Evening star., 1919-04-15
TOMORROW,

Unqualified approval of the stand
taken by the National Society. Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, on
the question of Americanization Of
foreign elements OF the country's pop
ulation, and gratitude at the senti-
ments expressed in the address of the
president general on the subject yes
teray, were contained in letter from
Franklin K. Lane. Secretary Of the
Interior The communication from
Secretary Lane. addressed to Mrs.
Guernsey as head of the society, was
read from the platform at this morn
ing's session Of the 2Sth continental
congress.
"I was very much gratified indeed
Secretary Lane wrote, 'in reading what
you had to say about Americanization
in your opening address. 1t seems to
me that as national duty the task or
a proper and sympathetic assimilation
of our foreign-bcrn peoples rs second 10
none before US today. A little later on
this department expects to have very
definite program OF Americanizatlon. IN
which we hope to have the cooperation
of the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. We are also asking Congress
for funds with which to provide work
and farms for returned soldiers, and 1
trust that your organization will also
take an active interest in this"
Two Educators Denounced.
Resolutions drafted by Mrs. Lily Ty-
son Elliott, state regent of Maryland.
with the assistance of Miss Alice
Louise Thompson of Baltimore of the
committee on patriotic educatin, de-
nouncing as unpatriotic and un-
American certain reported utterances
of Prof Claiming of Harvard and
Prof Max Farrand of Yale have been
placed in the hands of the committee
on resolutions, to be read at tomor-
row mornings session of the congress.
The resolutions recite that the two
professors have been reported in the
press of the country as having declar-
ed that George Washington was
selfish. tyrannical and unjust man.
that Patrick Henry was personally
dishonest; that the girls of Boston
cared much more for the British ofn-
GERS and soldiers than they did for
the Continental soldiers: that the only
reason the American forces were not
defeated was that the colonials ran
SO fast the British couldn't catch
them. and that the only real purpose
served by the declaration of inde-
pendence was to furnish a national
holiday.
Not Called to Account, Is Claim.
The resolutions assert that so. far
as is known neither OF the colleges
has called the professors to account
for these alleged statements, and
that the professors have never been
for the remarks attribut-
ed to them. Every member of the
D. A. r. and every woman in the
United States is called on in the reso-
lutions to make the matter her own
personal affair and to use every in
fluance she possess to compel the
governing bodies of Harvard and
Yale properly to punish the two pro-
fessors if it shall be shown that they
were correctly quoted
Urgent need Of a federal statute to
prevent desecration or improper use
Of the American flag was urged in the
report of the committee to prevent
of the nag. presented this
morning Mrs. John P. Hume, state
regent Of Wisconsin and candidate
Tor vice presient general, is chairman
,f the committee. The report stated
that, particularly since the signing of
the armistice, desecration of the nag,
Dr. it's gross misuse had become in
frequent.
State laws, the report said. were
Inadequate, as they cannot reach the
Offenders except locally. rheaters are
among the worst. offenders iE this re-
sDect. Airs. HuMe's report said. while