Evening journal., 1917-08-27
PACIFISTS ROUTED.
OLD Glory Waves
Loyal Residents of Arden
Raise Stars and Stripes
at Colony
SEND TELEGRAM TO
PRESIDENT WILSON

front of the Craft shop, at Arden loyal
residents there on Saturday hoisted the /
Stars and Stripes TO the top Of a forty
foot red cedar Iole. While this was be-
ing done the handful Of pacihsts, hgifa-
lively speaking. crawled into their holes'
and literally some of them did 30 IN
the swimming hole. ,
The loyalists in the colony rubbed 1t
In on the opponents OF the Government,
too. for they had invited a number OF
soldiers. bluejackets and the aviatoss
from Claymont TO be present at the flag
raising. u
The flag raising exercises were held
on the village green, and long before
the hour set for the affair, long line
of automobiles dotted the byroads IN
the colony. These brought visitors from
Philadelphia Wilmingtn and other
points. Motion picture machine opera
tors worked overtime swapping scenes
OF the first flag raising OF a patriotic
order in Arden.
Having received<word during the week
that the Peoples Council Of Arden the
members of which are said TO be work
ing overtime for peace at any cost,
might interfere delegation of loyal
Ardenites. lead by Dr. +. +. Moore and
Miss T. II. Darling, and also United
States Marshal Martin F. Parry, Deputy
Attorney General p. Warren Green and
State Detective Frank Mccoy, were on
the scene early, but their services were
not rquired, no attempt being made 70
prevent the raising of Old Glory.
While the crwd were assembling for
the exercises Dr. Moore sent telegram
-F - nrnntI.nt NIff1anu .tshfnlt
read as follows:
"Woodrow Wilson. President Of the
United States. Washington. ID. C.
"a large majority of the lease hold
ers of this village have erected pole
and a flag. and you, Old Glory and
Democracy are safe in Arden
The flag was presented 10 the viii
lage Of Arden by Carlyle II. Ross a
Philadelphia attorney. who said in
his address:
Almost $50 years ago there was
brought forth in this country nation
whose rsliying point was the principle
that taxation without representation
was tyranny, and in the Declaration
OF Independence it was set forth In
indubitable words that all men were
created free and equal. and entitled
10 life, liberty and the pursuit OF hap
piness. II is quite true that We hnve
not yet attained to the highest fulfill
ment OF these high ideals. but ! hold
n true that our course is ever up
ward and onward toward the rea'iza-
tion OF our desires. and al length We
shall see In this country the freest
and Durest democracy the world has
even seen or will see.
In the war Of 1912. when IL seem
cd for time as though the principles
nf 20 were TO be subverted, the Starr
Spangled Banner led the way and
those prime pies were re-e5tablished
and re-liiirmed.
I'm the great civil war. which was
10 determine whether o. great DEM
oaracy would.exis, half slave and half
free. the nag bO lic by the soldiers OF
the North led the armies which es-
tablished freedom once and for al.
In 'gS millions Of people groaning
under the exactions and crueltles OF
the decadent monarchy OF Spain were
freed from thnaldom by these United
States and al the head of whose arm
les was borne the flag We raise today
And now. allied with our old
friend. the sister republic of France
We again fight the battle of ciyiliza-
ton. - fight to determine whether au-
tocracy and mllitarism shall be the
dominating force, or whether the peo-
pies Of the earth shall be free to pur'
sue the art Of peace untramme I'd by
the necessity OF everlastingly prenar
Ing for needless war.
Always has ;he fog Of the United
States stood not for war but for peace
a iust and honorable peace. May j
always symbolic humanity aned civil
liztion wherever IL wnves.
There are | am sorry to say, NAM
people in this land Of ours who re
vile and spurn the. flag which pro
tects them. people who would trampl'
Il under foot and drag it in the dust
NO matter, however. what they
may do to It. the glorious Stars ant
Stripes will ever remain enshrine'
In the hecrt OF the true patriot. AM
no insults can rob US Of its protect
ing influence.
you ray break, you may shatte
the vase IL you will.
but the odor of roses will cling 4
e still"
The Tag was received by A. A. Tai
avail. who responded. saying that IN
flag raising was due to the efforts Z
the women Of the colony who ha
solicited the flag
The fag was then run up the ha
pole and three little children swor
allegiance to the flag They we're th
Misses Marjorie and Dorothy Fin
and Nancy Slater. These little misst
had saved their pennies during III
summer to join the Arden branch
the Red Cross.
As they stepped from the speaker
stand Harry Page Of Philadelphi
stepped upon Il. waved his baton an
spectators Joined I'm the singing
"rho Star spagled Banner ar
America"
The ceremony closed with thr'
cheers for the flag and the spectacle
dispersed, the aviators going 10 u
home Of DR.. and Mrs. Norman Ro
erts, where they We're entertained
dinner.
According 20 a report going Il
rounds. thN pacifsts decided to ha'
revenge and were responsible for
baseball game in the afternoon and
production Of "The Merchant of We
ice" by the dramatic club at mig
being postponed.
Saturday night the flag was bright
Illuminated by the rays OF powcri
searchlight operated from the lawn
Mr.. Taltavall
The opposition to the flag raisir