The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-11-14
[ES|0k SUNDAY
OBSERVED IN OCA[A
Address With Music Proved Excellent
Entertainment at Temple Theatre

gathered in the Temple theatre Sun
day afternoon for the observance OF
American Legion Sunday, Father
John Conoley of Gainesville, former
chaplain in the army, denounced in
vigorous terms the forces which are
working for the destruction of the
American government. and he called
upon ali ex-service men to join the
American Legion in q fight against
these disloyal and destructive agents.
we must labor with might and
main to secure America for Ameri.
cans. native born or naturahzed,
whose devotion to the ideals and tra--
ditions and institutions OF our coun.
try is so obvious, SO genuine as TO
be beyond doubt" said Father Con.
Oley in his address.
Major Robert L. Anderson, Jr., of
Ocala, pleaded that every ex-service
man become a member of the legion
Solos were sung by Mrs. E. E. Futch
and Mr. Lester LuCas, and the chorus.
es Of several popular songs were
sung by all. Reverend Smith Hardin,
of Ocala. opened and closed the. ex--
ercises with prayer. Many eX-service
men were present. Dr.. Fl. F. Watt.
commander OF the Marion county
post No. /, introduced the speakers
and soloists. Mrs. Lester Lucas at
the piano. accompanied the singing,
The program had been arranged by
a committee consisting of Mr. L. T.
Izlar, chairman; DR.. H. c. Dozier and
Mir. Alfred Green. The speaker was
chaplain during the war. as first lieu,
tenant in the 7Sid infantry. as first
lieutenant in the 3Gth infantry. and
later captain and camp chaplain al
Camp Devens, Mass, where he was
situated for fourteen months. Father
COnoley was born and raised in Jack
sGnyille. He spoke in part as fol
lows:
"BolsheviSm, socialism III many
specious forms. and anarchy are be-.
propagated in our midst We over
turn one form of sabotage to be co',-
fronted with another, this time Dis
guised as labor. which expresses it
self in riot and strike.
While the world still reels trom
the impact of blows so lately recciy
ed. Russian soviet nationaIizes It's
women, sends its emissaries into ev.
cry country to compromise if not De.
strOy national honor, and sets up its
counterpart in our midst. Vest ardav
a nationwide raid disclosed in every
large sized city in this country uest
OF such detestable cOnspiratorS
against law and order.
The virus is at work, and as we
dream Of a world at peace they plan
world aflame and dance in antici-
patton Il Carmagnole, Ca Ira OF q
new revolution to which not even a
Carlysle's pen shall do justice
mo decent man will so much as
pretend that the affairs of capital and
labor are properly adjusted. Bat
does that appreciation mean that we,
who fought and did our best to pre-.
serve our national honor and pr)8
perity shall sit idly by and see them
make subject to a handful of mel
who presume to dictate a program OF
industrial and social adjustment that
shall be counterpart of Russian boil
shevism-that is, to leave the public
at large at the mercy of proletar-
lat composed of striking unionism
and seditious independent workers
Of the world?
Have we not had obortive reigns
of terror-largely alien-in Seattle,
Lawrence and Boston, in which lat.
ter place even policemen, caught in
the madness of federated labor. fore
swore their feaIty to the state, de-
serted their post of duty and left
Boston open to lawless raids and even
bloodshed?
Have we not seen industry par
alyzed by an expressmen's strike
has not a Lewis called a coal strike
while q Compers attempts to dictate
to the government the erms under
which ne strike shall end? Is not
the regular army at present employed
in preserving the peace in the dis
tricts affected by the steel workers
strike?
Have we exiled one kaiser to SET
up many? Have we conquered one
Prussianism to fall victim to anoth