Milford chronicle., 1919-10-31

WE HAVE CALLED ATTENTION to the defenseless DC
sition which Delaware, along with other
OF the Union occupy by any organizes
military or constabuary force to protect the State
county government from riot other against thu
laws to protect the people from the lawess element whcl
is menace to the homes of the people. The follownl
editorial from Harveys Weekly forcefully portrays the
suatonand at the time points out the way which
should be followed provide the defense badly
1t is practical for Delaware to make the method
suggested and give recognition to many ex-solders
and sailors who would be able to fill the ranks of the
State COnstabuary effectively because of their training
The article follows:
The American Legion has done its work. in war There
remains for it work in peace less important and
less urgent It's members went abroad when German
hordes invading France and threatening her
throw, and without them there force sufficient to
defeat the menace They have home to find Boil
shevism invading the United and threatening its
overthrow and without them there force sufficient
certainly to defeat the menace What they going to
do about il?
Here is the situation depicted without camounage
Nearly year has passed since armisce was signed
and the President declared the at end Our Ex-
pedonary Forces have been brought home and dismissed
to civil life. Not single effective thing done
reorganize the into adequate force domestic
service in emergency Congress has not agreed upon
any measure for Federal army, and the States
reorganized their National Guard units. We are prac
ucally without military establishment worthy of the
eQudl 70 le may any moment be made
upon It. Moreover no matter how promptly and wisely
Congress and the States act much time prob
ably months, would elapse before there could be
quately dependable establishment.
Meanwhile every day discloses more omnous menace
and potential need of saving military Bolshevsm
the worst enemy Of government civilization has
invaded the United States in force just surely
malicously the Germans invaded France Every day
brings further proof of its and of perncous
activity and formidable Strikes multiply, with
openly revolutionary aims Riots organized in
largest Cities under the Down with the Govern
ment! To hell with the Constitution laws" It will
do no good merely to rail at those who through wicked
neglect of duty have permitted and encouraged these
conditions to arise. We expect nothing from them
toward suppressng the evils they have fosered. The
people must act for themselves If the national Govern
nent has failed in this emergency individual States
must act with the powers which reserved to
hem.
Nothing could be fitting or more reassuring than
or each State through its Governor organize
State Constabulary of commanding proportions. Every
eturned soldier officer private, should at enroll
the American Legion and actively associate himself with
me of its posts, should provide an abundant
lumber Of trained and competent to fill the ranks of
ne eonstabulary in any emergency. The would
pond to the CALL be of that They did their full duty
broad, but they have mind to sit down and
Bolshevist ruin to the country which they
rom the Hun.
Arms and munitions for this work. so far as needed
'ould not be lacking There is abundance of them
ored in arsenals and warehouses over the country
hich the citizens of the paid the Fed
raj Government will not itself utilize them, it could
arcely refuse let the various State Governments
ave them
During the the Administration at Washington de-
eed the dissolution of the finest patriotic organiza
ons ever formed in this country because it feared that
it Jealous working for loyalty against dsloyalty, it
ould disclose facts discredabe and embarrassing
high officials their favored friends 1t scarcely to
anticipated that the Administration would venture to
cree the dissolution of the American Legion like
ounds.
There is in being meaymouthed pussyfooted
the matter. We had enough Of that few years ago y
paid the penalty OF being drawn into the unpre
red The cuckoo cry then was HE keeping of
ri We have not been unmndful and are not un- u
epared If million called for at daybreak {. g
should have them all in battle array by sunsetl" We
ow what Internal folly than folly that tn
s. OF
t would be folly today to shut eyes against n
peril that is within gates, and to the imperative
ID OF immediate action against it. America is not Boil
'vist. But It may with the American Legion to -
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