Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-12

there will be discontented elements
and tho demaxogue will bc abroad In
tho land. We must face men who are
always looking back upon the path
we have come. never forward. and
insisting that everything must be
placed back where In used to be, the
evil with the good. We must face
men who seem to think that govern
ment can by some magic OF law
make over men. We will at ono ex-
treme find men who advocate that
the government can do everything
for the people without individual ef-
fort themselves, and ut the other
extreme, men who do not believe In
any government at all, and curiously
enough we sometimes find these two
classes OF men working together to
overthrow tho existing order. 1t is
education we must rely upon TO meet
our problems. We must have the
man with trained mind and the princi-
pies OF justice and liberty firmly fixed
In him. He must be big enough in
mind and heart, In seeking Justice for
his own vocation or calling. to see to
II that injustice Is not done to others.
II he belongs to organized labor he
must realize that tyranny of labor is
as unjust as Is tyranny of capital. II
he Ia a capitalist or manufacturer he
must realize that he has no more
right TO drive hard bargain with labor
than labor has to drive a hard bar
gain with capital; that II he would
have his employees recognize his Just
rights he must recognize their just
rights. No man can be n good citi-
zen who would follow the simple plan
that:
They shall take who have tho
power
And they shall keep who can"
In our efforts 10 preserve individual
opportunity for all men, We must be
careful lest we destroy It. Equality
OF opportunity does not mean that
man shall be prevented from advanc-
ing faster than his wellows. Each man
must be given fair chance to ad-
vance, but given the opportunity, his
rate of progress must depend upon
himself alone. While we must pro-
vide equality of opportunity we must
also protect the rewards of industry
and perseverance,. The man who
loafs his way through life, doing moth
ing for society or himself, Is usually
the man who cries out loudest against
the inequality of wealth, and If every
man was compelled TO earn his Twins
by the sweat of his brow. he still
would be the first to complain. Th,
idler. whether millionaire or hobo
rendering no service TO mankind. ar,
both parasites upon the body polite.
Americanize America.
Another duty imposed upon US il
to more fully Americanize America
This is said TO be the melting pot q
nations. Anyone who comes her,
from other lands. who is not willin,
TO be melted into a good Americal
citizen should not be permitted TO re
main. There must be no little Ger
many. no little Italy. and no othe
little nationality here, but Just on
big America. We should make
clear to every Immigrant that his entr
here is a privilege and not a right
that for that privilege he must no
only obey our laws, but cheerfull
support them: that he must learn ou
language and become acquainted wit
our institutions; that until he acquire
the status OF citizenship, II is not 70
him TO criticize our government O
advocate a change in its laws. w
should say TO him that to citizens c
America alone belongs the right an
/. privilege OF government and tina
until he is naturalized, IL he does nc
like our country as II is, even thoug
II has faults and advocates tearin
it down, he had better go back to tn
land from whence he came or we wi
send him there.
This is a land of freedom. Of freedor
! of speech for American citizens. hi
the alien must first acquire the rigr
J to criticise before he can rightfull
/ claim the privilege of freedom
speech. Today the most fruitful fieI
of the demagogue is among oil
: foreign-born citizens. Most of the,
' have come from countries where go'
ernment means oppression, and thel
r are men In America whose chief bus
= ness is to tell them that our govern
e ment too IS oppressive-men who al
i peal TO every racial prejudice and wi
i profess friendship for them, but ha'
Q neither sympathy nor care for the
!. except as they can use them. II
should be asked TO name the grea
o est enemy OF America today, l wou
c not go outside OF America, nor wou
o l select any foreign born in Americ
r 1t is the political demagogue, wilful
I deceiving others. thinking only of h
e own advancement, caring not VIII
Il may become Of the republic, If on
e his own political fortunes can
= advanced. His presence is not co
e fined TO any political party, for he
= found in all parties. He cannot