Evening star., 1922-12-07
APPEAL
BACKEDBY DAWES
Suppression of Radicals and
More Patriotism Urged
at Chicago.

| By the Associated Press.
| CHICAGO. December Cen. John
j. Pershing was supported by Gen.
Charles G. Dawes. former director OF
the budget, in his plea for the sup
preston Of radicals and for more pa
triotism and a strong army here. In
speeches at luncheon in the Asso-
citation of Commerce given in the for
mer's honor. Gen. Pershing repeated
his plea via wireless telephone when
| he attended the annual dinner Of the
i American Horse Show Society. He
left late last night for Culver, Ind.
where today he will review the cadets
J at that place.
| The sentiments of the general wese
accepted by 1900 men and women at
the Association of Commerce lunch
con with cheers. A resolution pro-
posed by Mr.. Dawes that Cow Len
Small had "besmirched the fair name
of the state of Illinois and OF the
United States" when he commE4,d the
| wealthy communist, and sixteen asso-
| ciates. was adopted amid cries of
| "Impeach HIM" Lloyd and his asso-
ciates were sentenced to prison Tor
lalleged violations of the Illinois anti
syndicalism act.
DemagOEues In COnErehs.
| Referring to Congress, Dawes as
| serted:
| "There are a lot of demagogues in
men the chance, little by little, to un-
dermine the Constitution of the
United States" he declared. we
must get a new breed Of men in place
of those towards in Congress who
would murder their country for the
| ka nf a few vOfpS'
| Gen. Pershing, referring to Eugene
Debs. said:
when a man who has been con-
! victed and sent to prison for his Sc
release, to take the public rostrum.
and when that man. defending the
principles of sovietism. is given an
ovation by 5000 or 1000 persons.
what have the people of Chicago to
say about it?"
meeting OF the communist party in
! the Michigan woods no meaning for
US: Read the pacifist pledge. signed
by $500 men. calling upon the youth
Of America to be traitors to her in
her hour or need. If we are wide
awake we will take action in a case
! Of this sort.
! DO not be nisled by those cranks
who are always tampering with our
Constitution. Let the Constitution
| diOHc anu llSc up " IL anu VIC Will
have no further trouble. II you do
not like the government of Illinois
or the government of Chicago you
| can change it,
Working With Cranks.
At the Speedway Hospital Gen.
! Pershing denounced radicals, who are
| boring from within" and declared
| they were working hand in glove
\ with a lot of cranks."
! Il appeal to you as one of that
| Army which went to Francois one
! who stood for a year at the front in
J France without an army-not to al
! low some of the things that are go
| ing on in this country" Gen. Pershing
! said in his address. There is far too
little respect for authority in this
country. If they will let the federal
Constitution alone and live up to it
! wen have no more of the trouble
we're having in this country now"
Referring to limitation of the size
Of the Army. Gen. Pershing declared
Il limit has now been reached below
, which we cannot reduce and still
carry out our missions"
I'VE are now" he added, almost
within the limits set by the allies for
Germany by which they intended to
fmake her impotent for war"