
comes US with the assurance rendered all the
by yelled nsinuaton that Justice Hughes and
nayhap his 'unduted Americanism' is the only thing
that Evidently. what need is to be
dashed into subservency rather than showered with
equal opportunities. We must give more attention to
the immigrant yes but queerly type Of attention
she prescribes would make of him OF a puppet
subseryent to the will the masters than free and
equal American. Americanism Of the truly "undilued
sort calls for free absorption and the the brain
in dissection. rather than q one-sided examining
process that is neither American foreisn but FOR
lack OF better term but plutocrauoally partisan.
she therefore puts little stress America first
and safety first" which calls selfish
banners under which night his best and
puts great deal stress liberty Justice honor
right nrst" the moral duty every
labor unselhshy for the of his
by his country" from an appearances the repub-
ican party We deal with thus at length because
that t merely republican campaign document in
disguise. there question II is also merely anOthel