The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-08-07

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Violence.
washington. ---Thc greatest Endorse
naant ever given 10 the outstanding
Apprehension Of living official In pub
lie life is the forward movement repre-
sented by the powerful among more
than a score OF large church denomi
national organizations which has just
been effected in this country to combat
the "Red menace
twenty-five million persons, repre-
sentIng more than 20 per cent Of tho
membership Of all Protestant church
organizations In the United States are
now lending their strength to the ALL
ance which will carry on to IFS logical
conclusion the work OF Attorney Gen
eFal Mitchell Palmer In awakening the
people OF the nation to a realization Of
their peril from the enemy within and
protecting the government With q firm
hand from those who sought to over
throw It by force and violence.
Americmism and Amorcanlzatlon Is
to be the watchword Of the churches,
and the Christian people Of the coun-
try, who have caught the note from the
reYeIlle sounded by Mr.. Palmer, viii
see TO II that a man alive to the great
question md Of proved capacity to
carry on the great work that Is being
launched Is put at the head Of affairs
OF government In this country.
TO these millions of earnest people
who see In the safety Of the country.
home and fireside the overshadowing
issue Of the future, regardless Of poll
tics or politicians, there can be no step
backward now that the forward move
ment is on, and the man who appeals
to them most strongly rs measuring UP
10 the highest standard of American
ism and whose deeds are teSt-pro0f Of
his high purpose to bring his whole
country to realization Of the Hottest
ideals of citizenship will receive their
undivided support in primary, election
and In the administration Of his high
office.
Before the great campalgp Of Amerl-
canism 10 be undertaken by the Protes.
tant church organizations is well under
way II would not be surprising to find
the percentage in the alliance grow to
round 100 per cent, representing 100
per cent Americanism.
The great hierarchy of the Roman
Catholic Church in the United States
10 heart and soul with the movement
for Amercnni2ation and will lend its
fun strength to the promotion through
the far-reathing channels of the
church of the preaching and teaching
OF Gtaunch Americanism to the many
millions of its congregation within the
URited States.
A pastoral letter, the first issued by
the heads Of the Catholic Church In
the United States in 80 years, has re-
Gently gone TO all It's people, in which
the following paragraph Is not the
least in importance Of the declarations
Of the letter:
~WhGtever may be- the industrial and
social remedies which will approve
themselves 10 the American people,
there IL ono that we feel confident,
they will never adopt That Is the
method OF revolution. For it There is
neither justification nor excuse under
our form Of government Through the
ordinary and orderly processes OF edu'
cation, organization and legislation all
social wrongs can be righted While
these processes ut times may seem dis
treSSingly slow, they will achieve more
in the fnal result than violence or rev.
oiutlon. The radicalism ans worse
than radicalism OF the labor movement
IN aome of the countries Of Europe has
no lesson for the wGrkeg Of the Unit
cd States except as an example ok
methods to be detested and avoided"
Thus the churches and their people
in the United States stand united IN a
determined movement TO look to tho
future security of the government of
their country and the peace and hAppt-
mesa of it's people In this, MS in many
similar movements which have written
history, it is more question Of the
man than the measure.
The formation OF the powerful alli-
ance In the intercliaych world move-
ment to campaign against red radical
Ism with AmerlcanSm is hut another
proof that The American people have
pla6e the issue Of the day for The gov
ernment. for the Church and for the
nation. II is stated that the inter
church world movement is serving as
q clearing house for speedy and co.
operative action to cope with the evils
oe rndicaliSm, which have been made
puhilc as the result OF a nationwide
survey. On their own account the rep
reaeRtatives of these 25.000.000 people |
OF the country have found that "Ameri-
caniSm" is the one and great issue now
before the people ana have called upon
the churches to eXpend from their
emergency fundSs several millions of
dollars In immediate effort to raise the