The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-08

The prolctariat is simply the crim-
iual element that is too lazy to work,
but not too tired To steal.
Third The cmigrHut should hc
compelled to declare his allegiance
to the United States OF America.
Now IL would be hest ~ the foreign
trouble makers who only come here
to rake in their pile ana TO use ms us
q convenience. aud also the ugiiutots
and rasC1ls who plot but never worn.
were rounded UP and dcpurt"d. ~
least a good third or even moro OF
our population. has not hccom"
Amcricanizcd and talking viii not
Amcricani1c them. There are poltt-
icll dcmagugucs among MS, who. 10y
appealing to racial antmusltics aud
PLAYING ou the passions of various
alien elements. who have not "a spark
of Amcricdnism in their bodies. are
trying TO Jockey themselves INTO
power.
"Fourth-- our new citizen must
declare his willingness tu learn
American history \ foreigner with
practically no knowledge ot the
United states government cannot
take his place among his Follow men
ms a thorough American citizen. Ihr
cmigraut must be- willing To abide 10y
majority rule. and must not attempt
to rule 10y force Of arms against our
government
1T is AS the great historian.
Macauloy said As for America. !
appeal to the twentieth century
Either some Caesar or Napoleon VIII
seize the rcius of government with "a
strong hold or your republic VIII Toe
as ficrccly piundcrcd aud laid waste
10y burbariJus in the twentieth cen
tnrv as tho Romun empire was in the
nfth. with this difference. that the
Huns ana vandals who raNaR"d
Rome came from without her hur-
ders, while yours will hc cngcud"rcd
within your own country and your
own institutions.
"rifth-Hc must be competent to
understand freedom OF conscience
ana religious worship. The cuigrhni
should know that he ~ permitted TO
think as he plcasca, the same ns tho
people of America, and That lac ~
permitted to worship as he plcascs
and expect others to do the @mo'
Nmcricanism.
"Americauism" was the subject Of
the third best essay, written by Fred
cricl< ward:
standing up for America whether
right or wrong Is not to my mind inc
trucst type of an American. ones
ideal should always bc what we con-
slider right and Just. No one can he
perfect, but "a citizen who strives 10
do what Is right and Just, who Is
above corruption, who 10 eager 10
helm correct what he thinks -
wrong. may hc called a true Ameri-
can.
During. troubled times among
other countries, our nation has often
been called upon to arbitrato, mus
demonstrating that other countries
have "A good opinion of Americas
fairness If We want TO keep TINS
opinion we must have good. clean
men in office. AS long as we stand
for what Is right and just we may
pride ourselves upon our Ameri-
canism,
Among the leaders who have
been the expononts of true Ameri-
canism may be Washington, Jeffcr-
son, Lincoln and Theodore Roosc-
Welt. The latter named was hasty
| but fearless. and was not afraid TO
condemn what he thought was
wrong, and was always considered
! above bribery.
"An American who rohs his fellow
/ men, whether on n dark corner or by
| charging exorbitant prices, is "A sorry
| type OF American and should not ne
recognized by his fellow Americans.
"Amcricanism should stand for
high ideal and living. This Is no easy
thing To do as most men can he
bought, at least Il looks that wny, for
we vote for men who are considered
safe and after they have been in of
flee n short time all their Influence
IS thrown to the capitalist side when
they were elected by the people at
large II always looks as If this Is
brought about by n change OF hear,
originating in tho pocketbook.
perhaps the trnest type OF Amer
icanism may he represented by Jacob
! Rlis, who, born n Dane. was heart
and soul an American. He came 10
this country when young man. and
in his book The Making OF an
American gives n good idea OF how
! tho irnu1tprauts are treated He be.