Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-22
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PATRIOTIC BODY
State Patriotic League Work
Explained at Meeting Here--
committee is Named.

An organization committee was APP
| pointed by Chairman Adrian Lyon at
the close of the meeting held in the
public library last night for the pur-
pose of starting a branch of the New
Jersey Patriotic League in this city.
The following men were appointed to
look after the organization work John
J.. Quinn, Julius Klein, l. T. Madsen,
T. d. Waring and G. X. Seaman.
The organization of this committee
was urged by Willard I. Hamilton
of Newark a member of the state exc
cutive committee of this league, after
two eloquent addresses had been made
by Chaplain Warren p. Coon. Field
Secretary Of the league and himself.
The chairman first introduced MT.
Hamilton, saying that he was respon-
sible for the action taken by William
N. Runyon in the organization of this
league. Ex-Governor Runyon vas I'M
able to be present at this meeting on
account of being called to Jersey City
on a housing proposition.
The first speaker said hat he came
here to talk over informally a plan
to get together for Americanization-
He told that the purpose of the New
Jersey Patriotic League vas to slim
uIate interest for Americanization.
For 900 years Mr.. Hamilton stated
the citizens of this country have en-
joyed the privileges of citizenship
without any exertion on their part,
but he added 1t Is necessary that
they also carry responsibilities.
The speaker told of mob uprisingc
in Boston and Seattle, and stated that
1t Is known that radicalism Is well
organized. Mr.. Hamilton stated that
there are nearly 500 radical news
papers or periodical publications. Pa
triotism should be as well organized
as ~radicalism, the speaker added. Mr..
Hamilton stated that II Is only neces-
sary to arouse the people. In con-
Guiding his address Mr.. Hamilton
showed a number of books passed
out by the radicals, and also men,
bership cards showing that dues
amounting to 81 a month are paid by
the members.
Chaplain Coon who served with tn,
boys in the trenches during the war
and who is field secretary of the New
Jersey league, was the other speaker
of the evening. He pointed out hat
education Is the big weapo In the
fight for Americanization and patriot
ism. He pointed out where women
who scrub the floor n wash win
dows receive more money than school
teachers. The school teachers r a
big factor In tho AmericaniZation
work and therefore should receive as
much IL not more than the floor scrub
bers or the window washers.
The speaker asked how h school
teachers could welcome the children
and impart Americanism. when they
are always worrying how they will get
along on their small salaries. The
best way to win the fight against adj
calism is to welcome the newcomers
into the country to citizenship.
The chaplain urged that the citizens
use every right of franchise n stated
hat the day has passed when the
foreign should be marked. Initiating
a foreigner the speaker compared
pamphlets given by an anarchist and
those given by q member of the pa
triotic league. After the foreigner
sees these two representatives, the
way he is treated by the people of
the country results in which side he
goes to, a real American or an anar-
chist.
Former Judge Adrian Lyon presid-
ed and made a short Introductory ad-
dress Of welcome before Introducing
the initial speaker, and then appoint
ed the committee at the close.