TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11509, 4 October 1915, Page 4

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

THE GERMAN-AMERICAN. A NEW HYMN OF HATE. (With apologies to nobody.) Teuton or Slav, we hate them not; We love them both, wo hate them not. Of all the names that como to our coast j And-gtav with us, we hate the most, j Of all the thousands, we hate but one, 1 Tv'ho makes himself two instead of one With a hvphen! - r , I Ho fi known to Us all, he's known to you all By his bluster aud bluff, by his distilled gall. De takes the oath as American But stays as ho was—as oiuy he can. Come, let us stand 'neath tho starry flag An oath to-swear to, without a brag, An oath of granite no wind can shako An oath for Columbia's sons to take. We will never forego our hate; WKq have all but a single hate! We lovo as one. we hate as one. And we'll hate that guy till our race is run Whose allegiance is double—instead of ono— With a hyphen' The Dago, the Pole, the Mick and the Jew, They make Americans good and true; German gnd Frenchman, and Englishman, too. When they keep the faith as Americans j 410. . j Turk or Spaniard, or Dane, Or Swede, j We are proud to add to our composite breed. When thoy among us, that is "The Day " When they put their former allegiance away. But hint we hate with a lasting hate! Wo will never forego our hate! Hate of the woman, and hate of tho man 1 Hate of the rooter, and hate of the fan! Hate of the lovely suffragette! Hate of the millions comiiig yet! Wo love the thousands, we hate hut one, And that i* the bifurcated son of a gun With a hyphen! —Amerieus in the "New York Sun.'