Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-05-07
R|NDLEY FAvORS
FREE DISCUSSION
4, nlains the Purpose and Methods
- the Constitutional League in
Promoting Better Citizenship

AI,. White, secretary of. the Spo~
hi ~ center of the Constitutional
oaeue. and former Mayor w. r.
u;Odley. both of Spokane, appeared
,.,ore the chamber of commerce at
Il weekly luncheon tuesday in the
.terests of the proposed establish
inf of a branch of the league in
puHman. Mr.. Hindley explained the
nurposes of the organization in full,
pating that it is purely non-parti-
,an organization designed to carry
forward the unity of effort toward
better citizenship and Americanism
engendered during the war to pre-
serve the great ideals of American
free government.
4 A great deal of. the present unrest
and trouble is due to the single Wis
ion with which different individuals
Iew the questions, according to Dr..
NHindley, and one of the foremost de-
mands upon thinking Americans is to
show these people the other side of
the question. One of the objects of
the league is to present to the meet
Ehgs of the agitating groups, usually
held on Sunday afternoon or evening,
Through business or professional men
with brains and nerve enough to back
up these brains, the truth about the
American government, its principles
and its accomplishments The or
ganization would combat agitation
and the resultant unrest, not through
lthe police or court injunctions, but
Through messages of education, de-
fiyered by men who have the ability
and the courage to meet these men
Ind tell them the real facts about the
aerican government, and convince
lem OF the permanancy and effici-
aey of those things for which the
mernment stands.
Touching upon the indiscriminate
Maganization of cooperative enter
Rses, DR.. Hindley stated that the
asiness man who can not meet these
Tganizers and prove that they can
FENDER the service desired more eco
HNmically and more efficiently than
kcould the cooperative organization is
kM the way to the commercial scrap
heap
1t is time to mount the soap box, to
inter the pulpit and the editorial
tAair and preach the principles OF
constitutional government, TO con
auct an educational campaign that
NT take the real facts to every per-
sOa IN the United States We must
aamlt that mistakes have been made
mat some conditions are not entire
as they should be, but we must ac-
49, tAC PCOplS Win the IGlld n
sple achievements of the govern
leht and prove to them that they
as living in the best country or
we lace of the earth and under bet
w conditions than can be found in
NY other country.
VI Hindley took a healthy rap al
hyphenated citizen whose fathers
au grandfathers exercised cGe hon
-s instinct and took free lands in
n country when they were avail.
:" and then renowned their citi-
A'ap rather than fight for the
,'aa'ry which had afforded then
~ nome, Il believe that we should
aAs these lands away from these
' ~ said DR.. Hindley.
'ae farmers and laboring men
according to DR.. Hindley, have
naue the principal objective OF
aetators in their efforts to in.
vase their following, live in thi.
4u'fy better than the same classes
olher we do not complain
lucy are privileged to operate
oiies. to have elegant house
~ 'alngs and conveniences, he
out we do complain When
VI these same men lend them.
=. !" an unpatriotic movement.
~ se can't go before the people
'aets and constructive argu
sto,. an effort to combat the agi,
and relieve the unrest, ther
oo.'. endangered by an organized
4 anl.. said DR.. Hindley il