The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-29
DUDLEY MONK OF 0KMIJLGEE DELIVERS
INSPIRING ADDRESS ON "AMERlC CANISM'
AND IDEALS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
LAST NIGHT AT CONVENTION HALL

To inculcate the love of America. TO
devote itself TO the development of pa
triotism throughout the breadth of the
land; to fight with every means the in
sld!ous war being carried on now within
the country, is the work of the Ameri
can Legion, stated Dudley Monk Of Ok.
mulgee last night in his address at
Americanism program opening the Mil
llary Carnival at Convention Hall.
Mr.. Monk Is an earnest, forceful
speaker and his words brought forth
round after round of applause as he
told of what the legion plans to DO in
combating the war over here
The war of steel was won over there
the speaker said, and the war of strife
over here must now be won.
THE German horders were pushed
back from Belgium and France ana hu-
manity was saved but his own ground /
his own country was untouched and
today the Hun Is unrepentant ana is
sending out his deadly propaganda in
bis sqhirming undermining way ana
this Is what we make war on now.
I'm reading Germany's reply with re-.
gard to reparaton. | find that 1t say,
we are disposed TO permit thus and
so these are not the words of a van
quished foe 1t makes US wonder who
won the war.
we find in the anti-fofees mem
ace, anti-France, anti-Ensland, all of
these antis are against Americas allies
These deadly fumes must not be left
undisturbel for they poison and con.
taininate the masses and il is only
through publicity through constant
vigilance through real American love,
that the masses can be purified
Here the speaker referred to meet
ing held in Madison Square Garden,
New York, when the real spirit of the
anti-allied leaders was shown. "The
names Of our allies were reviled, the
meeting was brazen and vicious, and IL
gave real cause for alarm,
What part of our country was affect
ed by these aliens, to what extent was
their propaganda effective? These wer,
the questions we asked, and IN answer
cur national commander. Robert Gal
braith of the American Legion, issued
a call TO Americans to assemble in this
same place, and what was the answer?
Madison Square Garden was filled. the
streets were taxed to overflowing. not
one meeting was held, but multitude
was held, it was Americas answer Of
patriotism to the hyphenated enemy.
But from the meeting we gained
knowledge Of the wide scope of activ,-
ties Of these enemies OF ours and so
our slogan must be vigilance; and our
weapons must be vigilance, education.
loyalty, publicity and patriotism, 100
per cent Amerieanism, to successfully
overthrow their Influence.
In a stirring beautiful tribute to the
American flag, Mr.. Monk said:
The legion proposes to carry the flag
In triumphal tour of its native land.
in order that the red of it's stripes may
become a ruddier hue from hearing
the throbs of loyal heart beats: that the
blue of its field may become more of
the blue of heaven from hearing the
prayer for its safe keeping that the
white of its stars may become a purer
white through seeing the loyalty and
devotion of its people for the princi.
pies of Justice, Freedom and Democra.
cy."
I'VE hope to make April 2s an es-