The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07
What Is AmeriCQniSm?

United States. than according TO
the rules of the common law.
VIII.
Excessive bail shall not he re-
quircd, nor excessive fines i'm
posed. nor cruel and unusual pun
ishmcnt inflicted.
TX.
The enumeration In the consti-
tuition OF certain rights shall not
IN construed to deny or disparage
others retained by the people.
Y.
Tho powers not delegated to tho
United States by the constitution,
nor prohibited by 1t to the states,
are reserved to the states rcspcc-
lively, or TO the people.
Based on the Golden Rule.
In no other political document OF
history was so brave an attempt
made to write into the basic law OF
people the Golden Rule, first
enunciated by Confucius and later
reaffirmed by the founder of the
Christian religion. In those 10 para
graphs Is to he discovered tho only
acceptable definition OF the mis-
used term, Americanism.
The Declaration of Independence
-
and principles, but it constitutes no
ism known. 1t is not law; it Is not
even the groundwork OF law. 1t is,
in part, the motif OF the funda-
mental law of this republic.
SO far as the individual citizen is
concerned. so far az the beauties OF
the American system OF government
are concerned, the Bill of Rights, as
set forth above, are far superior to
the main sections of the constitution
which Immediately preceded them.
The main section of the constitu-
tion is confined largely TO setting up
the form of government and maxi
Ing provision for the proper delega-
| ton OF power TO the federal state
first from the states and through
them from the people. so that Il
might function with authority and
vlgor; and in delineatlng the duties
OF the citizen to the state.
Governments Covenant to People.
The 10 amendments here being
considered were Immediately added
for the purpose of fixing definitely
the duty. OF the state TO the citizen
and of the citizens one to the other
1t is fashionable today to look with
| scant patience on these provisions
OF the constitution, especially as
they apply TO judicial proceedings
But at the time they were adopted
all mankind possessed very worthy
knowledge of their import. The
trainers of the constitution and the
members of that fist congress were
| cognizant OF the historic truth that
rivers of blood had been shed tc
wiring from autocracy and be.
| 1eweled deSpots each OF the points
| involved.
The major joints in this American
Bill of Rights had been made the
price an English king had been com.
PEELED to pay for his liberty and hi,
throne on the meadow of Runny.
meade centuries before, but the
American bill included other prin.
ciples which time and human ex
perience had rendered imperativ,
for n free people to secure IL theil
| liberty was to endure.
what Per Cent American Are You
DO you think you are 100 pei
cent Americana" Read these 10 pro
visions of the federal constitution
wherein Americanlsm was frs
enunciated as q living thing, inter
pret them by the DO unto Others
as you would have them do to you.
enunciated by the Gallilean. the,
! udppiy the quotent 10 your own con
duct?
Does IL square? Are you con
Quoting your life, with reference I,
your government and your fellow
men, as these provisions require
Are you seeking to have the consti
tuition enforced and protected al
herein set forth?
Then you are entitled 10 proclaim
Yourself an American citizen, bu
not otherwise.
In view OF much that is being sal,
and done in the name OF 100 ne
cent Americanism" ask specla
consideration of Articles /, Nv, ", V
ana y. These go to the very vital
OF human freedom and Justice be
tween man and man.
/ want to direct instant attentio,
10 the fact fthat not one word 4
said about an American citizen bein,
born In the United States; on M
such flimsy basis does his deed I,
American citizenship. with its Iriyi
leges and responsibilities. rest; no
a bit OF II. The requirements o
American citizenship are here fixe,