Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-14
MISS WILSON TALKS
TO UNITY LEAGUE
Addresses Members Of Amerl-
can Organization at Nation
Wide Conference.

While President Wilson is delivering
the Flag day address his daughter, MISS
Margaret Wilson, is speaking to the dele
gates from all parts of the country to
the first conference of the American
League for National Unity in the New
Willard Hotel. Miss Wilson was not on
the program to speak, and came TO the
conference only because of her zeal in
the work. which plans to take the
hyphen out of American life.
At the morning meeting DR.. Charles
P. Steinmetz Of Schenectady. n. y,
spoke on THE Importance of National
Unity" -
I'VE are at war; he said, but we
are not as united as desirable for the
present and future safety of the ma
ton. The last few years have been
perhaps the darkest in the nations his
tory-a time for mutual recriminat1on.
in which thoughtlessness and sensa-
tionalism were allowed to Torment race
hatred and disunion. Thousands OF
our best citizens have been insulted
as hyphenates This has had its erect.
and She attitude of the masses of our
nation toward the present war IS not
the same as it was twenty years ago
in the Spanish war.
"Let Us Prepare for Peace"
"In time of war let us prepare for
peace We must solve the problem re-
suIting from the slogan The devil take
the hindmost. which has ruined
Europe and which has left US the
task Of bringing about an American
nation"
AS Senator Borah was delayed. Or.
H. H. Wheaton, representing the
United States bureau of education.
spoke on what this bureau is doing TO
bring the immigrants from many lands
into an appreciation of what the
United States stands for and extending
to them a welcome into all the ad-
vantages of this government through
education.
sion called for addresses by Mrs. Fred
eric Schoff Of Philadelphia. president or
the National Congress of Mothers, on
Mothers of America" and by Repre-
sentative NJ. Clyde Kelly of Pennsyl-
yania on "NationaliZing America.
This was to be followed by general dis
cussion, presentation of committee re-
ports and election of officers
Mr.. Hoover to Speak Tonight.
Herbert C. Hoover will speak tonight
on Feeding the World and Mr.. Par
ker on Unity OF Action.
senator John F.. Shafroth of Colorado
10 70 nreside at the evening meeting.
John M. Parker Of New Orleans Is to
he elected president Of the league this
afternoon He is close friend OF Col
Roosevelt. was nominated !or wee
prasident former mayor OF New Or
leans and organized and was f1rst pres
ident of the Southern Commercial Con-
gress o,ao+ed oh,;r-
man OF the executive committee. Ros-
coe C, Mitchell is slated for secretary,
w w Bride, Washington attorney
and director of the District National
Eank. for treasurer. Among the WASH
inptonians who will be directors are
M Edgar J. Ward OF the United States
bureau Of education, ROBERT ~. l1ai
and Louis Lombard.
Delegates From Every State.
Do,epates from every state In the
,-nion we're in attendance. The objects
of the league are the complete clint
nation of "hyphenism" as factor IN
.aar;can citizenship. and the conduct
- ,national Campaign of Americana
nation of citizens of all classes.
Maj Gen Leonard Wood, who was
,,nahie to attend the conference, sent
this message from Charleston:
"The sentiments expressed in the
,aue,s motto, One country, one peo-
iIae one flag indicate tersely and
pstronrly the sentiments that should
onvern our people. There is no room
in this country lot any one except ieai
INSTRUMENTATION measured not by
10Th of residence, but by the way one
,t,,as nm to American ideals and backs
up American poiicles'
Governors Respond to Requests.
coyernors of more than thirty states
aonded to the request to name dele
os to the convention. and a number
a .yT,shington residents were appoint
o o. including Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
gu, 1iare r T. Ansberry. Ohio: Charles
> .r.nce uus of the Department of Justice.
Id Irranassee; Otto Praeger, Mrs. George
\, Roberts and Mrs. Hampson Gary of
Taxas, n Ray Baker. Mrs. Clay Tallman Mrs
! 13Sasr~ Thurtell Mrs. Francis G. Newlands,
,srn r e. Roberts and Mrs. Key-Pittman
OF Of Nevada. Judge Wendell ?. Stafford.
Bar6sr and TbaGas g. R amd Wales IS, Of
frnth of Colorado. Miss Lucy Alice
Gandler and Harris Dickson of Missis-
eippi and Mrs. Champ Clark. Mrs. Breck
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