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Show HYPHENATES By Ruth Taylor Wocdiow Wilson once said that some Americans need hyphens in their names because only a part of them has come over. We all know such people. They never seem to be able to tell to what country they owe allegiance ' and, depending on the strength I cf their previous ties, they be- come half-citizens or even trait-i trait-i ors. But there is another type of hypnenates of whom not so much is said. This is the American by citizenship, and too often by birth, , who pays a greater allegiance to his own particular group than to i the nation as a whole. These hyphenates have missed I the whole point of the United j States of America. They believe that freedom means their right to demand special privilege, that the j Bill of Rights guarantees THEM the right to put their own interests inter-ests first. They, in their selfish zeal misrepresent the groups to which they belong. They are the ones who spread divisive thought, who are responsible for vitriolic cartoons featuring Capital as a blood-sucking monster, Labor as a low browed gangster, the farmer as a grasping narrow - minded trader and so on down the line. These hyphenates are just as dangerous as those whom we call subversive. Our law enforcement j agencies are alert to the latter ( and fully capable of spiking their , guns. But only public opinion and i the self restraint of the individual individ-ual can protect us from the first. We cannot afford any kind of hyphenates in America. We must be one people, Americans all, fac. ing our problems in an American way with the good of all our people peo-ple regardless of country or origin, shade of skin, type of work, or religious adherence first in our minds. No hyphenates are wanted here. Our primary duty, our first allegiance al-legiance is to our country and to. its ideals of equal rights for all. We must have peaceful relations at home in order to have peaceful peace-ful relations with the world. |