South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-13
Official Machine" Runs
"Steam Roller" Over Men,
berS Who Demand ApOI-
OgleS or Resignation.
REGRET ANTI-ANERICANISM
and DECLARE PATRIOTISM
"WhlteWaSheS" Two Women
Who were Offenders and
DenounCeS Those Who
Made Public Protest.

''WhiteWash" for pro-Germanism,
and yelled threats of expulsion from
the organization. of loyal American
women who dare TO openly protest
against pro-German differences at
Progress club meetings, or by its
members, is the sum total of the re-
suits Of a meeting of the club held
Saturday afternoon, al which resolu-
tons were introduced demanding an
apology or the resignation of two
club women said 10 have expressed
sentiments of disloyalty to the Unit
ed States at a meeting held a week
ago. The women had condemned
Pres't Wilson and the United States
for going TO war with Germany and
expressed favoritism for Germany's
cause.
Steam roller methods represent
ing the operations Of the clubs Off
cial machine" are reported 10 have
resulted in the tabling of this mo-
ton, and the substitution of a ma
chine" resolution prepared at a
board meeting held Thursday, Civ
ing the two women clean bill of
health.
The resolutions adopted merely
expressed regret that the converse
ton had occurred. and asserted the
clubs patriotism and loyalty. The
lid" was then placed upon any
member OF the club giving out any
information as TO what had happen
cd other than through official chan
nels. the same contingent as put
over the "whitewash" resolutions,
being able TO carry this also There
was much acrimonious debate on
the part of this contingent. certain
of its members even going so far as
To literally praise the parties whose
designations had been asked. while
denouncing those through whom
their utterances had reached public
consideration Parties favoring the
apologize or resign" resolution,
were kept down by lack OF recogni-
ton from the chair.
One Woman Makes Fight.
Mrs Walter A. Funk, wife of the
circuit judge. and distinctly Amer
lean i'm her leanings. took emphatic
exception 10 this mode of proceed
ure. and disregarding the rappings
from the chair, proceeded to discuss
the anti German resolution. and the
operations of the machine" in no
uncertai. terms. Proceeding TO the
front of the hall. Mrs. Funk. literal
Ilv ignored the chair. shouting Il
Will he heard" and turning her face
10 the audience. commanded, WON
en- hear me"
Mrs Funk discussed the question
before the club from the American
angle. asserting that American wom-
en- should he the last in the world 10
stand for any expressions of dis
loyalty To the United States in any
Of their club meetings. and insisted
that the resolution should pass. but
she was followed by such an ava
lance of favoritism for the substi-
tute resolution. that unsupported by
others Of her determination. the
substitute" was railroaded through.
II seemed that the most Of the wom-
en-. as one expressed il. were literal
" struck dumb by the audacity OF
the machine" and made almost no
effort 10 resist its onslaughts. Per
sonalities were INDUCED in among
the methods OF keeping those favor
the apologize or resign" resolution
I'm submission
President Makes Report.
The following verbatim report was
given out by Mrs X. c. De Rhodes
president OF the club. last night
and is what the members Of the club
is expected 10 stick to:
AT the business meeting Of
the Progress club held Saturday r
afternoon. the cluJ offered the
use Of the club parlOrs 90 the
Red Cross chapter for the sum-
| mer months. The club favored
the purchase Of liberty bonds
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