Show Pu Purification ri By Harry Varley I I when he has remo- remo removed ed the scum h he hG looks within within within with with- in the melting pot and in the metal sees the perfect image imag e et I of his face reflected Then he lie knows the metal is pure t Be Beneath the tho melting pot that held all aU men men men- Americas America's true sons and traitor-hearted traitor foes foes foes- The patriotic fire faire burned low lo again As some forgotten ember glows War came ame and md fanned it with a n breath The flame leapt up up-a up a living white-hot white blaze The sa re sacred fire that knows not time nor death Burned with the fervid heat bent of other days T n i iThe The melting melting- pot began to seethe and boil With gold and dross from avenue an and slum With hirelings of proud Kings with men of or toil toil toil- And ever to the top rose up the scum i l Those She had welcomed to Her lIer heart and land And preen given all Her lIer own had hac eer attained Who hated Her and lied yet lied yet took Her lier han hand handIn In loyalty and friendship basel basely feigned If And for a time America was blind Or thought Her fire Tire had power it was denied denied- To 10 change dross into gold gold that that She would find Filth could be cleaned b by fire file and purified 1 She saw the hitter bitter truth late laic in the day Learned that Herself the pot must skim Unmercifully ly fling the h b bad tl d awa away That hid the good rood beneath its surface grimAnd grim brim And And clean clenn I again America can cnn never be Until the do scum scam is gone the gone the foul the base c e Till fm She can look within and only ollir see The faithful golden image a aI of Il Her cr face I In In New York I Times I |