The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-19

the president OF the United
States, upon every thoughtful
and patriotic American citizen,
the necessity of protecting
American citizens, the enforce
i1ont OF American humane doc
trines.N and the defense OF our
national honor We Care not In.
dulge ourselves In the enjoy
ment OF the blessings of peace,
while turning deaf ears To the
cry or distress, or to the sum
mons OF righteous cause.
This encampment does here
by instruct all posts. As well as
all individual members Of the
Veterans OF Foreign Wars, to
assist In arranging community
mass meetings OF patriotism
and preparedness, there 10 crys-
talize and concentrate the
sentiment OF this nation. to
true understanding OF our
duties 10 other countries and
TO ourselves. In the language
OF our illustrious and patriotic
statesman, Patricl, Henry:
MAY my country ever be right
but. right or wrong-my coun-
try"
The American Standard, of Wash
ingt on. ID. c.. was made the official
organ OF the order II was recon-
mended that william T.. Ralston, OF
Pittsburgh, be made associate edi
tor. and that the control of policy
he vested In the national council oi
administration.
G. e. Hartung OF Denver, will
probably he the next commander-ln
chief OF the veterans II Is under
stood that he will have no opposi
ton.
There was considerable excite
ment. Tuesday afternoon. when the
flag OF the fve-clawed dragon, cap
tured by the American expedition
10 Picking. and the pride OF the I'm
perial Order OF the Dragon, disap
peared from in front of the hotel
II was rumored that Chinese rest
dents OF Detroit had made ava,
with II. for IL was known that sew
eral Detroit Chinese came TO the
hotel during the day and asked that
The flag be removed. threatening "a
appeal 10 the Chinese ambassador
n Washington II their request was
not granted
When II was found that the ban
ner was gone, several excited mem
bers OF the imperial Order of the
Dragon wanted TO march down "a
Randolphst and search every Chi
nese bone until the flag had been
recovered. Then someone remem
bered that no Chinese would touch
any banner bearing representa-.
ton OF the fve-clawed dragon, for
that is sacrilege. Doubt and anX-
iety were removed. however, when
the banner was found in the posses
sion Of the hotel carpenter. who had
removed IL while doing some work
Little stock In George Gordon
Moore's speech at Tuesday night 5
banquet. In which he declared that
there are 100000 German and Aus
trian reservists in the United States
subject to orders from their Euro
pean rulers. IL taken by the officers
OF the order.
Many OF the boys are OF German
descent, and they were quite angry
at what Mr.. Moore said" said Col
Crago. commandments. Wednes.
day We do not believe that the
Germans and Austrlans In the Unit
ed States would turn against THEN
adopted country. When a number
OF Germans get together, il is but
natural that their thoughts should
revert To the fatherland. and that
they should express themselves en-
about the old country
but we do not believe that these
men would be disloyal TO the United
States II trouble arose.
Neither do we want to give the
impression that In asking for n bet
ter national defense. we mean "a
direct 1t against Germany. We
merely want to be ready for any
no matter from what
quarter IL may come. We have no
intention of demanding that the
United States arm against Germany