The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-16
united Americans Formed
Statewide Americana ,tion Order

'iiiS, reD. ia state Or
Summation Of the United Americans
WIN stupendous. sympathetic,
sane ana constructive program Of ed.
u'a'ioh on Americanism" was
,aunched at meeting of prominent
'eauers OF business held at the Ma.
son MOTEL here. R. V. Covington, Of
Jacksonville, was elected state chair.
man with authority to name the OK.
ecutive committee Of seven. Morgan
Grees acted as secretary at the meet.
ing Frank Shuts, Miami, was chair.
man Attending the meeting here
were 9. A. Hardee Of Live Oak: ]
H. Randolph of Palatka; John r. Dis.
mukes OF st. Augustine, Forrest Lake
Oh sanford; Frank Nix Of Hastings.
frank B. Shuts of Miami; M s
foilak, Giles l.. Wilson, T. P. Den.
nam, A. W. Cockrell, F. C. Grower
Morgan Y Gress, L. A. Wilson. w R
Carter, W. G Stedeford. Loren H
Green, Joel Fl. Tucker and others.
Purposes Outlined.
Mr. Shuts and Alfred Franklin
Hofsamer, national field director,
New York, were present at the meet
Ing and outlined the purposes and
plan Of action of the organization,
Mr. Shuts said the United Americans
was organized in Chicago last June,
by Cyrus Mccormick, the millionaire
manufacturer Nicholas Murray But
Ter, of Columbia university. and OF.
TO Kuhn, of Kuhn, Loeb & Company
New York.
The organization is spreading to
the various state, according to Mr..
Hoffsomer and Mr.. Shuts.
Following is the purpose for which
United Americans were formed, as
given by the chairman yesterday:
Purpose Of Organization
The United Americans is a move
ment with stupendous, systematic,
san and constructive program of edu.
cation on Americanism.
1T has come into being as a re.
suit of the destructive revolutionary
tendencies Of the times, tendencies
that have become focused into a we'll
organized, clearly defined movement
which seeks to establish class gov
eminent, aimed at the forces of pro
gress, at democracy, at reforms and
at labor unions.
The United Americans is not anti
anything SO much as it is prO-Amer
lean 1t will seek for all and not fol
any class the benefits of justice.
1T belives in a representative gov
eminent of all the people for all the
people by all the people, and eots :
government by any class, whether
plutocratic or mobocratic.
"In its efforts an educationa
movement pure and simple, it will
represent all the people as it SEEK
the trl tn on all problems effectinl
the nation as basis for the intelli
gent adjustment of differences. |
will represent the so-called capitals
and the so.called labor group or pro
. letariat, and not less will 1t represen
the great seventy or more millions O
our land, the general public who arr
not accustomed to being placed II
either class: In short, the United
Americans will seek to obliterate al
class distinctions by uniting upon al
intelligent basis Of cooperation TN
forces of industry wether OF braii
Drawn or savings in the production
and distribution Of wealth.
This information will be dissem
mated through all channels of pub
Ilicity our national life afford
ut will seek to educate American
in the origin, principles and ideals Q
constitutional government and Amer
icanism, and the issues at stake Il