The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-13
SMASH THE RED FLAG
is ADVICE OF GEN. WOOD
Driveout the undeslrabies Who Are
unwillen to Adopt American
institutions.

Passaic, n. j., Jan. 1l.--Smash the
red flag; bar the nations gates to un-
desirable immigration and American
ize the desirable ones; teach Ameri-
canism in our schools and see that the
teachers are properly paid and cared
I for; tolerate but one flag and one Ian.
guage, These doctrines were urged
tonight by Mai Gen. Leonard Wood
in addressing a meeting held under
the combined auspices of the 7. NJ. c.
A., the Y. W. c, A. and the Passaic
4 Boys club to raise funds for new club
( buildings in Passaic.
| Gen. Wood declared that the Red
element can be readily disposed of
through deportlng those who are
aliens and turning the citizen portion
over to the court. Il think he said,
I'VE must look very much more close,
ly into the quality of our Immigration
and look into it before 1t goes aboard
ship and comes over here. We are
very proud that America has been call
err for generations the refuge OF the
oppressed. Let us be very careful to
see that Anne lea does not become the
dumping-ground of the degenerate.
What is the use of bringing these peo
pie in here who are unfit to be citi-
Zens, who are moral degenerates or
descendants of criminals. We have
had a good deal of labor trouble in
some sections of the country lately.
We find 95 per cent of the American
labor to be clean. square and sound
But We find the vicious element from
the other per cent and while we are
getting rid of bad lot, don't let u
take in any more unless we know who
they are"
Gen. Wood urged that better care
be taken of the arriygn immigrant,
hold on to him for while and teach
him something of our institutions,
load him up with, good American lit
erature, let him see What this count v
really is and try tos arrange instead
of allowing him to- settle in racla'
groups fed by a dialect press in our
cities. to influence him 10 go to the
section of the country wheer his pre-
yious training will make him most
valuable.
1T Is very ugly situation he con
tinued, that we find in some OF the
universities, where there a g these II
tie so-called Soviet groups who are
teaching yearly dangerous doctrines
because they feel disconnected and ur
happy. A professor in one, OF our
great universities, whose top salary
is perhaps $4,000, The gets that when
he is about 60 years Of age), cannot
poss bly, live and have that contact
with outside minds which he should
have and which We meant him to
have"
Turning to the question OF langu.
age the generals advocated on Ian.
guage throughout tho grade schools.
I'VE want to build up a certain nation
al solidarity and there is no stronger
influence than common language
Then again, we want to emphasize
to every one that while there are
equal rights and opportunities In thi-
country, there are also equal obliga.
tons And we want to drive home
the fact that there IS no room in this
country for any other than our own
/ flag, Wherever you find the red flag
don't tolerate it; don't listen to the
people who carry il, but smash it,
Remarking that the war has given
place to worldwide commercial
struggle, Gen. Wood urged the build
| Ing up of a merchant ma inc. He also
advocated small but highly efficient
army, a first class and ever-ready
navy and some kind of training sys
| tenn backed by public opinion.