Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29

gIage of your native country, or lay
aside its loved traditions, or its Gus
toms 50 dear to you. No, keep every
one of them which does not conflict
with our law. our sideas of govern
ment, or our principles Of living.
But, remember, there can be no di-
vided allegiance. One thing this war
| has taught, we can't he half Ameri-
can and half Hungarian. II we are
| citizens of this republic we must be
| all American. One country, and one
| flag and one people.
| We must have common medium of
exchanging cur thoughts We can
| never be real friends unless we have
| this. We cannot enjoy social or bust
ross relations without it. Your chance
of lettering your condition, Ct holding
your job. of earning the best pay, of
securing promotion will be less with
out this help.
| If an American went to Hungary
wouldn't he get poorer pay, and have
less chance of promotion ur1il he had
learned the Magyar language?
Unity Of purpose, unity Of spirit and
unity of action are, necessary to your
safety. In a boat race. in shell, each
man must pull in unison Without
unity of thought, of purpose and of
action the boat goes ragged. its speed
slows down and the race is lost. And
| that's the way with our ship of state.
We have got to feel gether, and
work together, otherwise the speed
slackens, each one of rs is hurt. for
we make up this great government
which we've called the ship Of state.
II every job where more than one is
employed all must work in harmony
or you don't yet results. It's the same
way in evefv business and every hui
lrlan organization.
l am a Protestant, but I ask you
what is it witch makes the Catholic
church the powerful Instrument for
good it is in this country in the lives
Of millions Of human beings? Is it not
hecause common purD,se, a single
Split one great hope moves its teach
ets: In word unity in every part of
that great crgas iza /or. All of its
great leaders in America agree that a
common language used hy all of its
American members would Cndoubted-
~ bring its members Of every race in
to closer communication.
The allies fought three long years
After disaster befell them they fought
under Independent commands. They
had no single general liz charge. They
were nearly at the end of their effort
Finally America came H. She at once
threw the weight of her influence OF
lJlt oielt VI u liIllIlttl GpIiIiildtiu. NAL
= sha. IToch WIS appointed general in
! chief. Every pa. of Tie battle line
row responded to a single will. II
Palestine, Mnsopotamia. in Siberia, OF
r., the western front. forward came thu
order. Each general obeyod.
/ At last was unity of spirit. unity o
:; Purpose unity ofs plan ard unity o
+ | action. At unce victory began ant
u marched on until the American force
- | ~,
+ forest. ] give you these Illustration
: to bring homo to YOU tho vital nee'
h "f unity of spirit. of purpose and 0
, action in all The many races of PEG
: pIes in the United States Our heart
" must beat with loyalty and love TO
, the land that gives hope protection
and freedom to each.
+ We cannot have this We canno
hope to have this. unless we can sDea
= tc each other in a language each ca
: understand.
y 1t is a pronder thing to lie on Amer
4 ican citizen than ever tefore. Neve
i'll our history. never in the history c
any country, has any people ever heI
G the place We hold. We entered tn
- war to protect our just rights. to hel
4 lEccp liberty in the world for US an
Ia for all. to help give liberty t. others
~ We fought the war to keep here o
q earth dominant and triumphant tn
;, philosophy OF the master. truth an
- Justice, mercy and love. still regnar
- over the German ideal of force No
that the wa" is over we would pI
into our national life something of tt
- spirit of our service which the wa
. time has taught. And the first civ
" duty is to help every foreign born j
&c cur midst to a better Knowledge
=, America.