The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-08-21
Score Of Large Denominations
Allied With Attorney General
Palmer in Awakening Nation
to Enemy Peril Within.
AMERIcANIsM GREAT ISSUE.
o@-Fearing Voters Covenant - Put
a. thy Head q This cevsrn~snt a
sac Of Proved Capacity and Firm.
ness whs VIII supprsss The Preach.
ore and praetIosrs 81 DIsOsrd and
VioleneA


! washinKton. The greatest iAdorse-
u~nt ever given to the outstanding
Arericanism Of living official In pub
I've life IL the forward movement repre-
ssnted 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-
seating more than 20 per cent Of the
membership OF all Protestant church
organizations in the United States, are
Bew lending their strength to the ALL.
AAce which will carry on to its logical
eanclusion the work Of Attorney Gen
eFal Mitchell Palmer In awakening the
people Of the nation to q realization OF
their peril from the enemy within and
protecting the government with drm
hand from those who sought to over
throw It by force and violence.
Americanism and Americanization II
10 be the watchword Of the churches.
and the Christian people OF the couD.
try, who have caught the note from the
reveille sounded by Mr.. Palmer, will
zee to II that q man alive to the great
question and 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.
10 these millions Of earnest people
whO see in the safety of the country,
hoAo and firesIde the Overshadowinr
Issue Of the future, regardless Of poll
tles Or politicians, there can be no step
baekward now that the forward move
Mant IL on, and the man who appeals
. tAesm most strongly as measuring up
60 the highest standard Of American
len ana whose deeds are test-proof Of
bio Nigh purpose to bring his whole
apwntry to q realization of the Hottest
iGeels Of citizenship will receive their
undivided support In primary, election
ard On the administration Of his high
eGaee.
Before the great campaign Of Amerl-
enAiSm 70 be undertaken by the Protes-
INT church organizations Is we'll under
w,ay e would not be surprising to find
tha pcEcentage in the alliance grow to
peund 100 per cent representing 100
ngw cent Americanism.
3Ae great hierarchy Of the Roman
Catholic Church in the United States
70 heart and soul with the movement
for Americanization and will lend Its
full strength to the promotion through
the far-reachlng channels Of the
church OF the preaching and teaching
81 staunch Americanism to the many
millions of Its congregation within the
United States.
a pastoral letter, the first issued by
the heads Of the Catholic Church In
the UAlted States In S5 years, has re-
eeAtGS gone to all Its people, in which
the following paragraph Is not the
leebt In importance Of the declarations
q Ne letter:
whatever may be the Industrial and
wae1al remedies which with approve
tAnmassvus 10 the American people.
tAeuU 70 enc that, we feel confident,
SAeg wsll never adopt That is the
wosAed ef revelation. For It there is
msItAer justification nor excuse under
eur form o. government, Through the
ag6smary and orderly processes of edu-
ept3oa, organization and legislation all
@Esal wrengs can be righted. While
these processes at times may seem dis
OasntMgly allow, they will achieve more
a tie Anal result than viOlencs % rev.
efueaon. 8AO EadicRlIsm and worse
than mAIealiSm OF the labor movement
Ia eerse 81 the countries of Europe he's
NJ lesson for the workers Of the Unit
e States except as an example Of
metAods 70 be detested and avoided"
THUS the churches and their people
in the United States stand united In 9
determined movement to lOok to the
future security Of the government OF
their country and the peace and happi'
ness Of Its people. In this, as In many
similar movements which have written
history, II lie more question Of the
man than the measure.
TAe formation OF the powerful alil'
ance In the interchurch werld move.
ment to campaign against red radical
lam with Americanism is but another
prOCf that the American people have
made the issue OF the day for the gov
eminent Cor the church and for the
nation. 1t Is stated that the inter
eAHRch world movement In serving as
Q clearing house for speedy and CO.
operative action to cope with the evils
- adicallsm, which have been made
public as the result of a nationwide
survey. On their own account the rep
Ha9z@tatives Of these 25.00o 600 people
a. ne country have found that "Ameri-
GaRfgm" Is the one and great issue now
esesRo the people and have called upon
eAa churches to expend from their