The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-12
SECURITY LEAGUE IS
AGAINST HUN PAPERS
Tnaugurating Nationwide ,-usade
Dcfying Newspapers Printed In
German Tongue.
RECOMMENDS DIscoNTINUANCE
Also RcdoubIes Efforts Against Teach
ing of Tcuton Language In Public
Schoois--Urges Stopping of Advcr-
Using In Them.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.l
by the recently announced prelimi-
nary results obtained by it in oppos-
ing the teaching of German in public
schools. the National Security league
announced today the organization of "A
committee on foreign language and
foreign press, which will carry the
fight into every nook and corner of
the United states.
The committee Is composed OF
Colonel Charles f. Lydecker, member
of the board of trustees OF the Col
lege of the City of New York and
chairman of the National Security
leagues board Of directors; Edward
II. Clark. treasurer of the Security
league, Ernest c. Brown. known
New York editor and publisher, and
Or. Robert NJ. McElroy, educational
director of the National Security
league under leave of absence from
Princeton university. where he is head
of the department of history and
politics.
Stop Advertising.
The principal basis of the commit.
tees campaign against German news
papers viii be the obtaining of the
discontinuance of advertising in them
The Security leagues crusade
against the teaching of German and
Gei man newspapers Will Immediately
be taken up by all its PSI branches
having d membership OF over 100 600
patriotic Americans IN all parts Of the
country. Colonel Lydecker's commit
tee has laid the following plan OF cam
paign before the chairmen and sec
retaries of all these branches,
The campaign for the teaching and
general use Of the English language
in the United States is work to which
your attention is requested. This cam
paign is a part of the cam paiGn OF
patriotism through education, design
ed to aid in the successful conduct
of the war against the Teutonic en-
envy,
Filing Defiance"
The presence of a large number
Of persons in the country who pro-
fess loyalty 10 the government, but
who foster the traditions. maxims.
speech and principles of the enemy
governments, by suggestion innuendo.
and connivance amounting to conspir-
aCy. are offensive TO the loyal work
ers and detrimental to a genuine
spirit OF patriotism The duty Of every
citizen is to know the English tongue.
To refuse to learn it is TO fling de-
f1anCe at the nation To neglect TO
learn II is voluntarily to remain UNIT
for the duties of American citizen
ship.
We are justified in expecting open
and loyal conduct, and We claim the
right to insist upon this Americani.
cation really means education. If we
educate our people properly. We shall
make true Americans of our citizens
of whatever blood. Am orleans wise in
knowledge of the principles of de-
moCraCy and true in heart for fair
ness and generosity between men.
stronger Measures"
The cultivation of the language of
our land requires that we should not
foster as substitutes the use of for
eign tongues. particularly those Of the
enemies with whom we are at war.
The animoslty, clannishness and the
propaganda of undemocratic ideas are
sources OF injury TO the community
and the substitution of other langu-
ages for our own clearly fosters these
Great patience has been exercised in
our efforts to convince the foreigners
In the case of those not now convinced
justice TO the cause for which we
fight demands stronger measures
They must be compelled to convince
themselves of the value and the JUS
tice Of American ideals and this re-
quires knowledge Of the English Ian
guage.