The Alaska daily empire., 1923-04-17
THE AMERICANS CREED.

Tho Empire last Saturday contained editorii aken from and credited the Cincinnati Enquire which said
 In these days of the highly commend able return to the teaching of the lonce for gotten principles of American Government it is gratifying to encounter creed or belief written by a which seems to kss sum up complete declaration of patriotism and compendium of the duties of citizen ship.
 It was written by a who teaches in parochial school at Ottawa. Ohio, and is recited by her class every morning of the week The text of the "Amereans Creed" follows:
 T believe in the United States of Am erica as a government of the people, by the people, for the people, whose just powers are derived from the consent of the gov erned democracy in republic; eign nation of many sovereign states; perfect union, one and inseparabe, estab- lished upon those principles of freedom equality, justice and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.
 T therefore. believe il is my duty to my country to obey it's laws; to respect it's flag, and to defend it against all enemies The publication brought forth the following letter
 JUNEAU, April 16-(To the Editor) In your issue of Saturday April IA, there ap- peared in the editorial columns Of the "Em- pire an article credited to the Cincinnati Enquirer, entitled the "American's Creed In which said article it stated that the Greed published therewithin was written by nun. who teaches in the Parochial school at Ottawa, Ohio
 The Greed as it appeared in your ed- torlal columns Is The Amercan's Creed" composed by William Tyler Page Clerk of he ilous2 of Representatives i'll April 1918 word for word, except that the words "'To love it. and To support it's Constitution" are emitted in the last paragraph of the Greed as published by you and accredited to the Ottawa nun.
 About four years ago the B. NJ Behrends Bank Of this city, had the Page "American Creed printed cardboard beautifully embellished, copy of which is enclosed herewith, and sent to the public schools all over Alaska. The pupils of our Alaska Public Schools learned this "Amerieans creed at that time and have been repeating II ever since; and furthermore they know that the person who composed it is Will fam Tyler Page, of Washington, D. C. and not the Ottawa nun
 l do not think that the Empire inter- pohally published in it's editorial columns an article completely at variance with the facts anu that therefore in the interest of truth and justice il will be glad to print this article not only 10 correct an error mad e., fertently made, but that the facts may be known
 (signed) JOHN II. DUNN. MT. Duhns statement of the facts is correct Tn American's Creed as quoted by the Cincinnati En uiror, is the product of the pen Of William lyle 'age fer writing which he was awarded the s1 % rize offered by the Baltimore Sun through Mayo ames II. Preston of that city. except that the las aragraph of the creed written by Mr. Page read:
 therefore believe it is my duty to my country 10 love il; to support it's Con fututfon. to obey its laws 10 respect its flag and to defend it against all enemies Mayer Preston offered the 1000 prize con ributed by the Sun in the spring of 1917 for tn est Americans Creed in a free for all contest scy ral thousnad persons competed for the prize Tn 'ntest closed September IA, 1917. The manuscript ere submitted to the judges with the names of tn, thors withheld. The judges included Potter Elmer n Browne. Henry S. Chapin. Herman Hagedern Mat eW Page Andrews Irwin s Cobb, Hamin Garland