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Nome, Alaska, August 25, 1 !)1 (i.
AM KRH’AXfSM.
In these (lays when In a short J
•while Americanism as a political
war cry will be handled like a ten
nis ball between the political cham
pions it is interesting at least to
note that there is some dispute
among its supporters as to what it
is. It seems to vary from the very
fire eating loud-shouting militarism
of a Roosevelt to the non-descript
definition of Honorable Charles E.
Hughes. The latter, it will be re
collected, declared that American
ism stood for something. This re
minds one of the witty remark of
deo Bernard Shaw in discussing the
Church and Stage: “The phrase
'some things’ is highly characteris
tic. It recalls the intelligent mem
ber of Parliament who supported
the attempt to exclude the late
Charles Bradlaugh from the House I
of Commons on the ground that ‘a |
man ought to believe in something
or another’ ”,
And in between the two there is
sandwiched such a eoncept_as Sen
ator Works gave expression to In
the Senate in his particularly able
speech on the subject. That speech
was a signicant one which it is in
tended to here reproduce, especially
because it. displays a general tend
ency to nationalize social morality
sis it is the tendency to nationalize
Cod.
We all know that the nations of
She world treat the Creator as if
they had some especial hold upon
him as a national Deity, and even
-when those nations are at war, and
quite regardless of the atrocious
acts nationally committed in the
pursuit of war, by divine worshipp
ing and by services they render
thanks to Him who helped them.
And no matter how disgraceful may
have been the deeds perpetrated un
der the aegis of their authority, they
make hold to publish the fact of
this divine Alliance hy appropriate
mottoes upon their government in
signia. In this connection as show
ing the same direct tendency in this
country it may be pointed out that
during Catholic Week in New York
city, a dispatch says that the kev
note was “unquestioned and uudi
-virtwl loyalty to God and Nation. ’
While men may agree upon con
necting their particular concept of
the Deity witu Absolute moral per
fection, they cannot, however ardent
n.ay be their love of country, dt any
sucli thing with any nation. It can
not be said tint ail acts perfumed
by the American nation have been
worthy acts, or acts which should in
the slightest degree demand an un
divided loyalty. On the contrary,
we believe with Works, that many
outrageous and anti-social notions
are passed off as Americanism. And
the. fact remains that if we adopt a
standard of living for ourselves
which attempts to reach any sort ot
a plane of reasonable perfection, it
■will reach also a much higher plane
than that circumscribed by any na
tional limitations.
There Is no reason why loyalty to
perfect morality or to perfect justice
<or to an attempt to attain these
things should have In them any na
tionalist taint whatever.
Long ago it was written that all
mankind were brethren, and surely
jiot American or German or British
brethren, hut that all 'mankind the
wide world o’er brothers be for a’
that”, to use Burns’ expression.
This is quoted, from the speech ot
Senator Works:
“Mr. President, if one did not
know that this cry of Americanism
is a mere political shibboleth, in
tended to catch the public fancy and
get votes, there should be serious
alarm at this attempt to make mili
tary preparedness, military or phy
sical prowess that leads the waj
to militarism, the domination of ths
civil authorities by the mllitarj
which in turn leads on to milttarj
despotism and the destruction of li
berty, the test of Americanism. Jus'
now we are being deluded into the
belief that these things are neces
sary to the preservation of our own
country by the bloody conquest that
is going on in Europe and the use
that is being made of it by design
ing men at home. Our people have
been driven into hysterics of fear
and apprehension by the selfish pro
paganda that has been going on up
and down the country, instigateu
and financed by the men who make
money out of war and preparations
for war. This has been made infi
nitely worse by dragging it into po
litics. Politicians and political par
ties are joining in the senseless and
and injurious cry of Americanism
and preparedness because it has
been made popular by the sordid
means and influences I have men
tioned. When the elections are over
and the people become sane again
we may begin to inquire, and, in
part at least, realize what it is that
constitutes true' Americanism, ann
that it is not willingness to prepare
for or to go to war and kill and
maim our fellow men and destroy
the fruits of their industry.
I have said something about’ phy
sical courage as an attribute ot
good citizenship and a defense ot
our institutions and our soil. With
out physical courage, without the
capacity and the will to fight il
fighting becomes necessary in de
fense of the country, our Natior
would would not be worth saving
It takes courageous men to make
a great or a worthy nation. If out
country is not worth fighting for
it is not worth having, and if out
people are not ready and willing te
fight to preserve it, they are not fi
to have a country or to receive the
protection ami the benefits it be
stows upon them. Neither do
question that in such times as these
and after the rude awakening we
have experienced as a result of the
European war it is wise and patr
iotic to make reasonable prepara
tion to defend our country agains
invasion and to protect our citizen!
in their rights. Such is not my pur
pose. What I am seeking to do li
to say there are infintely highei
attributes of Americanism that
physical courage or the willingnesi
and desire to prepare for nations
defense by force of arms.
