Evening star., 1920-02-05
LOYAL LEGION PLEA
FOR RAMER|CAN|SM
Senators Harding, Sherman,
Gen. Miles and Mr..
Johnson Speak.

Senators. representatives and high
officials of the Army and Navy joined
IN an appeal for simon-pure American
ism at the annual banquet of tf8 Mill
tary Order of the Loyal Legion. last
night. at the willard
With the banquet hall draped in mill
tary decorations and a red light show
ing through an American flag in the
subdued illumination. Senator Harding
of Ohio responded to a toast. Our
Country" with plea for the vigorous
enforcement of law and strict iher-
ence to American tradition.
Orderly government is necessary for
liberty. he declared. This IS because
there is an instant reverSion to the
oppression of the weak by the strong
as soon as order in government is over
whelmed. he added.
He cited the DEGREES of the dictators
of the Russian proletariat an ex-
ample of law enforcement which does
not adhere to the principles of free
government.
I'VE talk of Americanization." he
said. 'The first great essential is rev.
srence for just government and the
nnalterable purpose to hold it Just
There is no security. no tranquility
no confidence in today or tomorrow
where government is not supreme and
where 1t does not commit every citizen
to that supremacy
No body. no group or combination
VI 10 HllEOElIN, SGOgrdDnlcdI
class or otherwise. is above the law
he continued. When they are in ma
Jority they can make the law; when
they are in the minority they must re-
Spect Its provisions. Otherwise there
is no government worth while. no
guaranty of justice and no security of
citizenship
Perhaps we shall have test soon
which will be new to our national
NE: Many a citizen resents the
abridgment of what is termed per-
sonai liberty in the adoption of pro-
pursue. 1t is the law. 1t must be en-
forced. If it does not represent the
deliberate opinion of the American
people, its enforcement will effect it's
repeal. If the trial proves its right
eousness and helpfulness, it ought
and will be maintained
Senator Sherman also spoke. He
gave the audience trip through
American history, picking out Lincoln
as the outstanding figure in free
America From the life of the enlan-
cipator alone, he declared, every Amer
lean and every foreigner who comes to
the United States may draw an in
spiration of patriotism and loyalty.
Representative Johnson of Washing
ton appealed for strong sedition
vism in the United States. He made
1t plain that the sedition law which
should be used to curb radicalism in
the United States should not interfere
with the freedom of speech or of the
press, and announced that in this
country. which had always seen to it
that the ma ajority was just toward the
minority, the "red" menace could be
easily handled
Gen. Miles Introduced.
Gen Nelson A. Miles was introduced
by Rear Admiral George W. Baird
commander of the order. as a military
man showing traces of the genius OF
well Peter the Great Admiral
Baird declared that the present war
had given us no such great general
as those of the previous big conflicts.
and that among men of the military
the personality of Gen. Miles lowered
as an eminent figure.
Gen. Miles limited his appeal to the
preservation of American ideals. for
which. he declared, the American peo-
pie had combated great obstacles,
suffered great privations and tri-
umphed in great battles.
At the speakers table were Capt.
Frederick w. Mitchell. Admiral Van
Reifpen. Gen. Nelson A. Miles. Rev.
e. F. Dudley. John Joy Edison and Ad-
miral F. ]. Drake.
Among the Guests.
Among those present were:
Bishop, Mrs. Z. w. Burch, Represent
ative and Mrs. Carlos Bee. Col. B. l..
Bargar, Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Beardslee,
Mrs. G.. w. Baird, Mrs. A. FL Brooks,
Burkhart. Mr.. Edmund Hayes Bell,
DR.. A. ]. Brown, Mrs. r. G. Carter. Mr..
and Mrs. Allister Cochrane, Mrs. Silas
Casey. Miss Casey, W. E.. Cochran.
Mrs NJ. A. Custis, Mrs. E. L. Chaplin,
Mrs Percy Crawford, Mrs. c. c. Clark.
I
T. Dunwoody, Mrs A. P. Drury. John
Joy Edison, Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. En-
slish- Mrs. William Emerson, Miss K.
S Fillebrown, Mckee Greenstreet.
Mrs A D. CASTOR. Mrs. L. S. Grant,
Sd; Senator Harding. Col. ]. a. Hull.
Mrs j. \. Hemphill. Miss HemphilI.
Mrs. J. NJ. Hawley. Mrs. ID. A. Hall,
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. Miss NJ. A.
Hunter, W. r. F. Hines. Mrs. Anna S.
Hamilton. Comma nder I. T. Hagner.
Johnson. j. P. Johnston. Miss G. W.
Johnston, J. E. jerks, Mrs. o. N
Jones, J. c. Koons. Miss Kathleen
Kline. Mrs. Josephine ID. Lowe. Miss
Iatterner, Mr.. and Mrs. David Meade
Lea. Mai. ]. A. Lyons. Mrs. ]. F.
Reynolds Landis. Mrs. r. c. Langdon.
Maj. and Mrs J. c. LIE Hardy, Mrs
Louise Ladd. Mrs Mabel p. LIE Roy.
James lie Roy, Mrs. w H. Mellach,
sentative and Mrs. F. w. Mondell,
Representative and Mrs. c. NJ Miller.
Mrs. NJ NJ. Macomb. Col. and Mrs. Fl
Il. Mitchell. Miss Josephine Mabbatt.
Mrs. F. w. Mitchell, Mrs. C. H. Man
son. John McElroy. Miss Lillian A.
Norton. Mrs. G. II. Powell, Mr. and
Mrs J. NJ Proctor. G. II. Patrick, Miss
Remey. 5. j.. Rogers. Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. C. D. Rhodes. Mrs. Gordon Rob-
inson. Mrs. VI. F. Robinson, Frank
Richardson. Miss Elise Rizer, Miss
Agnus Rastall. Mrs. Henry Reade,
Senator l.. Y. Sherman, G. NJ. Saltz-
gaber, Mrs. III. c. Stuart, Mrs. Elfe
Shea, Mrs C. III. Stockton, q. NJ SUIT
ton. Charles Smith. Miss Frances
Smith, Miss Bessie Sensner. Mrs. Zoe
Semple, Mrs. J. w. Sanderson, Mai.
and Mrs c. r. Sand derson, Lieut. and
Mrs r.. o. Sanderson. Mrs Andrew
Stewart. Mrs. L. 5. Smith Miss Mary
NJ. Thompson. Mrs BOYD Tay!or Mrs
i. w. Won Dachenhausen Mrs. w. \
Williams. Lieut.. Col. J. w. Wadleigh.
Mrs Q: {. West, W. NJ Weston, Mrs.
9 l. Weston. Mrs. II. A Wynan, Mrs.
p b Wheaton and Miss May Young.