The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-10-27
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.
SP0LIATlON or NUNS AND
CHURCHES THUS COND0NED

III InctF ragged nc9imentdis Stoou
the Old continentaIs, Yielding Not"
and This is the Reason Baker
Sneers at Real Patriots Because He
Basks in an Environment That
Gories in Yielding Every American
Right-AIso Takes 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 ID. Baker offered for Mr..
Wilson's Mexican policies found quick
response from patriotic Americans
but hardly the response Mr.. Baker
could have wished for.
In a speech In Jersey City, the Sec
rotary likened the Mexican revolution
lists to the Continentals who fought
with Washington. He admitted the
Mexicans were 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 resolution con-
demning "in the strongest terms the
unpatriotic language of the Secretary
of War" Members of the society
were outspoken in their denunciation.
Some declared that unless his remarks
were repudiated at 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
was in the Waldorf-Astoria. In the
chair was Louis Amin Ames, presi-
dent of the society, a Democrat,
stanch supporter of the Administra-
ton 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 De-
partment.
ut 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
Secretary of War Baker, at 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 likened them to the present Mexi-
can revolutionists:
"T know that the Mexicans do not
respect American life and property
said Mr.. Baker. Il know that they
do not pay their debts, that they are
ragamuffins, 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 War.
| 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 Next
| cans
"Resolved, That we, the descend
ants of the patriots of the Revolu-
ton, condemn in strongest terms the
unpatriotic 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 pa
| triotic societies all over the country.