Evening star., 1919-04-14

With a stirring appeal for genuine
Americanization Of native-born Ameri-
cans as well as Of our foreign-born ele-
ments or those of foreign parentage,
Mrs. George Thacher. Guernsey, presi-
dent general, opened the twenty
eighth continental congress of the
National Society. Daughters of the
American Revolution, in Memorial
Continental Hall this morning. In her
address the president general urged
that old-time prejudices, which made
of the foreigner coming to these
shores butt of ridicule, be abandoned,
and that every American man, woman
and child imbibe the true spirit of uni
versal brotherhood and of real, living
Americanism.
What kind of an American SOUL"
she asked, "can dwell in the bosom
of a man who habitually patronizes
a London tailor? What kind of
Americanism can be nurtured on a
cheese? What kind of American
sentiments can be voiced by one
whose breath reeks Of garlic?
What kind Of Americanism can be
expected of those to whom the Dec
laration of Independence must be
read in a foreign language?
Il believe that foreigners who come
to our country to become Americans
should be compelled to cease telling
their children how much better things
were done in the old country
League Reference Wins Applause.
Mrs. Guernsey was greeted with a
storm of applause when she declared
that the time has come when all
Americans must realize that nations
cannot live alone, any more than can
individuals. A reference to some kind
of league or brotherhood of nations
ito prevent recurrence OF such catas-
tropics as the one from which the
world is just emerging" again
aroused enthusiasm.
Sounding of assembly and the play
ing of 1.-The Red, White and Blue" by
Arthur Witcomb of the United States
Marine Band. as an accompaniment to
the ceremony of raising the flag,
opened the congress.
An innovation was the reading of
the Americans creed. in which the
entire congress participated, led by
Tyler Page of Baltimore, author of
the creed, which followed the Scrip
abeth F. Pierce, chaplain general.
Nine. Breshkovska, styled 'the
mother of the Russian revolution
who occupied a seat on the platform.
was introduced by Mrs. Guernsey and
made q short address. She was given
a rousing welcome, the delegates and
visitors rising as she came forward.
Task Assumed by d. A. B.
In her address Mrs. Guernsey urged
that the work of Americanization,
which has been taken as the peculiar
task of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution during the war, be
continued without tagging. She de-
plored the teaching of foreign lam
guages in the public schools, and de-
plored the existence of a state of af-
fairs that seemed to make foreign
language press necessity.
Mrs. Guernsey called attention to
the fact that since the last continent
tai congress of the society twenty-five
kings and kinglets have toppled from
their thrones and twenty-five crowns
have fallen from once imperial or
kingly heads. Today, she said, onIv
three kings of any Importance re-
main on their thrones-King George
IF England, King Albert of Belgium
and King Victor Emmanuel of Italy
all more firmly intrenched in the af-
fections of their people than ever be-
fore. because they are sovereigns of
free peoples.
been shaken out of its old com. ON.
placency It has come to take its
place among the world powers, and
has come to understand that no ma
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