Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1922-06-29

Patriotism and brotherhood. In
these words we find the whole spirit
of true America. 1t is this spirit that
brought little band of devoted men
and women to these inhospitable
shores in 1920 Drawing death for re-
ligious freedom, and that welded them
together into the commonwealth
which has grown to be the great state
of Massachusetts. 1t is the spirit
that called forth in single night the
whole Massachusetts country side
from Boston through Concord to Lex
ington to pit its puny strength but
potent faith against what was then
the worlds greatest power in support
of principle. 1t is the spirit that in
1776 bound together the men and wo-
men of that little group of colonies
scattered along the Atlantic seaboard
and enabled them to march shoulder
to shoulder without faltering through
years of soaring hardships to national
independence and individual freedom
1t is the spirit that history traces in
the bloodstained footprints of Wash
ington's heroic soldiers on the SHOWS
of Valley Forge. 1t is the spirit that
swept vast section into a cruel and
bloody war that slavery might for
ever vanish from American soil. 1t
is the spirit, when that war was over
enabled those who for four long years
had faced each other on the field to
bind up their wounds, and joining
their war worn hands in amity and
concord to start again together their
interrupted march along the road of
national progress and national ac-
complishment-a spectacle of recon
ciliation that astounded the world.
This spirit today moves the great
patriotic public of America. We must
devote ourselves in solemn consecra
tion to carry forward this great work
of making America secure to its citi-
zenship in national independence and
individual freedom of opportunity
Patriotism, the living and inspiring
flame of love of country, is ever be-
fore the true American.
There is one great problem before
American citizens today, in which we
should all be actuated by motives OF
patriotism and fraternalism,, and that
is the problem of the alien who comes
to our shores. AS to immigration, we
must act to keep pure the TRANSMISSION
of foreign blood that flows into ou,
national arteries. We must bar out
those who menace our national life
and our national institutions. Much
could be done by providing for in.
spection of prospective immigrants
in Europe, before they undertake the
long voyage across the Atlantic.
would insist upon the most rigid tests
of blood, physical, mental and mora
stamina before admitting a single
immigrant. But we must do oul
duty by those whose qualification:
entitle them to admission to our land
These strong, healthy, vigorous mer
have in the past supplied us with oul
farmers, mechanics and artisans ant
have added much to our nationa
wealth and national strength. Theil
children bred under the benign in
fluence of American ideals have be
come business and professional men
We must see to it that their oppor
tunities are preserved and broadened
that life in America is made worth
while for them, and that they arr
made worthy of American economic
social and political standards.
I was myself an immigrant, arriv
ing here with my mother, four broth