The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-11-02
THINKS SPIRIT OF rs
As SUP|NE AS IN IS
Wilson's "ChocoIate Soldier"
Secretary Of War Excites
Nations Disgust by Declar-
ing Washington's Army
Was as Bad a Lot as
Villas Bandit Band.
SP0LlATl0N OF NUNS AND
CHURCHES THUS COND0NEO

"ln Their Ragged Re%glmentals Stood
the Old c~ontinentals, Yielding Not"
and This Is the Reason Baker
sneers at Real Patriots Because He
Basks in an Environment That
Glories in Yielding Every American
Right-Also Takes a Fling at Civil
War Heroes, Saying They Commit
ted the Same Crimes Of Which
Mexican Outlaws Are Now Guilty.
The defense which Secretary OF
War Newton u. Baker offered for Mr..
Wilson's Mexican policies found quics
response from patriotic Americans
but hardly the response Mr.. Baker
could have wished for.
In a speech in Jersey City, the Sec
rotary likenrh The Mexican revolution
lists to the Cnntinentals who fought
with Washington. Hc admitted the
MexicanS wcr" Il rascally lot, but said
their actions were those of all rebels
The patriots of the American Revolu-
ton looted churches and drove minis
tiers from them on their famous march
to Valley Forge, he added.
Protest have come from far and
near. The Empire State Society OF
the Sons of the American Revolution
met and adopted Il resolution con
demning Gin the strongest terms the
unpatriOtic language of the Secretary
Of War" Members of the society
were O]utspokcn in their denunciation.
Some declared that unless his remarks
were. repudiatcd ut once by President
Wilson a movement should be start
ed to force the Secretary's resigna-
ton.
Friend of Bakers Joins.
The Empire State Society meeting
al in the Wald"rf-AStoria. In the
chair was Louis Amin .Ames. presi-
dent of the society, a Democrat, II
stanch supporter of the Administra-
ton and 4 close friend of Secretary
Baker. He WAS asked If he had any
personal comment to. make on the
action of the head Of the War De
partment.
ut is all told in the resolution
passed unanimously, so it embodies
my views"
The resolution follows:
"WhnrraS. il is reported in The
New York Tribune this morning that
Secretary of War Baker. at ii public
meeting held in Jersey City last night.
used the following language rejecting
upon the character of the members of
WashingtOn'S army at Valley Forge,
and likencd them to the present Mexi-
can rcvnlulioni$rs:
81 know that the Mexicans do not
respect American life and property,
said Mr.. Baker. Il know that they
do not pay their debts. flat they are
ragamutiins. that they desecrate
Church property. thai their money is
no good and that they are generally
worthless. But people never respect
those things in revolutions. We did
no respect them in our Civil War.
Washington'S soldiers in tie march
to Valley Forge stole everything they
could lay their hands on; took the
silver vessels ouI "f the churches and
sold them to buy drink. They drove
ministers out of the churches. Their
money was worthless and they were
just as bad characters as the sfrxi.
cans
Resolved. That we. the descend.
ants of the patriots Of the Ilevolu-
ton, condemn in strongest terms the
unpntriOlic language Of the Secretary
OF War, and direct that Il copy of
this preamble and resolution be sent
to him."
Similar action will be taken by pa.
triotic societies all Over the country.