The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-12
Overflow Mass Meeting of
 Americans penounce Ac- tWity Of the heds.ir1,. , Elks Auditorium
SPEAKERS APPLAuDEO
Prominent Citizens, ll1clud-
 ing Gov. Thomas Riggs, F., Hold Forth on American Ideals <

In the presence of five hundred loyad Americans assembled In Elks hall last night and to the strains of pa .riotic music and singing and gcod, strong talks on Amerlcanisnfs by ex- cellent speakers, the big mass meet ing under the auspices Of 'lhe' Terri. torial organization Americans went over the top 100 per cent l. was successful and interesting session from every point of view. The hall was artistically decorated with the Stars and Stripes and when tht spot light shone directly upon the hand. some silk lag on the stage with the entire audiene$ standing lead by the qliartette coin posed of Messfs., Dyer, HArland, Partridge and Nordtng. sang the Star Spansaed Banner, patriotism rang throuEhont tho building. IF
 Good music was fendered hy tho A.sB.. Orchestra under the leadership of. F. d. Dyer A number present silbscfibed their naGAea. a. members of tho Americans and a large number of the ofhcialta buttons of tho -cfsan. ization were distffbuted. ' Many wsrc present from nearby channel towns and from other points in this diyi
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 Tho meeting was opened by Go.
 Thomas Riggs Jr. who. in a clear and forceful manner outlined tho aims and objects of the Americans; read e1ceprts from sundry letters written to persons in Alaska by radE calls and I. w. W's. showing tassir purpose of creating "One Big Union" throughout the land and of wishing for a Red Dawn" which term the Governor construed to mean a con dition of blood. murder and destauc- tion if necessity to carry out thca,' ends. He paid q high tribute to American ideals and institutions and urged the. cooperation Of all loyal citizens to aid dn fiddlng the Tefri- tory of undesirables. The Govefnor's speech was received by vociferc I, rounds of applause and the audicnce was swayed with emotion whcn. In closing, the speaker said: That be was born under the Stars and StripeY was living under the Star Spaagled Banner and hoped when he pas sed that undiscovcred country from whose bourne no traveller returns that Le would be laid to rest under its silken folds." Gov. Riggs presided at tho meeting. sas {. iay5 sst s9 ;s'sss
 George Mann, secretary of the An,. erical Legion. Afford Bradford Post of Juneau, spoke of the origin q the American licgion Ufganieati0n. tts aims and purposes and declared 1t WAS bciind every effort Of the Tefti- toriai order Americans. The fuepa' bers of the, Legion had. previously as se1nbIed, in :, tho Elks Siodte. and marchcd Into. the hal h T body. :,
 II. ;Ii.. ,Shspaya, secre&a'ry of the Juneau Order Of Eiks read arcsoiu- tion recently. adpp<ed by the .Eiky in this city, praising our Goyerh. ncnt. denouncyng the efforts beinS p,ade to destroy it. and offering the resources of the great order, Of Elks to all Federal and City officials td deport and otherwise handle radicals who are opposing and attemptIBge to overthrow American institntions.
 Dr. James IT. Condit interspeysed bis address with numerous ehtertaJn' ing stories. He spoke of the nece4 sity of Americans doing everything to uphold and maintain Americsi ideals: gave . very conBptehensiye definition Of liberty and said thht fs believed that the light would prevail over tho misht:- that there w8s ijttis chance of those who are attemptins to destroy American Institutiops eve, accomplishing their aims. Dr. Con dlf's remarks were well received. Y,d