Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-13
URGES BILL Be PASSED
TO BAR THE RED FLAG
Military Order of Loyal Legion
Adopts Resolution Supporting
Measure Now Before Congress.

4 resolution asking Congress 70
pass the bill now before il forbidding
the use or display of the red nag
within the United tSates, as an anti
dote to bolshevism, was adopted ct
the annual dinner of the District OF
Columbia Commandery of the Military
Order of the Loyal Legion of the
United tSates, held at the Nem..Wn-
lard Hotel last night.
The resolution, which was introduced
by Col Archibald Hopkins. set forth:
The red flag is everywhere recox
nized as the emblem of anarchy and
is an Indictment to riot and blosdsAea.
wherever displayed and is loathso,ae
ana abhorrent to every patriotic
American. :.
The District of Columbia Comnand-
cry of the Military Order of the Loyal
Legion of the United States assembled
to do honor to the memory of -k'bra-
ham Lincoln. that we earnestly ra-
| quest Congress as an effective anti
I dote TO the epidemic of bolshevistrf:
and ]. W. W propaganda sweeping
over the country TO pass Immediately
the bin now pending to declare uif-
I
the red flag within the jurisdiction OF
the United States"
4 copy viii be sent to the Vice
President and the Speaker Of thr
House with the request that IT be Lain
| before their respective bodies. . -,
Senator Charles \. Thomas of Colo
( rado urged the duty of every Amerf
can 10 check any rising reyoiutiop
at home as prelude to lasting world
/ peace He declared that unless dis
content and ruthlessness of suck or
CARNATIONS as the l. w Wen
rehuked the league of nations waaa1d
| fail :
Pay Tributes to Lincoln. So
Tributes to Lincoln were p~S@-xs
| speakers, who included Senator Harry
s. New of Indiana. Senator George IT,
, Chamberlain of. oregon. JudgezAKsp-
, dell p. Stafford and Rear lyoWfs7l
| stockton. Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A~8tfeS
| u. 5. A, presided. More then 300
members of the order and Invited
! guests were present, while wiSseS aud
! daughters of the guests oeeu nlad Tie
/ galleries.
Judge Stafford. following a review
| of the life of Lincoln. read extracts
from his addresses. Senator Chars
beriain praised the achievements OF
| the present Army of the United
! states. and Admiral Stockton told OF
the glories of the United States Navy
Senator New made a plea for milf
tary training as part of the education
! of every American boy.
mo Room for Bolshevikiu.>.
/ Senator New touched upon the.bol-.
/ shevikf theme, declaring that no
news that the wires have giEsn.-iIs.
! lately viii be received with mere
general approval than that appear
/ ing in the newspapers to the effect
! that fifty-four foreign-born disturbs
| ers of orderly government. eacQ-YfE
/ The l. w. W. card in his pocket@ ssefx
| deposited at Ellis Island from see<t3e
! for deportation to the courtrfe<
| whence they came.
There is no room for their }tlse-in
the United States" Senator New 30p
! tinued Every man of thsh< ELK
should be dismissed from the country
and their kind excluded hereafter
| If it be true that some of the too
! lenieat treaties We have with cer-
! tain countries now make such a
course impossible in some cases.
/ those treaties should be abrog2ted or
amended by removal of the inter-
fering clause The gates of CastIe
Garden have been too lightly hun 3
and have swung inward to toe light
a touch" .-.ss..ss