APRIL, 1923
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THE WESTERN AMERICAN
Looking Forward
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THE CITIZEN of a commun-
ity, state and nation whose
chief concern in life is the ac-
cumlation of material wealth,
who watches every turn of the
road and every opportunity to
gain an undue advantage and to
wrest from his fellowmen and
the community of which he is a
part that which he may hold by
stretching the legal statute, but
could not claim according to the
moral code, may force the com-
munity to recognize him for the
influence that is his, but he is by
no manner or means a good con-
structive citizen.
Such citizens are usually the
leaders in the community im-
provement opposition, pleading
the cause of the overburdened
taxpayer, taking good care that
their own surplus holdings in
the community remain suffic-
iently dilapidated to hold their
assessed valution at the lowest
possible figure.
Portland’s waterfront pre-
sents a case in points When
the city of three hundred thou-
sand people was as little dreamt
of as the present city dweller
can fashion Portland a few
years hence, a city of a million
people, waterfront property
along the Willamette had but
little value and was acquired for
little or no consideration by
anyone wanting space for any
kind of waterfront commercial
purposes.
With the city’s growth and
development Portland’s water-
front holdings have increased in
value until every foot of ground
represents fabulous figures in
point of value to the city and no
less in dollars and cents to those
whose miserable shacks and di-
lapidated docks continue to
adorn the very breast of the
city, an eye sore to the citizen
who is looking forward anxious
to make amends for past mis
takes and to prepare for the fu
ture as well as to all those who
enter the city through the har-
bor.
The Laurgaard waterfront
plan is a step in the right direc-
tion. The only real opposition is
voiced by “the interests” hold-
ing waterfront property on the
east side of Front street.
AMERICAN
A Magazine of Good Citizenship
The Recognized Americanization Journal For Oregon
Pacific Northwest
Published Monthly By
The Northman Publishing Company
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(Incorporated)
Officers
H. J. Langoe, President
B. G. Skulason,
Board of Directors
G. B. Hegardt
B. G. Skulason
Phone Broadway 6600
Offices and Publishing House
Labbe Building, 227% Washington Street, Portland,
and the
Sec-Treasurer
H. J. Langoe
Oregon
H. J. LANGOE, Editor
Vol. 1
Volume
19
April, 1923
Number 7
CONTENTS
AMERICANIZATION FORUM..........................................
CHARAACTER BUILDING IN EDUCATION.....................
By Edward 0. Sisson.
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DANGEROUS PASTIME FOR AMERICANS......................................... 1
FINNISH MOULDERS OF NATIONAL IDEALS WORTH
EMULATING...........................
LOOKING FORWARD ..................................
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MISLEADING CREEDS OF AMERICANISM............................................. 7
TRAINING FOR AMERICANIZATION WORK........................................... 10
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