The New York herald., 1921-03-19

better traditions of the old lands But
we do object to the foreign born citizen
who attempts 70 decide American ques-
tions for a foreign reason, who. whether
he be of German or of Irish lineage.
proposes 10 determine an American
policy because OF some OF his old world
prejudices. Those sentiments were
rapturously applauded. and the General
many times had TO pause until com
parative quiet could be restored.
The meeting was called to order by
Robert Grier Cook after an invocation
BY the Rev. Dr. Ernest NJ. Stircs. Led
by the Seventh Regiment Band and by
a vocal chorus of 400 voices from the
New York Oratorio Society under the
leadership of Albert Stoessel. the audi
ence then sang THE Star Spangled Ban
ner." Henry j. Ryan, national director
OF the Americanization Commission OF
the American Legion, as temporary
chairman. delivered brief address that
reused his hearers to high pitch or
fervor. He was cheered long and loudly
when he said:
ron this solemn night. filled with
inspiration born OF tho memories OF
gallant men, we have come TO pledge
ourselves that this nation shall yet be-
come a land OF one tongue. one ideal
and one flag
Col. GmIbraith Presides.
Mr.. Ryan presented as the permanent
chairman Col. F. w. Galbraith, Jr..
commander of the American Legion.
The commander said in part:
There never has been time In the
history OF this great country of ours
when the need of an understanding
among loyal Americans was more
needed. Tonight in this great hall and
with $4,000 other loyal Americans OUT
side we worship at the shrine or
America. We worship here and give
answer TO those disloyal people who
would destroy this country. who would
ALLEVIATE us from our own and from our
Allies with whom we are cemented BY
the blood OF our fellows. This meeting
in itself means more than we know.
Tonight we have had messages from
every State in this great Union. from
organizations, from patriotic men and
women who have said: Thank God
that in that great city OF New York
there is tonight a reconsscration or
Americans TO this great country and TO
American IDEALS"
One of the greatest outbursts Of
night of exuberant. almost hystericaI,
effervescence was ELECTED when Col.
Galbraith named Theodore Roosevelt
and quoted the great New Yorker
maxim: zone tongue, one country and
one flag" He won cheers again when
he spoke of the men in blue and those
others in gray sitting just behind the
Gold Star mothers, the veterans OF the
North and the South. Once more the
speaker precIpitated a whirlwind OF
cheers when he said. speaking OF the
soldiers of France and England: They
are our blood brothers and to attempt to
separate US from our blood brothers is
not loyal thing"
Martin w. Littleton followed after
Miss Lydia Civetti OF the Chicago Grand
Opera Company had sung a soprano
solo. Mr.. Littleton found his audience
thoroughly In rapport with him and he
seemed to delight in playing upon its
emotions. He delighted his hearers by
telling them the Allies ought to apollo
gize at the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte
because, after having sent him to st.
Helena, they permitted the erstwhtle
Kaiser to write q book.
Never mind we'll get him yet"
shouted a voice from the gallery.
The speaker was the first to make
direct reference to the Rhine horrors
mass meeting OF February 2S. MY
friends. / am not soldier" he said.
but / am inclined to be pugnacious.
They had a meeting in this same hall
the other night"
Mr.. Littleton got no further. He was
overwhelmed by a torrent of bootng and
Kissing at the mere mention OF that
other meeting. When the speaker at
last had secured silence he quoted ex-
tracts from the speeches OF DR.. Edmund
Won Mach and others. Then he loosed
another landslide of approving cheers
when he said: Wherever this combina-
ton has met, as it met here the other
night, its meeting has meant nothing but
treason 20 the allied Governments OF
the world"
The lawyer swept the meeting OFF its
feet when he turned in an apologetic
prelude to Gen. Pershing and then said :
II hesitate to say IL in his presence, but
even though Gen. Pershing should call
me to order for 1t. I'm going to say that
in my own personal opinion 1t is q great
pity our armies did not march across
Germany and into Berlin. 1t Is a pity
we did not have the peace of Potsdam
instead of the peace Of Versailles"
"No steriIixed Neutrality"
In his peroration Mr.. Littleton said:
1--WE must not be asked to dwell upon
the horrors of the Rhine when our hearts
are still heavy with the horrors of the
Marne We must not be asked to bury
our grievances before we have finished
burying our dead. We must not be
asked to grasp the bloody hands so re-
Gently lifted TO slay the civilization OF
the world. while our duty calls us to
hold up the hands OF those who saved
that civilization. We must not be asked
10 relapse into sterilized neutrality which
makes us forget the difference between
right and wrong. We must not be asked
to take part in splitting the spirit OF
the Allies BY compromising with the IN
corrigible c<lminality of the common
enemy. In our efforts 10 be loyal to our
own blood. whatever that blood may be,
we must not make America distant
duelling ground for foreign feudists who
come here to settle the legendary
grudges OF the Old World.
Senator Frank Il. Willis. of Ohio
named as one OF the fundamentals that
America stands for that stalwart type
OF Americanlsrn that will think first OF
America and strive TO protect and pre-
serve American institutions at home and
American rights abroad.
THE vigorous maintenance Of these
rights Is In no respect inconsistent with
the fullest performance OF our obliga
tons TO foreign nations" he said. such
obligations We shall perform to the ut
termost, but there we shall stop. Amer