The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-09
PERSHINC
DEl0UNeES
RADICALS
Force For Suppression
Of Anarchists Ad-
vocated by Head Of
Army and General
Dawes

Chicago, Dec, g. (By the. Asso-
ciated Press Gen. John j. Per
shing was supported by Gen. Chas.
G. Dawes, former director Of the
budget, in his plea for the sup
preston of radicals and for more
patriotism and strong army
here today in speeches at a lunch
con in the Association of Com
merce given in the formers hon
or. General Pershing tonight re-
peated his plea of today via wire
less telephone, where he attended
s:ae annual dinner of the American
Horse Show society.
The sentiments of the general
were accepted by 1,5o0 men and
women at the Association of Com
merce luncheon with cheers. A
proposed by Mr.. Dawes,
that Gov. Len Small had "be-
snirched the fair name of the
state Of Illinois and of the United
States when he commuted the
:entences of William Bross Lloyd,
wealthy Communist, and 16, asso-
ciates, was adopted amid cries of
"inpeach him. Lloyd and his as
-ocfates were sentenced to prison
for alleged violations of the Hi
uois anti-syndicalism act.
The luncheon was started when
Dawes read the resolution con-
denned the Illinois governor.
- "a move to iupea,ch the govern
or would do no good General
Dawes said when he could make
himself heard. '.He is too strong
politically and it would be useless
to attempt to dislodge him with
the methods at our disposal.
The governor. the resolution
read. has invaded the judicial
part of the government in thus re-
pudiating the findings Of a jury of
The people, the judgment of the
supreme court of the state of Hi
nois and the judgment of the jus.
tice representing the supreme
court of the United States.
Eve feel that by such act he has
besnirched the3name of the people
of the state of Illinois and of the
United States and has belittled the
force of national loyalty and foaltr
to the nation and in a great mees-
ure discredits the cause for which
many have perished and their I.o7..
tai remains lie in the: soil OF
France
Referring to congress. Dawes as
serted: There are a. lot of dema-
gogues in congress who have given
a lot of men the chance, little by
little to undermine the constitution
of. the United States. We must get
a new breed of men in place Of
those towards in congress who
would murder their country for the.
sake OF few votes"
General Persi,ing referring to
Eugene Debs said:
When a man, who has been
convicted and sent to prison for his
seditious sentiments. proceeds, af-
ter his release to. take the. public
rostrum, and when that man, de-
tending the principles of soviet
ism, is given an ovation by 5000
or 1000 persons, what have the
people of Chicago to say about it?
Has the. Herrin massacre, or
the meeting Of the communist
party in the Michigan woods no
meaning for us? Read the paci-
ficist pledge, signed by 1900 men,
calling upon the youth of America
to be traitors to her in her hour Of
need. If we are wide awake we
will take action in a case Of this
sort.
"Do not be misled by those
scranks who are always tamper-
ing with our constitution. Let the
constitution alone and live up to it
and we will have no further trou-
ble
.If you do not like the govern
ment of Illinois or the government
of Chicago you can change it,
At the Speedway hospital Cen
eral Pershing denounced radicals
who are boring from within and
declared they were working hand
in glove with e.lot sof cranks.'