Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11
HURLEY TALKS
over RADIO
Pine County A ttorney
Gives Learned Discussion
of AmericaniSm.
is Chairman of State Amer
icanism Committee; AC-
tive in Legion.

M. B. Hurley, county attorney or
Pine county, and Americanism chair
man of the State Americanism COM
mittee of the American Legion gave
a splendid address over the radio sta
ton. WCCO at Minneapolis last Fri
day evening and displayed that degree
of perfection that only can come after
one has made an exhaustive study or
the subject in hand. Mr.. Hurley has
been active in American Legion work
for several years. The radio speech
follows:
The civic and political faith of the
American Legion is expressed in the
preamble to it's constitution. There,
among other things, it is said that for
God and country we associate our
selves together to uphold and defend
the Constitution of the United States,
to make right the master of might, to
combat the autocracy of both the
classes and the masses, to safeguard
and transmit to posterity the prln-
ciples of justice, freedom, and de-
mocracy, and to inculcate a sense of
individual obligation to community,
state and nation.
In the early days of the Legion
when Posts were organized the ques-
ton was often asked; well, what are
we going to do now" There was
then no detailed program prepared,
but in answer to local needs more
than two hundred kinds of community
activities have now been carried on
or sponsored by the Legion.
At the fourth annual convention OF
the Minnesota Department, held in
1922 at Virginia, an Americanism pro-
gram was adopted which has since
been a basis and guide. That pro-
gram includes such matters as a
proper observance of historical holi-
days, flag etiquette, civic response
bilities such as a proper exercise OF
the voting privilege and the faithful
performance of jury duty, reason
able immigration and naturalization
policy, the promotion of compre-
hensive program of education. devel-
oping a better understanding and a
greater interest in boys work and
community enterprises, and earnest
and enthusiastic cooperation with
other organizations engaged in the
work of constructive citizenship.
The principle upon which the
Legion and Auxiliary work is that
whatever promotes genuine friend.
ship, understanding, good will anG
fair play is good Americanism. Amer.
icanism is more than a state of mind
IL includes a plan of life under OuI
Constitution and living the plan. II
demands that we look primarily to the
hearts of men rather than of their
birth or the blood in their veins. II
relies upon the honesty, the loyalty
the dignity and the saving common
sense of the average man. 1t means
that this republic has in it the heart
the will and the ability to right
wrongs if we will but dc our part.
Our Legion meetings and American
Citizenship clubs are means to stimu
late the spirit and will to render
public service.
There are three groups to whom WI
recognize a special duty. namely:
1. Our sick, disabled and dependen
comrades;
2. The well disposed immigrant
who come to our country ready ant
willing to do their share to up-built
and preserve it;
3. The children of America who ar,
to be trained in mind, heart and bod.
for the highest responsibilities o
citizenship.
We must see that our disabled com
rades have every aid to restore thef
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