Show Americanism Is h S Defined by an Original American American Americanism is a word which bears promise of being dinned into our ears daily between now and election What does it signify As a result of much discussion about the hyphen the opinion of an original American a member of one of our first families becomes interesting Houston B. B register of the United States treasury an Indian well qualified to express such uch an pinion In the following interpretation of the word he speaks for many other original Americans Ameri Ameri- cans many of whom occupy important government positions Editor Editor By HOUSTON B. B Register Regist r U. U S. S Treasury What does an aborigines conceive to be the meaning of Americanism Americ Americanism Amer- Amer ic hism that much exploited word AMERICANISM IS GOOF CITIZENSHIP Good citizenship has been defined as requiring implicit obedience obedience obedi obedi- ence to the laws enacted by the legislature within the scope of its constitutional power to the orders and decrees of the judiciary in all matters of which they have jurisdiction to the commands of ot the executive in preserving the peace and the laws AMERICANISM IS UNMEASURED L LOVE VE OF OUR COUNTRY COUNTRY COUN COUN- TRY UNRESERVED DEVOTION TO ITS FUNDAMENTALS COMPLETE COMPLETE CONSECRATION TO ITS IDEALS Americanism excludes the idea of races of men in the sense of divided loyalty under one government Therefore it is the amalgamation of all aU th that t is best true an and noble in our composite citizenship dedicated to the peace and happiness freedom and liberty of mankind everywhere I |