The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-11-03
WOMEN IN MOVE
TO GUST BAKER
Resignation Demanded by Patriotic
Societies.

demanded in a resolution endorsed by
the officers OF eleven nationwide pa
triotlc societies OF women, at their
headquarters in Washington, Satur-
day. Secretary Bakers uttcrances in
an address, delivered in Jersey City,
on October 10, in which he is said to
have characterized the patriots who
followed Washington from Bunker
Till to Yorktown as thieves. church
hooters and disreputablc characters
generally constitute the resolution
declares, an "odious, unjust and untrue
attack upon the forefatehrs OF Ameri-
ca, the founders of this republic and of
the Declaration OF independence"
The following societies have en-
dorsed the resolutions:
The National Society of the Daugh-
tiers OF the American Revolution; Ma
uonal Society OF the Children of the
American Revolution; Daughters OF
the Founders and Patriots; United
States Daughters of 1872; Legion OF
Loyal Women; Womcn's Relief
Corps; Danes of the Loyal Legion;
National Lineal Society of the Span
ish War; Clara Barton National Me
mortal Association; Ladies Union
Veteran Legion and Society OF the
Army OF the Tennessee.
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, founder
and chaplain general Of the National
Society Of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, when interviewed last
night on the resolution, said that she
could give out no information as to
the circumstances, time, or place of
meeting of the officers of the societies
in drawing up and adopting the reso-
luton, declaring that its release for
publication was not intended at this
time, and that it had been dispatched
to Chicago for its release through the
offices of the societies there.
There is seen in the resolution cul
of the efforts of women of
patriotic societies throughout the
country to force the resignation of
Baker as Secretary of War. How
President Wilson will meet this de-
mand for the resignation of member
of his cabinet cannot be forecasted,
but it is believed that it will prove
him.
The preamble of the resolution
quotes Secretary Bakers speech at
Jersey City in defense of President
Wilson's Mexican policy, in which he
declared that the soldiers of the Mexi-
can armies in their numbering. plum
dering, stealing and general lawless-
ness have sunken to no lower levels
than did the soldiers of the Cont
mental army in their ravishing of this
country, and that for that reason
should be able to more
readily understand President Wilson's
M exican policy and to have more SYM
pathy with conditions in Mexico now.
Declaring this to be an "odious COM
the resolution then demands
Secretary Bakers immediate resigna-
ton
Following is the resolution with the
of officers of the socie-
ties:
Whereas, Newton D. Baker, Sec
rotary of War, in the cabinet of Pres
ldent Wilson, in making political
speech in defense of the Mexican
policy of the administration at Jersey
City, on the night of October 10, 1916
made the following comparison be-
tween the Mexican bandits supporting
the various leaders in that country
and the soldiers who fought the war
Tor American independence in 1875, as
follows:
"tSome people say they cannot un-
1erstand the Presidents Mexican
policy, and | want to tell you why.
They have fogotten our own history,
md the Declaration of independence,
md the president has not forgotten
either. Why are we impatient at the
Mexicans? We say they do not re-
'pcct the lives and property of our |
people. Perhaps they don't. We say
hey do not pay their honest debts
They don't. We say they are rag
gamuffin lot. We say their mony is
not any good. That's true. 1t is only
worth 2 or 3 cents on the dollar. We
say they do not respect church prop
'rty. That is also true
The amazing thing is that people
never respect these things in a revolu-
ion. We had a revolution. and from
the beginning to the end of that the
conditions in this country were so like
Mexico that it is perfectly astounding
10 read.
'Washington's soldiers in the march
to Valley Forge stole everything they
could lay their hands on. They stole
the silver vessels from the churches
and melted them up to to buy drink
They drove ministers of the gospel
and preachers of churches out of their
churches and out of the country. The
money of the so-called Confederation
was so worthless that when they tried
to make the merchants take it, the
latter hid their provisions in the eel
lars.
The President of the United States
is in favor of letting the 100000
people in Mexico who have not had an
to do SO, fight out their
the way we fought ours.
you hear anybody say they
cannot understand the Presidents
policy, tell them to go and
read the Declaration of independence
and the Golden Rule
And Whereas, the above is steno-
graphic transcript of Mr., Bakers re-
marks, and there can be no reasonable
doubt as to the intention to character
ize the patriots who followed Wash
ington from Bunker Hill to Yorktown