They were. In a peculiar sense. of our blood. and they proved it by showing that they were of our spiritthat no matter what their derivation. no matter where their people caine from. they thought and wished and did the things that were American. and the flag under which they served was a flag in which all the blood of mankind Is united to make a free nation." a Were these soldier dead loyal to their country? Yet the emnajority of them were either immigrants themselves or the d so0 of ilnmigrants. Reference has repeatedly been made tlat the newspapers e published in foreign tongues in this country do not render I material assistance in instilling patriotism in the ilinds of the newcomers. Their advertisement reads as follows: o "Many flagsone patriotism. Many papers teaching. one Ainericanisal. Many tongues uttering one word- loyalty. The 750 foreigny language newspapers exhibited here. with a combined circulation of over 8.000.000. though differing in language and creed.stand united for one country. the United States. one alm. to help preserve the c ideals and sacred traditions of this our adopted country. the United mStates of Anmerica: to revere its laws and inspire others to respect and obey them. to strive unceasingly to quicken the public sense of civic s duty . in all ways to aid in making this country greater and better than we found it." r All men concede that tile greatest flow of immigration here o has been during the past 20 years. Where is the "man who y .s will say that during the same period of time that unions have not made their greatest progress. that wages have not increased. d and that the hours of labor have notbeen shortened? Where u. is the man who can say that wages have not steadily increased.
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