The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-06
.ABERCROMD|E PUTS
 TABOO ON S|NN FEN AND PROPAGAND|STS
Candidate Unlimbers Guns at Tuscumbia In Defense of 'Unadulterated
 Americanism"

Tuscunbia, April 5.--(Special. )-Dr. John W. Abercrombie.. former state superin- tendent of education, president of the University of Alabama and Congress- n.an-at-large, unlimbered his guns and made a vigorous defense of "unadulter- ated Americanism," of educational aid by the national government, of constitu- tional prohibition and other issues in his platform in an address delivered before a large audience in the courthouse here today.
 Since his announcement Dr. Abercrom. bic has been quietly lining up his old organization in the state, but he was very aggressive in the speech made here, open ly taken issue with former Governor O'Neal on the prohibition question and criticlsing him and the members of Con- gress who have given encouragement to the Sim Feiners in the fight against the British government. In the latter in- stance he indorsed the action of the Br- IT. ingham post of the American Legion in deprecating the invitation extended to De Valera, the Irish Sim Fein leader to speak in Alabama.
 Dr. Abercrombie at present is solicitor and acting secretary of the United States department of labor He stated that his official duties in this capacity had en- abled him to observe the un-Ameriean forces that are operating in this country and to render some service in checkmat- ing their activities.
 He stated that he has signed warrants l for the arrest and deportation of more than 5000 reds since January 1, among them being Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman, representatives of Lenine and Trotzky, and the arch con- spira tors among all the alien enemies on
 American shores" He also took first action, he said. against Alphabet" Maar- tens, the soviet ambassador to the United States q am proud to say. however, that there is no connection between the reds and loyal American labor, for of all those deported and arrested not one was a member of the American Fedora l tion of Labor
 It was in this connection that he de- nounced the Sim Feiners. sim F'ein, ? | he declared, means For Ourselves | Alone "No nation can live, or deserves 1 to live" he said. under such slogan | ir this day of international interdepen- dence America should join the League of Nations and unite hands with the lead | ing civilized nationalities of the world and when we lend encouragement to a political faction like the Sim Fein Irish | as our Congress and some of our leadine 2 | public men have done, we offer a gra- | tutous insult to Great Britain, all of our | other allies, and against whom the Sim
 | Fein conspired during the war. and to | the Protestant people all over the world
 | We are doing violence to our most cher
 | ished American traditions when we in | termeddle in an issue of this kind anc | if am elected to the Senate I promise
 | to combat the attempts of this or any l other ecclesiastical faction to estrange
 | us from those who spilled blood with u.
 | in fighting against a common foe on the
 l fields of France and Flanders
 | pr. Abercrombie declared his interes
 | fin Muscle Shoals and pledged himself tt
 | work along other lines for the develop
 | ment of the agricultural interests of tn,
 {, country. He spoke for some time on tn,
 Smith -Towner bill, which he introduced
 | as a member of Congress, and which wa
 recently indorsed by the state teachers
 | convention. He came out for federal aid
 | he said, more than twelve years ago.