Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-11-10
Juniors in Charlotte
A. Il. PfIce Of Salisbury. Ma e a Splendid
Address.
Charlotte Observer Nov. 9.

with delegates present. from Ss
of the councils In the fifteenth
district, the district meeting OF
the Junior Order United Ameri'
can Mechanic convened in this
city last night with public ses-
sion in the rooms of Empire
Council No 1926, at II East Trade
Street. The conference will be
! continued through today when a
private session will be held, com.
mencing at 9 O'Clock.
| Dr. w. B. Duttera, district
deputy State councillor, presided
over last nights session which
waain the nature of a smoker :.
fhs meeting was opened with the
reading of Scripture aud prayer
by Rev. W. H. Adams, past r
Of Westminster Presbyterian n
Church. J. Lawrence Jones of
the local bar, then delivered au
address of welcome to the Assem-.
bled delegates from Cabarrus,
Rowan, StanlY ard MeckleL burg
Counties, comprising the ftteenth
distri,t.
On behalf of the delegates, J..
D. Lee of Norwood Council, Nor
wood, responded, being insl loduced
by Doctor Duttera.
DR.. Duttera then intrcduc d
Hon. A. II. Price of Salisbury,
former United States District At.
torney, who, delivered the address
of the evening.
principles of the Order" was
the subject assigned Mr.. Price,
whose reputation as an orator
was ably sustained last night
Forcible and clear in his inter-
pretatlon Of the basic prin oiples
which underly the fraternal bear.
ing Mr.. Price applied them to the
welfare of the Nation. He held
the close attention of bis audience
throughout the 20 minutes of his
address
Understanding as I do," said
Mr.. Prlce at the opening OF his
speech, "she great and broad
thoughts which inspires she Junior
Order, I cannot understand why
it's membership is only something
over 10000. It should be 200, 900
Any organization which takes az
Its three primary pIatforms; the
Bible, educsslon aud dev Jtion to
the fsg. has, it seems to me, the
fundamental principles which 70
to make the true American Citizen
I cannot conceive why every good
citizen who is oognizant of ths
thirgs for which the order sta: de,
can remain in the outer darkness.
I believe though. that it is based
upon a m!soonoeptioa of its prin.
ciples, this failure to enroll, as it
was with me until such tims as l
came to know the truth as to it's
endeavors.
"There are many who think
that the Junior Order owes ite
being principally to a dssire to
swat somebody are some organizA'
tiou. That Is not true. We will
fight those who oppose our prin-
ciples, but it is the thought of
construction we operate, not of
destruction. We are opposed to the
coming of that vicious and ignor.
ant alien from Southern Europe
to our shores, not because he is an
alien, but because he is vicious,
We welcome the hardworking, in
telligent immigrant from northerr
Eprope. tecause we know he il
able to appreciate citizenship and
cast a vote after his naturaliza-
tion with integrity and intelli
gence.
"At this stage I wish to prophe
sy concerning the immigration
bill and the sixty-fourth session
'of Congress-. I prophesy that
those lnimioal to this great ane
coed measure which was vetoet
by Pre.ident Wilson after passing
Congress last year, will use th'
cry Of 'preparedness' as cloak Il
sheIve and hinder the bringing O.
the all important measure befor'
the Legislators. The old war scar
will be worked over time ant
| when the broaohing of the immi
grafton question appears immi
nent, its enemies will redoubl
their 'preparedness' propaganda
, I also prophecy that 40 long q