News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-11-01
Wilson's Chocolate Soldier
Secretary Of War Excites
Nations Disgust by DecIar-
ing Washington's Army
Was as Bad a Lot as
Villas Bandit Band.
SPOLlATlON OF NUNS AND
CHURCHES THUS CONDONED

ain Their Ragged ReeimentaIs Stood
the Old Continentals, Yielding Not
Sneers at Real Patriots Because He
Basks In an Environment That
Glores In Yielding Every American
Right-AIso Takes a Fling at Civil
War Heroes, Saying They Commit
ted the Same Grimes of Which
Mexican Outlaws Are Now Guilty.
The defense which Secretary of War
Newton d. Baker offered for Mr.. VIII
sons Mexican policies found quick re-
Spouse from patriotic Americans-but
hardly the response Mr. Baker could
have wished for
In speech in Jersey City, the Sec
rotary likened the Mexican revolution
lists to the Continentals who fought
with Washington. He admitted the
MeXicans were a 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
Protests From Far and Near.
Protests have come from far and
near. The Empire State Society of the
Sons of the American Revolution met
and adopted a resolution condemning
Gin the strongest terms the unpatriotic
language of the Secretary of War;"
Members of the society were outspo-
ken in their denunciation. Some de-
clared that unless his remarks were
repudiated at once by President Will
son a movement should be started to
force the Secretary's resignation.
Friend of Bakers Joins.
The Empire State Society meeting
was in the Waldorf In the
chair was Louis Amin Ames, presi-
dent of the society, Democrat, a
stanch supporter of the Administration
and 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 Department.
1T is all told in the resolution" said
Mr.. Ames. "The resolution was passed
unanimously, so it embodies my views"
The resolution follows:
whereas, it is reported in The New
York Tribune this morning that Secre-
tary of War Baker, at public meeting
held in Jersey City last night, used the
following language rejecting upon the
character of the members of Washing
toms army at Valley Forge, and lik-
ened them to the present Mexican rev.
olutionists:
"Bad as the Mexicans."
az know that the Mexicans do not
respect American life and property
said Mr. Baker. 4 know that they do
not pay their debts, that they are raga-
mullins, that they deSecrate Church
property, that their money is no good
and that they are generally worthless.
But people never respect those things
In revolutions. We did not respect
them in our Civil Var Washington's
soldiers in the march to Valley Forge
stole everything they could lay their
hands on; took the silver vessels out Of
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 Mexicans.'
"Resolved. That we, the descendants
of the patriots of the Revolution, con-
otto language of the Secretary of War,
and direct that copy of this preamble
and resolution be sent to him."
Similar action will be taken by patri.
ntic sncintins all over the country