New-York tribune., 1919-05-08
Covenant Furthers Interna-
tionalism, Just as Do
Bolsheviki. Senator Tells
National Security League
To War ON Communists
Plans for Counter Propa-
sanda TO Fight Soviets
Laid at Annual Meeting


last night as standing for interna-
,;onalsn. which the Boshevik alse
favor. by Miles Poindexter, Unitcc
States Senator from Washington, ir
lis address before the annual meeting
# the National Security League ir
Carnegie Hall.
Senator Poindexter also quoted the
President as favoring internationalism
"The supreme issue in America to-
5av.n he said, sis Americanism in its
full sense as against internationalisrl
II is not only the Bolsheviki and the
uac:fsts who favor internationalism
suppcse that it is not disloyal to
nsote from President Wilson.
President Quoted
"The President, just before he trans
serred the White House to Paris said
that the time had come for the United
States to make the supreme sacrifice
and to join our forces with the forces
Of men everywhere. That is interna-
tionalism.
IL
department Of our government to
transfer the government to an alien
power"
Some one in the hall here shouted:
They're not aliens.'
What" exclaimed Senator Poindex-
ter The Africans and Asians aren't
aliens? While it is proposed for US to
go into Asia and Africa to settle in
ternational troubles, l see the pro-
~ Of
the War Department that we will have
to haul down the Stars and Stripes in
the Philippines. To turn the Philip
pines, after twenty years of good gov
ernment, over to political and military
commissioners there would be a ca
lamity.'
Peace Treaty Ridiculed
The speaker then asserted that s. 900
had been paid recently to q Mexican
bandit to ransom an American capt
ured by him.
The time will come" he asserted,
when it will not be necessary for the
United States to ransom its citizens
Let US pay little attention to our
own business and not so much TO Euro
pean affairs
He then ridiculed the peace treaty
Il was tremendously relieved" he
said. in reading the treaty which it
took SIX months to prepare to find that
i provides that the skull of King Oct
wawa OF German East Africa shall be
turned over to His Britannia Majesty.
Now we can rest in peace. since his
Britannia Majesty has that skull.
II also note that Germany shall re-
turn the Koran of the Caliph Ottman
Kahn. who formerly lived in Medina.
to the King of Hedjuz. | know you will
all be glad to hear that
War Declared on Reds
What IS the use in our talking about
what we are going to do for our mill
tary defence? Go and ask this alien
try-the King of Hedjuz, if he happens
70 be Z member of the league-caa !
prevent action by voting against it."
Alton B. Parker presided at the
meeting Frederic r. Coudert and
Major General John F. O'Ryan also
spoke
The members of the league, $500
strong. cheered its president, Colonel
Charles T. Lydecker, when he declared
war or Bolshevism, saving:
We must lay bare the hollow pre-
tences OF humanitaranism in the Bol-
saevist propaganda. 1t is seditous
and treacherous movement of the
worst autocratic form It's aims are
the overthrow of religion and the
nome"
Resolutions urging Americanization
of foreigners, war on illiteracy and
tne determination Of knowledge con-
corning the duties Of citizenship were
passed The resolutions also urged
5ne necessity Of universal. military
training
Resolutions Adopted
The resolutions presented by A.
Lawrence Abbott, editor of "The Out
iook." follow:
The National Security League, at
Enis its fifth annual meeting, held in
Carnegie Hall on May :. 1919, hereby
resolves:
-. That we the officers and mem
oers Of me league join with our fell
10" countrymen in an expression Of
profound gratitude 10 the men wno,
WITH hs-oic courage and unselfsh de-
sotion, achieved victory for freedom
We share tne sorrow Of those who
have been bereaved through supreme
sacrlAce. Their names will always be
osld in grateful remembrance by all
tnose who cherish the civilization
which they saved.
Z. That we here record our admira-
ton for the courage and devotion or
our allies, which enabled the United
states IL last 10 take an active part
IN the defence Of those principles Of
government that arc fundamental TO
'sz existence.
III That the National Security
League, believing that it's work for the
eeselopment Of an informed national
patriotism has been Of service to the
e11ntry, rededicates itself 10 this high
A3s<. and promises 10 work for:
Americanization Urged
J. The America nization Of all those
@aoAe future belongs 10 the United
statss, whether native born Or for
s'xn-born. by
a, The spreading Of a wider knowl-
saKs " The Constitutional privileges
-ssoa ne corresponding obligations Of
american cttizengnjp.
:. D. kncempromising opposition TO
aas sppssItntion Of any foreign Ian
saaEs fcr the English language
:. e Fessistent war upon illiteracy,
~ n1st deadly foe Of free govern
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