The Washington herald., 1917-06-15
UNITYLEAGUE HAYS
HALFWAY AMERICANS
d.. Steinmstz Elected President al
First Conference of ORGANIZATION.


The closing session OF the first an
nual conferences OF the American
League for National Unity, held last
night at the New Willard Hotel, was
featured by the adoption OF a con-
stitution and bylaws, the election OF
Parker, Of New Orleans; Senator John
+. ShafrOth. of Colorado, who spoke
IN the place of Herbert c. Hoover,
Food Administrator, and Frank j..
Cohen, former Lord Mayor OF Glas-
gov, Scotland. sd
OrieeFs were elected as follows:
President. DIR. Charles P. Steinmetz.
Schenectady. n. Y: treasurer, Will
liam NJ. Bride. Maryland; secretary,
Roscoe c. Mitchell, Washington. D.
G.; executive committee: ID. George
Derry. Allentown. Pa, chairman; Rep
Mrs. Darlene Newly, Kansas; Albert
Mace. Barnes, New York: DIR. Carl
Herring, Pennsylvania. Andrew J..
Lynch, Delaware, and +. W.. 5. Phil
lips, New York.
In this great crisis that eonfTonts
US now" declared Mr.. Parker, there
isn't a man who shouldn't realize
that we all represent the melting-Pot
Of the world. We have no place
for halfway Americans. You are
either absolutely all American or you
are not American at all. There isn't
any halfway business about IT,"
Former Lord Mayor Cohen, who was
invited to make an informal address
by the chairman, Senator Shafroth,
with his rich Scotch broSI!e and hui
NOR made a decided hit with the
members OF the conference. Mr. Co.
hen. who has applied for American
citizenship, paid q high tribute to
President Wilson.
The greatest, noblest man God ever
created" was how he characterized
III \ IL
countrymen had been wont in the
past to refer to our chief executive
as a great peace President, but that
now that America was in the war,
he was sure he would prove q great
war President"
ferred TO the principles upon which
the signers Of the Declaration of In
dependence had based their reasons
Tor the founding Of a new nation.
and declared that those principles
would finally demOcrauze the whole
world.
Marshal SpIaIn Asks Question.
A sensation was sprung shortly
after the opening Of the conferenC,,
when Maurice Splain. United States
Marshal INTERRUPTED the first speak
er, DR.. Steinmetz, and inquired of
him the authority for the founding OF
the league and the names OF those
behind the movement. DR.. Stein
metz appeared nOnplussed for a mo-
ment, but later referred Marshal
SpIain TO a list OF some two-score
shall did not sit down, DR.. SteinmetZ
added by way Of explanation. Under
stand we have not yet really organ
lied"
After the meeting Marshal splain
stated that his appearance at the
rnnnaRFnh
with the duties OF his position, and
that he attended because ne had re-
Ceiyed an invitation. He added that
the league was new one, and his
question was merely 10 gain infoTma-
ton as to its object.
Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter OF
the President, did not speak at any Of
the sessions OF the conference. 1t
was announced by one OF the speak
ers at the morning session that she
might attend. She was not on the
program.
The main address at the afternoon
session OF the league was delivered by
Mrs. Frederick SChof, president OF
the National Congress of Mothers
q nd Parent-TeaCheTs Associations
Her subject was, Mothers OF Amer
lea
Mrs. schon was followed by Rep
Fcsentatiye NJ. Clyde Kelly, Of Penn
syNania, who spoke on ''NatiOnaliE-
irS America" The National Italian
Association of America. OF which Dr
[nrlUo Costello is chairman, was ad-
mitted to membership in the league.
Dr. Charles p. SteiHmetZ. Of SChen-
q t#ty. =. Y. who, as provisional
chairman Cf the conference. presided
At the morning session. explained that
the object of the first annual confer
CICe was 10 discuss the advisa biIity
OF forming an American League for
National Unity.