The Washington times., 1921-04-18
IRISH SCORED
by OAR. HEAD
Mrs. Minor Opens Convention
With Plea for Americanism.
1000 Delegates Here. -.

Sim Fein propagandists in the
United States who seek to stir up
strife between America and Great
Britain are just as dangerous to
the nations welfare as were the
pro-Germans and the RED" agita-
tors, it was declared here today by
Mrs, George Maynard Minor, na-
tional president of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution, in her
opening address to the thirtieth
congress OF the ID. A. r.
CHARGES WORLD VENDETTA.
''Sinn Fein agitation and Sim Fem
propaganda" Mrs Minor said. have
appealed more daringly than ever be-
fore to the passions that lead to war.
teaching a world wide. wicked ven
delta against Great Britain.
"Unbridled passions" continued
Mrs. Minor, cause hatred, race hatrel.
Wild excesses of horror and terrorism,
misery and famine have been ram
pant. and have had their evil effect
even in our own sane and prosperous
country.
German propaganda is once more
waving it's head and shooting forth
it's evil tongue. All last winter we
were afflicted by an orgy of fanatical
and disloyal agitation of every kind
creeping through the country. holding
huge mass meetings. loud-mouthcd
and aggressive.
CALLS ON LOYAL AMERICANS.
'It Is time for sane, loyal Ameri-
cans to awake and handle these hap
penings without gloves. We are too
prone as a nation to 60 quietly about
our business, needless of danger un-
til the last minute. when curative
measures may be too late"
Mrs. Minors address was the prin-'
cipal feature of the opening of the
convention today, which was attend
ed by more than a thousand dele
gates from all parts of the United
1t is high time, Mrs Minor declared.
for the United States to keep hands
Off England's domestic questions.
Those who love Dublin and Berlin
and Moscow more than they love
America. she asserted, should GO there.
menace in this country will have TO
be net squarely by all Americans an
overcome IL we are ever to have an
end to turmoil and unrest" Mrs
Minor said. The "red" conspiracy at
Moscow. she asserted, apparently
'linKs up" with the German-Sinn
Fem n-Socialist world wide movement
to use the world for their own self
ish ends.
FEARS FOR NATIONS YOUTH.
Mrs. Minor also issued a warning
concerning the tendencies of the ris-
ing generations of young people.
81 am not one of those" she said.
who denounce our young people Of
to-day. but i look upon much they do
with grave concern. Much of the lax
tendencies among our young people
are due to the overindulgence OF
parents, who are quite as much to
blame as the young people them
selves.
THE slackness in our moral fbre
has had its effect on the younger
generation to an extent that endan-
gers our national future.
There also is an astonishing and
growing antipathy against work in
this country, mrs. Mlnor saii.
"The pernicious idea that work Is
is permeating ali classes
OF society and all ages" she continued.
"Too many people believe that the
world owes them living. This ten
dency, however. will bring its own
in Gods own time"
CHEERS GREET SPEECH.
Cheers greeted Mrs. Minors declara-
tion that ENGLAND and America must
work together X the freedom of the
world is to live" and the statement
that America must not be allowed to
forget the horror of what Germany
did to the world"
THE nation has been sinking back
into selfishhess, irresponsibility. and
the pursuit OF pleasure" she said
at is weak to harbor near-grudges,
but II is weaker to yield to senti-
mental leniency and to forget that
righteous wrath must flame forth
against murder and perfidy and
against the bestial greed practiced by
Germany"