The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-17
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Editor World VIII you allow a reader Of
Oklahoma Greatest Newspaper a few lines
in your column devoted 20 public opinion?
II seems to be the fashion OF the day to pro-
pound "uch "A question as. Are we Americans?
ana take the liberty OF communicating a few
loose thoughts upon subject often discussed
IN your columns. In my opinion, Daniel Web
aer gave pretty good definition of what an
American should he ON July u, 1850, he sub
mitted this II shall know but country.
Tho ends | aim at shall be my country's my
God and truths. | was born an American,
! live an American; | shall die an American.
This holds good today Also let us recall what
Rufus Choate apuy stated. I'VE join ourselves
10 no party that does not carry the flag and
keep step to the music Of the Union
Edward d Noonan asks 9 question or two
OF our own history invokes the guidance Of
several American immOrals, and tells us final
N to collect the interest England owes us and
pay our soldiers a bonus with same Why
England alone? II would seem that person
ally he hates England. We are being told
practically the same thing by the Huns in this
thought 60 one would possibly infer mat he
was member of the ,army in the late war
and would expect a premium on his services
and wants England to pay Tor II. Personally,
| never Put any premium on what time spent
In the service during the late Not long,
merely from May l. 1917, until April /. 1919.
God forbid that any real patriot should measure
what little he did FOR his country in filthy
lucre. For your information though, | wish
ia state that I was born IN this country. az
we're my forcfuthcrs for the past two hundred
wars Because We are liberty lovers il does
not mean that we should mcddle In another
nations domestic problems and recognize as
a duly organized republic ono Of Ns political
possessions encourage rebellion. This Is
not one Of our aims, The trouble is, there arc
some here who are attempting 20 raise a tower
oi license by the side of our American temple
ot liberty, They tell us our ideals have changed
and speak OF intolerance This danger against
which they perpctualN warn US Is nothing nut
an ignus fatuus Of their own dwelling imagi-
nations What need more than any other
thing IN midst is a homogeneous popula-
tOn following in the footsteps Of Webster IL
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upon the consequences Of many OF our Clu-
gens remaining hyphens This hphcn business
Is dangerous to our welfare and those who
would tOist upon US he doctrine that We should
give aid ana comfort to Sim Fem or forgive
the Hun, mus be content to inherit the houors
OF that Athrnian lawEyCr whose cdicts are
supposed to have been written in blood, not
ink.
There is nothing tho matter with America
II Is the greatest country I'm the world. But
mischief arises from want OF harmony The
history ~ an ages teens with the fatal efforts
OF internal disrord, Every schoolboy can refer
us to the fables OF the rods, which, when
united IN bundle, no strength could bend.
hut when separated into single twigs, "A child
do IL Tor all TO think alike have no points Of
the compass on tho chart Of our patriotism
and mind our own business. Quoth President
Harding Confident Of ouu ability TO work out
our own destiny and icalously guarding our
risht To dc SO, We seek no part in directing
the desuuios of the old world Let's harkcn
to This timely advice,
zone OF the boys that went"
G., {. WIMBlSH
A. Il, r. l5O596s,
Telephone Osdge 4iS9.