Word: oaths
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...people of the U. S. formally abolished slavery. On July 28, 1868 they granted citizenship to all natives and naturalized persons, guaranteed due process of law for every citizen, disqualified for Federal office Confederate leaders who had broken their oath to support the Constitution. On March 30, 1870 they clinched the franchise for Negroes. These acts were the proclamations of Johnson's Secretary of State William Henry Seward and Grant's Secretary of State Hamilton Fish, three-fourths of the States having notified the Secretary in each instance that they had ratified the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments...
Almost coincidentally with Patriots Day, the bill requiring that all teachers take an oath to support the Constitution passed its third hearing in the lower house and is now to be sent to the upper chamber of the state legislature. This is proof positive of the legislators' patriotism and 100 per cent Americanism--at last to the American Legion, Elks and similar organizations who have waged the fight for its passage. It would be almost unfair to remind them in the glow of their present partial success that patriotism in days past meant staunch support of American traditions such...
...midst of much sound and fury these self-style "patriotic" organizations have campaigned to legislate Communism out of the halls of learning. One of the bill's supporters--in order to be doubly safe-guarded against subversive influences--even proposed that all school employees be required to take the oath of allegiance once a week. Communism certainly must be more of a flood than is commonly supposed, if all the cracks have to be caulked weekly...
...serious implications of this measure, aimed at the handful of Communists in the teaching profession have not been fully considered. A full-blooded Communist would hardly be averse to oath-taking if his "mission of revolution" could be advanced by continuing to teach. More explanation of Communism would undoubtedly cause many unwarranted dismissals. It is impossible to subscribe to the opinion of our super-patriotic organizations that ignorance is bliss. Nor is it possible it support yellow-press inspired and emotional legislating rather than reason in the effort to thwart Communism...
...already in existence. Similarly, at Harvard torrents of discussion have been let loose and dozens have asked for something to do. How much more easily now can the 150,000 pacifists mobilize to get the United States into the World Court. (as Saturday's editorial suggested), to defeat Oath of Allegiance Bills (as students have already done in two states), and to nip every other bud of militarism...