Mr. President, this country is no
suffering, nor is it in danger fron
any lack of physical courage on thi
part of its citizens. It is suffer
ing and it is in danger, serioui
danger, from a lack of moral cour
age on the part of its citizens, par
ticularly those citizens who are ii
public life and as such the represen
tatives of the country’s interests.
What this Nation needs, • wha
the world needs, most of all, is no
physical but moral courage; cour
age to stand for what is right with
out regard to the consequences t<
one’s self; courage to respect am
maintain the rights of other nation
as well as our own; courage to with
stand the temptations of ambitioi
and self-seeking; courage to uphoh
the public interests as against per
sonal or party considerations; cour
age to be loyal and true to the coun
try as against political expedienc;
or party success; courage to say t
the power of patronage and part
gain, at the expence of the publi
interests and efficient service, “Ge
the behind me, Satan"; courage t
resist the executive power in legis
lation and appointment to office an
serve only the public good as judg
ment and conscience dictate, regard
less of consequences to one’s sel
or one’s party. Courage to serv
within the limitations of the funds
mental laws of the country and t
resist the temptation to dictate c
coerce action by other public sen
ants or department of government
courage to be a servant of the pec
pie and not their masters; courag
to resist the ambition to be a di<
tator and a despot; courage t
stand fearlessly against the powc
of wealth in defense of the rights
of all the people, rich or poor, high
or low, capitalist or laborer, black
or white; courage to stand stead
fastly for social and industrial jus
tice to all; courage that stands fear
lessly for honesty, integrity, inde
pendence, and loyalty to the public
welfare against all the temptations
and allurements of ambition, parti
sanship, public favor, or self-ag
grandizement; courage to be loyat
and true not only to one’s own na
tion and its people, but to all the
peoples of all the nations of the
world; courage to stand for inter
national as well as nation
al patriotism; courage to be
just to other nations at
the expense of one’s own country;
courage to stand fast for the free
dom and independence and liberty
of all men everywhere without re
gard to race, nationality, color or
condition; courage to be just and
neutral as between warring nations;
courage to support and defend one's
adopted country against the wrong
ful invasion or unjust or illegal in
fringement of its rights by any
other country; courage to do the
right thing at all times as con
science dictates, regardless of con
sequences.
But Mr. President, after all is
said, the world is not wholly bad.
Never, I believe, in all the history
of the world were greater or more
sincere efforts made by the few to
elevate thought, bring about a more
enlightened understanding of good
and evil and their results, to aid,
succor, and elevate the downfallen
and redeem and regenerate the cri
minal classes than now. There are
courageous, heroic, self-sacrificing
souls who are giving their lives and
the best that is in them for the bet
terment of humanity. They are not
sustained by the applause of the
multitude or rewarded by public
approval. They are the men and
women who are striving unselfish,
patriotically, courageously to estab
lish and maintain true and lasting
Americanism. They carry the torch
that leads the way to the freedom
and independence of the masses,
justice to all at home and abroad,
domestic and international peace,
and the liberation of mankind from
the evils that make for discord,
strife, and war among men and na
tions. It is they who are standing
for national defense. It is they who
are erecting the bulwarks of defense
that can not be destroyed by shot
or shell. It Is they who are elevat
ing American citizenship, leading
the child in the way he should go,
and making better, rn'ore loyal, more
patriotic, and more intelligent and
righteous men and women. They
are making Americanism more re
spectable and the Nation more se
cure, more stable, and more deserv
ing of the respect and confidence
of other nations. Their burden in
the righteous effort to purify, regen
erate, and elevate the citizenship
and Americanism of the country has
been made infinitely heavier and
their object more difficult of attain
ment by the admission into this
country of undesirable, inefficient,
ignorant, and criminal immigrants
from foreign countries, knowing
nothing and caring nothing about
Americanism or our. free institu
tions.”
OVERSTOCK
To the Public:—
We have just finished stock tak
ing, and find that we are heavily
overstocked so are making enorm
ous reductions in Hardware—as
much as 50% in certain lines. Not
withstanding immense advances out
side, especially in Hardware and
Metal Goods, we are still selling on
the basis of goods purchased me
past two or three years.
We will sell for cash only at these
prices, and for a limited time, until
we bring our stock down to the re
quirements of the Camp.
If you have an order to be filled,
let us figure on it; we can save you
money. WTe have proved it oo
others, we can prove it to you.
DARLING & DEAN COMPANY.
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