The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-23
BY BILL KROHN

Whenever a country attempts to
hold its political policies in such n
banner that but one religion is TO be
|,erHpitted To exist within its borders,
hat country will, soon after the es-
|ablishment of such narrow-minded
policies find itself among the weakest
Ind unprogresiye countries of the
|yorld.
1t Is not necessary to refer 20 an
| lent history to prove the truth Of
uch statement Not once in the his
ory of the world has any nation held
Is original position Of command and
Respect, after it has once commended
| campaign OF cowardly attack on the
|ellgion OF peoples other than the one
cligion which II has announced II will
tolerate.
Not so many years ago. Spain, which
the lime held It's place among the
cadcrs cf the universe. suddenly saw
| d 10 order expulsion OF the people OF
hc Jewish fIitn who resided within
| ts borders. Spain fell. Today Spain
|. heard of but little. and that little
s as onc Of the weaker and unpro-
| ~, ssiyc kingdoms.
Russia. With all her great eNpanse
| bf land. and natural resources, today
u IN Is herself az the mercy of the
i )smll.es. nations In the world. and !,
| i all because she was inspired with
hot maniacal lust to persecutc the
5cw, and bind him In such a manner
h. { he was held back whenever his
kefvices To Russia would have meant
M notch higher for her In The ladder
\ supremacy. She made her Jewish
,tizens feel that when they were able
lo buy their way out OF Russia, to
loavc her. they were free In the same
manner in which a prisoner is joy
bus when he leaves the torture cham
Der. TO persecuto the Jews seemed
10 be the greatest delight OF the
Russians OF other faiths. And II was
\ his intolerance OF religion which has
caused the downfall OF Russia.
There Is absolutely no reason for
Ibis combining the policies Of a gov
hrnment with any one creed OF TO-
lig.on. Religion should be- respected
In government organizations as thai
which tends to insiill into the oiti
zen that spirit OF conscientiousncss
of respect FOR Creator and fellow man
pf love for things which are beautiful
md OF hatred for things which ar,
Immoral and detrimental to the max
Ing Of the good citizen. hut ure mo-
.hll these things contained In every re-
lhigion9 Are not the purposes OF al
religions such that conscientious re
spect for Creator and fellow man. Low,
for all things which are beautiful
hni hatred OF all things which are i'm
moral and detrimental TO the maklni
nf "a good citizen--arc they not con
II ,aincd In the Jewish faith as well a.
Iihc Gcntle2
Regardless of what religion mat
lmay be-. h. may he a man Tor all that
And yet. we still find In this coun
II,,y the highest civilized nation on tn
IIelnhc. traces OF that anti-semtisn
which has ciuaed he downfall o
Ipowerflil monarrhics. II is really tn
|liipuest fault which sin exists amonl
American citizens. As race thes
zxti.semiiic citizens are those VIII
Y m. not financially able to carry ol
|thslr disgraccful propaganda on
,,nrs, scale. and merely can expires
,hsmselves orally and locally. 30 TIA
Their rawlings are fortunately not ei
ortye. These poison-tongued orator
ks,e generally the lower class OF citl