The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-07
Quell Reds,
Demand of
Pers hing
General Broadcasts Plea for
More Patriotism and Strong
Army to Defend Unit
ed States.
Governor Small Scored

Chicago. Dec. 6.-tRy \. P.l--Gen.
John ]. Pershing wound up busy
day in Chicago tonight by sending
broadcast through the air n demand
for suppression of radicals and a plea
fer moro patriotism and strong army
10 defend the United States.
The same speech delivered earlier
IN IA. day Mt patriotic luncheon Of
the Association of Commerce. brought
500 men and women TO their feet,
cheering the general. They not only
bDilorsed his sentiments. but by ris-
inC vote adopted n resolution proposed
bs Cen. Charles G. Dawes. former di-
rector OF the budget. declaring that
Governor Len Small had "besmrehed
the fair name Of the state of Illinois
and Of the United States" when he
cummuted the sentences of William
Bross Lloyd, millionaire communist,
ard i6 ~ his associates.
General pershing. following the lun
cheor. visited Speedway hospital
whore ne sounded the same note of
patriotic service in ar address to hun
drsds uf wounded soldiers.
To Review Cadets.
Tonight the general spoke again on
patriotism at the dinner of the Amer
lean Horseshoe society. broadcast his
speech via wireless telephone and Wis
tied the horse show at the DreSel
pavillion. He left at II for Culver,
Ind. where Thursday he will review
the cadets of the Military academy
slaf ~ An
The Commerce association luncheon
was startled when General Dawes,
without previous intimation of his
purpose, read the resolution condemn
ing the Illinois governor AS he called
for n rising vote there were cries OF
"inpeach him" 1t was several MN
utes before order coufd be restored
"A move to impeach tho governor
would do no good" General Dawes
s,id when he could make himself
heard. HE is too strong politically
and il would be useless to attempt 10
d,slodce him with the methods at our
disposal"
Condemns Cow ards in Congress.
The governor. the resolution read.
has Invaded the judicial part OF the
.ssvornment in thus repudiating the
finding Of a jury OF the people. tho
Judgment OF the supreme court OF tue
state OF Illinois and the Judgment
az tho justice representing the SD
preme court Of the United States.
Cen. Dawes devoted his speech to
condemnation of towards In congress.
.'There arc lot Of demagogues In
congress who have given q lot OF men
the chance. little by little, to under
mine the constitution of tho unltch
states" he said. we must get
new breed of men in place OF those
towards who would murder their
country for the sake of few votes.
General Scores Debs-
Gen. Petshing, in his opening re
marks, took notice Of the attack on
him by Eugene Debs. in a speech be-
fore socialist gathering here 10 days
ago.
When a man" said the general.
who has been convicted and sent to
prison for his seditious sentiments,
proceeds. after his release, to take the
public rostrum and when that man,
defending the principles of sovietisrn.
Is given an ovation by 5000 or 1000
persons, what have the people of Chi
eago to say about it'
when these traitors tell us to stop
war by refusing to buy liberty bonds,
must we take their insolence? I'll
answer you. No. we'll not take it.
Action Urged.
''Ilas the Herrin massacre, or the
meeting of the communist party in
the Michigan woods no meaning for
us? Read the pacilst pledge signed
by l.S00 men, calling upon the youth
Of America to be traitors to her in
gr hour of need. If we are wide
awake we will take action in case
@. this sort. We cannot hand down
conditions such as these to posterity
or even live among them ourselves.
"Do not he misled by these cranks
who are always tampering with our
constitution. Let the constitution
alone and live up to ft and we will