New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-13
FEARLESS STAND
TAKEN BY D. A.. R.
LED BY MRS. GEORGE MAYNARD
MINOR, THEY ASSAlL THE
FOES OF AMERICANlSM.
PUT SOME OTHERS TO SHAME
Daughters of American Revolution
Are Lined Up With the American
Legion Against Propaganda Of
Hatred to Our Allies In War.
BY EDWARD B. CLARK.

Hatred to Our Allies In War.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.
Washington.-Any person who fears
that the old American stock has lie
Perforated physically and mentally
should ON to Washington any yea
in April and look on the descendants
of Revolutionary sires represented in
the convention of the Daughters of
the American Revolution.
Is ii possible that the various
chapters of this organization select
their best looking women to represent
them at the convention in the Capital
gates is based ordinarily Oh knowledge
that certain members of any chapter
have the time and the inclination TO
serve. The presumption, therefore, is
that the representation at the con-
vention is one which strikes an
appearance average" of the member
ship of the chapters to which they are
accredited.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution have been here in con-
vention assembled, and they have put
some men organizations to shame by
the stalWart way in which they moved
10 the attack of those forces which
are working to undermine the real
Amerlcanism of today. The propa-
gandists of red radicalism, of pro
Germanlsm, and pro half a dozen
other things simply were mauled by
the women. They went to the attack
MS fearlessly as the Americans went
TO the attack In the Argonne.
Tho e women realize, of course,
that they will be the object of vene
mou verbal assaults by The %organiza-
lions which believe in some other
country before they believe In Amer
lea, and by other organizations whose
wish il is 10 turn this country into
a Russia. Seemingly these American
women welcome the assault on their
motives.
Mrs. Minor Leads the Attack.
The convention went over the top
against the enemies Of America ut the
zero hour of the opening of the meet
Ing. Mrs. George Minor, president
general, led the assault. She said
things which politicians In this town
have been afraid 10 say. AlLong them
was this:
at is time for sane, loyal Americans
TO awake and handle certain things
without gloves. We are too prone
ms a nation TO go quietly about our
business, needless Of danger until the
last minute. No doubt this agitation
will burn Itself out, but II may burn
something more valuable before the
world comes back TO It's senses. for
there IL nothing more inflammable
than human passions working In the
masses.
, This science of propaganda has
been so thoroughly mastered that II
works with the deadllness of poison
gas. 1t manipulates mind and emo
TONS"
When the president general carried
her attack to Its completion the en-
tire membership Of the convention
arose, and led by Miss Janet Richards
Of Washington, repeated the last
words Of the address with heartfelt
vigor and emotion. "In the name Of
God, Amcn!"
The American Legion already has
taken note Of the attempts to ALLEVIATE
the sympathles OF the people Of the
Cnited States and especially Of the
soldiers Of the great war from the
allied soldiers with whom our mel
fought side by side. Now the Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution have
taken note Of the same thing.
Commander +. W. Galbraith, Jr., OF
the American Legion, spoke to the
Daughters. Galbraith left no doubt In
their minds concerning the American
Legion's intention in all the work
which II will fall TO the lot Of the
fighters TO do 10 hold American
lsm safe.
Would Pension Es-Presidents.
Senator Calder of Brooklyn has
Introduced n bill to pension presidents
IF the United States when they
cave Office. The New York
senator fixes $4,000 as about the prop
er sum. Other men In congress say
hat II presidents are to be pensioned
they should be given at least i've and
A half times the amount named In the
Calder bill.
II does not seem likely that the
bill just introduced for PEN
ex-presidents will be passed.
Perhaps the time Is not yet ripe for
such action, but for years there has
been growing In the minds of repre-
;entatlves and senators a feeling that
provision should be made for ex-
presidents to insure that they may
never fall into a state Of dire poverty.
Former Presidents Taft and Wilson
80 not need pensions. Mr.. Wilson has
a comfortable sum Of money at his
disposal. Because Of the wal and dis
conditions subsequent TO IL he
not compelled TO spend much
money for entertainment purposes dur
ng seven years of his presidency. IL
5 entertaining which depletes the
purses Of presidents of the United
states. Mr.. Wilson doubtless wanted
% entertain. but 1t was not considered