Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-23
SONS AMERICAN
REVOL UTION FOR
NATIONS LEAGUE
Plan Favored If 1t Does Not
Cause the Surrender of the
Sovereignty Of Country Or
ganizati0n Elects Officers,

The Sous OF the American Bevolu-
ton held their annual business meet
ing ana banquet in Taft hail yesterday
at noon 1t Is the custom of this or
gau'zatiou to meet here every year
on Washlngton5 birthday. The order
has a large number Of members in
New Mexico, and there was 4 goodiy
representation ut saturdays meeting.
Dr. A. p. Wedge was the chief
speaker. He eulogiZed George Wash
ington and, also related incidents in
connection with the life of the great
soldier and statesman. Frank w.
Clancy and Harry /, Patton also
made short talks DR.. NJ. X. Wylder,
the retiring president, aetea as toast
master. The invocation was delivered
by the Rev. G. O. Beckman.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are: President, Fl. F. Robinson,
Albuquerque; first vice president, r.
A. Cahoon, Roswell, second vice pres
ident, Thomas +. Keieher, Albuquer-
que: third vice president, X. w. Ed
wards, Fort Sumner; fourth vice pres
ident, Francis G. Wilson, Santa Fe;
secretary, Frank w Graham, Albu-
qucrque: treasurer, O. A. Matson, Al
buquerque; historian, Harry L. Pat
ton, Clovis; registrar, Frank w. Clan
cy, Santa Fe: chaplain, Dr.. j. w.
Elder, Albuquerque.
Frank w. clancy introduced a res
olution endorsing the plan for league
of nations, which was adopted. The
resolution follows
Whereas. The principa' civilized ma
tons of the world are just emerging
from the most dreadful war ever
known, which has devastated the most
attractive and beautiful parts of Eu-
rope, inflicting UNRELIABLE sufferinSs
upon the people, entailing losses OF
life and material resources, and even
worse things, to an extent that is in
EXPIRE ssibly shocking to every right
minded human being; and
Whereas, 1t is the duty of all man
kind to DO everything possible to pre-
vent recurrence of such q W9r, or
the coming of any war;
Now, therefore, we, the members
of the New Mexico Society of the Sons
of the American Revolution, assem-
hled at our annual commemoration of
the birthday of the father of his coun-
try, hereby declare our heartfelt APP
prevail of the attempt to create a
league or society of nations, the chief
object of which is to prevent war, but,
At the same time, as Americans first,
last andal the time, we protest
against the entry of our country into
any league or society so constituted
as to cause the surrender in any de-
gree of the sovereignty Of our nation,
and especially il it would in the re-
moteot way involve the possibility Of
any impairment Of the Monroe doc
trinc which, for nearly a century, has
been the safeguard and protection of
the Iatin-Amcrican republics against
European aggression: but in saying
this VIC do not intend even by impli-
cation in any way to criticise what
has been done in the direction of
forming such a league or society, or
to pass upon the merits Of the consti-
tuition which has been proposed but
rather to express the view that if that,
or any other such constitution, does
not safeguard us in the particulars
above mentioned or is in any way
doubtful thereto, it should he made so
that it will certainly do So"