The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-18
CITIZENSHIP IS BONES SUBJECT
 BEFORE INDIANS
Governor Addresses A. N. B. Convention on Duties, Re-
 wards of Citizens.

In his speech on The Duty and Rewards of Good Citizenship" de- livered before last nights meeting of the Alaska Native Brotherhood convention in the local A. N. B. Hall. Gov. Scott C. Bone emphasized the fact that Alaskan Indians like any other race have every chance under the law to become good Am erican citizens. Gov Bone was greeted by a crowded house and was frequently interrupted by bursts or applause during the course of his remarks
 Certain conditions and require ments, ne said, must be met before such d status was reached These the Governor intimated, pertain to education, enlightened morality, complete separation from any de- grading past, willingness to do his proper share.
 Begin in the Home.
 Governor Bone said in part:
 Good citizenship begins in the home There is it's base-its heart and it's soul. From the home good citizenship permeates and radiates into the broader and wider walks of life and reaches territory, state and nation Every man has his domicile, his orbit, his circle. Whether it be in camp or field or mountain, it is his home well ordered citizen must of necessity have q well ord cred home. Home building means character building. Character is es- sential to citizenship. Find the best man in any community and usually you will find the best citizen. But this is not uniformly true. Good citizenship is not confined to the home. A good citizen must take an interest in affairs outside of the home He must be interested in schools, in local government, in gen. eral government and in the welfare of his brothers Otherwise he fails to exercise the duties of citizenship.
 Some Slothful Citizenship
 Recent statistics demonstrate the existence in America of slothful citizenship which reflects great dis credit upon the nation. Only one half the qualified voters in the country in the last election exercised their right of suffrage. In Alaska, l believe, the percentage was higher, but even here it was but little more than one-half. The ills We boar are largely the result of such slothful citizenship, and disregard of the re- responsibilities of life and failure to take part in public affairs. Here the opportunities for the exercise of citizenship are somewhat scant. Alaska has a limited form of Terri torial government only. But this is the time, the hour, to build citizen ship and become equipped for the greater duties and responsibilities which will come in due course of time Therefore 1 commend, and most heartily, the organization of this Brotherhood and it's work in stimulating interest in problems which confront us all. It makes for citizenship and the exercise of the duties of citizenship.
 Problems More Complex.
 Through the enfranchisement of women the electorate has been in creased manyfold. Every fair mind ed citizen must agree that this en- franchisement was founded upon justice and right. But in the in crease of the voting strength of the country, with slothful citizenship added, the problems of nation and state become the greater and the more complex.
 Duty Is Described.
 Tt is the duty of every man and woman to exercise the right Of citi- zenship-to exercise it intelligently according to his lights. It cannot be exercised fully except through the schools, the churches, the public press and such organizations as youl Native Brotherhood.
 Rewards of Citizenship
 What are the rewards of citi zenship? They are manifest alway in this great free country of ours We have liberty in greater degre, than is possessed by any other ma ton on earth Our forefathers, i they did not build perfectly dit build more wisely than the builder of any other nation or country Il all the annals of time. The founda tions they laid have endured. The are all the more secure after tn lapse of century or more. Toda all the world is looking to Americ for leadership and guidance. Thi great Republic is taking the initia tive toward preserving the peace O the world. Citizens living under tn Stars and Stripes are the freest citi zens in all the world. It is an CT when it is more creditable to b called an American than ever before All of us may feel just pride in be ing numbered as Americans whe Americas star is so in th ascendant.
 Enjoins Faith, Patience.
 Alaska faces many problems Some of them are complex. As Gov
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