Show I I I OWES NOTHING TO THOSE WHO WIIO COME conE liE 1112 was a typical orator orator orator ora ora- tor although h he used a hall elore him was wasa a group of eager eye eager eye men of foreign birth He lie was telling whom hom bem what America owed them says the Elmira Star Gazette Every so often ofte one hears h much America owes this race that It is M foolish talk and worse America owes nothing to any race race or class or creed that has hal not been paid back a thousand fold No man ever eer set out for this country country coun try with the tho idea in his head that he was going gong to benefit the country Rather the country was to benefit him and increase his personal fortunes for tunes I From the Pilgrim fathers to 10 the latest immigrant to step ashore from Ellis Island e every ery last one of us or our forefathers came primarily to t receive and not to give And the gift of America to all alt who come here has bas been equal opportunity ity a tree free government and an abound abounding ng providence Free public education separation of state and church constitutional government the representative system and the love of liberty these liberty these are the beacons which which shown into the remotest remotest parts of the world And these these are the gifts which every race has come here to receive and no honest ambitions conscientious I ous ous members of any ra race e or class has been dented denle I these things When the members of any class or nationality rise se to declare how much the country owes to them Itis it itIs itis Is to laugh |