The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27

that it may be called, is the noble
American spirit hurting our ship of
state into the expansive oceans of
time. The American spirit is Amerl-
can citizen ship; Americas citizen
ship is her one great hope; her ideals
and her future rest upon il. Citizen
ship causes brotherhood, brotherhood
causes sympathy, and sympathy is the
heart and soul of any nations great
ness.
National citizenship is in the minds
of the people from Maine to Cali
fornia; from Oregon to Florida. The
true citizenship of this nation to-
day means primarily that every citi-
zen has a vote. a vote for what?
Is it a vote to be cast to the winds
for a bride, is 1t the tool of some
high handed, cigar chewing poll
tician, or is it as it should be, vote
sacred to the honor of every citizen
because 1t is vote that has been
purchased by his progenitors at the
price of blood and chains and slav
cry? Americans, your fathers died
that justice and demo might be
had by every cringing, weak and I'M
protected being within this great
melting pot. That justice fluctuates
with the supremacy of the ballot of
Americas honor-loving men.
The citizen of morals and of cour-
age stands for untainted justice in
our courts and all other dealings.
America cannot hope to be other than
the comparative in true dealings.
America cannot hope to be other than
the comparative in true justice,
brotherhood and spirit the superla-
tive can be accomplished only in the
millennium. but America is the hope
of the world. The force that has made
her is her wonderful American spirit.
That great force, that great driv-
ing power-spirit, has been over
looked and disregarded in these lat
| ter days because of speed. 1t is
speed everywhere; it is noise, it is
grease, it is smoke and CRIME, woe
| fully America lies buried beneath the
acrid, putrid mass of too many ma
terialistic influence Our land needs
| it's spirit reawakened, it lies dormant,
she needs to recall a golden past and
have her memory rejuvenated. Amer
lea needs today what every other ma
| ton needs-to forget her mad lust for
gold, gold that glitters and clanks
| the knell for many citizens. CITIZEN
ship will obliterate this curse, citizen
ship will open new lines of endeavor.
citizenship will recall the cherished
memories of Our Father" and
"Lanky Abe" Young Americans,
there has been golden, glorious
past to this land of ours; there is an
equally golden future awaiting you, If
you accept the responsiollltles OF
of good citizenship is American
spirit, American traditions and Amer
| lean love for the right.
AMERICA. THE MELTING POT
BY Bryan FnirclOth. Ensley High
School
When one stops to realize that
moro than 1.21S,1S0 foreign born
were admitted into our country in
one year, we can readily see the
Importance of making good Ameri-
! cans of these people. With these
| people pouring into our country in
| increasing numbers each year from
1920. until the present date, we can
easily see how vitality important it
is that we should put these people
into the melting pot" as it were.
and teach them all the same idea of
service and patriotism that they owe
their adopted country.
OF these people who migrate to
our country statistics show that
more than rs per cent are illiterate.
No country can make good citizens
unless it educates them, so it is