Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-14
UNDERWOOD ADDRESSES
42ND DIVISION VETERANS
Tells Rainbow Reunion Thut Gov
cfnmcnt Has Become Football
for Partisan Lenders.
Iny Associated rrcssI

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. July H.
orp"Hltion to resolutions calling for
inc exclusion Of Oricntals. presented
10y the California delegation, WINS OK
pressed 10y the Rainbow division As
ISOLATION in it's ilrst reunion here to-
uE. Inc resolution was voted down
by large majority.
The association went on record as
OPPOSED TO granting suffrage to citi-
zcns of the District Of Columbia
pledged the Rainbow Division to
sunport the government in combat
proposition to draft capital and labor
IN event al another war.
Declaring thtt the government has
become the football of the partisan
and the desire Of tho pl;indercr. %
Senator Underwood. in an address to-
day mt the reunion OF the Rainbow
DIVISION veterans, pleaded with them
T., !" n%coms Gahfrs In the iish, against
ing the life of the republic.
Underwood Sees New Era.
The dawn of a new era. said Tho
senator. has brought changes which
nave confused the narch OF progress
ana Unsecured the principles upon
which the nation was founded. Vet
r"stcd. have not really hccn mustered
out of service. but have been FUR
TOUCHED 10 serve again for the safety
OF our common heritage"
The sneaker paid tribute to the cx-
nl"it* OF tho Rainbow Division in
France and to the memory of those
who had fallen on the battlctields of
said in part:
we are standing In the dawn of
a new era of our republic. The fixed
stars have faded from the sky. we
Eropr IN tho uncertain light of the
future. Established landmarks are
lost. new ways pcrplcx. and new
problems OF government and bust
ness remain uusolved. The unrest of
the times demands that wc march
forward. hut the doubt Of uncertainty
brings confusion to our ranks
In The beaten paths the restless
crowds arc halted nnd tho sentry Of
discomfort challenges our onward
march. rho tremendous force of new
ideas and new conditions must lie met
and solved. Apparently no plan re-
mains stcadfaSt and no policy is APP
proved. The miraculous happenings
OF today seem 10 belle the Erca,
truths of yesterday The church is
challenged from without and deserted
from within. The government has
become the football of the partisan
ana the desire of the p!undcrcr.
Declares business Uncertain.
business IS uncertain in the grin
OF heavy taxation and our commerce
halts under the limitation of trans
portation. Men are locking to the
Great cities for high wages, and the
farms lie fallow for want OF labor.
The war proftccr glorics in his new
wealth and the high cost of living
threatens tho humble home. The rule
of even handed Justice is cndan-
Eercd and legislation for special class
~ the demand OF the hour. Anarchy
threatens 10 strike down the law and
the vii! of the mob dcncs the peace
OF the land
These are some Of the dangers
that threaten the republic, some OF
the problems that must he solved in
the future.
Where can we better turn to find
the leaders TO pilot the nation out of
the doubts and dangers that seem 10
courageous soldier who saved our
honor and followed our flag on tho
ba,tleticlds OF France in the great
war;"