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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1910)
4 THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN Cbe Cbemawa Hmercian Published Weehly at the United States Indian Training School. Subscription Price, 25 Cents a Year. Clubs of Five or Over 20 Cents. Entered a the Chetnawa, Oregon, Postoffiee as second-class mail matter. Edwin L. Chaloraft - - Superintendent Postoffice Address - - Chemawa, Oregon Telegraphic Address - - Salem, Oregon PRINTING STAFF Benjamin Wilcox, Henry Darnell, John Service, Robert Service, Oscar Case, Jasper Grant, Reggie Downie, Harry Stone, Patsy Barrett. GOOD CITIZENSHIP. One who by nature possesses those qualities which are in accord with good citizenship is fortunate, indeed. A good citizen is a law abiding person one who believes in upholding the law and obey ing its mandates to the letter. If the law is not a. good one, assuring justice to all, change the law. But so long as a certain article on our statute books is there unrepealed or annulled let it have that obedience and observance which mark good citizenship. What is good citizenship? may be ask ed. The above paragraph outlines the an?wer. But to become a good citizen sometimes requires considerable self schooling. Respect for anthority is a necessary element, in good citizenship. To be amenable to discipline is a step in the right direction. If you will not re spect discipline you are likely to have little regard for the laws of your country. Obedience on the part of every individ ual of the nation is what renders law so powerful and far-reaching. That stamp of citizenship which is of the highest ig found where the inhabitants of the nation are in largpst numbers with a sentiment in their minds for enforcement of the laws. Right laws are the protection of life and property. Their enforcement assures all the young and the aged, the poor and the rich of protection and justice. Without enforcement of law disorders will abound; we should become a riotous horde; the strong would outrage and prey upon the weak, and our citizenship become so disrupted and disorganized that oar veiy nation would go to pieces. No longer would we possess national pride or patriotism. As a people we would prove to the other, nations of earth that we were incapable of self government. Our foreign policies would be of such instability that, lacking na tional integrity, other nations would look upon us with distrust Finally, through the utter lack of good citizenship, we would be liable to become involved in war such as would leave us in the bondage of indemnity for years to come, even if we did not lose our freedom as a people. . From the above brief statment of facts it is eay to perceive the importance of goo i citizenship. It is the mother of pa triotism, of national life. It is our pro tection, individually and collectively; therefore, let us show our worth by so conducting ourselves that we shall be in accord with all of those elements which stand for law and order. PURPOSE. "Purpose" is a word well worthy con sideration. Its meaning is far reaching and it figures largely in the affairs of life To have a purpose is to be possess ed of an aim or object, a motive or plan, a design and desire for the accomplish ment of a given thing The purpose tJ
