The Mankato free press., 1922-06-23
Hail! Columbia 'NetD
Patriotic Magazine
Former Mayor Hodgson, St.
Paul, Editor Official Ameri-
canization Organ.

A copy of the hrst issue of the
Hail, Columbia Magazine, published
in st. Paul as the official organ Of
the American Foundation and the
National School Book Amortization
Bureau, has reached the Free Press
office. and it is not only neatly and
attractively printed but contains in
teresting and valuable reading mat
ter.
Lawrence C. Hodgson. former
mayor of st. Paul and one of the best
known newspaper men in the state,
perhaps better known as Larry Ho"
Is editor OF the new magazine and
John NJ. Leonard is the founder and
director. The board Of councillors is
compose of Gordon A. Robertson, +.
w. Hunter, Charles Boxall Van Cor
DER, Francis G.. Leonard, NJ. D.
Robert G.. Mackay, Helen Porter,
Ada K. Gannan and Henry Son
cheray.
The following extracts taken from
the introductory" will better ex
plain the purposes of the magazine:
The ideal which this little journal
hopes to foster and nourish is an old
one, and a very simple one; but 1t is
every patriotic heart; and never has
moment when ther, is growing
neglect concerning the institutions of
our country, its glorious history, and
its heroic names that symbolic i'm
mortal service for the good of man.
1T hopes in some small degree to
assist in correcting what many citi-
Zens believe to be a dangerous and
menacing symptom which is being
cultivated by propaganda and deVe.-
oped by a wide spread indifference,
the doctrine that we should not
too arden1y stress the ideal of ma
tionality, nor too strongly empha-
size the facts of our early history, of
the heroisns out of which our inde
pendence grew. In too man circles
the Declaration Of Independence is
being regarded and relegated to for
getfulness.
Our purpose therefore is the
serving of the American tradition:
the honoring of American heroism;
the inculcation of American prin-
ciples in the hearts OF American
citizens; the development of a stir
ring sentiment of loyalty which shall
make US all glad and eager in service
to America as the truest token Of
gratitude we can show to those who
gave to us Our Country and Our
Destiny.
This will not be an Anti maga-
zine. 1t will be Pro- American. Its
belief is not that we should hate
other nations or people; but that we
should first love America. and seek
to serve America in faith, reverb
ence and joy.
We do not believe that America
can be truly served by a surrender
ing of our original ideals, by an soft
pedalling of historic facts, by a lack
of pride in our beginnings, but rath-
er by an affirmative and growing and
exultant cherishing of the Faith of
the Fathers. We desire to join our
effort TO the efforts of very citizen
VINO is striving to keep alive clean
American enthusiasm without van
glory, and without apology.
b. We hope for the day when every
citizen shall live a conscious dedica-
ton to the United States; when vita
olden pride and undimmed remem-
branced and forward looking hope
every forum, every church and every
school in this broad land shall flame
and ring with the inspiring precepts
of an Americanism that is too hon
est and too sure to be ashamed"
The magazine will be issued
monthly.