Evening star., 1941-07-13
Capital SideIights
By Will P. Kennedy.

Quite pertinently at this time Senator
Josiah w. Bailey of North Carolina ex-
plains Americanism in words which
William Tyler Page, author of the Amer
leans Greed and a recognized authority
on America and the American spirit,
says is the best definition Of American
ism he has ever seen:
Politically it Is government by repre-
sentative democracy, restrained by
Constitution that defines the limits of
the powers of those who govern; that
erects, as against the Government itself,
a bill of inalienable rights in behalf Of
each individual; q Republic of States.
sovereign in their spheres but united
in one Nation, that finds its unity in
the assent of its people rather than
by force of law. 1t rests upon the
power to serve rather than the power to
compel. Its sources are moral rather
than physical. Morally, its purpose is to
free the energies and the aspirations of
its people. Its rewards are well-being
and content. not power and riches. 1t
recognizes the divine spark in every man
and woman, every boy and girl, and
gives each share in sovereign right,
sovereign power and sovereign duty. 1t
proclaims liberty that demands toler-
ance-of opinion, of race, of religion, of
occupation; and in this liberty 1t finds
the source of its most cherished aspira-
homeopathy Of right, equality before
the law, equality in education, equality
in religion, equality of opportunity to
work, to save, to rise, to prosper. It
proposes Q justice that goes far beyond
the courts, an economic and social justice
for each and all, the weakest no less than
the strongest. This Americanism is the
ruling spirit of land in which no force
is exercised save under laws approved
by the people and by officers responsible
to them: in which there is no compulsion
and no coercion except the compulsion
and coercion of law under due process
and not of men; in this land no indi-
vidual, nor any group, may take the law
into its own hands: here even the people
themselves are bound to preserve the
inalienable rights of every man; here
there can be neither exercise Of arbitrary
power nor any sort of tyranny; here is.
indeed, a land of liberty and justice,
where every man may work out his
destiny IN the earth-only provided he
support the Republic under which he
enjoys liberties 50 full and privileges so
great"
On one of their busiest days in the
House-Thursday-h colleagues relieved
their tension over an important selective
service measure to felicitate one Of their
ablest and much loved members. Dr.
Frank Crowther of New York-a man of
great achievement in many lines--now
II years young. DR.. Crowther, serving
his eleventh consecutive term in Con-
greSs and recognized as one of the best
authorities on taxation and international
trade relations, was born in Liverpool,
England. When he was two years old
his parents settled in Canton, Mass. At
the age of 18 he was graduated from
the Lowell School of Design, q branch
of Massachusetts, Institute of Technology,
and for seven years was q designer of
textiles, carpets and rugs. When he was
% he was graduated from Harvard
Dental School and practiced that pro-
fession In Boston, Perth Amboy, N. J., and
Schenectady, N Y, until he came to
Congress in 1919. In the meantime he
had served in the New Jersey Legisla-
ture and had held important county and
municipal Offices. Through the years on
Capitol Hill he has proved dependable
and effective legislator
y
Members of Congress delight in ex-
tolling their respective States-for ex-
ample Mr.. Poeee of Texas recently told
his colleagues that Texas has furnished
moro volunteers than any other State
IN the Union"