President. by reading into the RECORD a sentiment from Americas greatest mayorI refer to Mayor Hanson. of Seattlewho. face to face with a far more serious condition. met and Overcame it like the man that he is. a far better American citizen than many who were born in this country. but who today are too timid to assert the Americanism which was their fathers. He said: I take the position that our duty as citizens stands ahead of any demand of any organization on the face of the earth. The union men. the business men. the churchmen. must. first of all. be citizens. Any man who owes a higher allegiance to any organization than he does to the Government should be sent to a Federal prison or deported. Who dares deny the soundness of that doctrine? What true American will challenge it?
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Those born in the country are timid and less American than naturalized citizens.