Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-28
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l'''Ni tNhi tiuH tud u iDSDlnIp and I'm.
equivocal loyalty to this government unde1
which we live, move and have our being
and render TO this government the YER,
best that j. in rs, giving to it our hear,
sympathy, our loyal devotion, our labor
means and life if need be.
This is no time for quibbling. The hon,
has struck. The tocsin of war has beer
sounded. The principles of a free and
democratic, liberty loving, God-fearino
people are mt stake. The head Of this ma
tlon has sounded the alarm and called up-
on MS citizens of every characted 10 rally
to IFS support. Will the American citizen
heed the cryl viii he forget self. Law
aside selfish interests, and stand sfour-
square" 10 all the winds Of ADVERSELY,
VIII he, regardless Of past differences.
past associations, past affiliations. stand
solidly behind the great American prcsi-
dent, the president of this entire peo-
Pile?
While these questions have been partial
~ answered in the affirmative by a large
number Of our citizens. still there are eyi-
IDENTIFY some doubling Thomases amongst
Us. They should be speedily brought to
see the errors of their way. and If tba,.
VIII not be convinced, then they should be
|osiracised and condemned as traitors to
The most glorious land under the sun.
care not from ahat country we may have
come. | care not what strain of blood may
How through our veins. | care not from
what ancestry we NAV have spruno II
should make no difference. MANY have
sought this country as an ASYLUM. and n
a place of refuge. fleeing from methods
OF terror and oppression. They have found
IN free America a haven of safety. They
have lived and proSpercd, and accumulated
homes and fortunes, under the government
which has sheltered them. The larger part
OF them have gone before our courts. and
holding up their hands to high Heaven.
and invoking the aid Of God Himself. have
renowned allegiance 10 the government
from whence they came, swearing at the
same time to support and remain loyal to
the land of their adoption.
SO, when | speak of American citizens.
feel that ! am entitled to embrace the
foreign born as well a. the native. and Il
y my humble judgment that most Of the
former will remain true and steadfast. AT
least | have n right To assume that fact.
Tor they have sworn that they will be. |
believe that every true American is going
10 support and defend his country in this
ITS hour of need, and that he il not going
TO permit nor countenance any disloyaltv
on the part of anyone, he he Of what blood
he may.
just in proportion to the enormity of our
troubles. end dangers, so much greater
should be the fidelity and loyalty of our
citizenship. | know that "sblood i thicker
than water" | know that it il hard 10
array brother against brother, countrymen
against countrymen. yet such things have
to he done, and he who hoes his duty under
such circumstances is entitled 10 full
praise and credit.
have no patience with the p~refixes that
are often attached to the word "Ameri-
can. There should be no place in our
vocabulary for any such designation. The
word American Is good enough for and i
hailed with delight by every native son of
America. 1t certainly should be good
enough for any son Of any foreign country
who has either left his native land for his
country's good or for his own personal
good and advancement, and has sought an
asylum in this Land of the Free and
Home of the Brave" where he has been
welcomed and made one Of Us.
II there could be- any greater degree Of
loyalty shown 10 this government BY one
ether than by its native son, il seems 10
me that IT should be manifested by one who
has voluntarily come amongst Us and
adopted this country "a his own. Hence.
say, If there be any lack of LOYALTY. any
s~kulklng, any intrigue, or any species Of
treason, on the part of anyone ii should
be known as early as possible, 30 that he,
or they, could be dealt with as the cir
cnmstances seemed To warrant: or if there
should he any species of misprision of
treason, that fact should be made known
and the proper punishment meted out.
This country j. good enough for those Of
Us ito the manor born = it certainly should
he good enough for those who have will
lngly adopted it.
III 1t Is not, then the sooner another
emigration takes place, the better it would
be for all concerned.
And why should it not be- For We. a.
American citizens, delight to call it "My
Country
MY Country. II is the proudest as
piraton OF the American heart to behold
thee, seated in flames fair temple, the
g%randcst nation the world ever saw
my County: The f~airest land hat ever
a zephyr kissed or an ocean bathed-thc