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AWAKE and SAFEGUARD AMERICA

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

Flag of our great republic 
Whose stars and stripes stand for 
Bravery, purity, truth and union,
We salute thee!
We, the children of the land 
Who find rest under thy folds,
We pledge our lives, our hearts and our
sacred honor 
To protect thee, our country, and 
The liberty of the American People,
Forever!
-- Isabel A. Ennis

“We join ourselves to no party that
does not carry the flag and keep step
to the music of the Union.”
-- Rufus Choate.

Under the red,
white and blue
Fights our army,
for me and for you.

By Courtesy of N. Y. Illustrated Post Card & Novelty Co.

This is the golden age -- the age of
opportunity to do for mankind. Ours
is the rare privilege to aid in the
reincarnation of the national soul and the
advancement of civilization, and in this
you, yes each and every one of you, have
a part. Let not opportunity call in vain
nor any of us fail of place upon the roll
of honor. -- S. S. Menken, Pres. Nat’l
Sec. League.

Americanism is a question of spirit,
conviction and purpose, not of creed or
birthplace. -- Theodore Roosevelt.

Our soldiers are fighting to save us.
Little children in France and Belgium had their
homes burned down.
The fathers and mothers of many of them were 
killed.
They were driven out of their own country.
They are cold and hungry and ragged and
unhappy.
Some of them go to school in cold cellars.
They are always in danger of being killed.
Our soldiers fight to keep us safe.
They don’t want us to be burned out of house
and home.
Little children can’t fight.
But they can be good soldiers in some ways.
Soldiers stand straight and sit straight. They 
hold their heads up and look honestly at
everyone.

Little children can do so, too.
Soldiers get strong by working hard in the open
air.
Children can work in gardens; they can sell
W. S. S. and run errands and get strong by
this work in the open air.
Soldiers are respectful and obedient. They do
at once what they are told to do.
Children can obey their captain, the teacher 
and their colonel and lieutenant-colonel,
father and mother.
If the teacher has monitors, the children
can think of them as corporals.
Soldiers eat plain food and do not complain.
Children can do the same and save food for 
the soldiers.
Every child is a little soldier of Uncle Sam.

The People of the United States

A. Races in the United States (their diversity
of origin pointing to the necessity 
of national unity).
1. British (English, Scottish, Welsh).
2. Irish.
3. Germanic (Germans, Dutch, Norwegians,
Danes, Swedes, Swiss).
4. Latin Races (Italians, French, Spanish,
Portuguese, Rumanian and French-Canadian).
5. Hebrews.
6. Slavs (Bohemian, Poles, Croats, Servians,
Lithuanian, Russians, Slovaks, Slovenes).
7. Asiatic (Hindoo, Chinese, Japanese,
Malay).
8. Negro.
9. Non-classified: Magyars, Bulgarians,
Turks, Syrians, Armenians, Greeks.
B. Number and occupation of the people.
Total population (1916) approximate,
100,000,000.
Agricultural	33%	approximate.
Manufacturing	30%	“
Trade and Commerce 10%	“
Transportation	7%	“
Mining	3%	“
Professional	4%	“
Personal service	10%	“
The above figures apply only to that portion
of the population which is registered in
the census under occupation. Over half of
the people, including the children and the
vast proportion of the women, are unregistered
by occupation.
Prof. A. B. Hart, Harvard University.

The Spirit of Paul Revere

Don’t you hear him when the night
Drops its curtain dark and still,
Hoof-beats pounding in the vale,
Hoof-beats sounding on the hill,
Clattering through the village street,
Drumming by the lonely farms,
Calling loudly as he goes --
“Wake! to arms.”

Can’t you see him as he rides
Like a shadow in the night,
Streaming cloak, peruke untied,
With the moon to mark his flight,
Rousing every sleeping house
To the thrill of war’s alarms,
Knocking at the bolted doors --
“Wake! to arms.”

’Tis the soul of Paul Revere
Speeding on from coast to coast,
With the message that of yore
Summoned forth a patriot host --
Lest the foe be at your gates
Leave your factories and farms,
On to France and victory!
“Wake! to arms.”
-- Minna Irving,
By Courtesy of LESLIE’S WEEKLY.
(Copyrighted.)

Love of Country

The good citizen supports his country
against any foreign country.
Naturalized citizens are on the same footing
as native born, and should always be so
treated.
Non-naturalized aliens are here by courtesy
and bound to act accordingly.
National unity is essential in order that
the United States may be enabled to uphold
justice, public order, and international right
among the nations of the world.

Patriotism is Shown By

Paying war taxes.
Subscription to Liberty Loans.
Electing and holding in office men who
intelligently serve America first and at all
times.
Interest in and aid to soldiers’ families.
Patriotic talk to neighbors and friends.
Civilian service for the Government,
wherever possible.
Membership in and participation in
patriotic organizations.
Subscriptions to national war
organizations.
Respect for and aid to individual soldiers
and sailors.
Military service, from those of suitable
age.
Conservation of food and the curtailment
of luxuries.

Prof. A. B. Hart, Harvard University.

The National Security League, Etta V. Leighton, Civic Secretary, 19 West 44th Street, New York City