Evening star., 1920-01-12
RED FLAG MUST co,
ASSERTS GEN. WOOD
Pay Teachers Properly,
Teach Americanism Only,
He Says, in Speech.

| PASSAIC, n. J.. January Il (by the
Associated Press) Smash the RED
| flag; bar the nations gates TO unde-
sirable immigrants and Americanize
! the desirable ones; teach American1Sm
| in our schools and see that the teach
ers are properly paid and cared for;
| tolerate but one flag ana one IAN
| guage; these doctrines were urged
last night by Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
| in addressing meeting held under
| the combined auspices of the y. NJ. Z.
A., the y. w. c. A. and the Passaic
Boys Club to raise funds fof new CLUB
| buildings in passaic.
There is a good deal OF uneasiness
now in the country" said Gen. Wood
This is no time for new experiments
this is no time for new theories, this
IS no time for loose thinking. The
watchword OF this country today
should be Steady and the slogan
should be Law and Order the rights
of property, the courts, the constituted
authorities, all of those things.
Way to Get Rid Of Reds.
Cen. Wood declared that the red
element can be readily disposed of
through deporting those who are
aliens and turning the citizen portion
over to the court.
Il think" he said, I'VE must look
very much more closely into the quail
ity of our immigration, and look into
1t before it comes aboard ship and
comes over here. We are. very proud
that America has been called for gen
erations the refuge of the oppressed
Let us be very careful to see that
America does not become the dumping
ground of the degenerate.
What is the use Of bringing these
people in here who are unfit to be
citizens, who are moral degenerates
or descendants of criminals? We have
had good deal of labor trouble in
some sections of the country lately.
we lind 95 per cent of American labor
to be clean, square and sound. But we
nnd the vicious element from the 9th Ter
> per cent. and while we are getting
rid of Il bad lot, don't let US take in
any more unless we know who they
are"
Would Aid immigrant.
Gen. Wood urged that better care
be taken of the arriving immigrant.
Hold on to him for a while" he
said. teach him something of our
institutions, load him up with good
American literature, let him see what
this country really is. and try to ar
range instead of allowing him to
settle in racial groups fed by dialect
press in our cities. to influence him to
go to that section of the country
where his previous training will
make him most valuable"
In regard to the schools Gen. Wood
declared that the country had rather
u
schools and colleges. After remark
ing that the average college professor
is paid rather less than the average
skilled laborer and the average coun-
try teacher on the same par with a
hrst-class chauffeur, he declared that
the best of the teachers We're leaving the
schools and that they must be brought
back at whatever cost.
1t is a very ugly situation" he
continued. that we find in some of
ha
these little so-called soviet groups
which are teaching yearly dangerous
doctrines becaues they feel discon-
tented and unhappy. We want to
drive home the fact that there is no
room in this country for any flag
than our own flag. Wherever you
hnd the red flag do not tolerate it,
He declared that Americans are
much more careful in selecting the
cattle for their farms than in select
OF the population of the country.
Favors Small Army.
Remarking that the war has given
place to a world wide commercial
struggle, Gen. Wood urged the build
ing up of merchant marine. He
also advocated small but highly
efficient army, first-class and ever
ready navy and some kind of train
ing system backed by public opinion
In regard to Americas obligations
abroad he said:
We have got a mandate overseas
1t is a mandate which comes from
the only source from which we will
ever accept a mandate and that man
date is from the conscience of the
American people. That mandate is to
do with the wealth which has come
to us from this war everything nos
sible to clothe the naked to feed the
starving, to shelter the houseless who
have been left dying literally by the
millions from this great war That
is the mandate that the American
people have got today and that is
the mandate l am sure we are going
to carry out"