Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-12-15
UNITED AMERICANS.
Branch of Great National Body Or
ganized in Maine.

branCn OF Great NatsOuai bOuy Or-
ganized in Maine.
America is land with more than
100000 dwellings occupied by
about 100000 families. About
100000 own their own homes with
out incumbrance, while another
100000 own theirs subject to mort
gage.
1t is land in which more than
100000 persons are depositors in
mutual, stock, or postal saw
ings banks, with total deposits
amounting to more than
$4,000, 900 900.
In it are nearly 6,500,000 farms
having value, including buildings
and equipment, of more than
SAL, 900, 900, 900, and yielding an an
nual product of value of more than
$500, 000, goo.
This same America has more than
100000 miles of railway in opera
tion, carrying in a single year more
sengers and more than 2,225, 100000
tons of freight.
1t is a land in which schools for
the people are maintained at total
expenditure of nearly $3.50 ,000,0 900,
w I'LL Oh VI LlOic Nhdh
20 900 600 children.
In it are more than 5000 public
libraries having on their shelves more
than 100000 volumes for the in
struction and Inspiration of the
people.
1t Is a land whose total wealth is
now about 1925, 900, 200, 900, and, to
use the words of President Butler of
Columbia university, the distribu-
ton of that wealth is steadily becom-
ing more equitable and more salts
factory under the operation of forces
and principles that have guided
American life so long and so WELL"
Continuing DR.. Butler says:
Who is it that has the temerity to
wish to undermine the foundations
Of so noble and so inviting political
and social structure as this?
Forty years ago and more, when
the doctrine of socialism was sys-
tematically put forward by Karl
Marx, 1t was quickly seized upon by
those in Germany and in every other
European land who were discon-
tented with existing forms of govern
ment and of social organization, and
was converted by them into political
program. That program which was to
all intents and purposes made in Ger
many, although written in London,
contradicts Americanism and de-
mocracy at every point. II calls,
not for any program of social reform
in accordance with American princi-
pies and American ideals, but for
program of collective control over
the individual life, the individual &C.
cupation, and the individual reward
that would destroy America abso-
lutely. 1t would erect upon the
ruins of our democracy an autocratic
state in which the tyranny of q
temporary or class majority would
take the place once held by the
tyranny of an hereditary monarch or
an hereditary ruling class. Its most
extreme opponents have not hesitated
to announce themselves, as did
Bakunin fifty years ago, as apostles
of universal destruction"
In order to combat these forces
which would destroy American gov
eminent and American ideals, which
would drag true manhood and
womanhood to the lowest depths.
there has been organized in this
country a great association of real
patriots who would preserve the ira
ditions Of the flag which they love so
well. II is called the United Ameri-
cans. and according TO its constitu-
ton, ii stands for the following:
The purpose OF United Americans
shall be to preserve the Constitution
of the United States, with the repre-
sentative form OF government and
the right OF individual possession
Which the Constitution provides; to
stand firm for law and order; TO
foster among our people high stand
ards of individual and corporate con-
duct; and to advance the prosperity
and happiness of all the people OF the
United States"
A branch of this splendid Organiza-
tion has been formed in Maine, and
behind IL are some OF the leading
men of the State. The treasurer Is
Charles G. Allen of Portland, one of
the best known bankers in the State.
and its State committee Is made up OF
men known in every section OF
Maine. Their names are:
Alexander T. Laughlin. Fred v.
Berry, Chas. e. West, Edward w.
Hannaford. Winfield S. Wood. Geo. S. !
Hobbs, John Calvin Stevens, Burton
Smart, VIM. l.. Blake, Eugene G.
Smith, Daniel w. Hoegg, Harry NJ.
Bigelow, Geo. F. Feeney, Freeman
M. Grant, Portland; Waldo Petten-
gill, Fred o. Eaton, Rumford; Chas. Z
S. Hitchborn Augusta; William ID.
Patterson. Wiscasset: Ernest F.
Clason Lisbon Falls; II. G. Wood. I
Bangor; Philip Dana. Westbrook:
Lucian d. Fuller. Bath; VIM. o.
Cobb. Gardiner; Charles G. Moulton, I
Limerick: Forrest H. Colby, Bing-
ham,
The executive committee Is as fol- {
lows. Hiram w RfcEar poIaud.