The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-14
Want Children To
Kick German Toys

NEW YORK, Nov. 18.-Fifty in
dignant men and women, wrathful
over the tact that most of the Ger
man toys whose arrival in this country
from Holland have caused such
rumpus during the last fortnight have
been taken from the ship by various
firms which bought them, decided yes
terday at a meeting at the American
Relief Legion, 512 Fifth avenue, to
picket all shops where they may be
osered for sale.
If the pickets can't prevent the
sale of all the German toys a "na-
tional destruction day" will be pro-
claimed by Mrs. Oliver Cromwell
Field, president of the A. R. L. Chas.
R. Steele, 200 Fifth avenue, o*ered
the resolution embodyIng this plan.
''Let a fund be started to get
money to purchase the toys and pre-
sent them to children" he said. "The
children will love them. Then they
must be taught to hate them. Then
let day be proclaimed on which all
the toys shall be thrown out of the
windows, and have the children kick
them through the streets till they are
completely destroyed" The resolu-
ton for national destruction day"
was adopted by acclaim.
Another man put through a reso-
luton which he said covered the crisis
more completely:
Declare a national expression
day." he said, land on that day let
all patriotic citizens throw out into
the streets everything that is Ger
man made, their stems, their Goethes,
their German toys, and not only ev-
erything that comes from German,
but everything that comes from neu-
trail countries"
The meeting agreed unanimously.
A large blonde lady with flags of all
the allies on her bosom made a speech
on the necessity of closing
our ports to all shipments from neu-
trail countries forever.
Germany will try to creek into
trade after peace is made" she said.
"There is just enough German blood
in me to understand the Germans. !
have put five German spies in Jail |
which I was able to do because there
is enough German in me to under
stand them, and I know how they |
will work their way into trade by
and through the neutral countries"
She said her name mustn't be put into
the paper, because it would embar-
rass her in her spy hunting activities
adding that her name was Mrs. Mar
hall O.. Terry, and that she lived at
the Waldorf when she wasn't travel
ng or in California.
Many others offered resolutions.
Mrs. Laura B. Frisk, mother of Flag
Day, offered to be one of the pickets
At shops selling German toys and
o serve on committees. A. j. Pow
,rs, of the Powers Engraving com
oany, suggested that the whole mat
er be turned over to A. Mitchell
Palmer, custodian of alien property
IT would advise you ladies to go
With me to his representative in New
FORK, Francis P. Garvan," he said
i know Mr.. Garvan we'll; I have
,ften dined at his house. If you
aides go with me to ask him to take
hese toys from the persons who hold
hem, you will be complimented and
he whole thing arranged. He will
ell them to reimburse persons who
ave been injured by submarine raids
s is done with alien property"
Some of the men were afraid this
yould not be legal, as the toys are
ow owned by American citizens, but
Ir. Powers said he was certain the
wners would be glad to give them
p.
James R. Silliman proposed res
luton that a telegram be sent to
ecretary McAdoo protesting against
he toys being o.'ered for sale. 1t
,as sent. This is the third telegram
he A. R. L. has sent the secretary
f the treasury.
The message despatched to Wash
lgton, the meeting turned its atten-
ion to raising a fund for purchasing
1ys for National Destruction Day
/ was decided to select a patriotic
forming newspaper and persuade it
, appeal for money.