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Show PRIZE AWARDED IN CREED CONTEST WASHINGTON, April 3 - "The American's creed.'' for which the city of Baltimore offered a prize of $1000. tvnc mmln mihllr hrri tnrtav Its Splec tion was the result of a "nntional I in Kens' creed contest" approved by dent Wilson. Speaker Clark and ! a host of famous Americans. The author of the creed, who wins the flOOO prl7e la William Tyler Pace of I Friendship Helchls, Md The creed follows : "The American's creed I believe in the I'nited States of America as a joernment of the people, by the people, peo-ple, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic; mer-l'-jn nation of man;. ,.orei.;n states; a perfect union, one and ln- parable, established upon those principles of freedom, equality, Justice Jus-tice and humanty for which American Ameri-can parroits sacrificed their lives and fortunes. "I. therefore, believe a Is my duty to my country to lovo It; to support Its constitution, to obey its laws; to respect Its fl;ig: and to defend it againM all enemies The idea of laying emphasis on the duties and obligations of citizenship In i a national creed originated with Henry I bapin and was first announced by him in September. 1916. The idea was approved by the pres 1ni and indorsed by "the vigilantes," 'u non-partisan organization of authors, auth-ors, nnists and others for patriotic I purposes. TV. 1 J-J .w. l i i i--u iiinuT u iiM- pi if a. rejected re-jected from several thousand submitted, sub-mitted, becausr It was not only brief, but remarkably comprehensive of the best in American ideuls. history and traditions, as expressed by the founders found-ers of the republic and its greatest statesmen and writers. William Tyler Page is a descendant of a president of the 1'nlted States, John Tyler, and of a signer of the American Declaration ol Independence, Carter Uraxton He was born in I Frederick, Md . the birthplace of I Krancis Seolt Key. |