Salt Lake Telegram | 1908-08-21 | Page 10 | About the Flag

ABOUT THE FLAG In a 1 Pennsylvania h town recently a squabble arose over an nn alleged desecration cration cra t tion jot of nf t the lie hag which caused t the lie Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia Bulletin to remark our singular I display of If the tho Hag flag at It all nIl times time nail and ou on all occasions ocCasion and often without intelligent intelli inteli- gent discrimination It w wont went nt on to say my I Igent Then th there ro is to bo be considered tho the attitude at- at titue which numerous Americans abroad show bow toward the flag There Thre are arc some pome travelers trl who will viii patronize only onh- the tho hotels that tha t display it rC regardless of f ff f ho manner mauner in iii which the these e also extort American money Occasional ional ill lug ing patriots in foreign dim climes chines hear bear the red white and hili ostentatiously ly across their The o are arc the time pe peo- peo plo ili who will make the eagle scream ream un- un dee lor any excuse so o that tho the Arabs about ho tho pyramids sometimes om find hail their way wayn to n t the 10 American pur c b. b by such I remarks re- re ma narks marks as as America 11 he lie great t Cou ho 10 lick England 11 ho lie hl best country in inthe inthe I the he world worM With other es-ca es n I than ourthe ours our the hc hi big world regards such uch MICH as a rather exploitation on of spirit More OTt fI of quiet dignity and self confidence more of If modest It telf belf lf respect report anti and nl tolerance are arC really b better menus OUK of exhibiting Americanism Tho Jho flag illmo is ill mo most t truly trimly honored when it flies over a It t people C constantly n to jo fro their heir strength in thy this common walks of good ool citizenship