The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-15
Scores Doctrines of Marx
Criticizes Government
of Russia.

oOVetlliltSitS
of Russia.
There are internationalists to-
day who preach the doctrine OF
lhate-of class against class" de-
| c1ared the Rev. Charles Baird
mitchell, speaking on the subject.
"Patriotism Its Dangers and
FDuties," before a large audience
Hast night at the Elks' Flag Day
! services in Loop Park.
upon the stage of the world
to-day there is being enacted the
greatest national tragedy the
world has ever Witnessed CON
tinued the speaker. There are
scenes where the doctrines OF
Karl Marx are being worked out
toward failure, where the@names
of Washington and Lincoln are
being debased and where the
names of Lenine and Trotsky are
being exalted.
and, in this country today,
there r thousands-yes, almost
| millions!-of persons preaching
this doctrine of brotherhood
Compares Conditions.
Compare the condition of the
! United States today with the con-
dition of Russia andIwhat do you
| find? Our constitution begins,
.We, the people of the United
! States A constitution was forced
| upon the people of Russia by q
minority. Russia is a place
where religion is being destroyed
every day. It has a government
of soldiers and peasants The
nottingham of Russia is living
in tyranny. The pale white tsar
has been dethroned and in his
place has been erected three other
tsars.
.Brotherhood.t' cried Mitchell,
springing forward and selling in
his hands the folds of the silken
American flag at his side; lin the
name of God, men, let me ask
you: What true principle under
the heavens can man conceive of
that this flag does not stand for?'
Preceding the Reverend Mr..
Mitchell's address the beautiful
| ceremonial always used by the
Elks lodge was read by the vari-
Gus officers of the organization.
Clarkence H. bloom read a his
tory of the American flag, while
| other Elks interpreted the
symbolic meaning of the national
colors.
Music was furnished by the
Moose Band. A quartet sang
Ocean," and at the close of the
ceremony. the entire audience
joining in the singing of
America"
The American Legion, the Lee
gion Auxiliary, the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, the Red Cross, the
boy Scouts and *otherglocal patrlo-
tic organizations Joined the Elks
in the march from the city to
Loop Park. preceding the cere-
moEy.
/ other parts from the Reverend
! Mr.. Mitchell's address were as
follows:
THE American flag by itself
! means absolutely nothing. It is
a sacrament-an outward sign of
an invisible grace. The American
! flag as it flies in the breeze rep
resents the United States govern
ment, its institutions, its people.
| Turns to Dictionary.
Last night I turned to the
word patriot, in the dictionary
and learned that a patriot is one
who loves his country and zeal
| ously supports that country and
its interests Patriotism, also. is
! love of country; the actions and
virtues of a patriot
ct was not satisfied with these
! definitions SO I elaborated this one
from them: Patriotism is the
affection preference of a man for
one country to every other coun-
| try on the face of the globe, a
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ton to its welfare, an aspiration
after its ideals
THAT is patriotism, whether
! we find it in America, England,
France or Italy
To the humanitarian, who
loves and wants to serve the
whole world, this is a selfish ele-
ment. But patriotism is not sell
fish. 1t is s~elf-respect. It is the
principle by which a mar prefers
This own home to others in the
communicate own friends to
all others. Other homes may be
better, other friends may be bet
ter, but we prefer our own home
and our own friends.
patriotism is not a narrow or
unsympathetic principle. We
draw from other peoples all that
they have-to give us of Inspiration:
From the Oldest civilization down,
we gather all that is best and IN
spring
"WeEdo not look down with dis
favor upon the less favored ma
tions of the world We persistsin
stating that the way to make the
world better is to make America
more enlightened that its very
influence may be an inspiration to
every nation on the face of the
globe and to every isle on the sea.
Confronted by Dangers.
THAT Is American patriotism
asI conceive it. But we T con
fronted by dangers as we consider
patriotism. There are those who
tell us that this conception is
narrow. They say it is not COM
patibles with the highest develop
ment of the human race. But,