The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1920-03-24
MAY l TO BE
AMERICAN TODAY

New York, March Ex-Governor
Roberts of Tennessee, has enthus-
iastically endorsed the National
Security Leagues plan for turning
May 1st into american Day"
through the holding of nationwide
popular demonstrations of American
ism on that day, which has been the
time honored occasion for radical
celebrations.
Governor Roberts has written the
National Security League as follows
Replying to your favor will say
that there is much of good in what
you are trying to do and l wish you
the greatest success"
Governors of number of states,
including Brought of Arkansas, Shoop
of Colorado, Cats of Florida, Davis
of Idaho, Lowden of Illinois, Good
rich of Indiana, Allen of Kansas,
L
Mississippi, Bartlett of New Hamp-
shire, Smith of New York, Beeckman
Of Rhode Island, Cornwell of West
Virginia, Philips of Wisconsin, and
Carey of Wyoming, and the Mayors
of many of the leading cities of the
country have already assured the
Security League of their cooperation
in the movement.
Mayor Guptor of Nashville has
telegraphed Charles D. Orth, Presi-
dent of the National Security League
as follows:
81 heartily concur in your plan for
May 1st parades. Too much atten-
ton cannot be given to antl-Ameri-
canism. We will cooperate TO the
end that this day may be an Ameri-
can asset instead of liability"
"The Security Leagues sugges-
ton to the local committees on the
details of the parades contain two
innovations, the featuring of foreign
born applicants for citizenship and
the indiscriminate marching together
of men and women. The League
recommends that the parades be
headed, following the Mayors and
their committees, by the local Post
or Posts of the American Legion.
These divisions will be designated,
"The Defenders of America"
Special divisions of school children
and teachers, which will be given
prominent places, will be designated
respectively young America" and
'The Makers of America"
Thee parades will, of course, in
clude many bands, the local units of
the National Guard, Grand Army,
Spanish War Veterans, etc., and such
Regular Army and Navy garrisons as
may be stationed in the various To-
calities. The great body of the
parade will be made up of the largest
possible number of citizens, families
together; fraternal orders, |
Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of
Pythias, Elks, ETC., Y. M. C. A., Y. !
W. c. A, Y. NJ. H. A., Y. w. H, A,
Salvation Army, Red Cross, eac.,
Labor Unions and Agricultural Or
carnations, Women's Clubs, Cham
oers of Commerce and Boards of
Trade, Pensioners of churches of |
all denominations, civic and patriotic
bodies and organizations of every
description. May 1st falling on Sat
lrday great outpouring would been
assured.
Mr.. Orth, President of the National
Security League, explains the
Leagues idea in launching "Ameri-
IAN Day" as follows:
There can be no question that the
1eart of our people beats passionate
y for the Integrity of American
deals and for our Constitution and |
he institutions which were bequeath-
ed by it to us. 1t is a difficult thing
however, to secure any concrete ex-
of the emotions and opinions
Of great people. In order to do
This, the National Security League
has inaugurated a nationwide move
ment to give the people an oppor-
5unity to publicly demonstrate their
Americanism and their determination
to uphold it against the assaults OF |
radicalism and internationalism
These influences in the past have
characterized the first of May as a
day given over to manifestations of
the destructiveness and un-Ameri-
canism. The League proposes that