Evening star., 1920-02-23
SAYS few Cannot
CHANGE j. S. RULE
S. N. EIy's Statement as
Sons of American RevoIu-
ton Honor WASHINGTON.

tlOn hOnOr washington.
That no cause for real alarm is to be
found in the assertion recently made by
Brander Matthews that the Constitu-
ton and the very form Of the govern
ment Of the United States could be
changed by 5000 men. was the declara-
tion OF Selden NJ. Ely. historian Of the
District of Columbia Society. Sons OF
the American Revolution. at the So
ciety's Washington birthday meeting
at Rauscher's today.
Mr.. Ely called attention to the fact
that there were only hfty-six signers Of
the Declaration Of Independence; that
there were only f1fty-five delegates at the
convention in Philadelphia in 1887 to
organize the colonies into the United
States, and that the Constitution which
they drew up had but forty signers. Mr..
Ely said there was no cause for alarm in
to be approved by a much greater num-
Der, who also were representatives Of
the people.
Scores the I. w. w.
while our government is one of docu-
ments and laws" said Mr.. Ely, 'it is
also one Of men who must interpret.
and, if need be, modify and amend, the
formal charters and statutes, but 1t
must be done in a representative ca
pacity.
Progress should be mapped out by
men who live not for themselves. but
for others and for the future. The
Industrial Workers Of the World are
some 10000 wandering. homeless.
voteiess. licentious, childless men and
western plains, mountains and indus
trial centers. To some extent they
have a leadership of visionary, lost,
unsuccessful American
blood. and a press supported by a Gu
rious public. They are not repre-
sentative. and their followers are
those without knowledge Of American
traditions and opportunities. They
do not understand that the right to
have liberty ones self means the right
to use liberty properly. The fault
is not in Americanism, but in them
selves, that they are underlings. Their
thoughts are liks their jobs, scattered
really patriotic guilds of organized
labor permit the type Of work which
they do to earn living to pervert
their attitude toward groups of so
ciety in much more highly numerical
The right to earned
ardy either to the worker or to the
mass for whom his products are in
tended. This is the present conflict.
but Americans have never been COM
placent people.
"The Constitution itself. wonderful
document that 1t is. carried within
it's articles the seeds for local dis
century. This eliminated in the
shedding of internecine blood. but
ultimately in the extension Of liberty
and in drawing the people into bonds
of closer union. Temporarily diver
gent social forces are now clashing.
but if the conflict is waged in the
spirit Of Americanism the result will
be even greater progress for all Of
the people.
Fought Glass Control.
"The rebellion in the American col
onies was against class control from
England and in the interest of guar
apteed rights and constitutional gov
ernment. Demonstrations against class
control in the interest of class.
no matter what the status, have ever
been successful Americanism in its
essence appeals to all classes when
rightly presented. ~
3. Us sas ssgs sss
human fiber the ideals Of American
ism must receive encouragement.
Such laborers must not be driven or
allowed to drift into aaignments out
of harmony with the tdeals Of the
fathers Affiliations determine sources
of supply and sources OF supply de.
termine analiations. a. in the Sons Of
the American Revolution.
"Our departed compatrtot8 put their
hands. their minds and their power
into the tasks Of their time. They did
responsibility. They engaged in rep
resentative fields Of endeayor: in the
most essential industry. agriculture; !;
in medicine and science, realixinx the
value Of health and progress; in
clerical work, finance, law, mining
snd the trades; =. in the ,,an Army ~ and
tect; in teaching. knowing that un-
derstanding is sthe essence of republic
can government and even more 80 in
purely democratic forms. They knew
that the trouble with Russia is mass
ignorance, and saw the terrible per-
version Of ideal concepts to the selfish
interests Of demagogues and the re-
sultant decentralization Of the peo-
pie"
Hold Conservative Services.
The annual commemorative services
Of the birth of George Washington
were held by this organization yes
terday afternoon at the Church OF the
The services. which were specially
prepared and conducted by Rev. Dr..
Randolph n. NcKim. rector of the
Church Of the Epiphany, and chap
lain Of the District branch Of the So
ciety. were most inspiring. Assisting
DR.. McKim were Rev. Roland Cotton
Rev. William T. Snyder Of the Sons Of
the American Revolution and Rev.
Percy F. Hall Of the Church Of the
After color guard had displayed
the society's standard of colors, Gen.
Sons Of the American Revolution, read
the following list of members who
had died during the year: Robert
Lemon McCulloh. died September 3,
1918: Lieut.. Louis Hamilton Bayly.
smith. died June 80. 1915; William
Henry Lemon. died July 3. 1919; VIII
liam Baker Thompson, died August IS,
1919; Robert Thomas Frailey. died
September 1s. 1919; Henry Morris
Husband, died October IA. 1919; DR..
Lewis Beecher Thomson. died october
Is. 1919; DR.. John Spencer Bukey. died
October 10. 1919; Rear Admiral James
Milton Flint, L. S. N, died November
81, 1919; Maj. George Augustus Armes
U. s. A.. died December Is, 1919; Rob
ert Atwater Smith. died December 81
Wayland Stone. jr.. U. s. A.. died Janu-
ary IS, 1920: Brig. Gen. Edgar ell
Steever, U. 8. A.. died January 10
1920; Lawrence Washington, died
January %. 1920, and Lieut.. Com
mander Downs Lorraine Wilson, y. S
N, died January 20. 1920.
The District Of Columbia men were
Lieut.. Louis H. Bayly, who served in
France with the S0th Division; Rev
George G. Smith. William H. Lemon
and Baker Thompson. a civil war vet.