New-York tribune., 1921-03-19


within our gates. Our danger is not so
much from the Red rs from our own
Indifference.
I'VE must implant In all our people
the spirit OF service, in peace and war.
We must strengthen the spirit Of
Americanism and do everything posi-
Bile to strengthen the spirit Of national
solidarity, We must prevent tho entry
into this country of races which cannot
be assimilated, whose children cannot
lntermarry with our own The Amer
lean cement has had about all the sand
put in it it will stand
I'VE welcome those who come here to
strengthen and build up. We must cx-
clude those who come here to tear
down. We must devote more attention
to public education and to public and
private morality, to the maintenance
vt our churches. Labor and capital
must meet on the basis of the square
denl for both, liberty within the law. no
class legislation, no autocracy of wealth
or of labor. Seeking peace, we must
ever be prepared for war Behind our
peaceful endeavors must be the organ
lied strength of right. We must kill
the propaganda which strives to SOW
discord between us and those beside
NuUW we IOuENt.
Wadsworth for Unity
Senator j. w. Wadsworth jr., chair
man of the Senate Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, wrote:
The American people bore their
share in the great war with splendid
unity and contributed immensely to the
victory Under no stances
should this unity of spirit and purpose
be impaired, even though the war itself
is behind US. We must not forget that
we and our gallant associates fought
side by side to protect ourselves from
the worst threat ever leveled against
self-resp people. After sacrific-
ing greatly together we we're victorious.
and we do not intend to let our associ-
ates gain the impression that we Amer
leans regret the victory
"The soldiers and sailors Of the Brit
ish Empire, of France, of Italy and the
others are our comrades. We are proud
Of that association and we are proudcst
OF all of our own splendid men who
added such glory to the American Re-
public.
81 rejoice that the American Legion
and, indeed, the American people do not
wishes for the success of your meet
ing"
Other messages read we're:
w. A. Ketcham, commander in chief
of the G. A. r., indianapolis: "The
Grand Army of the Republic sets it's
face like flint against all Won Mach,
O'Callaghan and Vallard meetings
whenever and wherever held Their
expressions are reproach to the
country and to the Grand Army that
believes in one country, one language
and one flag"
K. Nj. Van Zandt, commander in chief
of the United Confederate Veterans,
Fort Worth, Tex: "The United Con-
federate Veterans most heartily in
dorse the protest of the American
Legion against every un-American
movement and pledge themselves to
stand shoulder to shoulder with the
Legion in upholding American ideals
and protecting our country from every
foe"
State commanders of the Legion
from almost every state in the Union
sent similar kilograms.
Three Overflow Meetings fl
The overflow meetings, of which
there were three. in Madison Square
Park and in Twenty fourth and Twen-
ty-ffth streets, drew from 10000 to
$4,000 persons in the course of the
evening. Of these fully a third were
women. There was little disorder and
what did occur was confined to half a
dozen persons who protested when
speakers alluded to participation of the
Irish in the Horror on the Rhine"
meeting.
The police were on the alert for any
kind of heckling and Sim Feiners who
forgot the real purpose of the mass
meetings were promptly singled out
from the sea of faces and advised to
beat it, which they did
There was no shortage of speakers.
several of whom were World War
veterans. One wounded veteran who
spoke for half an hour, collapsed at
the end of his address, but soon re
covered. Speakers included Richard
Bonzl, lawyer and during the war
an inspector for the selective service
draft; Harry Jacobs, of the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars. who was outdoor
chairman; Miss Eta Leighton, c. +.
Smith, William u. Bosler, Sidney
Forsher, Julius Goldsmith John
Savane, Norman Sproul. Of Cleveland,
ard Miss Catherine Matthews.