Show Words of Patriotism Thousands of foreign born men who ho have a accepted pt-ed pt the oJ opportunities op opportunities op- op offered by bj the United States for tor the pursuit of happi happing Simon Bamberger's example and drop the uess ng could profit by h hyphen from their citizenship At the Taft raft banquet yesterday where Senator Bamberger was waa toastmaster there was a tense feeling among those present who had in mind the sinking of the Arabic and the dread that c complications complications would arise aris between this country and Germany over that outrage Senator Bamberger recognized this f feeling eling and addressed himself to the subject uppermost in the minds of his auditors When there is a dispute between the United States and another another an an- other gov government there can be but One side for the man who has taken the oath of or allegiance without mental reservation said Senator Bamberger He stirred the to a high pitch of patriotic enthusiasm when he dramatically said I was waa born In Germany I 1 am bound to Ita Its people by many tte ties There are arc the recollections of my youth the associates of my boyhood To me It mean means a more than France and more than England But It does doea doest not mean as al much as a. America NO country ever evet did did no no country e ever vel will It should be the ambition a of f everyone living Ilvina In this republic tic lie no matter whether he fie e la Is a native by accident or a citizen by choice no matter whether ho he had the constitution thrust upon him or volunteered a sole solemn mn oath to uphold It It his hi aim should be to rise ria bove above every a selfish consideration over every trac trace of racial prejudice remembering g only that he hs la ii a citizen of the I greatest government In the wor world world the the Id-the the first t and foremost nation In peace prosperity and promise e. e If more foreign born men would realize their duty as Senator I Bamberger does docs and show their appreciation of blessings shower showered showered show show- er ered d on them by bj this land of the free there would be a better feeling feeling feel ing in the future for immigrants seeking shelter here The man who adopts this nation because it offers him hin better opportunities and then t takes kes side with Hh the land he des deserted when there ther is isn a dispute deserves nothing but the contempt of of his fellow citizens and should be regarded by bj loyal Americans Americans' as a dangerous danger danger- ous US enemy and should be treated as such In this hour of peril the tongues of the supporters supporters' of kings iud emperors should be silenced There should be a n way of treating treat treat- ing traitors that would make treason less common in this country find land d certainly the foreign born man who takes the oath of allegiance alle alle- gim gine j and becomes a citizen of this country then takes side Ride with h his hii 8 native land in the hour of possible war is nothing less than thana I a a traitor and an ingrate c We Ve hope the example of Senator Bamberger will soak Boak into the heads of oE some of the tIle dangerous agitators who have been shouting shout shout- ing lug so loudly for a foreign flag while a accepting the protection and blessings of the th Stars and Stripes |