Evening star., 1897-02-26
THE PATRIOTIC DANES
A Charter Denied to Both the So
cieties.
The Committee on Library Could Not
the Pennsylvania Organizations.

MT. Hansbrough. from the committee on
the library. submitted the following re-
port TO the Senate today on Senate bills
To incorporate the National Society OF
Colonial Danes of America and ITO in
corporate the Society of the Colonial
Danes of America" On February IL. lSa1
the committee ON the library gave an eN-
haustive hearing to the representatives OF
the two patriotic organizations claiming
recognition at the hands of Congress. The
statements made by these representatives
are herewith given in full. The objects to
be attained by the two organizations are
quite fully set forth in the bills under con-
sideration.
.'Theh organization which hclds a charter
from the state of New York (Senate bill
No. ::0S1i asks to be created a body cor
porate and polite For patriotic. historical
and educational purposes. The particular
business of said society is the collection
and preservation of relics, MANUSCRIPTS
traditions ana momentoes of the founders
and builders of the thirteen origin states
of the CniCn. and of the heroes OF the war
of Independence. that the memory of
their deeds and achievements may he
perpetuaJed: also. TO promote ceebra-
tions CT great historic events of ma
tiona1 importance: to diffuse informal ON
on all subjects concerning American his
tory. and cultivate the spirit of patriotism
and reverence for the founders of Ameri-
can constitutional Eberty.'
The ore holding "A charter under the
laws OF Pennsylvania. with auxiliary and
Guly incorporated societies in other states
asks for national charter.
For patriotic. historical ari educa-
tlonal purposes. TO perpetuA1e the memory
and spirit of the men and women who. in
the colonial period, by their rectitude
courage and self-denial. prepared the way
for success in that struggle which gained
for the country its liberty and ConStitu-
ton, by acquisition and protection of his
torical spots. and the erection of inonu-
mentS; by the ercouragemeut OF historical
research into the colonial records. and the
publication Of the results: by the preserva-
tion of documents ana relies. and of the
records of the individual patriots. and to
encourage in all who come under their
influence tru" patriotism. built on a lz,,owl-
edge of the self-sacrilice ami heroism of
these men of the colonies who laid the
foundation Of this great nation
In vi"w of the fact that the aims AMI
purposes OF the two org3niZa tiorS are APP
parently almost identically the same your
committee does not deem il advisable TO
recommend AIRY action which would do
stroy the usefulness of either OF them In
reaching this conclusion your committee.
entertains the hope that the differences ex-
isting between these patriotic organizations
may be adjusted outside the Congress of
the United States. the mere question of
granting national charter shall not De
confused by a controversy over the claim
of one organization that ii has certain
rights which the other organization does
rot possess and is not entitled to. In this
particular case the determination OF the
question of priority of rights would seem
to belong to the courts and not to Con-
gIess.
Under all the circumstances. your COM
mittee recommends the indefinite postpone
nient of both bliss aS1 and 5. ;I356.