New Britain herald., 1926-05-26
ALL RACES HELP IN
 BUILDING AMERICA
Rabbi Feldman Delivers Pa triOtiC Address in This City
SPEAKS TO KIWANIS CLUB

Races And One Fundamental Re
 ligious View Pilgrims Didn't
 Come For Their Health.
 The ideals of America are founded
 or the realization that 1t is mans inherent right to be different, ac- cording 10 Rabbi Abraham Feldman of Hartford, who spoke to the mem bers of the New Britain kiwanis club at the Burritt hotel today at noon.
 Rabbi Feldman began his address by referring to a Liberty Loan post CT used during the war, which de- pictcd the Statue of Liberty with outstrotched hand holding an Amer ican flag over 6 mixed group of inn migrants and saying Americans all." He said that since the war there has grown a different kind of patriotism, one which would set up as it's ideals the belief that only those of certain ancestry or reli- gious faith should be regarded as Americans
 "There has arisen the conception that America Is composed of one de- fined and dominant standard of race and one fundamental religious view and that everything else is inferior" he stated. He denied the charge that those coming to the shores of rnrNrngnNF fhn and vicious forces Of the old world.
 He pointed out the fact that in 1732 Benjamin Franklin objected 10 the Germans coming 10 this country because he said they were undesirable. The mayor Of New York 100 years later denounced immigration laws which permitted the Irish 10 land, saying they were "tho worst stock in Europe" and demanding that every possible step be taken to prevent their coming in Another group arriving after Civil war days was described by those who objected as "the scum of the earth"
 Each Race Has It's Place
 "Each race has taken it's place in every worthwhile thing in the field Of human endeavor in this country" he added. To-day we say those coming over today are undc- Sirahle, but those who preceded them came of good stock. President Wilson told 8 group of new citizens m Ihilad lphia, People Ion't up- root themselves. lured by some thing that is not in their hearts, You are making Us better by req son of the fact that you expect us 10 be better than we actually arc.'
 Don't ever forget" he contin- ned that the Pilgrims and the P1ritans did not come to these shores because they desired trip i across the Atlantic or for their health. They came to these shores ! for the same reason that brought i these others. They differed in re- nanl faith of England - they came ] here in search of the right to be . different. They soon began to for get and Roger Williams did a real service when h. became the found CT Of freedom of religious life on this continent.
 Right to Be Different
 ''The Germans. the Irish, French, Jews Italians, all came here in search of the same principle, the right 10 he different. and each has contributed the very best from which the great America has been built.
 We would be bored 10 death if We found everything in nature of Il uniform color. It is variety on every phase Of life which makes nature so beautiful. ;
 Tt is through the blending of { and harmonies that the ( .reat symphony orchestra is created. ; Ne have established our greatness ( y reason Of tho fact that we have ecognized our right to be different.
 "The constitution of the United : tates is not established for the pro- i ection of the majority. American ] fife is not q uniformity and it must | ot be permitted to become 8 uni l ormity. The strength and beauty 7 f our American life is in it's diver ( fly. We cannot evade the heritage f our ancestors. We must con- r ribute the best that is in us to [ nose altars of American idealism C 'hich make the great America of l he future" The attendance prize was con- 'ibuted by Dr. L. R. Weir and went ) A. G. Hawker for the second week l succession.
 Outing For Boys Club
 Dr. A. s. Grant, chairman of the I on boys work, announced lat the field day and outing for the oys Of the New Britain Boys club ould be held at Compounce, June ?, in the afternoon. Cars will ave here at 1 o'clock. |, Rev. Dr. A. A. Ahlquist, district f ustee reported that the zero hour ', eeting will be held in a joint ses- ', on of the New Britain. Hartford o lu AuHCItHltI NiubS ul tIlt bOIi o otel at G:S0 p. m., on the night Of o me :. President J. M. Ward of ir CIV Britain will preside
 In introducing the speaker to the n ub President Ward. who opened a e straw hat season in New Britain 5 is year commented upon the sub tl ct "Thc right to be different" by il ylng; "The man who has the II urase 10 wear a straw hat before aN 15, is mentioned in newspaper lumus along with the early robins d hurdy -crdy, and he is lucky he b7 It mentioned with the squirrels pl
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