| Show I I The Ideal Americans i 4 By DR FRANK CRANE A book has hag recently been bean published called caned The HI History tory of American Idealism It la Is commonly thought that Americans are materialistic ma ma- that they are ae e alt all for or the almighty dollar that they have no appreciation of the hl h If her er things of ot life me This Thi book booc shows shows that America has haa always aI been governed bf Its lla ideals It has haa done things in the ideal realm that no other nation dared dare to do For one thing it has haa put aside monarchY monarchy This was waa an old and entrenched institution It was wa generally generally gen gen- gen gen- assumed at one time that no nation could live without It America believed In the people and confidently its government to their rule It n has aristocracy There are no recognized recognized rec rec- classes in the United States One man Is Isas Isas Isas as good as another Upon the altar of ot democratic I idealism it has sacrificed the beloved notion of oC caste It t has made of ot public education a privilege an and ana anda anaa l la a duty It has hag gone farther in educating the common common cornmon com corn mon people probably than any other nation It has separated from education and pretty generally generally gen gen- generally insists upon the training of ot every boy and girl Education used to be for the few and it Is to some lome extent yet but In America the tendency Is to tomake tomake tomake make It U for all that is is all have an op opportunity here hero hereto to receive what education they can hold Americans Americana have burst the chains of slavery at atthe atthe atthe the cost of much blood and struggle This was wag an anold anold old Institution that had a very secure hold upon men en Americans have democratized art Amer Americans ans have helped European nations on I th their lr way to democracy America has proved Itself willing to fight for Its ideals in other lands land America is just now making strenuous strenuous' efforts to 1 release l from Crom the he bonds of greed and corporate dominion It has not finished yet with this task but It Is one which It recognizes and toward the goal of ot which it s on the way Am America has recognized woman as a citizen By recent constitutional amendment it has made all women voters For centuries governments were run runby runby runby by men America was the first nation universally to recognize that the the- woman the Woman has equal privileges I before the law I America has got itself rid of the liquor traffic This may nay be as yet imperfectly accomplished but the mind of ot the nation is full set on ridding Itself of the liquor evil and In time it will accomplish this It anything the sentiment against the public sale Ie of If alcoholic liquors Is Increasing AmericA Americo has stood for the eradication of the drug rug traffic and the limitation of the production f of drugs to to medical and scientific needs II On On the whole America has showed itself devoted to the ideals of ot the race and willing to sacrifice profits for ideals Copyright t. t 1925 1025 by l McClure re Newspaper Syndicate |
