Show WHA T EXCUSE HA VE YOU the fourth of july program was marred by the julure of a few americans and many foreign born to stand and unco uncover er during the tile playing of the star spangled banner tha the failure can be attributed to one of three causes ignorance of the national custom which is almost an up urt written hw I tw thoughtlessness or just plain lack of patriotism kven even the tile school children now always stand during the tile playing of the national air soldiers do not uncover but stand at salate salute it is a custom almost uni versil ersil in the united states before the war and practically ersi ersil since the declaration of war sar it is a mark of patriotism and of respect it shows that one delights in being a citizen under the star spangled banner and is poud of that emblem to fail to stand and uncover while the national anthem is played stamps one as being ignorant or unpatriotic to fail to observe the custom near a national cantonment gets a man into most serious trouble As thoe who failed to uncover last thursday included two former membris of the cit cita council and those who failed to stand until bawled out included a dembei of th present coin council cil it m i hard to think thit the cause was was elther ignorant e or lack of patriotism the best wa aa to a avoid old dancer of such charges is to be an american while hile with americans |